[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Because Darktable is that kind of open-source app that’s designed in an incomprehensible way and is almost unusable. And, because anytime I can pirate from Adobe, I’m gonna do it 👍

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

No worries there. I don’t even need the new one as long as it supports my camera.

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Is this as much of a pain in the ass as I remember? Do I still need to patch the download and then block Adobe in my hosts file, or has the process changed?

The last time I tried to do this, I actually found zero torrents that worked. All of them gave you keys that had long since been banned by Adobe. I'm on Mac if it matters.

Anyone in here know anything about this? I posted this morning, but that vanished. Odd.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

I’m always curious why people do this. Music is the one item where it’s easier to just sub to something like Apple Music… literally $110/yr for all the music that exists. They gave us the solution we asked for and it’s super-cheap.

I pirate the shit out of movies and tv since those guys are gouging me, but musicians barely get by in the streaming era.

Hopefully this triggers nobody. I’m making no judgements.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

I thought I wasn’t gonna give a shit about this, but it was quite enjoyable. Too bad, so sad! Looks like that guy’s discord is now well known for the wrong reasons…

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Yup. I get that they need to monetize the site so they can keep it open, but it seems like when you’re writing for an audience of pirates, those guys are all gonna have ad blockers anyway.

I’m not about to drop them since nobody else does what they do, but that shit is painful.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it’s SEO-style writing. A pox on humanity.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Goddamn, I’ve been reading Torrentfreak for years and even have them in my RSS. They’re irreplaceable.

I just wish I could send their writer/writers back to school. So. Painful. To read. Twice as long as needed, every article.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago

Can you explain? How am I getting those? On which apps?

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 months ago

Can we have context? Are new Samsung TVs doing something with ads in their built-in apps?

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

It's just shitposting, he doesn't understand how VPNs work or that it's not hard at all to use them on Apple. He wants that sweet dopamine from the "me too" posts.

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv

Thanks! Do you know if all those are non-commercial TV? If I'm looking for certain commercial channels, how can I know?

[-] Algernon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

That's not on the menu. The only question is if it's expected that I wouldn't be able to use a VPN with IPTV or if it's just these guys.

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Hey all, please don't even think of replying here with suggestions for actual IPTV providers, just DM me if you're willing to make a suggestion. Otherwise, let me know if the below situation is normal.

Long story short, I'm new to IPTV and looking for one that does US sports. I just got semi-scammed (at least, misrepresented) by a provider I found on one of the forums.

I spent most of my trial period struggling to get a VPN to work (and thought I did). Then I paid for six months, which was dumb as shit.

I picked up PIA to replace Mullvad, since that one has an Apple TV client and I'm Mac/iOS/tvOS. That broke IPTV on all devices. And why? Because these guys block VPNs due to "other IPTV provider want to steal our streams from their servers" broken English BS excuse that I can't even make sense of. What does one thing have to do with the other?

They want me to use their VPN, which is based on either Outline or Surfboard (the second doesn't even have a website). On Mac, that would mean using Tunnelblick to run their custom config file. The best part is:

In the chat, I asked what I should do on Apple TV. That's when they ghosted, since they have my money now. And then came back to say "Oh, actually we DO allow VPNs, it's your ISP that's blocking them."

So how come I can go anywhere and do anything on PIA, except use IPTV?

I'd love to know if that situation is abnormal. Am I right that streaming a bunch of IPTV using some rando's config file (or in the clear) is batshit? This is all on the high seas so I gotta use a VPN, right? Am I just misunderstanding the technical issue due to the language barrier?

Experienced IPTV sailor perspectives welcome 🏴‍☠️

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Hey all! First post over here, though I go back a decade plus on ~~reddit~~. I'm wondering if there are any dbzer0-friendly Mastodon servers, particularly ones related to what we're talking about in here.

Overall I want a server that's anarchist-friendly, NSFW without supporting the illegal stuff, and not likely to up and vanish tomorrow.

It'd be nice if everyone had not defederated with it too, just like how dbzer0 is fine with all the Lemmy servers I need.

The Mastodon community on Lemmy is my next stop, but I'll happily check out any recommendations from you guys.

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