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I've never really been a fan of thin technology like this. Even laptops, the hardware needs room to breath. I'd rather have a thicker TV so it can breath. Just like the firetv sticks, those things really heat up.

Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Damn, so now I gotta use reddit less than I use it already?

ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I stopped drinking years ago, even then I just bought my own and maybe shared with friends.

DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Not like kodi. There are channels to watch stuff for free, kinda like Pluto TV. However, I do think you can stream your own content from your PC using kodi, not sure though.

DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Plex and Jellyfin organize your media using metadata and it's pretty much your own Netflix, Hulu type thing.

However, if you get a Plex pass you can stream your media outside of your network to friends and family. Or just yourself when you're out of the house. But your PC would need to stay on, unless you have a NAS bay with the hard drives in it.

Redbox’s disc rentals are over in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I remember being able to rent video games from these. Some days you might see 2 people in line for one of these things.