When i try to explain my jellyfin/Arr setup to coworkers that ask "what site do i use to watch shows for free" it just goes right over their head or they stop listening. Even in reductionist terms. If its more work than going to a special website, searching and hitting play, they just aren't interested.
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I'm the opposite
Them: You should check out this show I've been watching, it's great. Do you have Disn-----
Me: I can get anything online. How do you spell the name of the show? Thanks for the rec. If you need help getting anything you aren't subscribed to let me know.
l'pirate bay. it's a french site for classy artsy films
It's on Plex on my Synology ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The Pirate Bay - free streaming service
The Pirate Bay
Its pretty outdated these days
In what way? I use it from time to time to get movies and series. Is there any downside compared to other methods?
Genuine question, I'm not too familiar with the pirate world beyond pirate bay.
It just doesn't have that many files anymore, since not that many people use it. 1337x.to is more popular now
Say it loud and proud: https://hydrahd.com/
This is how we fight back.
There doesn't seem to be any way of saving videos there, am I missing something?
No. Most sites don't offer their own ways to download videos.
If you want to save videos, you can always use a browser addon. I use VideoDownloadHelper for Firefox and it allows me to download any video, even on Linux.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
Yes I'm aware of that, I assumed that a site recommended on here would have that as a main feature otherwise it's not much use for archiving. I already tried yt-dlp and it doesn't seem to be supported.
Thanks for the site, I'd genuinely never heard of this and was looking for something new!
Anytime!
This is a good one.
If someone is unaware of piracy: Tell them.
If someone is aware of piracy and doesn't care: "I don't really know, I just got it off of a torrent site."
If someone is aware of piracy and cares too much for a company they don't work for: You can ignore them.
Do you know of any easily shareable beginner's guides?
I love turning friends onto free media, but I don't always want to walk them through it.
You could share this sublemmy's pinned post, or the megathread it links to:
Thanks so much!
Not really beginner friendly because it doesn't teach you much but the site has a nice list of resources that goes even boyond piracy: https://fmhy.net/beginners-guide
I appreciate it!
I get this almost daily, my whole family and several friends know I'm good at recommending things to them so they always go to me to ask what to watch. I've had to start looking up and writing down where each movie and show is available "normally". I have no issue saying I get everything via other means but whem it became a thing where people started asking "can you also look up where it's available" just because it's not always easy to figure that out and they knew I didn't know and generally find it quicker than them.
It's more difficult in Europe. For example, when South Park: Post Covid released on Paramount+ in the US, there was no legal way to steam it in Germany or Austria AFAIR. And these are not exactly third-world countries.
Sounds like a business model to me. if i didn't pirate everything i'd sign up anyway
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🏴☠️ service
I just respond with a hearty "yeeearghhhh!" and continue the conversation. The coworkers that know get it, the rest think I'm a lunatic.