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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Just give them a usb of the show for Christ's sake! Sneaker net that shit. Which show btw?

[–] Xyre@lemmus.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I tried that once. They never watched the show and didn't give back the USB. 🙁

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

USBs nowadays are a dime a dozen basically for 16GB sticks

They can literally be bought in 10 packs for less than $30.

If they don't give one back nowadays so be it.

Back in the day it was a terrible loss though

[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t that too risky though? That can be an evidence when argued in the court

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

If your coworkers are the level of douche bag that they might take you to court, then probably don't even talk about your favorite show with them

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yes that is what I was referencing

[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh.... well then you spelled your made up parody word wrong :/

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I did not, it was a dual-reference.

[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh, ok. Whats the other reference too?

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

Great, now I'll never not notice how many brand names are baby sounds

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

On the open meadows of the freeinternet,
where the gentle breeze touches all equally,
where the people are friends,
and the money is spent on FOSS devs & smol gaming studios.

[–] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] abracaDavid@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] abracaDavid@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

I appreciate it!

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

fmhy.pages.dev/beginners-guide/

fmhy.net also hosts the same guides I believe

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 1 points 4 months ago

You could share this sublemmy's pinned post, or the megathread it links to:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/10901

https://rentry.co/megathread

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you can't proudly say your pirating sure you need to find a new friend group

[–] dimjim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well they said "co-worker", I can understand not divulging that in a workplace.

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Eh fuck it, what are they going to do, call the FBI on me? Employer certainly doesn't care.

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Highly dependent on workplace. Many with govt contracts could feel an obligation to punish this.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

My employer is the government

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

I just respond with a hearty "yeeearghhhh!" and continue the conversation. The coworkers that know get it, the rest think I'm a lunatic.

[–] spaceaape@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] Muscar@discuss.online 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] simon574@feddit.de 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sounds like a business model to me. if i didn't pirate everything i'd sign up anyway

[–] laserjet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Say it loud and proud: https://hydrahd.com/

This is how we fight back.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Pirate Bay - free streaming service

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Pirate Bay

Its pretty outdated these days

[–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

It just doesn't have that many files anymore, since not that many people use it. 1337x.to is more popular now

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

I just honestly answer that I don't know.

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago