DrinkMonkey

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[–] DrinkMonkey 0 points 1 week ago

You can continue using Plex server with Infuse as the front end. In fact I recommend it because it keeps the metadata available for Infuse. If you just point Infuse at an SMB share, the AppleTV will occasionally flush Infuse’s cache and it will have to reload all the metadata like posters. This takes time and is annoying. If you move to Jellyfin as your back end, you can point Infuse at that library too/instead with the same benefits.

[–] DrinkMonkey 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The tariffs are being explicitly selected to avoid harm to Canadian consumers (e.g. on items for which there are available and suitably priced alternatives) and on items which create the most effective political pressure.

[–] DrinkMonkey 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Except without the living wages, public works infrastructure investments, emphasis on education, and tax rates!

[–] DrinkMonkey 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My Model 3 shipped with front facing RADAR, and continued to make use of it until a software update disabled it. That was some time in 2024, I believe. New Teslas (forget when it started) all omit the front facing RADAR and the ultrasonic parking sensors. I believe the Model X still retains some ultrasonic sensors for its “falcon wing” doors to avoid obstructions.

[–] DrinkMonkey 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Not sure about the value of LiDAR, but their inability to integrate ANY multimodal sensors (RADAR or even SONAR parking sensors which are no longer on ANY of their vehicles) points to either an unwillingness/inability to solve the engineering problem of integration, penny pinching, or both. I bought a demo Model 3 in 2019 (it’s a 2018) which has ultrasound sensors (for now? It used to also have RADAR) and as our family has grown a Y would be a much better fit for us. But no chance I’m buying another Tesla.

[–] DrinkMonkey 8 points 3 weeks ago

Charmin instructions unclear. Wiped butt with ~~polar~~ brown bear

[–] DrinkMonkey 79 points 1 month ago

Someone that makes women cover their drinks when they walk in the room

[–] DrinkMonkey 9 points 1 month ago

Given (in our house, anyway) cover songs don’t count, I’m going to make a ruling that as a derivative work, your Wham!-ageddon streak remains safe…for now

[–] DrinkMonkey 7 points 1 month ago

You may want check out Infuse for the AppleTV. I have found it fixed every audio drift and video jitter concern that I’ve ever had with Plex or Jellyfin.

You can point it either directly at an SMB share, or a library hosted on Jellyfin or Plex. The advantage of this is it caches the artwork in the library, not on the AppleTV, because the AppleTV will periodically flush its local cache, leading to long re-fetching times and waiting to watch things.

I have no recommendations for the Chromecast.

[–] DrinkMonkey 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ramesses II and his daughters have entered the chat…

Relevant 30 Rock

[–] DrinkMonkey 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe. I was a kid so probably was given crap equipment anf cheap film and likely didn’t treat it well. But the principle is the same. Having deeper shadows that preserve detail, and brighter highlights that aren’t blown out is what, for me, evokes a more visceral response when watching content, whereas Increasing the number of pixels from 1080p to 4K doesn’t.

[–] DrinkMonkey 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

First, good job on not having a smart TV. They’re truly awful.

I would de-emphasize the actual resolution benefits of 4K. Most of us don’t sit close enough to notice the difference.

For me, it’s about high dynamic range (HDR).

For example, when I was a kid, I was always annoyed by how the photos I took of what I thought was a gorgeous landscape, and then developed the film (yes, I’m an old) it always looked horribly bland and drab.

Watching 4K content on a TV for the first time was like looking at the beautiful landscape again. (It actually was - Netflix’s Marco Polo had the most stunning vistas!)

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