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mindslightyesterday at 4:47 PM1 replyview on HN

Why would I want to mess with using a web browser for video in my living room, probably getting hassled over its (lack of) digital restrictions management lockdown, signing into a Google account with all of the surveillance pwnage that implies, ads (including ads for senile political ragebait) plastered all over my experience, while becoming dependent on a UI that can change at any time, likely to demand money? Youtube is a step back in experience, something to be suffered when the thing you want to watch is only available there (ie network effects). Meanwhile, Babylon 5 has been free ~forever on torrents.


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serfyesterday at 5:04 PM

okay, then be happy there will be some new injected life into the fandom

or re-read the release as "B5 now available for download via YT-DLP for free!"

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