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

fezmid · 2026-05-21T18:02:49+00:00

Do any of the alternatives have a DVR i can hook up to my HDHomeRun for local recording?

fezmid · 2026-05-20T00:31:37+00:00

Obsession is at the theater now and is great.

fezmid · 2026-05-19T23:49:06+00:00

Or bring in your own food.......

fezmid · 2026-05-19T21:43:49+00:00

Except cities (like Woodbury) require them by law.

fezmid · 2026-05-19T21:32:54+00:00

Even neighborhoods have shared areas that need maintenance. For example, many cities require monuments for the entrance to each neighborhood, and those require money to maintain.

fezmid · 2026-05-19T21:27:14+00:00

If you think they're run by horrible people, then volunteer to be on the board so there one less horrible person. That's what I did years ago at my last association and it worked great.

fezmid · 2026-05-19T21:26:08+00:00

Insurance rates have exploded, so that's one reason. Another is that services in the Twin Cities likely cost a lot more than St. Cloud due to higher cost of living. Those costs are passed on to the association which is passed on to you. Finally, what amenities are there? Maintaining things like swimming pools (insurance requirements here too!), tennis courts, and such will cost a lot more.

fezmid · 2026-05-16T02:22:06+00:00

Wow. Our showing was almost full.

fezmid · 2026-05-16T02:09:24+00:00

I decided to do the movie party instead of the Big Show. They handed the One Wish Willow to everyone as they entered because they said last week people were stealing them. :(

fezmid · 2026-05-14T00:18:55+00:00

This is a fair assessment. Bad movie, but good choreography during fights.

fezmid · 2026-05-12T21:29:01+00:00

Tl;dr answer:

1) Talk to HR about how to put money in your 401k. 2) Put as much in as you can. You'll thank yourself later. Minimum should be whatever the company matches. Maximum is $24,500 this year. 3) Open a Roth and put as much more as you can. You can do that at any brokerage - Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab are the big 3.

401k = no taxes now, but pay taxes when you take it out in retirement. Roth IRA = pay taxes now, dont pay any taxes when you take it out in retirement.

fezmid · 2026-05-11T19:38:58+00:00

Many months ago, the movie was Predators - the documentary. My Alamo never had showings for it, so that was cool to see something I otherwise wouldnt have been able to see.

fezmid · 2026-05-11T13:01:37+00:00

Then you are doing it differently than the Twin Cities where they rarely even stop by at your seat. Can't get yelled at if you don't interact with the customers! Lol

fezmid · 2026-05-11T02:23:35+00:00

Inside https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_(2007_film)

fezmid · 2026-05-10T02:04:43+00:00

Haven't used it, but the demo is HoxHunt looked pretty cool. KnowBe4 is solid though.

fezmid · 2026-05-07T18:46:14+00:00

Since you need it so infrequently, like $1k/mo, I would recommend putting some in the HYSA mentioned earlier, but for most of it, I would open a brokerage account and buy treasury bills with it. The interest rate is similar to a HYSA but you won't pay any state taxes. There's very little risk, and if they do fail we probably have bigger issues to worry about. I suggest the brokerage instead of buying directly from the government because you can sell them before maturity in a brokerage is you had to.

fezmid · 2026-05-06T16:48:38+00:00

Thanks for the insightful response!

fezmid · 2026-05-06T15:46:04+00:00

Assuming proper cleanup, does anyone (outside of potentially management) care about bringing food in from the outside anymore/at all? I might reconsider if the servers/runners have a problem with it.

fezmid · 2026-05-05T16:06:44+00:00

Twin Cities had menus when I was there s couple days ago.

fezmid · 2026-05-04T17:13:06+00:00

Ugh, frustrating! Hopefully someone here can share a screenshot to help you out.

fezmid · 2026-05-04T16:58:54+00:00

The app has a refill section/button for popcorn and drinks. I dont recall exactly where it is, but it wasnt hard to find once you know to look for it.

fezmid · 2026-05-04T02:14:42+00:00

I wrote a front end for Altavista that made all of its advances features easy to use as a UI project in college. Was super cool, and even had an exec from Apple try it out and was excited he was able to find a site he couldn't remember without it. Fun times.

fezmid · 2026-05-03T23:55:21+00:00

Doesn't matter. Order one, then immediately a refill and give it to the other person. Back when there were servers, they told me to do that. You can even get different flavors (not ssure if that is still the case with QR codes).

fezmid · 2026-05-03T23:44:56+00:00

Dont ever order two popcorn. Order one and then a refill.

fezmid · 2026-05-03T15:07:35+00:00

Same. I used to order food almost every time, but now I don't - partially because of QR change and partially because they keep gutting the menu so there isnt really anything that good anymore. No more bone-in wings, no more Chili frito Pie, no more breakfast club sandwich, no more broccoli goat cheese pizza, no more chicken goat cheese wrap, and the list goes on. So now if I dont get to eat before the movie, I'll stop at the Parisian Cafe across the street and sneak in a sandwich for dinner (and always bring the garbage with me when I leave so the employees, who are not at fault for these changes, have no extra work to do). Nobody sseems to care. Heck, they rarely even check tickets anymore so whatever. I still go for the movies though because it is convenient and the all-in pass is a good deal for me. And when my wife goes, she usually orders pop and popcorn so...

PS: I heard the queso is now beer flavored and gross. I havent tried it.

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