It's too bad Jellyfin and Emby are such broken and roughshod competitors. They're also unusable, mainly because they're barebones skeletons with only the most basic functions and don't even run well
Have you actually tried them, especially recently? I run my server with Emby, and have had absolutely no problems at all. Not only does everything work reliably and as expected, I've also been able to share my server with multiple family members that are barely able to use a smart TV. I tell them to install the app and what to type for the server information, and then it's like using any other streaming service for them from there.
I'm curious what features you think Emby is lacking that are necessary, or what aspects of it haven't run well for you. I know Plex has additional features that are unrelated to serving video media (like the game streaming add-on), but I wasn't under the impression it has much in the way of media features that Emby lacks.
HDR works perfectly in Emby, even tone mapping when transcoding (it was added in a recent-ish update). You'll want a server that can hardware transcode if you're not direct playing 4k HDR though.
At least it's 95 or 97 octane I suppose
RON vs AKI octane ratings. Octane numbers appear higher in the UK than they are in the US because of the different rating methods, but the gas itself is the same.
If you mean the bang notation, they work the same way in Brave search. For example, !g will take you to Google in both search engines.
It's not the funniest joke, but I picked that specific comic for 2005 because it shows how much Sinfest has changed when discussing political issues. In 2005, political topics are the setup for a joke without any serious meaning or connotation. In 2015, those topics are the main purpose of the strip, conveyed seriously with comedy as an afterthought.
Sinfest became a slow-motion tranwreck over the years, it was amazing to watch someone change so drastically. For example, compare 2005 Sinfest to 2015 Sinfest.
Boris Johnson is about as tall as 25 Big Macs.
They're lying that it's the same for both sexes. In reality, an increasing percentage of women are sexually active, but at the same time, the percentage of men is decreasing. Adult virginity might be increasing overall, but it's heavily skewed when you compare rates between men and women.
Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative
They're a non-profit, and not law enforcement or a government agency.
That's an interesting story actually, and tells more about the regulatory environment in the US than it does about pharma companies.
In short, a very rare adverse event was observed in clinical trials, but it lacked the statistical relevance to justify an inclusion in the label. J&J suggested including it during draft labeling discussions with the FDA, but FDA said it should not be included. J&J was later sued over the deaths, and a judge determined that J&J was at fault because they knew there was some chance of these events occurring. That a different government body told them not to do it didn't absolve them of any liability, even though the drug would have never made it to market if J&J didn't do what FDA wanted.
COVID vaccines are no different. Even though the pharma companies involved aren't exactly moral, their profit motivations are simple and expected. But the other half of responsible parties include government agencies like FDA, who exist solely to protect the consumer, while also being entirely funded by the taxpayer. They have utterly failed at their one job, and we'd never be in this situation to start with if they had done what we pay them to do.
and how likely they are to get tested
If you visit the site directly, you can toggle over to "proportion of tests" data. For the current April 12th to 18th timeframe on the site, the "not vaccinated" group actually makes up the largest percentage of total tests (26.8%), and also the lowest positivity rate (currently 9.6%).
Googles and Skypes, bad types.
There's no rise in cases
Philadelphia is using the insane standard of a 50% increase in cases over the previous 10 days. So even going from 2 cases to 3 cases would be sufficient to trigger masks under their current "data-driven" guidelines.
I fully expected this to be satire, but I guess not in today's world.
It's really sad what has happened to Elite Dangerous over the last few years. It had so much potential, but Frontier has squandered it at every turn. The game has so many abandoned features, tons of unused content, and what does exist offers infamously "mile wide, inch deep" gameplay.
Odyssey was really the final nail in the coffin. Half-baked FPS gameplay, horrific performance, tons of bugs, and it broke the few good existing features and game loops people enjoyed. Even today, Frontier still hasn't fixed everything they broke, not even including the console mess. They deserve to fail at this point, although that still doesn't make the flop this game has become hurt any less for longtime fans of the series.
Have you heard the "Ghost of Kiev" shit?
Look how fake it is: https://twitter.com/sopbeen/status/1497214226485719045
The sudden loss of legacy extensions a few updates ago, combined with the recent dev and forum drama, was enough to make me doubt the future of Pale Moon. The number of incompatible websites has also grown significantly as of late, and even though that's mostly Google's fault, I can't avoid the need for a functional browser.
I'm running both Pale Moon and Brave on multiple computers, having recently started moving away from Pale Moon as my primary browser.
No issues or lag observed yet, including when middle-clicking to open a new tab (zero delay opening the tab). This is on both Windows 10 and 11, with the same amount of RAM as you, but using mobile Ryzen chips. I haven't tested the latest release on my i9 desktop yet.
Have you tried running the same new tab tests using a clean profile?
It's a bit of work, but your experience is why I set up my own in-home streaming service. I use Emby, but you can also look at Plex or Jellyfin. It's easy for my wife to use, has no commercials at all, and I can control what shows and movies are added to the library.
It works well for both of us. We don't have cable because my wife can still watch what she wants to, and I don't need to worry about horrible commercials or woke modern media.
Even the return policy is a joke. The last item I ordered from Amazon (before I dropped them forever) actually shipped from China. The item I received wasn't what I ordered, so I filed for a return. Despite trying to escalate the case, Amazon wouldn't provide a prepaid label for this seller, and the return shipping cost more than the item itself.
Just put it in a fucking museum, or a warehouse, or something, for fuck’s sake!
Multiple heritage groups made offers to buy the statue for storage or preservation, but all offers were declined. They WANT to destroy it in the most offensive way possible.
The situation is even worse than recent articles suggest; the airline industry is facing a perfect storm of serious issues.
There are actually fewer flights today than there were pre-COVID, even though overall demand is higher. More people chasing fewer seats has driven prices through the roof, with some economy tickets now costing more than first-class tickets from 2019.
Recent bookings, and especially international bookings, have accelerated dramatically. Despite contrary claims from the current administration, it turns out there really was a massive number of people waiting for the COVID test rule to go away before booking their vacations. And many of them want to take their international vacation before the end of the year.
Staffing shortages have hit every portion of the industry. Although pilots are the obvious mention (particularly due to vaccine rules and lost hours in 2020), ground crew members are also in short supply. Some airlines have had to get innovative with their hiring practices, such as creating new apprentice programs to train mechanics. Many physical airline jobs skew towards older generations and face losing waves of employees to retirement over the next decade.
Lastly, fuel prices have added another increase to already skyrocketing prices. Flights today are 50% more expensive than they were a mere 6 months ago, and ticket prices continue to climb. With demand for oil still increasing from the long-awaited return to normalcy, it's likely the cost of fuel will continue to drive increases in transportation expenses under current policy.