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It is endlessly frustrating that companies have universally decided that they won't let people say "no" to stuff, ever. There are no longer options to reject stupid-ass new "features", only postponement until next time you open the app/website/program. They'll continue pestering you for the rest of your life. I realize that my frustration may be a little over-zealous, but we deal with these interfaces dozens of times per day and this is user hostile behavior. There isn't really an option to just use another service or program, since the entire technology landscape has been commandeered by a few major corporations, and they all enact the same shitty things as a group.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Do you know of a music streaming service that isn't Amazon, Apple, YouTube, or Spotify? Because I'll check it out if you do. In my car I have a thumb drive with my entire lifelong music collection on it, but at work I can't plug anything into my work computer and need something that is accessible through the internet. I can't imagine not having music to listen to while coding, I'd eventually lose my mind.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you checked out Plex? Host your own steaming server … for years I used a 10yr old Mac Mini.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A streaming server that I can access from my work computer? Like on the web or something? I can't install Plex on my work computer. I set Plex up about 6 years ago, but then I realized I could just stream my movies and songs onto my home theater system straight from a HDD, so I didn't get very deep in the Plex configs before I stopped using it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With Plex you can go to https://app.plex.tv from your work computer and steam from your browser. That said, if you can install software, Plexamp is a great way to listen to and rediscover your music.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! I'll set it up this week.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Also have a look at Jellyfin, basically a libre replacement for Plex

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Setup a self hosted media server, put your media on it, stream from that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Koel. https://koel.dev/

Install it at a host of your choice and access it in a web browser or with mobile apps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I'll check it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hear decent things about Deezer, never tried it myself though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'll check it out. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Since I just ranted about the family plan of YouTube: Deezer doesn't enforce (or even demand) family members to be in the same household. So I have Deezer Family and share it with family members living in three different cities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Deezer is pretty decent.