BillFrugge <pinback@darkstar.spc> wrote:
>On 2019-07-13 20:52:55 +0000, dontno314 said:
>
>> BillFrugge,
>>
>> Thank you for the comments, some of them made me consider why I post.
>>
>> I have been on UseNet since the early days, back when we used tools like
>> Archie, Veronica and Jughead. Mail came to us via Oak or Elm.
>>
>> Over the years I have built a collection of material from UseNet and other
>> sources, some provide by others upon request. To those people I am greatful.
>>
>> I have looked at what was our community as a pay it forward society, one that
>> was based on others have the material we wanted / needed for our coilections,
>> or to re-live a memory we had and perhaps wanted to re-capture. Hence, groups
>> such as this.
>>
>> Some of us have aquired collections over the decades that allow us access to
>> memories that we had, watching the flickering lights and over saturated
>>colors
>> of TV growing up. Or watching movies that were released before we were born
>>and
>> coming to love them. Both the movies and TV shows are considerably better
>> written then most of the drivel that is currently being produced and aired.
>>
>> As a former teacher I loved to share information and this platform served
>>it's
>> purpose well.
>>
>> What TV shows today have the diamond like brilliance of Playhouse 90, or
>>other
>> anthology series of the 50s. Movies from the '30s with the subversive dialog
>>of
>> the Marx brothers or The Thin Man films and Our Man Godfrey?
>>
>> Subjects that we dare not address lest we fall under the finger pointing of
>> political correctness?
>>
>> It was / is these reasons that I post. To share experiences that are locked
>> away from the past few generations and to perhaps expose them to a different
>> viewpoint, one that is not muddled by accusations or it offends someone.
>>Shows
>> and movies that mean something rather then tentpoles that numb our senses to
>> cover up writing that when measure against 12 Angry Men don't even come
>>close.
>> What was created to run as a 50-minute drama.
>>
>> It boils down to context. Do TV shows and movies of the past offend someone,
>> then perhaps they need to develope a thicker skin and view the TV show or
>>film
>> in the time frame it was created.
>>
>> That is why I post.
>>
>> Sorry for the ramble, blame it on the coffee.
>>
>> Pi.
>>
>>
>>
>> BillFrugge <pinback@darkstar.spc> wrote:
>>> On 2019-07-12 20:13:44 +0000, dontno314 said:
>>>
>>>> Oh-Boy asked for a series that I had and so I posted it for the request.
>>>>I've
>>>> done this several times of the past few months to see if the "politeness"
>>>>of
>>>> UseNet had improved. Obviously it has not.
>>>>
>>>> So I am sorry to all that put in requests for old series and such, but I am
>>>> closing shop again.
>>>>
>>>> To those of you that do post you know what a pain it is to do it right with
>>>> the
>>>> rars and pars, and the amount of time it takes. To those of you that do, my
>>>> thanks. As to the rest, you want something, post something.
>>>
>>> The real question is 'Why does anyone post?'
>>>
>>> I post occasionally, but I don't really know why I do it. Do we post
>>> out of generosity? Maybe. Posting consumes the time it takes to get the
>>> files together, prep them, and the bandwidth needed to post.
>>>
>>> There are no rewards. Yes, there is the occasional 'thank you' for the
>>> post. But that's become rather rare these days with bots and nzb
>>> trackers. Without conversation, these names become just random bits
>>> that we expect will respond to commands.
>>>
>>> And then there are the problems that come from posting. The requests
>>> for reposts. And the emails from your ISP.
>>>
>>> There is no requirement on anyone to post. You certainly don't owe it
>>> to anyone. But I, for one, am grateful - even if I don't download what
>>> is posted. Just having the option is amazing in my opinion, and for
>>> that I will thank everyone that posts.
>>>
>>>
>>> dontno314, I'm putting something together that you might find
>>> interesting. Look for it in One Week.
>
>Oh, the coffee is good, no matter what it leads us to do.
>
>Paying it forward is definitely the right phrase.
>
>From the posters, I have found many shows that I wouldn't have noticed
>otherwise. I probably wouldn't have even had a chance to see them! And
>yes, I have accumulated a large, ever expanding library on my Plex
>server - television on demand!
>
>I share your view on today's fare. Most shows today are weakly written,
>devoid of ideas, and poorly acted. And no one (in my opinion) can come
>close to the genius of the Marx Brothers.
I tried Plex, but I prefer Mezzmo as my DLNA server. I don't like a server to
organize the meta data in my collection (60+ Tb) on external USB 3.0 drives. I
use an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of contents. I have the drive divided in
Movies (by decade), TV series (by decade) and documentaries.
The subjects have three columns in the sheet, so in a matter of seconds I can
narrow down exactly the type of thing I want to watch.
I also have an AndroidTV box connected to my main screen that I can pop a drive
into and watch with either VLC, or Kodi, or Mezzmo Player. I'm also running
1000BaseT with switches through my space so when I have guests for the weekend,
if they want to watch something other then what I want, they can go for it
without lag.
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