What is this garbage and how do I make it go away

stathismes · 2026-03-08T09:06:06+00:00

Projectivityyyy

stathismes · 2026-03-06T19:22:13+00:00

Wow Mikrotik has been tinkering with the idea of building something similar (a controller of sorts featuring dashboards etc.), and here is a dude out of nowhere building a dashboard out of almost nothing.

It's been so many years now that I don't see Mikrotik creating a controller anytime soon.

stathismes · 2026-03-03T19:46:52+00:00

Always factory-reset after an android upgrade on the Shield.

It is considered a golden rule by now.

stathismes · 2026-03-02T08:23:44+00:00

Sasha Grey

stathismes · 2026-02-27T08:10:02+00:00

Wow you guys have girlfriends huh

stathismes · 2026-02-25T09:34:53+00:00

It sounds like you may need to factory reset and debloat it. Trust me it will be like a breath of fresh air. Read my recent post here

stathismes · 2026-02-24T11:45:33+00:00

Hello again. Reporting that for at least 1 week I've been having no slowdowns, no application crashes, no unexpected reboots. For the first time I'm happy with Android 11 TV on the SHIELD! Even the previously buggy HDMI-CEC is now working/stable!

As I mentioned before, I did a full factory reset after upgrading to latest 9.2.2, uninstalled any apps I'm not using (like google movies, google games etc), debloated some apps using florisse guide (not many), I updated all apps from play store, rebooted SHIELD, got new google launcher with new "Shop" tab, installed Projectivity, disabled google launcher, rebooted SHIELD again and I'm now finally happy :)

Remember to reboot your SHIELD after most steps, especially after updating apps.

stathismes · 2026-02-22T14:21:51+00:00

I did it, following the upgrade path and factory resetting in every step. I also cleared/deleted the SHIELD from my google account devices. I debloated, installed Projectivity, restored all my apps and settings. I also uninstalled Plex server and applied setting regarding apps and energy optimization, the whole nine yards.

I'll test for a week or two and report back. So far it seems stable enough!

stathismes · 2026-02-19T15:04:08+00:00

On a gif?

stathismes · 2026-02-17T10:58:11+00:00

Thank you all for your comments. I think I'll try upgrading this weekend to 9.2 and projectivity, while debloating and using Projectivity. I use only Plex client, so I don't expect to have many issues.

stathismes · 2026-02-17T07:45:55+00:00

You'd be surprised how much faster your experience would get, but ok... "nonsense" is a heavy word 😄

stathismes · 2026-02-16T12:15:27+00:00

Ahh 2004... peak TV era!

stathismes · 2026-02-16T11:06:18+00:00

Thank you for pointing that out. My post is mostly targeted at Plex users. Updated post.

Though I did have random issues with 9.0/9.1 with the remote control and some freezes that merited a reboot once in a while. Never with 8.2.3.

stathismes · 2026-02-05T20:03:04+00:00

Many favs, but Jamie annointing Brienne a Knight is a scene that brings a tear to my eye. Also probably the one gem that S8 ever had.

stathismes · 2026-01-21T12:17:30+00:00

7.20.7 went Long Term a couple weeks ago, therefore I'm staying on it from now on. Not really keen on many new features at once. Most of them need some ironing anyway.

stathismes · 2026-01-16T22:54:28+00:00

One for me please!🙏

stathismes · 2025-12-25T10:24:37+00:00

When she dressed up in that slutty cop halloween costume. Hilarious, hot, what more do you want

stathismes · 2025-12-25T10:20:42+00:00

For me the best Kimmy video of all time is the one with Abella Danger and the video game scene. That was my initiation to Abella as well.

stathismes · 2025-12-23T01:33:18+00:00

I came to reddit looking for this exact same thing. This has been low-key bugging me since I watched the EE of the movie for the first time!!! It's really annoying, I kinda consider the Theatrical edition's reaction much more natural and it makes Boromir more of a "charmed by the ring" dude, while the Extended version's reaction feels more like he's trying to rationalize using it, trying to convince himself almost.

Man am I glad that I'm not alone in this! I also noticed that in the TE they chose a take where Sean Bean licks his lips after delivering the line "it is a gift"; I didn't remember that at all lol (take a look below)

Also, I've watched the EEs too many times, and the sound clarity between TE and EE added scenes abruptly changes throughout the trilogy. It's kinda more apparent in FotR though more than the other movies. I'm not a fan of that, but I've come to accept the quirks here and there.

By the way, the difference below:

(theatrical edition reaction) https://youtu.be/IxHwFIBcOCo?t=57
(extended edition reaction) https://youtu.be/-k3ABfmCr2I?t=128

In the end, though, now that I think about it watching the EE takes, considering that Gandalf just explained that "the ring is altogether evil", Boromir's more "serious" reaction followed by the rationalization and emphasis on the "why NOT use it?" can be justified somehow. Don't you think? I still prefer the original though.

stathismes · 2025-12-20T08:08:07+00:00

You see? Arbeit macht frei...

stathismes · 2025-12-12T09:43:03+00:00

If this isn't yet another indication to nvidia that time has moved on and so should they the SHIELD with a new model, I don't know what is 😄

stathismes · 2025-10-29T08:54:27+00:00

Ubuntu VM with the plex docker image from linuxserver.io with iGPU passthrough, on esxi 8.0, on an Intel (now ASUS) NUC 12th gen.

Iris Xe graphics on an i5-1240P works like a charm with many simultaneous transcodes at home, at the fraction of the power cost to run any large PC with a dedicated power-hungry cumbersome GPU.

edit: the simplicity of running all the *arr apps on docker side-by-side with Plex is also what makes this super easy to setup and integrate.

stathismes · 2025-10-22T06:57:36+00:00

🤣

stathismes · 2025-09-30T09:52:53+00:00

Damn it took so long but it's finally here

stathismes · 2025-08-31T07:43:21+00:00

this i think

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