whatever helps you justify paying $120 for software

Does that sound like a lot to you?

Considering the use I got out of it, even if I switch to something else tomorrow, the cost for the lifetime pass was peanuts. I’m sure others making that decision based on the situation today will feel the same in a few years. If Plex seems like the best solution today it’s not going to fall off the cliff before $120 were worth it.

Not like FOSS projects are immune to bad decisions, and then you either fork it yourself or depend on unpaid volunteers to keep the version you like alive. There’s always some risk.

Good luck.

Pretty sure they know better than to trust in the USA alone.

Both of these links are “Ukraine says”.

I wouldn’t stop supporting Ukraine with everything that isn’t bolted down, because accepting any Russian conquests is worse. But let’s not pretend we’ll know the truth before this conflict ends. Or even much later.

To be fair, does it matter if it’s a blue state either way?

It was unnecessarily complex to accommodate their cloud infrastructure setup.

Please elaborate how you needed to “accommodate their cloud infrastructure setup”.

When I set my server up years ago all I did was log in on the web interface. Literally as simple as any other service.

I set Plex up as an inexperienced selfhoster in 2020 and it was easy.

He’s a Russian asset, the question is only whether it’s happening unwittingly. And I think we know how strongly wit can be associated with Trump.

You can also test if multiple monitors is having an effect.

Using sleep mode is a good idea anyways, regardless of idle draw.

These are huge animals and can mess a human up, intentionally or not. Not keeping some separation when dealing with them is inherently risky.