I was never a fan of the subscriptions model (I have never had a Spotify, Netflix, or any other similar services).
My girlfriend that used to make fun of me is now considering cutting some of those costs.
What is your stance on this?
I had found a Verizon deal for $75 to get a year of STARZ and it gets you a free year of Netflix. So now I have another year of Netflix without much hassle. We were in our way to cancelling as soon as we finished a few shows but no point now.
We’re keeping Disney+ at the moment since it has a pretty nice selection for kids
I’m saving up for a NAS so I can switch back to Plex after a decade away from the high seas.
Mine is sitting in my closet, I might just pull it back out. Hopefully I don’t need to patch any sails, just switch my spending from a subscription to buying DVDs, and then rip them using Handbrake.
If my combined monthly cost for streaming subscriptions exceeds $30 for Disney+ and Netflix, I’ll seriously consider cancelling one or both.
I’ve kicked both to the curb end of July, back to piracy. Fuck 'em with a cactus.
I cancelled all of mine and put that money towards the SAG-AFTRA strike by setting up a monthly donation. I’ve honestly haven’t watched the 4 streaming services I’ve been paying for in many months. And when I do, I marathon a show for like 2 days and then forget they exist. Seems like I’m not going to miss out on much.
I re-upped my NZB membership for the first time in 15 years a couple of nights ago.
Newsgroups binaries, typically on Usenet. Basically there are indexes of binary files posted on newsgroups across a huge distributed network. Typically you would pay an annual membership towards an index to be able to find content. You can run your own index too, but it’ll only cover anything newly posted and it’s worth paying for the historical things of 6+ years ago.
