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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