BillFrugge <pinback@darkstar.spc> wrote:
>On 2019-07-14 02:43:13 +0000, dontno314 said:
>
>> 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.
>
>I'll have to take a look at Mezzmo.
>
>I'm fairly new to Plex, but I like it so far. I'd been looking at the
>AppleTV so that I could watch some of my online library, but I finally
>got one once I'd seen what Plex could do.
>
>I don't see the AppleTV listed as being supported by Mezzmo, but I do
>see my old WDTV Live player and the Sony BDP player, so it'd be
>interesting to see how that acts compared to Plex.
>
>I main library is stored on off-line drives. What is loaded into Plex
>is only copies of media that I want currently available. The
>organization of televison shows compares to what I'd been using on my
>WDTV player, but I'm not too sure about the movies. I can find a movie
>in Plex just fine, either by title or genre, but managing the drive
>folder itself can be rather messy; it doesn't care about a folder
>structure.
>
>I also use Excel to track everything in the offline library. I can
>quickly find out which drive a particular show is on, and what format
>it is available in. I've tried to include DVD copies, too, but it gets
>to be a chore to maintain. I like your idea to keep track of the
>decade, so I might add that column.
>
>Also, I wanted to be sure that you found 'One Week.' (I chose to
>obscure the title for this posting.) Or did you find another copy
>elsewhere?
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