There are just so many distributions.

Got a recommendation for a Nas? My 12tb is getting so full of Linux distros, I have to expand faster than I thought

I exclusively use qbittorrent to download Linux distros.

Best part is how we went down the exact same path 100 years ago and learned absolutely nothing from it.

In a world with finite resources, a system seeking infinite growth will eventually collapse.

That's why some of the most powerful capitalists are starting to look up. Our great-great-grandchildren are going to be indentured servants on an asteroid mine. They know what's coming. They'll pack each SpaceX Starship with 100s of them just like they did 200 years ago. That thing ain't no exploration vessel. It's a future slave ship. Private companies don't do "exploration" unless it's to find more things to make a profit on.

One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue. The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates.

• Gabe Newell

https://www.gamesradar.com/gabe-newell-piracy-issue-service-not-price/

Still as relevant today as it was 13 years (dear god) ago. Sure, not every pirate would pay for media, just like not every pirate pays for games, but charging increasingly more money for a worse product is going to push people towards a solution that basically allows you to search for and watch anything you want, ad-free.

There's people practically begging to spend money for certain shows and movies to be available, but they're just not available on any streaming service. What else are they going to do?

I haven’t done this myself because it’s obviously very illegal, but I’ve been told you set up a server with docker and set up the following containers:

• gluetun for VPN (exit in Switzerland with a fallback to Spain) as these countries have the laxest regulation re downloading licensed media.
• radarr for film
• sonarr for tv
• other *arr instances for subtitles, music, ebooks etc
• qbittorrent piped through the Gluetun container
• jellyfish, plex or XBMC in front as a player.

But what do I know? I haven’t done it myself and only download large Linux distributions because I love distro-hopping.

USENET, Sonarr and Radarr. It's a godsend

Stremio & Real Debrid is soooo much easier than the self hosted approach, and is a piece of piss to set up

Plex server on a purpose built Linux box with about 34tb. I mostly use Usenet for sourcing stuff, because it's so quick and comparatively private, but I also use torrents for some harder to find stuff. I also buy a lot of the more obscure music I want from Bandcamp and just download the highest quality version.

I ran in parralel with my streaming services for a month, just in case I ever had trouble finding current shows we're watching, but I've never had trouble finding good quality rips of shows the same day they are released.

I just can't tell you how good it feels to look at my TV, movies, and music collection and know that it's mine. Every episode and song and film is mine to store and protect, and not subject someone else's license agreements.

I am serious because fuck this streaming shit.