Couldbealeotard

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The Force Unleashed I/II was not as fun as I thought in c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy were miles better. It's hard to say what they did so right compared to Force Unleashed but it's a shame these ones sucked.

Worst is UTC vs GMT in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

"many moons ago, when the sun was low in the sky..."

Worst is UTC vs GMT in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We call eastern coast time AEST

TIL: The last time Paul McCartney and John Lennon spoke was on SNL in c/til@lemmy.ca
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I've had friends that were like brothers and have since grown apart from. Not because anyone did anything wrong. There's just more to life than having to keep hanging out with the same people all the time.

Australia quietly expelled four Indian spies who targeted politicians and defence tech in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A lot of people are expressing the sentiment that the government should have exposed and punished them, but quietly kicking out spies is par for the course. When this hits the media it's generally a bad thing.

Everyone spies on everyone. Everyone knows they are getting spied on. You have to be careful how you respond because you don't want to escalate. You make it known to the other government that they have been caught and you gently move them on as a show of good will. When your spies are caught abroad breaking laws you want them to do the same for you. Now that this has gone public, India lose face, which could cause future tension. Also, sometimes finding spies on home soil can be useful if you let them think they haven't been caught.

The average citizen thinks you can use playground rules here, but espionage is all about being subtle.

Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users' data, bowing to regulatory pressure in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's normal and expected. What's sad is that there are countries with governments who don't tell companies not to be shitty.

What a time to be alive in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you seen the film Dark Star? Bomb number 20 gets stuck in the release bay with the detonation countdown still running, so they have to spacewalk out and convince the AI not to explode.

What are your favourite moments in videogames? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Running from Monster-Ock while the facility is exploding around you. That game was such a banger. And it's short length is made up for by it's replayability. Collecting all the comics and suits. Amazing.

General life advice in c/funny@sh.itjust.works
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But are we talking a fight before one side backs down? Or a fight to the death?

Which adaptation do you think has surpassed its source material in quality? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
If you were home and had five minutes to hide from foreign agents who were coming to hunt you down, where would you hide? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It might be better not to buy a ticket at all. Finding out that you didn't board a plane gives them more information about your whereabouts than not being able to determine if you got on a plane with fake ID under a different name.

A cool guide to Epicurean Paradox in c/coolguides@lemmy.ca
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

You're just being silly now

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Usenet-curious, will I find a treasure trove of reality tv? (lemmy.world)
 

I'm looking for things like Amazing Race (all the spin-off countries), Survivor, Gladiators, Ninja Warrior, etc.

If I dip my toe into the Usenet thing, will I find this sort of stuff? Do I have to look in a certain spot? By this I mean do different servers tend to store different styles of catalogues, or do they network like a P2P system?

Apologies if I'm not making sense, I don't really know the correct jargon.

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Is the anyway to create a TV playlist based on the airing order? (lemmy.world)
 

Is there a way to automatically create a playlist of more than 2 shows in broadcast order.

For instance, shows like Stargate (or I think Arrow/Flash/Supergirl) have alternating episodes. I really don't want to do it by hand; my Stargate playlist will have over 300 items.

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Can I mix movie files and series files together? and more questions... (lemmy.world)
 

Mixing Movies and TV: Stargate started with a feature film. Then a bunch of TV shows. Then some of the TV shows had TV movies.

At the moment I've just named the TV movies seasons 11, 12, 13. This fixes that specific instance, but doesn't allow me to put the feature film first (naming something season 0 creates a specials season). What about the X-Files? Seasons 1-5, movie, 6-8, movie. How would you fit that in to one section?

Documentaries: I've got a bunch of stuff. Some are traditional cinema movies, some are series, some are mini-series, some are TV shows. How can I have one library called "Documentaries"?

Collections: Collections are great. Can I keep them separate to the movies/TV? I don't think I want them in with the movies themselves. Can I mix and match movies and TV in a collection?

Concurrent Series: Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis overlapped seasons 8-10/1-3. Can I make a watch order collection? Have them in the broadcast order in one list? Including the movies?

Thank you. Plex is great.

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Getting ready to set up my Plex, have a few questions... (lemmy.world)
 

I really want to get started.

I have a big library of files on a HDD. I will run it off my home computer, and it will be exclusively for my home network.

Question 1: Is it fine to run my desktop computer as a server and a client? I don't actually know how Plex works yet, so I may be describing it wrong. Currently I watch things on my Desktop Computer. I want to continue this but through Plex instead of just using VLC. If I do add more clients, only one will be viewing at a time. I do have a Raspberry Pi available, but was hoping to use it as a client at a later time instead of a server,

Question 2: Can I scan my media folder in Plex to get started, and then later rescan my Plex library after I rename files? I haven't reorganised all my files yet, a lot of them should be fine but I don't have time to do it all now. Some of them I may never bother renaming or reorganising. I don't mind Plex having to do all the posters and stuff again.

Question 3: What does Plex do for the re-encoding? I think I read that Plex encodes the video files. Does this create new files on the HHD? My drive is pretty full. I don't have enough space for duplicates in another codec. Does this process replace the files? Will I have to have my Plex drive only contain converted videos? Is there a process to encode from my storage drive to my Plex drive without disturbing my storgate drive? Space is at a premium and I don't want to risk Plex altering my media on my storage drive.

Thank you.

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