For me, the value add of Plex is their maintenance and support of the apps on various platforms and the authentication and connection management. I do have my server port forwarded, so there’s no reason for them to handle my media streams. Being able to tell a new user that all they need to do is download an app from a trusted app repository and create a free account so I can invite them to my libraries is a super simple experience for most skill levels and well worth the $60 or so I spent on a lifetime Plex pass over a decade ago.

I get that there are use cases where it makes more sense to go with a completely free solution like JellyFin, but many critics of Plex act like ALL they are doing is serving user-supplied media on a web server, and that’s a gross misrepresentation of their offering.

I don’t love the IPTV stuff that they do, but it’s not that difficult to tweak the current app so that only my libraries are shown. Compared to an experience like my smart TV which is shoving ads down my throat and adding steps to get to the apps I want, it’s an experience I can live with if it keeps Plex in the black.

Always crazy seeing a The Big Hit reference in the wild

Fuck yes, Fight for NY was amazing. I love the idea of a fighting game where you have to end the fight, not just knock the other guy’s health bar down to zero so he falls over. So satisfying to put your opponent down with a haymaker or chucking him in front of a subway train

The only one, rather

even if those pedophiles were in his party

I disagree with you on this. I fully believe that Biden is enough of a status-quo type that he would withhold the documents if there were enough names to significantly damage the current Democrat hierarchy.

I respect the job he did while president, but Biden wasn’t rocking the boat any more than he had to.

FSD (and stock Autopilot, for that matter) are systems you engage while driving, similar to Cruise Control. I feel like the capabilities are different enough that the average driver wouldn’t get too used to FSD over a couple week period.

For me as someone who drives a decent amount of country backroads, I’m wondering whether the stock Autopilot obeys stop signs. I know it didn’t when I first got the car, and I wasn’t in a hurry to test if they added the functionality. I could see maybe someone renting a Tesla with FSD, getting used to it, then not realizing that the next Tesla they rented without FSD was going to blow through a stop sign.

Tesla has also been doing this for years. My 2019 Model 3 has an upgrade option for the acceleration. It’s a one time payment, but Tesla’s no stranger to the subscription model. They offer monthly fees for the upgraded “self-driving” package and occasionally give me a free trial period to try it out. I’ve had enough phantom braking incidents with the stock version that I’ll never use it.

ETA: Also, any upgrades I get for my car will not transfer if I sell it. I’m guessing that’s a big incentive for Volkswagen and the like to jump on board for this shitty practice.

I listened to an audiobook with a main character who had that name (The Rook by Daniel O’Malley) and the narrator pronounced it in a way that rhymed with Tiffany

Peak Road Rash was always timing your kick just right so that they crashed into oncoming traffic

It sure as hell isn’t a Shower Thought

I think that’s a letter from the Yautja alphabet

I would add Neil Newbon to the list that really stood out. I thought his acting through the end of Astarion’s quest line was the best in the game.

I know people hate the idea of console exclusivity, but without it, that’s what really killed the Xbox for me. I’ve got a gaming PC and a PS5 (not Pro), and I could afford an Xbox Series X if I really wanted to. I simply don’t know of any games on the platform that I want and can’t get somewhere else.

And that’s not coming from a reflexive Microsoft hater. I had an OG Xbox (and loved the old Duke controller), 360, and One S. I just barely played the latter.

Yeah, I wouldn’t suggest it be your only approach, but they do work in some cases. I’m poly and met one of my partners on OKCupid and another on Feeld.

Dating profiles are like work resumes. They take work and refinement. Not getting responses? Try tweaking your profile and changing your profile pics. I find apps that don’t let you put more than a few minutes into your profile are a waste of time because you simply can’t figure out which profiles are real people and which are bots/scammers. I include everything in my profile that might be a common dealbreaker (poly, not religious, child-free, etc) so that anyone who swipes on me has already already filtered into a smaller and better-matched dating pool.

The other thing that has worked for me is to not chat with a person online for longer than necessary. You need those low-stake getting-to-know-you topics to fill the awkward silences until you know you them to the point where they become companionable silences. Once I’m confident that the other person is real and that we have the potential for a connection, I ask if they want to have a quick vibe check meeting. 30-minutes to an hour max, typically over coffee, minimal pressure. Just get that first conversation over with. Let them know you’re a safe person first, then hopefully establish a connection, build up some flirty energy, and schedule a real date on the way out.

Edit: Noticed a half-finished thought and completed it.

If we’re following the spirit of the original subreddit, YSK was intended for useful, static information. Like, “YSK sucking snake venom out of a wound isn’t effective” etc. It’s not meant for topical content like this, especially news articles with editorial post titles.

I believe the main concern for periodic password changes is that most people won’t take the time to generate unique passwords each time. They will typically iterate a password over time, meaning a couple leaked passwords will narrow down guesswork to a trivial number of guesses and remove the benefit of the timed changes.

NIST no longer recommends password expirations except for cases where it is believed that a breach occurred.

And the amount of money I spend on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games will be unchanged this year.

Here is the source article. It’s light on methodology. Are they going off of price of the game at launch? I maybe pay full price for a game once or twice per year. 50-70% of my unplayed games are probably from Humble Bundle/Humble Choice.

I loved Death Stranding, but anyone else feel like that guy putting on the bandana might have been Kojima making a little dig at David Hayter?

The character design looks very reminiscent of the MGS Delta materials we’ve seen, and Hayter has been more open lately about how miffed he was when Kojima dumped him for Kiefer in MGS V. That coupled with how much promo work Hayter has been doing for Delta makes me think it wouldn’t be too surprising if Kojima was annoyed with him.

Very much same. I wish the Burning Shores expansion was a bit longer. It’s kinda hard to call it a must-play DLC, but it’s got some big stuff in terms of Aloy’s character development.