What you’re describing is data hoarding. I pirate a ton too, but you know what I do with a movie or TV show after I’ve watched it? I delete it. Poof, gone. But it’s still in the most important dataset I have. My memory. To help with the metadata of my own memory, I write down a list of the films I’ve seen. I only keep the movies I really love and want to rewatch (Robocop). That TV show I just finished that was great…
Good thing you have all those "data hoarders" to leech off of when you wanna download something tho...
My NAS has a torrent downloading software and an app for my Samsung TV. I just visit my local network web address, add the torrent in the NAS dashboard, and am able to play it from the TV within a few minutes. Most content is great, occasionally there are audio issues or missing subtitles.
Right, but there are I think a few assumptions there: 1. You need to set up NAS and downloading software - that is not as trivial or common as HN audience assumes :) 2. You need a reliable and safe source of torrents. They may be paid or invite only, or may be super scammy and unrealiable and mine crypto etc etc 3. How safe do you feel in your jurisdiction/location at running plain torrents. Here you get notices and…
With synology the NAS and torrent software is pretty plug and play? I boot it up, plug in some hard drives, and click yes a bunch and it's there now.
Only keep data or metadata of important stuff is a better strategy I think.
Why would one need to keep a copy of a film like the Lord of the Rings movie when it is so easy to download? Why would one need to keep metadata of having watched LoTR? Forgetting is a feature since it allows our minds to disregard insignificant stuff.
As a 5TB MP3 hoarder myself (along with ~50GB/day of movie/TV pirating), I was curious as to how much content 30TB actually is, so I checked the average file size for my last 300 downloads of mostly 1080p shows and 2160p movies. They averaged 3GB, so that's roughly 10,000 pieces of long form video. Presuming an average bitrate of 14Mbps, 30TB is ~4,760 hours. The average adult watches 3 hours per day. Given the OP's…
Why do you have 5tb of mp3?
Im the exact opposite I hoard all my video but stream all my music.
Im curious why not use a streaming service for music? Is there a reason to use a streaming service for video but not music?
Nobody lets me pay for content. They're all tying themselves in contractual knots trying to find the most lucrative deal, and meanwhile it's impossible to just buy a movie or a TV show without shipping a physical disc. I go to e.g. the South Park website, and I'm greeted by an error message saying they're "working hard to resolve [their] pre-existing contractual obligations," which is the same message they've shown f…
Uh, you can actually buy south park from any number of providers. Amazon and iTunes both list Season 1 for $25. You don't need to only watch things on monthly streaming platforms.
Can buy them or can you only "buy" them aka rent them for a fixed fee for an indefinite but inevitably finite periord with restrictions on how and where you can watch them?
Here in Germany, it is almost impossible to pirate for free . If you download shows via BitTorrent you almost immediately get a fine ("Abmahnung"). There are some illegal streaming sites, but quality and reliability is poor in my experience. But you can get a subscription to a VPN for about the same price as a Netflix subscription (~10€/month), that will allow you to torrent without worring about getting caught. Stra…
Torrents have been out of favor for a while. The pros are using Usenet subscriptions and a Usenet indexer (search engine) combined with Plex and automated tools such as NZBGet and Sonarr. I doubt the Usenet subscription would trigger any fines. This isn’t like torrents where some seeder could be giving IPs to whoever sends you the Abmahnung fines.
Actual pros are just doing it for free with the same setup but added Prowlarr/Jackett and private trackers, so it's all free without having to pay for usenet. The issue then becomes getting access to the tracker, but it's not that hard, especially for general purpose ones.
What you’re describing is data hoarding. I pirate a ton too, but you know what I do with a movie or TV show after I’ve watched it? I delete it. Poof, gone. But it’s still in the most important dataset I have. My memory. To help with the metadata of my own memory, I write down a list of the films I’ve seen. I only keep the movies I really love and want to rewatch (Robocop). That TV show I just finished that was great…
Good thing you have all those "data hoarders" to leech off of when you wanna download something tho...
Great that they are so obsessive. I think its fair if you seed enough and then get off and delete.
What you’re describing is data hoarding. I pirate a ton too, but you know what I do with a movie or TV show after I’ve watched it? I delete it. Poof, gone. But it’s still in the most important dataset I have. My memory. To help with the metadata of my own memory, I write down a list of the films I’ve seen. I only keep the movies I really love and want to rewatch (Robocop). That TV show I just finished that was great…
> really love and want to rewatch (Robocop)
You mean Dredd 2012.
"Are you ready?" "Yes." "You don't look ready." Absolutely the best performance of Olivia Thirlby, although of course Karl Urban was great, too.