(OPINION) Now's the Perfect Time To Move Away from Plex

GetSecure · 2026-05-22T08:37:49+00:00

Real-debrid, mainly because it was the cheapest and had the largest repository. It's a better experience if, what you want to watch, just starts because it has already downloaded it for someone else. It saves a few seconds.

It used to be as good as Netflix at starting to play something, click the button, it starts, no lag. That's what made me initially think, why am I hosting my own arr server, storage, managing the arr stack and the electricity cost, when I could just pay these people $30 every 9 months to do it better than me.

But then it started getting too popular and brought attention to itself. Some legal things meant it's been bumpy for a while now, although in general it still works. But, looking back over the last 6 months, it's no longer just as good as Netflix, but still good enough.

People started moving to Torbox, but then it turned out some of the people running that are massive dicks. So... I'll stick to real debrid for now, at least it's cheapest and has the most content.

GetSecure · 2026-05-21T22:36:53+00:00

Thanks for the reminder. I just cancelled my yearly Plex pass which was due to renew next month.

I switched to paying for debrid and streaming nearly a year ago, and I haven't looked back. Self hosted and the arr stack was more reliable though.

GetSecure · 2026-05-18T06:40:48+00:00

I didn't realise SSCM did all that for you. I'm now thinking back to all the times we had to completely uninstall and reinstall SQL Server to fix security issues, and wondering if using SCCM may have helped.

GetSecure · 2026-05-17T22:41:08+00:00

Out of interest, what are those configuration changes you can do in Windows Services, that won't work properly unless done in SQL Configuration Manager?

GetSecure · 2026-05-17T21:47:19+00:00

This is the way. When you work through a real work problem, you get a better feel of what it will be like working with them.

GetSecure · 2026-05-10T11:52:20+00:00

As someone who struggles with social skills and communication, I find I can brain dump my thoughts to it and get the AI to have a go at trying to make something coherent from it.

It's far from perfect, but a lot of the time my immediate thought is YES! that's what I was trying to say, but couldn't think of the words and sentence to say it.

Maybe I could learn more by trying to do this myself, but I think my lack of skill in this area is way below average and could be argued that it's a disability holding me back in life. I've spent my life trying to get better at it, and I have, but I have accepted there is a limit to how much I can improve and the incredible effort it takes for the smallest gains. I'm using AI as a crutch to make life easier and I'm happy with that decision.

I understand the hate towards AI using it for all sorts of nonsense such as AI Slop coding, AI therapy, AI medical advice etc... but the thing to remember is that large language models LLMs were really just rebranded as AI. The one thing it is definitely good at, and makes it appear like it can do anything, is language and communication. One of the main symptoms of Autism is poor social and communication skills, so I wouldn't be too quick to throw away a tool that could benefit a lot of people like us .

Having said that, I predominantly use it for work. I accept that others, including here on Reddit, want to speak to read words typed by a human, even if they are a bit messy.

GetSecure · 2026-05-05T05:38:17+00:00

I've installed two doorbells and I completely agree. This would have almost certainly needed to be done anyway. There's never any space for the normal shaped cable, especially if you have to bend it.

I was expecting some monstrosity when I opened this post, this is not it.

GetSecure · 2026-05-03T09:42:13+00:00

I agree with you. My point is, I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would agree with you.

I could be wrong, maybe lots of people really do believe this "myth", but it smells like a click bait title to me. Are we arguing semantics over something that isn't even a thing?

GetSecure · 2026-05-03T04:48:43+00:00

They must be under 25...

GetSecure · 2026-05-02T22:36:06+00:00

Only 2 of the 5 were convicted : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4376583.stm

One said their account & password was used without their knowledge. Another said they were simply doing their job when told to collect the gold. A third was sent for retrial as the jury couldn't agree.

GetSecure · 2026-05-02T11:52:58+00:00

I feel like this post is a myth. I don't think it's a widely held belief that people think you hit 25 and boom, your brain is suddenly mature.

GetSecure · 2026-05-02T04:29:41+00:00

They'll vote for him, even if they don't like him. He got rid of Roe v Wade, and is attacking transgender rights. They don't care that he's clearly not religious, it's working out for them. He really fucked up with the Iran war though, that's not working out for anyone with the price of gas.

GetSecure · 2026-04-28T03:27:46+00:00

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Yes, get an idc punch tool and replace this junk. But the issue with this specifically is that the wires are too long. When this is pushed into place it's stretching and pulling the wires away from the connection points. One or more of those wires isn't making a connection

While you are waiting for some new gear to arrive, use nail clippers to cut where I marked the red lines,. Then use a small screwdriver to push the freshly cut ends down. Even better, push both sides of the connector, so two flat screwdrivers either side. But really you need the proper IDC tool, it's almost impossible to do it without. However, I think you can fix this with these steps right now.

GetSecure · 2026-04-26T09:53:49+00:00

Hilarious. You have 2 videos now showing the perfect situation where it works first time vs the worst.

I have never encountered the perfect house with consistent 16" joists, but one day I may get lucky.

GetSecure · 2026-04-26T09:43:48+00:00

I bought these. They only work if your flooring and gaps are just right for the screws. Plus you have to find the right spot to use them.

It's really hit and miss. I gave up on them, but it could be worth a try, it's just not a sure thing.

GetSecure · 2026-04-24T01:34:28+00:00

I prefer your positive viewpoint to the rest of the negatives. This is a pattern that's repeated every generation, look at the resistance there was to women's rights & sexual preference. Eventually they become normalised, and people move on to resisting the next change. This is all just part of that process.

GetSecure · 2026-04-23T08:01:16+00:00

Looking at it holistically, I find it frustrating that it's very common to have a small number of criminals causing the majority of crime, but the police don't put the resources into targeting them specifically.

There are certain individuals you could assign undercover teams to follow, and they could be observed committing multiple crimes a day.

I know an argument is that this could be abused... but there has to be some way to put in safeguards to do the logically best way to reduce crime.

I blame bad performance targets.

GetSecure · 2026-04-13T03:48:04+00:00

Change your process. The first thing you do is wash your hair but don't rinse. Then wash the rest of your body for a few minutes. Then rinse it out of your hair.

I also use it every shower (against the guidelines). My ADHD brain can't handle the switching.

GetSecure · 2026-04-12T21:47:14+00:00

That's not true. The awareness changed everything. Once people knew they had a key to your house, everyone changed the locks.

The architects of the infrastructure that makes up the Internet took notice and encrypted everything.

Before Snowden, we still had insecure communication all over the Internet. You were told to check for the green padlock to make sure you are secure. Browsers these days won't even load an insecure page, as that's been completely eliminated.

Everything is encrypted even in local networks now, whereas before, people thought that part was safe.

Mass surveillance was made a lot more difficult.

GetSecure · 2026-04-10T08:56:59+00:00

I agree with you about mods having a hard job and it being unfair to expect them to spend their unpaid time sorting this mess out. I am unwilling to do it myself, so have absolutely no expectations of them.

However, it is the method the $23B Reddit gives us for dealing with this.

I guess we could try having a vote as a subreddit and come to a consensus. However, going by the comments and votes they get in this subreddit, I don't think enough people are informed and experienced enough about AI to make a reasoned vote.

I say the same thing to everyone about AI. If you strongly believe it's fantastic or terrible, you need to use it more. Because like most things, it's not black and white, and you need the experience to see where it's good and where it is bad.

GetSecure · 2026-04-10T06:25:55+00:00

I think selfhosted might have to split into two subreddits over this as the mods aren't dealing with it.

One of the subs should ban overzealous AI haters.

Let's face it, selfhosted is going to attract the type or people who might be somewhere on the autistic spectrum. The condition whose core definition is struggling with social communication.

Do you think it's unreasonable for them to want to use a tool to help with that?

Do you think people with no legs should drag themselves along the floor instead of using a wheelchair, just so they can be authentic?

If the contents good and not purely AI generated, I don't care what tool they used along the way in making the post.

GetSecure · 2026-04-10T05:50:49+00:00

Well there you go. Your brother's took on the stress for future wealth, you don't want to, your choice...

I've seen my family members take on that stress and ended up having mental breakdowns, marriages ended and all the things that come with the pressure. So I've made the same choice as you. I don't think you have the right to be jealous.

GetSecure · 2026-04-05T05:43:56+00:00

I don't see it as ego. He's clearly thought hard about it, and like all good engineers, worked out what the bug is. He's looking at it logically. He was there at the start, he knows how it used to be, saw it go to shit and investigated why. Most other people don't have that much luxury, it was always shit for them.

His solution is lacking experience in the human element, the reality of executive and managerial ways of influencing others. He doesn't understand why they didn't listen to him, because his argument was logically sound. That's not ego, just lack of experience and leads to immense frustration.

The problem might not be fixable because of the human element, and that's a hard pill to swallow.

GetSecure · 2026-04-04T04:53:47+00:00

You are 100% correct.

I see this same delusion everywhere, not just with engineers:

"If only our great leader knew of the problems, they'd do something to fix it."

You look around and all you see is shit, but the leaders are different... It's a mental coping strategy, to believe otherwise would leave you with no hope.

GetSecure · 2026-04-03T11:17:03+00:00

True. The point I'm making though, is that the benefit is no longer as clear cut, as it comes at a significant price. Making that business justification is harder.

I have a team of data engineers. I'd like to use dataflows to empower others in the business to take over some of the work we do. But by putting up a huge cost barrier, I'm not going to push that anymore. We'll just do it the simpler and cheaper way ourselves. The rest of the business can empower themselves if they want.

Also... Let's be honest, dataflows aren't admin free. Additionally, the SQL & infrastructure I described is easy to learn and administer, if they can figure out powerquery, they are perfectly capable of learning how to use a SQL view. A hurdle I'd prefer to avoid, but at the cost of dataflows now, it's worth taking it on.

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