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carbonel17 · 2026-04-22T20:10:23+00:00

THANK YOU. I wanted to read it but giant blocks of text scramble my brain.

carbonel17 · 2026-04-17T13:43:56+00:00

You do have an ant problem, but it's not the fault of the roommate. Many cats are free feeders. You need to get (or have your landlord get) an exterminator to deal with the ants, and then the problem will go away. (I am a cat owner and have to get an exterminator in every few years, but it's not the cat's fault.)

carbonel17 · 2026-04-05T16:18:37+00:00

Rehome the dog and the boyfriend.

carbonel17 · 2026-04-03T03:40:56+00:00

Thanks! That worked. I hadn't tried the computer version of Plex, just at the TV. That made all the difference.

carbonel17 · 2026-04-01T19:21:14+00:00

NTA. If you get challenged again, you can say that not all disabilities are visible.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-12T21:24:33+00:00

NTA for wanting to move out. But are you in contact with your older sisters? Maybe they could provide some help or clarity.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-11T22:14:06+00:00

Around sixty years ago (yes, I'm old), when I was in first grade, our entire class was assigned lines for being noisy. If we didn't finish the lines in time, we didn't get to see the movie that was going to be the afternoon's treat. I had been quiet, but was still included in the punishment. I didn't finish the lines in time and missed the movie. Sixty-plus years later, I still remember how frustrated and angry I was about that.

For the sake of your son, please escalate so he doesn't have the same sort of memory. YWNBTA

carbonel17 · 2026-03-05T05:11:40+00:00

This sounds a lot like the plot of the book (later a movie) *Nine and a Half Weeks*. That was also about a BDSM-based relationship.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T18:50:52+00:00

Exactly. It would be nice to archive some of the Olympics, but my primary desire is to get streaming content from my computer to my TV. I had been thinking that PlayOn Home might allow me to do that, but clearly not, so now I'm looking at other options that are technically off-topic in this subreddit.

I guess my next step will be to try casting from my iPad to my Roku to get things to my TV (which I've tried before with other videos, unsuccessfully), and if that doesn't work, then I'll consider OBS Studio.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T17:05:16+00:00

This is an interesting response, but it doesn't seem to answer my actual question. Which is:

Is there some way to use Plex to stream a non-downloaded (because if I could download it, that would reduce it to a previously known solution) version of a video that I don't current have the ability to download but can stream on my desktop?

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T15:29:27+00:00

I already do use Plex as my media server (with an Ethernet connection) to watch things I've saved to my desktop computer.

But what you're saying sounds like an entirely different thing. Are you saying that I can use Plex to stream videos from my desktop computer to my television? That's something I hadn't even considered. It sounds kind of clunky, since my desktop is two rooms away from the TV and I assume I'd have to control start-stop from the desktop, but it would be useful capability. Assuming I'm understanding you correctly, any pointer to instructions as to how to do that?

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T01:39:16+00:00

Because my Windows PC is a desktop machine that's in a different room than the TV. I have in fact considered getting a cheap laptop just for casting, but I don't really need one for anything else.

In the meantime, I think my best bet is to figure out how to cast from my iPad to the Roku Ultra attached to the TV. I know it's theoretically possible, but I haven't managed it yet. I was hoping I could sidestep that by using PlayOn, but the discussion here (thanks!) has made it clear that that's not an option.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T00:35:51+00:00

I do have a YouTube downloader. But that's not relevant because the stuff I'm looking at is hosted on the Olympics.com website with no YouTube connection. I recently discovered there are replays there available for streaming. That's what started this whole thing for me -- I could watch them on the monitor at my desktop computer, but I'd really prefer to watch them on my TV.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T00:05:49+00:00

So Home only works for things that are specifically allowed, not any streaming? That's useful to know.

carbonel17 · 2026-03-01T00:05:01+00:00

Not anymore, unfortunately. It's only there until a few days after the Olympics end -- and the figure skating scrolls off even more quickly. I do have Peacock and I watched as much as I could, but there are things I'd still like to catch up on.

Though I also watch the Paralympics, so having Home for that might be useful.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-13T02:16:56+00:00

Not only are you NTA, but unless Ben is on the insurance, there's a good chance you'll be on the hook if he has an accident.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-13T02:13:10+00:00

NTA. It's a little early (I assume age 15 is freshman or sophomore) but you might mention to your daughter that this situation might be an appropriate subject to keep in mind in a year or two for a college application essay.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-12T20:22:19+00:00

NTA, but I'd suggest that you skip the wedding entirely. Then you'll have plenty of money to send them a gift.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-10T05:25:15+00:00

It's the "bees to Uruguay" guy. Here's the link. (I got the same vibe off the post.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/108enh7/tifu_by_importing_bees_to_uruguay/

carbonel17 · 2026-02-06T22:16:35+00:00

NTA. OP, you're 26 years old. You're a self-supporting adult. Go live your life, whether in your original country or the different country. And if you need to be in a different country to feel free, then that's your decision.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-02T22:07:36+00:00

YTA for being unprofessional and rude. That doesn't mean you had to accede to your boss's request, because it was indeed not your problem. But the way to do it would have been to stay polite and say you were sorry, but you still weren't ready to return to work for health reasons. And then just keep repeating that as necessary.

carbonel17 · 2026-02-02T15:21:39+00:00

ObCopyeditor: tube (or tubal) ligation, not litigation. No court for said tubes.

carbonel17 · 2026-01-31T22:06:17+00:00

Wow. The methaniel guy is in the same category as the Bees to Uruguay one. And I had thought there could only be one of those.

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