archpaladin1

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Proton VPN on Linux looks very different from Windows. How do you select one of their P2P options for faster torrenting? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As an FYI to readers, port forwarding with ProtonVPN on Linux can be done, just with a little extra effort.

Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it? in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Reload the page with Javascript turned off.

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Shoppers say they want sustainable goods, but won't pay more (www.reuters.com)
 

Figures. πŸ™„

Wheel of Time season 2 trailer in c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, that's true; everybody borrows.

This seemed particularly plagiaristic though. Oddly placed yin-yangs? Allusions to the Roma people? An underworld looking distinctly hell-like?

At least make me work to find the source material.

Wheel of Time season 2 trailer in c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah I agree the costuming was good.

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Wheel of Time season 2 trailer (youtu.be)
 

Just putting this here for those who might miss it.

I saw season 1 and it was...okay? I gather that Wheel of Time diehards were upset about plot deviations. I never read the books so that didn't matter much to me. IMO the world setting seemed janky - it was as though Robert Jordan couldn't build an original world to save his life and borrowed bits and pieces of different Earth cultures and threw them in a blender. I could pass on the next season but I have too many people around me who will want to watch it so I feel somewhat compelled to.

What did you think of season 1? Will you be watching season 2?

Upgrading older rips? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, this looks like the thing - thanks!

I haven't (yet) dipped toes in the *arr worlds yet, so it's great to know the feature's there.

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Upgrading older rips? (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

Ahoy!

Once long ago I ripped some movies from DVD, and in ignorance, saved to a lossy format. (The DVDs have also long since gone.) This was fine for a time but now as TVs are getting bigger and quality is improving, I am seeing the compression artifacts.

Does anyone know of some software that will scan a directory for media, identify the codec used, and then find better quality rips present for download & replacement? I would rather not go through the process manually and I have to imagine I'm not the only one that's had this issue.

What’s your white whale? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

This is a neat idea I hadn't thought of.

What’s your white whale? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Complete Baguazhang Nine Dragon System, by John Painter

It's out of print and good copies are about $130+

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[–] archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yes!

I hope part 2 lives up to part 1. If so, this could easily become a masterpiece trilogy.