The Picard Maneuver to People [email protected] • 2 days agoHow convenient!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoThe crazy thing is loads of people stopped pirating and paid for a streaming service that was affordable, worked, met thier needs. Now it’s all splintered with corporations wanting a piece of the pie.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•23 hours ago“Piracy is a service problem” - gaben, the OKish billionaire
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoIt won’t stop until the system reaches its ultimate form and each movie has its own subscription service.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoexcept that you don’t have any sort of long terms rights to it and it costs more.
minus-squaredustycupslinkfedilink0•2 days agoAnd they know when we watch, pause, fast forward… …and all your ID
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•edit-22 days agoSo, renting physical media again. That last remaining blockbuster is playing the long game.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoI’m about to cancel everything and buy a good vpn service.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoAnd a good NAS. It’s worth every penny. https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/nas_selector
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 day agoIsn’t Synology having issues because they expect you to use specifically their drives?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 day agoYes, apparently they remove features if you don’t use synology-branded drives. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 days agoCare to fill me in on what that’s about? I could Google it, and I’ll do that if you tell me I’m a moron and that’s what I should do. I don’t want to be an imposition, I’d just rather hear from someone who know what they’re doing firsthand.
The crazy thing is loads of people stopped pirating and paid for a streaming service that was affordable, worked, met thier needs.
Now it’s all splintered with corporations wanting a piece of the pie.
“Piracy is a service problem” - gaben, the OKish billionaire
It won’t stop until the system reaches its ultimate form and each movie has its own subscription service.
So, buying physical media again lol
except that you don’t have any sort of long terms rights to it and it costs more.
Now also show ads when you pause!
And they know when we watch, pause, fast forward…
…and all your ID
So, renting physical media again.
That last remaining blockbuster is playing the long game.
I’m about to cancel everything and buy a good vpn service.
And a good NAS. It’s worth every penny.
https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/nas_selector
Isn’t Synology having issues because they expect you to use specifically their drives?
Yes, apparently they remove features if you don’t use synology-branded drives.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds
Care to fill me in on what that’s about?
I could Google it, and I’ll do that if you tell me I’m a moron and that’s what I should do. I don’t want to be an imposition, I’d just rather hear from someone who know what they’re doing firsthand.
Back to piracy, it is, then. Yarrr! ☠️