Chris

Tech, Privacy, Objective and Subjective Reasoning, Sarcasm and Hot Takes.

Sometimes all at the same time.

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2024-12-23 02:47:19

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@nprofile…gp6r @nprofile…nq93 this is a video that I found useful when I was ripping some of my dsics
It is about Blu Ray but the same applies to DVD
https://youtu.be/XCdqg4DBYiA?si=4UYDHgktacb2VyZJ&t=495

2024-12-23 02:35:54

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@nprofile…gp6r @nprofile…nq93 sometimes the discs can have 2 episodes together as one track and need to be split in MKVToolNix
The only time I've seen this is on the UK Macross Plus DVD from a few years ago

2024-12-23 02:34:20

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@nprofile…nq93 @nprofile…gp6r I have Open Media Vault running the NAS under the stairs. Jellyfin (and Nextcloud) also running there
Xbox in living room uses Kodi with Jellyfin plugin, as do my childrens computers.
A LG TV in the bedroom with with Jellyfin app
I am planning on getting a Shield at some point to replace xbox as media device because xbox
My brother has a shield and loves it once I showed hm how to block the home screen ads - DNS filtering or replace the launcher

2024-12-23 02:25:21

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@nprofile…nq93 @nprofile…gp6r I was feeding the NAS stright to Kodi on the Xbox and Android box but it's a pain with multiple file versions so I went with Jellyfin running on the NAS and the Kodi plugin to sync it to xbox
The bonus is it has accounts to keep things clean.
A few years ago, I ran Plex from an iMac but kept having issues with it not working if the Plex site was down so gave up on it and kept everything local without needing external connections

2024-12-23 02:19:35

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@nprofile…nq93 @nprofile…gp6r my nas is around 28GB because I like physical media but i also like the benefits of on demand and not messing around finding discs so a NAS is a nice solution

2024-12-23 02:13:45

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@nprofile…nq93 @nprofile…gp6r a handful of my discs are starting to rot (mostly US discs) so I've backed up what I can
Just got 10 seasons of Stargate left but I don't have the drive space for that at the moment
I've re-ripped the Alien movies (from the 8 disc set) for my NAS to go alongside the blu-ray versions in Jellyfin

2024-12-23 02:08:07

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@nprofile…gp6r @nprofile…nq93 maybe it's the drive. I've had issues in the past (on windows) with a Samsung drive
This is how it looks for TV shows in MakeMKV
This is a UK Season 1 Doctor Who (2005) disc
The larger file is back to back episodes but the 2.3GB files are the separate episdoes
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/699/689/587/958/356/original/e96c6a7955af826a.png

2024-12-23 02:00:58

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@nprofile…gp6r @nprofile…nq93 in my experience, if its split as 1 episode per track (or whatever it uses) then it will rip out the indelirvidual episodes as sequential files and you need to rename them accordingly

2024-12-23 01:57:26

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@nprofile…gp6r Not sure how you are ripping them but I've ripped hundreds of my discs to MKV or ISO files in the last few months for backup
MakeMKV tends to work well. Lionsgate discs take a long time because of their mastering and copy protection but get there in the end
Only issue I've found is Region 1 Star Wars Eps 1-3 (first release) won't rip but everything else is OK
This is all on Fedora 40 with a Dell DVD drive pillaged from my old desktop

2024-11-29 02:42:55

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@nprofile…gp6r that doesn't sound right. i can't speak on your configuration but mine runs on bare metal under open media vault (Debian) with no real issues
I don't allow it to transcoded video (only audio) because of older hardware but direct play works fine
I tend to keep a 4k version and a smaller 1080p h265 version of movies which covers all devices. Shows are just 1080p at most
There is sometimes a 5 or 6 second delay in buffering when sound plays but a black screen for me on Xbox/kodi

2024-09-20 21:29:51

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@npub1wst…ez75
I am joking about the Manchurian Candidate thing but I have blocked them - I wanted to test if I could get a bot reply first

2024-06-09 14:42:35

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@npub1h8f…0uau I'm still not convinced. I wonder how long it will be until a "buggy" update enables it without telling people or when malware starts enabling it because the capture is less likely to be tagged by AV

2024-04-25 20:26:04

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@npub17lg…9uux The problem is that to officially say that you are now prioritising security over new features is to officially admit that up until now, you have been prioritising new features over security

2024-04-14 19:53:29

I've been experimenting with #Jellyfin today because I want a way to condense multiple versions on media (4K, 1080P) in a listing and it works well using the "Name Year - 4K" naming scheme for films but I cannot get it working with episodes of TV shows
Does anyone know if it is possible for Jellyfin to do this with TV show episodes or is it only possible movies?

2023-11-16 17:30:50

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@npub14uj…4dcp can you add another fresh private account as an admin then remove the old account using the new account for the page
Failing that you could fill the private account with rubbish info and hide it from everyone
If FB want to use the info then its all rubbish

2023-09-04 21:21:03

Just another day on Brexit island
It seems QR codes on Porn Patrol, sorry! Paw Patrol, snacks in the UK are sending kids to a rather inappropriate website
https://www.techradar.com/pro/paw-patrol-snacks-withdrawn-after-hackers-hijack-qr-code-to-show-porn

2023-07-08 01:13:10

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@npub1gl5…7hk0 my take is that there should be no problems if its opt-in
Pop an option up on install/upgrade stating its privacy preserving & why its important and I don't think many will complain
Those who want to take part can do & those who don't won't get it enabled by default so no harm
Actually I do think people will complain even then but opt-in is the only real way to appease both sides of the argument

2023-06-09 06:44:31

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@npub1wst…ez75 Facebook/Meta have never given me a reason to trust them or believe they would do anything that wasn't designed to exploit or manipulate people for profit but I'm always willing to be proven wrong
It's good ActivityPub is being recognised in the mainstream but like any tool/protocol, its how its used that matters
I do think they will abuse it but I also think we should given them a chance
If/when they abuse it then FediBlock is always an option for instance admins

2023-06-05 19:38:05

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@npub188q…3jlx if Facebook struggle with their VR at less than half the price and more utility then this will struggle, even given the Cult of Apple

2023-06-05 18:52:50

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@npub1wst…ez75 its kind of a cross between the Google Glass and Meta VR thing without the benefits of either

2023-06-05 18:43:53

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@npub1wst…ez75 @npub1s6a…9skl
the model looks pretty vacant which is apt for Apple.
Don't think, just consume....

2023-05-26 17:48:11

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@npub1wst…ez75 to be fair to windows, they demotivated me long before the AI rubbish
I really cannot stand using Windows, last one I enjoyed was Win 7
I only go into Win 10 once every 3 weeks for about 10 hours to record 4 weeks of gaming content then its back to Linux to edit
If Steam had early access release of Forza Horizon 5 then I wouldn't even be touching Windows but it was unfortunately Win store only

2023-05-23 09:18:46

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@npub1wst…ez75 tbh I wouldn't either. I sync 2 channels to Odysee but only put supports links for my Buy Me a Coffee and Bitcoin and Monero wallets
Drop your usual support links in and maybe something like LibrePay if you don't already have it because it might be more aligned with the audience there than other methods

2023-05-14 12:28:28

Question for anyone on a @npub1wjw…ue5t sub
I'm considering switching a family member over to Proton (mail plus) with a custom domain but was wondering if the 10 aliases offered apply to that 1 custom domain or are just @proton.me addresses
i.e. bob@example.com and robert@example.com so the same domain but different send/receive aliases for that
they only need 2 variants not the 10
I'm on a free plan at the moment so cannot test it myself
#Proton #ProtonMail #Email

2023-05-11 19:54:53

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@npub1j43…jvze my email domains are all clean. some that I tried haven't even been used for anything yet (future projects etc) and people don't know that they exist
All my domains are dkim, spf, dmarc compliant too so the ones I use shouldn't be on any list
I ended up signing up for mastodon.online with no problems with the domain that I use for aliasing so not sure what happened on the .social instance

2023-05-11 19:39:37

Is Mastodon.Social broken or are the admins losing the plot?
Apparently registering with any of my own domain names are giving me the "uses a disallowed e-mail provider" error
Do they really think I will use something like Gmail?
I will find another instance for my personal account
I'd expect better from the "official" Mastodon instance
#Mastodon #MastodonSocial #EpicFail

2023-04-13 00:21:31

Decided to switch over to #[0] for my email on Linux
I've used Thunderbird since the start on windows but went with Evolution when I switched 100% to Linux
Thunderbird is very fast & has some nice add-ones, PGP is seamless to integrate too
I had a nightmare exporting my Gnome generated keys so I revoked them all and started again in TB then imported back to Gnome
Still a couple of things Evolution does better but I'm sure that will change in time
#[1] #[2] #[3] #[4]