They did, they mentioned Plex.

Thanks, missed that, but it drives my point home: with Apache2 behind Web Sharing, Plex, and all software that claims to be a media server, is entirely superfluous and just adds unnecessary work for the user.

It took me a maximum of 5 minutes to download, install, and set up Plex and use it as my home media server.

It would take me hours to figure out how to do all that with Apache.

> It took me a maximum of 5 minutes to download, install, and set up Plex and use it as my home media server.

This is an obvious exaggeration. It would longer just to consolidate media into Plex libraries.

> It would take me hours to figure out how to do all that with Apache.

Wow. Here's a clue

     sudo cp /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/apache2/https.conf.bak

     sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
         # hint: learn apache once, use many times

     sudo ln -s /Directories/you/want/apache/to/see /Library/WebServer/Documents/

     sudo apachectl start

Took me less than 10 minutes.

What on Earth are you talking about? There are two folders for “libraries” a TV folder and a Movies folder. I save media into the corresponding folders, point Plex to the folders and Plex takes care of the rest. It’s a ten second process.

Thanks for the script. I have no interest in learning how it works, though, I just want to watch a darn movie…

> I save media into the corresponding folders, point Plex to the folders and Plex takes care of the rest. It’s a ten second process.

Unnecessary step, and if it only takes you 10 seconds, you really have no media to speak of: when it is TB of media, you're fucked.

> Thanks for the script.

Not a script, just a few loose commands.

Have you actually used Plex? It doesn't just serve up directory listings of media files and stream them. It's also not hard to set up.

Plex requires setting up libraries of media, such as a pictures library, a music library, etc., which is annoying to say the least. Whether it is easy is not the point, the fact that it requires installing it and configuring it when Apache2 will functionally do everything Plex can without consolidating files, which leads to duplicates and eating up storage space.

Apache and Plex are nowhere near comparable software, what on earth are you talking about

You are mistaken. Plex is really just a dedicated web server with a bunch of annoying feature creep.

Plex requires me to install Docker (which I use elsewhere so would install anyway) and docker compose -f file with my entire media setup

We could endlessly debate which cognitive model is best but you know, that’s stupid… because there is only one…

…Packaged executables should die off. I want to compose electron state in a machine not some randos config formats and syntax art.

I don’t understand Apache OR Plex (or nginx or Docker, etc). Would prefer logic simply be modeled in open code libs I can list in a dep file and run; but software _products_ whether open like Apache or closed like Plex, with a bunch of opinions on acceptable UX/CX are foisted on me by Apache or Plex devs.

I’m just as sick of learning one asinine tribal jargon after as I am the arguments about which tribal jargon is superior!

Bring on the AI chips that abstract away software. Bleh what a trashy gossip fueled industry.

> Whether it is easy is not the point

That's a wrong assumption. For many (most?) users of Plex, that's pretty much the entire point. :)

Try it out yourself, and then see what you reckon it would take to set up Apache to match Plex's functionality. It'll take significant effort, if it's even capable.

Apache won't automatically trancode your 4k videos for lower resolution devices

Automatic transcoding is the last thing I'd want wasting processor cycles.

When it loads, it seems to show easy mode is disabled, you have to toggle it on and then off again to actually enable hard mode.

I was also able to keep looping through six guesses over and over until it showed me the five green letters, I managed to "crack" the word as SKIMP, however apparently the word was SMIRK in the end? not sure what happened there.

hmmm might have some error with local storage. I'm saving that config (easy mode) on local storage. thanks for the feedback :D

You still only get six guesses though, so typing a mistake to save yourself from dying still makes it a challenge.

She did say in the tweet replies that yes, it’s on her that her domain expired, the credit card expired and the reminder emails went to spam. That’s not what she is complaining about though.

Looks like it was commented on here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31552552

I don't see how it would impact Apple Pay, for example. In Australia, we have instant payments already, and Apple/Google/Samsung Pay is used alongside it - completely separate.

Feedback: I had it open on my tiny laptop screen, and it seems to cut off the top of the Wordle board when I open it up. Downloading the screenshot also crops it off. End result looks like this https://imgur.com/X61qzW9

Edit: the words were a friendly joke towards my colleague, by the way :P

It's always going to vary depending on your location. Google Maps still has far richer business listings, Apple Maps is getting there in capital cities but still nowhere near as close as Google.

I'm in Australia, a recent example I had was I typed in the supermarket chain "Woolworths" into Apple Maps search, started navigating, before realising it was navigating me to a petrol station that once upon a time had a Woolworths shop attached. Apple Maps literally did not differentiate between supermarkets and petrol station shops.

I wouldn't see them enforcing needing a Facebook account, in the same way that you don't need a Facebook account to use Messenger, Instagram or WhatsApp.

That's almost worse in a way.

I tried Steam Link on my Android TV and it ran like hot garbage - I think the main issue I had was bluetooth input lag was very bad. My physical Steam Link still works very well with my bluetooth controller.