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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Does anyone think Netflix has got another year or two at most? They can probably cruise on momentum for a while, but they're definitely shaky, cancelling and burying their good and experimental shows and greenlighting the kind of dreck that got people to cut the cords in the first place. With the re-fragmentation of streaming services, it's never been a better time to just go back to piracy.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Does anyone think Netflix has got another year or two at most? Unless a lot of those other streaming services actually launch outside the US, Netflix is going to be fine.
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:Unless a lot of those other streaming services actually launch outside the US, Netflix is going to be fine. I know Disney+ is planning to open up in Australia, but other than that Netflix is the only one that isn't a local player (with bad UI and no real logic or consistency to what they actually get). I think the main benefit of a Netflix subscription is actually the one thing they really don't want to say people can do; because they're the only streaming service that really manages to have a worldwide presence, if you've got a VPN then you've got a huge library you can tap into. Chances are pretty good that, if there's something worth watching, Netflix is the provider for it somewhere in the world.
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Nov 3, 2019 12:37
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:Unless a lot of those other streaming services actually launch outside the US, Netflix is going to be fine. Yeah, I was also going to say this. In northern Europe, Hulu does not work at all, HBO Nordic, Viaplay and CMore has stupidly small libraries, Amazon Prime was impossible to get until like year ago etc. Netflix has heavily down-toned library available but at least that can be bypassed with VPN and such since the account is global. Also, Netflix is currently the only one which works reliably without any stupid "watch now or lose it forever"-gimmicks and does not just "disappear" the content the second some broadcasting company purchases the TV rights for the region.
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Nov 3, 2019 12:42
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Does anyone think Netflix has got another year or two at most?
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Disney hasn't said poo poo about when Disney+ is launching in the UK, probably because they're waiting for their contract with Sky or whoever has the right to stream Disney stuff over here to run out. I'm considering using a VPN to sign-up, but when I tried that with DC Universe to watch Doom Patrol (which nobody over here has picked up, as far as I know) it just wouldn't let me log in. Kept erroring out. Probably end up pirating The Mandalorian
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Nov 3, 2019 13:45
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Splicer posted:"The thing" is being able to watch what you want when you want without signing up to fifty different streaming services to do so. So "The thing" at the moment is a Netflix plus piracy combo. If Netflix goes it'll just be straight piracy. And we already had that. Yeah I understand why these companies want in on the streaming money. But the reason cord cutting blew up in the legal way it did was you could have Netflix and Hulu and be set for media. But now that everyone is pulling their poo poo to try and force the streaming money to go directly to them rather than just get a cut it's swinging back towards piracy as the easier option. And in 2019 it's even easier to pirate now than the early 00s
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Nov 3, 2019 14:21
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Dam talk: dams on Canada's west coast are being blamed for the decline of the local killer whale population, salmon aren't able to reach spawning grounds so their numbers are really low, and the Pacific Northwest orcas only eat salmon. They're all malnourished and starving and most pregnancies are ending in miscarriages as a result. Unless they're able to eat again, they're going to die out.
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Nov 3, 2019 14:24
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Splicer posted:"The thing" is being able to watch what you want when you want without signing up to fifty different streaming services to do so. So "The thing" at the moment is There hasn't been a good reason not to pirate all your TV and movies for, like, twenty years now.
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Nov 3, 2019 14:46
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Phanatic posted:There's Del Tacos in Phoenix, which is inexplicable to me.  They started the chain in California.
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Nov 3, 2019 15:55
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Tiggum posted:There hasn't been a good reason not to pirate all your TV and movies for, like, twenty years now. When everything was on netflix is was easier than looking for a legit torrent.
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Nov 3, 2019 16:34
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PirateDentist posted:
So did Taco Bell. It's still just as weird as having Subways in Philly.
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Nov 3, 2019 16:35
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Volcott posted:When everything was on netflix is was easier than looking for a legit torrent. And honestly with streaming around no one's really worked to make a better pirate framework than bittorrents.
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Nov 3, 2019 16:40
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Volcott posted:When everything was on netflix is was easier than looking for a legit torrent. It still is.
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Nov 3, 2019 21:06
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flatluigi posted:that place i've never heard of has a whole 60 locations according to wikipedia so I don't know if they count as a 'major fast food chain' Does 900 locations count because Zaxbys has crinkle fries and theyre good as hell Their chicken is also better than CFA's and they don't support hate groups as far as I know but if they do don't tell me i love zaxbys Joey Freshwater has a new favorite as of 16:38 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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Nov 4, 2019 16:35
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FilthyImp posted:Torrent sites are more fragmented now so it's harder to get a PirateBay to just grab your poo poo. Bittorrent is no longer necessary. Bandwidth has gotten cheap enough that direct-download sites can be profitable with banner ads.
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Nov 4, 2019 20:52
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Sex Hobbit posted:Hell, let's expand it to the whole upper Midwest: I've been to in n out, shake shack and Culver's, and Culver's is easily the best of these places
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Nov 4, 2019 21:13
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Headed to Australia for a week, gonna get myself some of those delicious Aussie KFC fries: Will document the experience, try and get to Red Rooter and try theirs (maybe Oporto/Ogalo also), and then head back to Milwaukee next week and compare notes against Culvers/Popeye's etc and the sad sack of depressing poo poo that KFC calls "fries" in the US.
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Nov 4, 2019 21:48
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Oporto is garbage. I can't remember what the chips are like at Nandos but the chicken is pretty drat good.
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Nov 4, 2019 22:39
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Memento posted:Oporto is garbage. Had Nando's fries in Chicago a few weeks back, were pretty drat good with their seasoning. I was always more impressed with the Ogalo burgers over the Oporto ones, but I don't remember much about either of their fries/chips.
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Nov 4, 2019 23:54
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I haven't torrented anything since whatcd chomped it and katcr got all shady. Now it's all about invite only forums where people put poo poo up on Mega. I know a guy who still somehow gets all his movies etc from usenet and swears it's better than any of the other options out there
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Nov 5, 2019 06:26
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Nov 5, 2019 06:28
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sarcastx posted:Headed to Australia for a week, gonna get myself some of those delicious Aussie KFC fries: Looking at that packaging without context I thought they were breaded with cricket powder.
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Nov 5, 2019 06:35
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less than three posted:Looking at that packaging without context I thought they were breaded with cricket powder. You must be thinking of New Zealand.
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Nov 5, 2019 06:55
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They mean this https://twitter.com/BugMeNutrition/status/1100249345792851969
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less than three posted:Looking at that packaging without context I thought they were breaded with cricket powder. This reminds me. Most of you folks don't have chicken salt. If you're a fan at all of salty treats, look up a recipe and make some, or get a well reviewed one from Amazon. It's amazing on hot chips.
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sarcastx posted:Headed to Australia for a week, gonna get myself some of those delicious Aussie KFC fries: Prioritise Schnitz, imo. Their chips are pretty fantastic.
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Nov 5, 2019 10:08
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Oh hell yes seconding Schnitz. They're like half way between chips and wedges.
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Nov 5, 2019 10:22
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This is gonna be one of those things I'll have to get my kid (in planning) acclimated to, but I just can't handle even thinking about eating it.
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Beachcomber posted:This is gonna be one of those things I'll have to get my kid (in planning) acclimated to, but I just can't handle even thinking about eating it. It's going to be completely down to marketing:  E: once you've eaten a value-brand chicken nugget, I think you've already crossed a line in your standards . Shut up Meg has a new favorite as of 11:28 on Nov 5, 2019 |
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Nov 5, 2019 11:21
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Beachcomber posted:This is gonna be one of those things I'll have to get my kid (in planning) acclimated to, but I just can't handle even thinking about eating it. There are perfectly good protein sources for a vegetarian diet. If you eat bugs, it’s because you want to.
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Platystemon posted:There are perfectly good protein sources for a vegetarian diet. They can also be used in cookies, for example if you drunkenly order cricket powder and need to figure out something to do with it when it arrives (and you've sobered up). Cricket powder snickerdoodles just taste a little nuttier, although the texture was a little gritty.
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How the hell does Taco Bell of all places make such a drat good fast food breakfast?
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Nov 5, 2019 17:08
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ratbert90 posted:How the hell does Taco Bell of all places make such a drat good fast food breakfast? They spent decades perfecting burrito technology.
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https://mashable.com/article/facebook-video-selfies-fight-fake-accounts/ Facebook could use video selfies to fight fake accounts "The social network is testing a video-based verification system that asks users to record short videos clips of their face in order to "confirm your identity and check that you're a real person," according to newly surfaced screenshots. According to screenshots posted by Wong, the feature prompts users to create a short video selfie, showing the each side of your face, in order to "check that you're a real person." Though Wong speculates the feature uses facial recognition, it's not clear if the feature is actually identifying faces or merely confirming that it is, in fact, a real human in front of the camera." I can't imagine too many people would agree to do this. I don't know what would be a better answer to combat fake accounts, but this seems like a crappy idea.
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ratbert90 posted:How the hell does Taco Bell of all places make such a drat good fast food breakfast? The breakfast crunchwrap is the pinnacle of the fast food breakfast arms race. It's their moon landing.
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cinni posted:I can't imagine too many people would agree to do this. I don't know what would be a better answer to combat fake accounts, but this seems like a crappy idea. Also seems like something a halfway decent head render could defeat unless their poo poo is really super high-tech.
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Nov 6, 2019 03:19
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Zuck just wants better face data.
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Nov 6, 2019 03:28
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PhazonLink posted:Zuck just wants better face data. It’s this. Stop. Using. Facebook.
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All you guys freaking out about the government getting your face will be real surprised when you learn about IDs.
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