I don’t want to discuss the incident in detail because it was very traumatic, but long story short, I had a near-drowning incident when I was 12 (technically not a drowning because I survived). I was technically dead for several minutes.
I saw nothing. total blank. I remember flashes of struggling to get to the side of the pool one moment, and flashes of waking up in an ambulance the next. then it cuts out again, and then I woke up in a hospital room with tubes in all my holes (plus some tubes in new holes) and surrounded by my mom and brothers.
I feel bad for the employees who have to clean that mess.
especially because 1) it will be trashed again in 30 minutes, and 2) they get paid crap
at least, in the end, they rid the world of themselves. MAGAts want everyone else dead.
Do us a favor and repost this question on today’s advice/NSQ post, and we’ll continue from there!
[ COMMUNITY UPDATE ] - An update on discussing piracy in this community - 2023-08-20
Since this post was made last week, we've gotten a lot of feedback regarding the new policy, and it's understandable that many of you are unhappy with the restriction. It makes it difficult to discuss how to effectively set up a full Plex server stack which includes a VPN and torrent solution which feed into Sonarr / Radarr / etc. So, after some discussion and thought, we've decided to loosen the rule a litte bit in order to better facilitate such discussions.
Moving forward, discussions regarding how to acquire media will be permitted. Users here who need help setting up and troubleshooting the means and methods of acquiring media - such as installing VPN and torrent client docker containers - may come here for help and users here may feel free to answer openly. Soon, we may feature guides in the sidebar to help facilitate these processes, as the goal here is to help Plex users set up and operate Plex Media Servers.
The line where it becomes unacceptable is where discussion veer into the acquisition of any specific media. Posts or comments asking how to find/acquire specific shows / films / albums and on are not permitted. As stated previously, there are other communities for that. Frankly, they’re better resources for that kind of help anyway.
We hope these loosened restrictions make it easier for users here to have open discussions and make it more clear that we're trying to focus on the purpose of helping Plex users set up, troubleshoot, and maintain their servers.
Rule 4 in the sidebar has been updated to reflect this shift in policy.
We welcome feedback and discussion in the comments below!
Cheers!
-- c/Plex Mod Team
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!
Plex access and reads files like any other app would. If your, say, file browser can see/read the files, Plex can. So, if your encrypted drive is mounted and accessible to the rest of the system, Plex will be able to access it just fine.
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / NSQ Post - 2023-08-20
Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post
This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
Common subjects can include:
- Plex Media Server setup
- System requirements and advice buying components
- Advice choosing the operating system that's right for you
- Getting started with a new operating system (eg. Linux, macOS, etc.)
- Advanced setup and configuration
- Help with PMS add-ons:
- Docker
- VPN advice
- Setup / configuration of the \*arr family of apps (Sonarr, Radarr, etc.)
Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!
Cheers!
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Useful Resources
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
- Troubleshooting Server Connections
- Plex User Forums
I’m still rocking a 2011 iMac for my server a a ghastly 350W. I hate it. it’s slow af, but kills it for my needs, which will hopefully last until I can afford to replace it. it’s been my server for the last 12 years… I ran a - get this - a Pentium 4 4GHz before that as my Plex server!
I’d have loved to go all 4k myself, but I just don’t have the storage capacity for it atm. plus, even with my 4K tv, I just don’t see such a huge difference between 4K and 1080. I have a small apt so I don’t have a huge tv. if I did, I’d notice I more, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s really great that they’re working to get the actors their fair share of those streaming residuals.
Have you seen how little they get from Netflix, et al? It’s horrible!
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Saturday Share-Your-Build Post - 2023-08-19
Weekly Share-Your-Build Post
This is part of a weekly series of Share-Your-Build Post threads for everyone to share their builds, discuss different server solutions, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
Common info to share can include:
- Plex server make/model
- CPU and GPU info
- Storage solution info
- Plex add-on info (Radarr, Sonarr, Docker, etc.)
- other configuration info
Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!
Cheers!
[ COMMUNITY UPDATE ] - Regarding Plexamp Releases - 2023-08-19
We apologize to the community for not including Plexamp releases posts here. It was a simple oversight and not an intentional exclusion. Future Plexamp releases will be posted here.
We will also be adding Plexamp and relevant links to the relevant guides in the sidebar over the next day or so.
Cheers!
-- c/Plex Mod Team
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!
[ RELEASE - PUBLIC ] - New Plex for Android Version Available - 9.29.1
PUBLIC - Version 9.29.1
Platform: Android
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store.
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
Fixes
- Player: a crash could occur when fetching item during playback.
DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):
I remember the summer of ’90 waiting for the conclusion of BoBW seemed like forever!
solidarity to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers, but I’m sad we’ll have to wait so long :(
man, I hope this becomes available somewhere, soon.
I agree with a lot of this. I strongly disliked SNW in the beginning, but it stated to get closer to the TOS “feel”, and that was an improvement. But where they do lots of character work, they do too much, to the point where the stories lack depth. I mean… this is a sci-fi show, but the writers seem to want to make a dramedy set on a starship, and that’s not Trek to me. I want to see the science and tens solving problems together with science! not shooting everything or spending almost the entire episodes between flashbacks and the present, where every. single. thing. is all about working out some personal or interpersonal drama.
out of all of the SNW episodes, maybe 1/4 were actually about exploring space and Trek stuff. the rest are all character drama that’s really exhausting to watch.
S02 found a better balance and helped by making all that drama more “fun”, but the Trek part of the show shouldn’t just be a backdrop or pretext for the characters’ personal drama. I want good sci-fi stories, not convenient setups for will-they-or-won’t-they or having every other episode about dealing with someone’s PTSD. when DS9 did it, they sed a lighter touch so those moments were meaningful. with SNW, it’s everything, and loses meaning.
I agree that this era of Trek is getting overworn, and I’m very ready to focus on another time period with new and different characters. A break will be nice, at last.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers say they're both "gluttons for punishment."
[ RELEASE - PUBLIC ] - New Plex for Android Version Available - 9.29.0
PUBLIC - Version 9.29.0
Platform: Android
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store.
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
New
- Player: favourite button for marking a Live TV channel as a favourite.
Fixes
- Platform: navigation could sometimes stall indefinitely on a bad connection.
- [TV] Ensure review card has a focus indication on all devices.
- [TV] Ensure filmography list items have correct size.
DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):
that would be a really cool trend to start
well, it would be very geeky, but still cool
setting up the whole coin system would create server costs. you can already donate.
thanks, but…. aren’t you glad it doesn’t have that useless crap?
Even Star Trek legend Jonathan Frakes admits the Enterprise finale was a mistake.
We chat with the Emmy Award-winning artist for the release of Titan Books' 'Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page.'
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a breath of fresh air because it balances staying true to classic Trek while taking big risks.
so… how do you like openSuSE after 3 years of fedora?
[ RELEASE - PUBLIC ] - New Plex for Mac, Windows, and Linux Version Available - 1.76.2
PUBLIC - Version 1.76.2
Platform: Mac, Windows, and Linux
New
- Added Cast list to Season and Episode details pages when available
- Discover Together: Allow remove rating activity directly from Profile
- Show header and breadcrumb when viewing hubs from Home
Fixes
- Discover Credits: Fixed blank avatar styling
- Fixed an issue that could cause some users to not be able to remove Friends
- Fixed an issue in the Home Continue Watching list that could cause items to not be displayed by order of activity
- Improved library sharing modal messaging when user has multiple servers
[ COMMUNITY UPDATE ] - A Note on piracy and Lemmy.world's decision to ban piracy communities - 2023-08-14
As you may know, Lemmy.world has decided to ban any communities that deal with the subjects of piracy. Considering that this sub might be considered piracy-adjacent, I'd like to make it clear that discussing the subject directly is not allowed, nor is requesting/offering Plex shares in posts or comments.
This is a community for discussing Plex products, serivices, add-ons, etc. and getting adivce and support or those apps/services. It's not a place to discuss piracy. I understand this is a fine line to walk and requires a certain amount of compartmentalization in our discussions, but it's what keeps our discussions from becoming legally problematic (depending on your jurisdiction) for our instance hosts and keeps our community federated with and visible to as many users as possible!
Thanks, Everyone!
-- The Mod Team
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!
EDIT: it should be noted that discussions that may involve piracy ARE PERMITTED (as it pertains to Plex and its add-ons) in our Matrix community chats (linked above and in the sidebar), as they’re not Lemmy-related and aren’t going to get this community in trouble here. However, all other rules still apply.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds did not use CGI when they brought the Gorn into the mix over the most recent story.
[ RELEASE - PUBLIC ] - New Plex Web Version Available - 4.113.2
PUBLIC - Version 4.113.2
Platform: Plex Web
New
- Added Cast list to Season and Episode details pages when available
- Discover Together: Allow remove rating activity directly from Profile
- Show header and breadcrumb when viewing hubs from Home
Fixes
- Discover Credits: Fixed blank avatar styling
- Fixed an issue that could cause some users to not be able to remove Friends
- Fixed arrows appearing on number inputs in Firefox
- Fixed an issue in the Home Continue Watching list that could cause items to not be displayed by order of activity
- Improved library sharing modal messaging when user has multiple servers
[ COMMUNITY UPDATE ] - New community Icon - 2023-08-13
Hello, Community!
As you may have noticed, I've been trying to find the right community icon for the last few days as could get quite the right one. So I made one that combines the Plex logo with the Lemmy logo.
I think it looks prtty nice, and I hope you like it, too!
Cheers!
-- u/BrooklynMan
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / No Stupid Questions Post - 2023-08-13
Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post
This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
Common subjects can include:
- Plex Media Server setup
- System requirements and advice buying components
- Advice choosing the operating system that's right for you
- Getting started with a new operating system (eg. Linux)
- Advanced setup and configuration
- Help with PMS add-ons:
- Docker
- VPN advice
- Setup / configuration of the \*arr family of apps (Sonarr, Radarr, etc.)
Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!
Cheers!
---
Useful Resources
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
- Troubleshooting Server Connections
- Plex User Forums
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Saturday Share-Your-Build Post - 2023-08-12
Weekly Share-Your-Build Post
This is part of a (semi-)weekly series of Share-Your-Build Post threads for everyone to share their builds, discuss different server solutions, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
Common info to share can include:
- Plex server make/model
- CPU and GPU info
- Storage solution info
- Plex add-on info (Radarr, Sonarr, Docker, etc.)
- other configuration info
Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!
Cheers!
[ RELEASE - PUBLIC ] - New Plex for tvOS (Apple TV) Version Available - 8.23.1
PUBLIC - Version 8.23.1
Platform: tvOS
New
- A crash when launching the app on devices running tvOS 14 and tvOS 15.