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Look who's back in style! (startrek.website)
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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 100 points 9 months ago

This photo reminds me of the story of Jeanne Calment. At 90 years old, she signed a contract with a lawyer which stated he would inherit her apartment upon her death, but he would pay her 2,500 francs per month until the time came.

Her lawyer died 30 years later, when Jeanne was 120. His family continued making payments to Jeanne until she finally died at 122 years old, by which time she had been paid more than double what her place was worth.

[-] Venat0r@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago

I think her daughter may have started impersonating her at some point but there was no way to prove it so they had to keep paying.

[-] nouben@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago
[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Wow that was a fascinating rabbit hole. I think she was probably legit, but the fact that nobody else has broken 120 years is somewhat perplexing. The big gap between her and second place is statistically very unlikely, but there is also a lot of positive evidence mentioned in that article that's hard to refute.

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago

Taking out life insurance on your client, with your client.

[-] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago

Movies on your own jellyfin server getting streamed to your devices

[-] kevincox@lemmy.ml 40 points 9 months ago

Yeah, "physical" in that the bits live under my control. Not like a separate disc per movie.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Is something like this difficult to set up?

[-] Fashtas@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago

Is something like this difficult to set up?

I grabbed a Linux Mint install, and followed this guide to install Plex on it

It is a "desktop" install, really I know you don't NEED a GUI yadayada, but it was very easy and got my foot in the door of Linux. It's worked well for me, faster than the older Windows install

[-] applejames@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Depends on your current skill level and what equipment you have.

If you run Linux already it is dead easy, especially if you have a server.

I know you can host Plex on a Windows laptop so I'm sure you can probably host jellyfin as well.

It also depends on how you want to set it up. At its most basic, it's pretty easy. Download Plex or jellyfin then point it to the files you want to host and you are flying.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

On windows it's also a simple procedure.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago

Nah, just run the installer, go to the config page and point it at your media folders. You get a Netflix type UI in the browser.

There's even an Android TV app to access it remotely.

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I’m having trouble with allowing Jellyfin access to my external drive on Ubuntu. Any help here?

[-] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 56 points 9 months ago

Old dude should be titled "piracy" instead.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 months ago

Not really as in the current meme at least it compares two ways to legally watch the content

[-] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah but physical copies of movies are not really on a comeback, but piracy on the other hand is.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Would you have predicted a resurgence of vinyls 20 years ago?

People are coming to the same realization with visual media that they came to with music, enthusiasts kept physical copies alive in the meantime.

[-] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Do you think vinyls are replacing Spotify and other music streaming? They are not even competing on the same playing field. Vinyls are mostly collectors items today, they are for sure not the default way to actually listen to music. And they will never be that again.

I'm actually a fan of physical media! I just don't think they will be a widely adopted way to consume media ever again. My DVD collection is sitting on the shell untouched since many many years.

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure. People are starting to buy again CDs of their favorite show and display them on shelf with other derived product. A bit like your exposing your favorite manga.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 46 points 9 months ago

Don't forget - storage drives are physical storage.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 9 months ago

Physical media is great, but my life is already filled with clutter, so only my very favorites are on the shelf.

Borrowing from the library works great, though.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Try a hard drive.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

True, but even then I rarely feel compelled to retain a local copy. I can stream anything for free, and the quality is fine.

I get the attraction of using torrents and watching everything on demand in perfect cinematic quality, but it's not really a priority for me, excepting a small select handful of movies and shows.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I think you missed the point of the meme. Being that you can't actually find everything on streaming.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

Isn't it talking about legal streaming services like Netflix, Tubi, Amazon, YouTube...

That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about those other streaming sites. The only thing I found difficult to find on those sites is the Spanish dub of Sailor Moon, but I did find it after some searching. You can find virtually anything there.

[-] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

You can still own digital goods if they dont have any DRM 🤫

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What does 'physical copies' mean here? DVDs? Not even my parents have these anymore lol

[-] cali_ash@lemmy.wtf 19 points 9 months ago

I say it counts as a "physical copy" if you own and have in-person access to the hardware it's stored on.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago

So if I pirate it and put it on my harddrive it's physical?

[-] cali_ash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 9 months ago

Yep. You can take out that hardrive and mail to someone. Just like a DVD. Doesn't get more physical than that.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Doesn't get more physical than that.

I'm not sure Olivia Newton-John agrees tbh..

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

I rarely get More physical than that.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

:D

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I mean HDDs are basically discs as well right?

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Sorry, only counts if you print out the data.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

Sounds like fun

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Just learned in another thread the other day that cds/dvds only survive for around 20 years before they start breaking down. Interesting

Quickly did a little research, and of course the truth is more nuanced https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

And we have bitrot to deal with on HDD/SSDs!

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah when you start to look into this it's a bit scary. Best bet is something like the M-DISC. But the price per TB is much higher compared to ~15€/TB for HDD it's more like 100€/TB. Plus you need some jukebox like disc switcher.

If there was a collapse of our global industrial society e.g. by disruption of trade and and high tech manufacturing we'll relatively quickly loose much of the accumulated knowledge of humanity. Copyright stuff adds to that. That's why projects like anna's-archive are a moral imperative.

The best would probably be something like a custom microfilm that lasts forever and you can view / play and copy with a primitive projector and chemistry.

[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Use a better file system like ZFS or BTRFS to lower the risk of bit rot.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

In the end it's a gamble right?

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I just bought a DVD this week. There are plenty of movies where the video quality doesn't matter much. I'm not getting any more out of watching Guardians of the Galaxy in 4k over 480p.

There are a few movies that really do benefit higher quality though.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago

You must be a (dust) collector at this point ;)

[-] sagrotan@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

My cousin bought a whole video store back in 2019 for practically nothing, he still has thousands and thousands of VHS and DVD, he's still waiting for the big revival. I helped him last year to get rid of many cubic feet of porn stuff, though. His kids discovered it & for some reason his wife insisted.

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 4 points 9 months ago

phonograph?

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