Hello. I am a single, middle aged man from midwestern United States. Pic is not me.

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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023
  • guyrocket@kbin.socialtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services
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    6 months ago

    Consumers are getting fucked. Media companies will continue to make it worse while trying to improve their bottom line. How long until it is all pay per view at sky high prices that only keep going up?

    I try to own my media in physical form as much as possible. But I don’t think it will be long until physical is not an available format. Or unaffordable, like vinyl is now.

    We should have resisted and stopped the DMCA. We should stop all media being rental only. But we do not resist, we comply. We bend over and get fucked like the sheeple we are.

    Until consumers take control of their government they will continue to take it up the ass from corporations. They count on you to comply.

  • guyrocket@kbin.socialOPtoMetal@lemmy.world•What is a band you like and which of their albums do you like the most? And, if you're feeling analytical, why do you like that album the most?
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    9 months ago

    Scorpions - Humanity: Hour 1

    Listen

    I know many nowadays do not consider the Scorpions to be metal. I disagree, but I’m using older standards. Metal didn’t used to be as heavy, see some of the classic metal bands for examples (Black Sabbath, etc.). Whatever standard you use to measure, this album rocks.

    I love this album because it is a very interesting departure from the norm for the Scorpions. This is a rock opera and has some really great tracks on it. I listen to most of my music in album format, that is, as an album from beginning to end in the order the band put it on the album. I think listening this way is even more important for this album because it tells a story as any good opera should do. I think the best track is the last: Humanity (note: this song is missing from the “Listen” link above). An awesome conclusion to a great opera and dramatic, in true operatic style. You’re Lovin Me to Death is another great song. 321 rocks too.

    This is a hidden gem among much bigger hit albums from a band with decades of experience. I wish they would do another rock opera.

  • guyrocket@kbin.socialtoDeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml•My internal fight over what device to buy
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    1 year ago

    I’m in pretty much the same boat as OP.

    I’m seeing that buying a Pixel and then degoogle-ing it with Graphene OS is the way to go. Before I pull the trigger on that, can anyone point me to a good guide on how and when to load Graphene OS? Do I load it after activation with a carrier? Ok to do this before carrier activation?

    And what functionality do I have with Graphene OS? Only Fdroid as a store? Can I sideload apps?

    I’d really like to hear from some people that have actually done this about what to do and what their experience is with grapheneos. I’m leery of spending hundreds of dollars on a phone that may or may not work as I want.

    I am seriously considering doing this but I’ll buy an iphone if I can’t really understand the pixel/graphene path well enough before dropping the $$.

    Any YT vids about someone doing this?