Subj : Re: Ok .. Tyson or Jake?
To   : Adept
From : Bill D
Date : Sun Jul 27 2025 07:40 am

 >  TG> I've had getting Jellyfin up and going for some time now, I bought the
 >  TG> gear for it even.  I just haven't had the time.  The interface looks
 >  TG> like a nice replacement for Netflix if I can get my entire collection o
 >  TG> the server.
 > 
 > Yeah, once you have enough stuff in it, it really does feel like using a dec
 > streaming service.
 > 
 > Possibly better than a lot of them, since it's not as if you're getting ads 
 > terrible suggestions.
 > 
 >  TG> You don't miss the joy and pleasure of removing the plastic from the
 >  TG> cassette, CD, DVD, etc.. and getting that "new media" smell?  I suppose
 >  TG> it's a bit nostalgic, maybe a bit hoarding, or to your point, just
 > 
 > Well, sure, that's pleasant, but then there's the unpleasantness of having a
 > pile of stuff that has questionable amounts of usage.
 > 
 > So I've tended to really only hold on to stuff that I think would be hard to
 > find again. So things like the BBS Documentary (which, admittedly, my copy
 > lives at my brother's place, I think), or the variety of organ DVDs I've bee
 > collecting.
I have seen Jason Scott's BBS Documentary library on a couple of bulletin
boards to download. I watched a few of them and they bring back the history of
the BBS in America very well. I hope you are doing well.

Bill Dean
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