• Xyre@lemmus.org
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      4 months ago

      I tried that once. They never watched the show and didn’t give back the USB. 🙁

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        USBs nowadays are a dime a dozen basically for 16GB sticks

        They can literally be bought in 10 packs for less than $30.

        If they don’t give one back nowadays so be it.

        Back in the day it was a terrible loss though

      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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        If your coworkers are the level of douche bag that they might take you to court, then probably don’t even talk about your favorite show with them

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      4 months ago

      Best of luck with your endless tech support anytime something doesn’t work.

    • J'Pol @lemmy.sdf.org
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      This ties into the comment I was going to make separately. For context, my dad recently passed. First father’s day without him. My mom asked to watch a movie that meant something to the both of them because they saw it together in a drive in on release and it was very memorable because the technology and techniques used were fascinating at the time. She complained that it wasn’t on Disney+ or anywhere.

      You may have guessed it, but she requested Song of the South. One serious moral quandary later, I got it ready for her to watch.

      Tomorrow is gonna be rough, but at least my sailing might bring some good memories for her.

  • Queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    If someone is unaware of piracy: Tell them.

    If someone is aware of piracy and doesn’t care: “I don’t really know, I just got it off of a torrent site.”

    If someone is aware of piracy and cares too much for a company they don’t work for: You can ignore them.

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    On the open meadows of the freeinternet,
    where the gentle breeze touches all equally,
    where the people are friends,
    and the money is spent on FOSS devs & smol gaming studios.

  • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I just respond with a hearty “yeeearghhhh!” and continue the conversation. The coworkers that know get it, the rest think I’m a lunatic.

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    When i try to explain my jellyfin/Arr setup to coworkers that ask “what site do i use to watch shows for free” it just goes right over their head or they stop listening. Even in reductionist terms. If its more work than going to a special website, searching and hitting play, they just aren’t interested.

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    I’m the opposite

    Them: You should check out this show I’ve been watching, it’s great. Do you have Disn-----

    Me: I can get anything online. How do you spell the name of the show? Thanks for the rec. If you need help getting anything you aren’t subscribed to let me know.

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    I get this almost daily, my whole family and several friends know I’m good at recommending things to them so they always go to me to ask what to watch. I’ve had to start looking up and writing down where each movie and show is available “normally”. I have no issue saying I get everything via other means but whem it became a thing where people started asking “can you also look up where it’s available” just because it’s not always easy to figure that out and they knew I didn’t know and generally find it quicker than them.

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      It’s more difficult in Europe. For example, when South Park: Post Covid released on Paramount+ in the US, there was no legal way to steam it in Germany or Austria AFAIR. And these are not exactly third-world countries.