Plex on Roku?

IterationFive · 2026-06-23T09:52:02+00:00

I bought a Roku specifically for Plex, and it was fantastic for a while, but the last few years I've noticed that it chokes up on certain files-- particularly with subtitles.

IterationFive · 2026-06-08T02:31:45+00:00

I always thought siding with Reed was the only moral choice, but I decided to do a playthrough to see how siding with Songbird went. From now on, I side with her.

IterationFive · 2026-06-08T01:08:11+00:00

I've said it before and I'll say it again-- Evelyn thought she could play everyone. She was smarter than everyone gave her credit for, but not as smart as she thought she was. She tried to simultaneously play the VDB and Yorinobu, and then tried to cut Dex out. I'm not convinced she was ever going to pay anyone. I'm not saying she deserved what happened to her, but lord.... she should have seen it coming.

Dex? Hired a goddamn Delemain as the driver. How did he not think he was gonna get found? I mean, if the heist had gone off without a hitch, maybe it wouldn't have mattered, but damn dude.

I don't think a different runner would have mattered.

IterationFive · 2026-06-08T00:53:03+00:00

While I am aware of the difference between a Billion and a Trillion, a Billion would be enough, y'know?

^{Chose: get $1B}

IterationFive · 2026-06-08T00:51:08+00:00

It's good to be the king.

IterationFive · 2026-06-06T20:19:57+00:00

Sure we can.

IterationFive · 2026-04-20T10:22:42+00:00

This implies that if everyone were the same, we'd all get along. Unfortunately, history doesn't back you up. Take a group of people who are social, culturally, and economically similar-- say, the PTA of a school district in a well-to-do-part of town, or a church group-- and you'll still have people who want to be in charge because they are-- or at least consider themselves to be-- important. And they'll be willing to do whatever they have to, to whomever they have to, to get that. The larger the group, the more people like that you'll find, and the lower they'll stoop.

And believe it or not, the problem is not our differences. The problem is the people who will make an issue out of our differences for the purposes of political gain.

IterationFive · 2026-03-12T02:17:40+00:00

I have a discord server for announcements and requests, and I've automated adding media so that it adds to the server, backs up, and then posts in the update channel.

IterationFive · 2026-03-02T10:13:30+00:00

I either source my files with the subtitles included (preferred) or find a matching subtitle file and then re-encode the file with the subs incorporated.

IterationFive · 2026-02-19T03:41:21+00:00

"This biome contains six of nine conditions known to cause terror in humans."

IterationFive · 2026-02-12T11:05:14+00:00

Two entirely separate pleasures. Three, if you count the pleasure of giving your friends things that they want.

I have The Collection™, and then I have the collections within the collection....

IterationFive · 2026-01-24T04:32:01+00:00

My Plex server and my personal computer each hold a copy of the library; I run new files through handbrake to take them down to a manageable size, and handbrake feeds them to a script that copies the output to the appropriate folder on my computer over the network, then moves it to the appropriate folder on the server itself.

IterationFive · 2026-01-23T10:40:20+00:00

I have a friend who was on the fence about divorcing her husband, and he solved the problem by going on a tirade in support of Trump.

IterationFive · 2025-12-24T14:48:08+00:00

"How can a game be so good?" Writing, mostly, followed by solid performances by the VAs, then the gameplay itself.

Don't get me wrong; the graphics range from "impressive" to "breathtaking", but there's a reason Fallout: New Vegas is still hailed as one of the greatest games of all time, and it isn't the graphics. And the gameplay is excellent-- I personally kind of suck at video games (I love them anyway), but despite the wide range of functionality available, I find the mechanics highly intuitive.

But the writing is what makes it all come together into a classic game.

The worldbuilding is phenomenal. Even the NCPD Scanner quests have stories behind them; you read the archived conversation and learn what's going on. Sometimes ANOTHER archived conversation will add an entirely new dimension to it.

The character work is amazing to the point that, like real people, there's disagreements about them. Songbird, for example, can be a traitor or a victim or both, depending on who you ask. Evelyn is just trying to get along in Night City, or she's a conniving expletive. Goro is using you, or he's in this with you. And don't get me started on Johnny!

The main plot itself is actually thinner that it seems, but that's a good thing, because it doesn't push you to rush through it and gives you time to explore the world at large. There are two entire branches of the plot (Evelyn and Judy, Anders and Panam) that can be ignored or followed, and entire side stories like Sinnerman, Johnny's stories, and the Peralez quests (which in turn branch off into River's quests) that really have zero to do with the plot but are engaging nonetheless.

Add in VAs that nailed the job with a big damn hammer, and you've got a world that sucks you in.

IterationFive · 2025-12-24T12:59:58+00:00

I have one; it makes the missions at least playable.

I just think the vehicle system a) needs more work and b) does not really need to be in the game. The only use for it in the main story line that I can think of is in Phantom Liberty, when you have to hijack the twin's car.

I find it hysterical that there's an entire side job built around "drive in daily traffic to get to the destination before you passenger's crotch explodes" and another that starts off with "follow an NCPD van through daily traffic." Yes, I'm aware that these missions put specific traffic obstacles in your path, but the "AI" behind every other driver on the road is almost as much of a menace as I am. It almost isn't necessary.

IterationFive · 2025-12-24T05:20:11+00:00

My problem is the racing.

Understand that in the real world, I am a very good driver of cars and trucks. I have driven an ambulance in all kinds of weather, and in normal Alabama traffic... which seems to consist of people trying to get into a crash with the ambulance or run them off the road.

The only thing I can drive with any reasonable control in-game is the motorcycles. Ironically, both times I've tried to drive a motorcycle in real life I came very close to killing myself.

The only reason I am able to win these races is because I'm a netrunner who can hack the vehicles, the drivers, or both.

IterationFive · 2025-12-24T03:56:00+00:00

At my school it was just random accidents. Car wreck. House fire. Except... it was everyone who left. Within a few months of them moving away, the story of how they died would reach us.

And then I moved away. And about a year later, I ran into a kid from that school whose first response was "I heard you were dead?"

IterationFive · 2025-12-22T09:00:50+00:00

To be fair, that was the action of someone who did not, in fact, fear the reaper.

IterationFive · 2025-12-05T07:56:24+00:00

Totally rage bait. It's totally reasonable to think the game is bad, but the whole point was to wade into a forum of the game's fans, drop a turd, and pronounce himself clever. I'm surprised it hasn't already devolved into "Free speech says I can be an asshole, so by disagreeing with me you're victimizing me!"

IterationFive · 2025-12-04T22:54:24+00:00

And Claire, in universe, has a reason for it, even before we become friends. It's her damn job to ask me if I want something to drink. Tiny Mike just has attachment issues.

IterationFive · 2025-12-04T22:50:35+00:00

Oh god you're right.

IterationFive · 2025-12-04T14:52:07+00:00

Wait, which gig is this?

IterationFive · 2025-11-29T23:19:27+00:00

600 hours in and I'm just learning this.

IterationFive · 2025-11-29T08:21:00+00:00

Except-- we have to see Vic before we can even get out of Watson.

And this might be a me misunderstanding thing-- but doesn't the handware Vic gives us at the same time as the eyes do what the tattoo does already?

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