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As the saying goes (more or less)... " One who lends a book is a fool, but one who gives it back is a greater fool " So maybe we can also apply it to movies and other works
Wait ? No. It’s “the one who expect it back is a greater fool” Or at least that was my take. I give book back.
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Anyone else rip their DVDs, import them into Plex, then share your Plex library with others?
On that note, what kind of hardware/connection does that require? I run Plex on a rather old Synology NAS at home, and it's great for streaming at home at original quality even up to 4K but can get a bit sluggish when it tries to scale the video one way or another. Then I go out of my home and it's unwatchable when streaming even original quality, which is odd because I have 20Mbit up with fiber to the premise at hom…
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Wait ? No. It’s “the one who expect it back is a greater fool” Or at least that was my take. I give book back.
Lend implies you expect it back, otherwise it'd be "the one who gives"
I also still buy CD's for many reasons, but the main one is that more often than not, most streaming services offer only modern remasters that are loud as hell and have no dynamic range whatsoever. Yes, there are some remasters that are loads better than 80s CD's, but often not, especially if they're from the 00s during the iPod era.
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Sounds like you happened to get a good batch or a good manufacturer. I had some from around the same time that were becoming unreadable by the mid-2000s. The point is, you can't count on them lasting unless you specifically go out and buy the archival type.
All of them are still in good shape. We bought good brands, not the cheapest.
And if you're not reading them regularly, then you'll only find out they've gone bad when it's already too late.
There is a reason why transferring backups to new media is done on the regular by professionals. They know that the only way to make sure the copies are good is to ... well, make copies.
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All of them are still in good shape. We bought good brands, not the cheapest.
How do you know? Are you reading them? If so, you're just exposing them to more of the elements that will degrade them. They were never designed to last forever. And if you're not reading them regularly, then you'll only find out they've gone bad when it's already too late. There is a reason why transferring backups to new media is done on the regular by professionals. They know that the only way to make sure the cop…
One of my old photo/video backups is on 100GB Verbatim Bluray. Don't know about these in the future so I did a parity scan on each of them so errors can be fixed if need be. Also on external HD. Let's check in, in twenty years.
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They are trained to do anything they are told. Anything. Remember the Chinese military had no problem mowing down protestors if their bosses give the order. That said, it is easier and safer to defend yourself from a government in modern society with information and free uncensored communication than with guns.
What sources are you citing here? You seem to be completely off-base. No, in the United States, the military and all federal employees explicitly swear an oath to the Constitution, and are forbidden from executing illegal orders, regardless of the chain of command. Yeah, PLA goons in Communist China certainly do things differently. In the United States, the people are the government. Where are you?
Also note all the leaked footage of our military gleefully mowing down children and keeping score. They are never prosecuted for war crimes either. Just part of the job.
That is how humans work everywhere. The US is not special.
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You think members of the U.S. military would side with the government and execute orders against American citizens on American soil?
They are trained to do anything they are told. Anything. Remember the Chinese military had no problem mowing down protestors if their bosses give the order. That said, it is easier and safer to defend yourself from a government in modern society with information and free uncensored communication than with guns.
Yeah, you've never been in the military and appear to have a knowledge based on memes of it. Read the officer's oath and see what we're trained to do.