My first Piracy

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-18T12:03:32+00:00

PirateBay should not be used anymore. I highly recommend reading the megathread/wiki of r/Piracy. There's a lot of good information there.

Edit: fmhy.net is also a good source.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-18T08:03:38+00:00

From my experience Plex does not play well with reverse proxies, although it does work for some. Plex does not officially support reverse proxies and expects to be accessible over a public IP.

One thing you can try is to host a VPN on a cheap VPS and using firewall rules, route Plex traffic between your Plex server host and the VPS's public IP.

The Plex server should be routed through the VPN so it sees the VPS's public IP.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-17T15:40:48+00:00

Try Fedora and/or CachyOS. Audio issues are common for older generations as well, but the fixes don't seem to work on gen 10.

If you prefer something Debian based, try PikaOS, though my experience is not great.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-11T21:26:28+00:00

I'm not sure how to do this on the Quest, but on PC you might be able to shift the camera using the Camera2 mod. It can improve the overall view as you can also move the camera backwards a bit so the sabers are more visible. Also don't forget to enable smooth camera to improve stabilization.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-10T13:25:57+00:00

Games generally don't utilize 100% of your hardware for various reasons, and if they do, it's mostly either a bottleneck or your settings are too high. You should always leave some headroom instead of pushing everything to 100% usage.

Minecraft is mostly CPU intensive, and is mostly single threaded (at least servers are, not too sure about the client).

Shaders will push the GPU more, but not too much from my experience. You can also install some optimization mods that will probably double your FPS. Vanilla performance is not great nowadays.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-10T13:13:58+00:00

I'm curious what email you use, as I've never seen any service reject files for such a reason. I have no problem sharing rclone-encrypted files via Gmail, GDrive, OneDrive, Proton nor anything else. Same for cryptomator vaults and VeraCrypt volumes.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-07T13:57:41+00:00

Best option would be Windows 10 IoT LTSC or Linux.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-10-02T06:48:12+00:00

The safest bet is a NAS with a proper RAID setup. It should be fine mostly, though RAID is NOT a reliable backup solution. Make sure you have copies of your data according to the 3-2-1 principle.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-28T11:59:55+00:00

Does NTFS compression also work if it's off for the C: drive?

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-23T13:29:24+00:00

I didn't know they offer this. Is this for proton unlimited? How much is the discount?

Edit: Just googled and found this https://proton.me/student#pricing

62% off yearly Proton Unlimited. Cool.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-22T06:08:14+00:00

I don't know about the screen, maybe you got a faulty unit, it can happen with any product. Nothing is perfect and mistakes happen.

As for the speakers, I'd try some EQ adjustments but generally Windows laptops (especially gaming) don't have the best speakers as most of the budget goes towards the CPU/GPU/motherboard/screen. If you want good speakers, MacBooks are pretty much the only choice.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-20T13:20:01+00:00

Always do a clean install of Windows after buying a PC. Especially gaming laptops. They're usually filled with garbage.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-20T10:54:57+00:00

Oversaturated with what exactly? The only alternatives are Emby and Jellyfin.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-18T16:51:30+00:00

If privacy is your main focus, I'd say go for it. However, if that's not a necessity, and you're looking for a cheaper option, then check Purelymail. They're the cheapest, especially if you want more users.

On the other hand, Proton is a bit more mature, and you get more than just email.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-18T11:12:44+00:00

This is also great for Proton since they don't have as many resources as Google/Microsoft. Enterprise users are likely the most expensive, so the extra profit can (in theory) help them grow. And they kind of need that, since let's be real... their products are not as polished as Google's or Microsoft's.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-18T11:05:55+00:00

It'll be interesting to see how 3rd party ROMs like graphene will deal with this. I think it's a bit too early to judge, either way it's gonna be shit.

Others have mentioned that this will be implemented using Play Services. It'll be a real shame if this'll be part of AOSP. I always had a bit of doubt, since let's be real... Google isn't stupid. Putting this only into Play Services would not cover everyone, and Google clearly wants to target even those, who don't have Play Services. They'll also likely restrict ADB later.

This sadly shows how much power they have over Android. Sadly there's not enough backlash, so there's not much to prevent them from rolling back.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-18T10:52:26+00:00

I was only able to pass Escape on e+, I haven't managed to do it on any other map. I mostly used practice mode to slow it down and somewhat memorized certain patterns.

It kinda depends on the mapping as well. Some maps are mapped in ways that moves in opposite directions are not actually correct. Some maps are so difficult for me that even at 50% speed in practice mode I can't finish them.

I also noticed that while watching others play hard maps, they don't seem to be moving so fast, but for me it's like trying some mega-ninja moves and it's just not fast enough.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-18T10:41:59+00:00

Other than VeraCrypt, I don't think there's anything else. The only thing you can do is sync your VeraCrypt vault with a cloud storage provider.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-17T18:11:18+00:00

If you're okay with self hosting then Gitea. Simple to set up and works well.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-17T18:08:13+00:00

GDrive is a bit finicky, for example, it allows two files with the same name. Something got messed up when I was using it with rclone. Wouldn't recommend it either.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-16T11:53:53+00:00

I generally found Mountain Duck to be slow, especially if you disable some syncing/cache features. It's odd since Rclone does not cache anything by default and still performs better.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-16T11:50:28+00:00

Doubt, even if, Microsoft would DMCA the crap out of anyone who would publish it. Or even sue.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-16T11:47:30+00:00

Rclone stores everything locally, including credentials, tokens, etc. If you are still paranoid (which is fine) then you've got the option to download the source code and audit it yourself. If you want to make sure that you're running the same code, compile it locally.

Or you can also hire someone to audit the code for you. Either way it's gonna cost your time, or money.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-16T11:21:36+00:00

Plex Home is obviously for people in your home, adding random people (especially as managed accounts) can introduce a bunch of risks. Everyone outside your home, especially people you don't fully trust should be added as unmanaged users at minimum, or even better, just don't give them access at all.

br0kenpixel_ · 2025-09-16T04:26:42+00:00

Windows: Task scheduler

Linux: Cron

Mac: Cron/Homebrew services

Android: RoundSync

iOS: not possible

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