I think you’re probably better off using something that’s build for media servers. One really nice feature is adding more processing nodes to make things go faster, like a gaming PC while not playing anything. I don’t think Handbrake can do that by itself.

I just finished setting up transcoding for my media library, and the options I found were Tdarr, FileFlows and Unmanic. They all use ffmpeg and/or Handbrake under the hood, so it kinda comes down to preference. I went with FileFlows because it seemed the most intuitive to me, and it can also process other media like photos, music, audiobooks and ebooks.

You forgot Firefox, you absolute monster!

The go-to 4-bay Synology NAS would be the DS920+, as the newer DS923+ doesn’t support hardware transcoding.

Their ebook support has become quite good as well, it’s like a gift that keeps on giving!

I think Debrid services are the easiest and safest to get started. They download files for you from various services (share hosters and torrents), and then let you download them from their servers. That means only they know your IP (but don’t log it, like a VPN), and they also download with full speed from sites that require a premium account, for a fraction of the cost. With RDT-Client you can also use some of them with Arr apps, once you get to automating the process.

Another thing would be Usenet. It’s surprisingly easy to set up and get started, just find a provider, some indexers, and a download client. It has a ton of good content, and it doesn’t depend on seeders for file availability and high download speeds.

With those two you can download anonymously and at high speeds from all the popular sources (most share hosters, torrents, Usenet), and you don’t run the risk of leaking your IP because you haven’t set things up correctly.

I don’t think anything is yet, because thankfully interop and decentralization are core design principles of git itself. But it does become more centralized the more parts of the workflow we move to these platforms, like project planning, reviews and build processes. We are not at the point where you can’t reasonably use anything but GH, but that’s definitely M$'s goal, and we’re getting closer imo.

Being able to create issues and discuss merge requests on various source hosting sites without having to create an account on each would be a huge step forward! Especially since M$ has taken over Github and is well on its way to become the defacto centralized Git hoster.

Literally no one thinks Apple will just roll over and start playing nice. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t criticize and call them out for the blatant shit they keep doing.

What’s wrong with exceptions?

They also released a Fossify messenger and contacts app. You might have to enable or refresh the IzzyOnDroid repo to see them now, or wait until they come to the default F-Droid repo.

Ombi can do that afaik.

A JSON array that looks like this:

[
    {"MusicBrainzId": },
    {"MusicBrainzId": },
    {"MusicBrainzId": },
    ...
]

I use it to fetch my Last.fm and ListenBrainz recommendations for example.

I just switched to using Lidarr(+Deemix)+Plexamp exclusively, and I’m really happy so far. I also scrobble to Last.fm and have a small script that imports their recommendations to Lidarr. The important bit imo is that you have to collect a lot of music you might never listen to, just so Plexamp has something to recommend and build playlists from. But once you do it works pretty much like any other music streaming service.

Imo this is not enshitification yet, but I’m concerned it could pave the way! It all depends on whether they make using your own content harder to promote this, or if it’s just a side hustle to add another revenue stream.

It would be great, but no chance in hell movie studios would go along with this.

It’s similar in name only though. Plexamp has a lot of great features that this one is missing.

For me personally: Something like Arch. I want to spend as little time as possible on installation and configuration, and I don’t want to have to read update notes or break my system. But I get that it’s great for some people, and their wiki is just next level!

In general: Ubuntu. It feels like I read something about Canonical causing trouble every other week, and don’t even get me started on snaps!

I’m no fan of Ubuntu, but maintaining an LTS release and backporting security updates is actual ongoing work. Most distros don’t even provide an LTS release for that reason.

I think you can just do grep print **/*.

They want us to search for torrents!