Have you tried turning her off and on again?
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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This is definitely troubleshooting tip #1 but in this specific case I will advise against turning your mom on!
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Maybe safer to just unplig and plug back in.. I guess
I also would advise against plugging your mom
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Try breaking both of your arms, Iโve heard that works.
Oh no, is this phrase going to follow us here from reddit?
Have you tried getting a better mom?
lol, this is such an capitalistic free market response ๐
Thank you
Funny enough, there's a movie called Trading Mom about that, and it's actually free on YouTube
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OPs mom was recalled he's just too lazy to being her back in
Not interested in learning
Complains constantly
Wants things for free
Doesn't deserve your help in this area.
Have you tried setting up plex and then just putting in her requests?
Sounds frustrating to deal with
That would also be my go-to solution, except she wants hundreds of movies (in which case Plex also makes sense, but more for her than for OP).
So teach her how to better pirate, don't just plop it in front of her. Leave her an instructional document.
I've taught her the same things several times over. I'm not joking or using hyperbole. I've had her write down instructions herself about some things, like how to take screenshots and save images (she wrote that down three times, because she threw away the first 2 notebooks) - despite this, she still copies the image from Paint to Word in order to save it.
Is she forgetful in other ways, too? Could be there's an underlying issue.
Not really, she was always very resistant to using computers. The real irony is that nowadays she spends most of her retired free time playing Hidden City and Jewels of Rome, despite me never showing her how to browser MS Store (she installed both from W10's start menu ads)
Check the Carbon Monoxide levels!
Feels like I'm dealing with the world's worst pirate.
It is normal to get frustrated by technology you don't understand. I know a bit about computers, but smartphones confuse and annoy me. Don't worry too much about it.
I'd suggest [email protected] but you seem down on the idea and we don't have many links there yet.
She doesn't speak english
I'd buy them a Roku, and show them how the global search works.
Easy answer for anything she searches for. It'll either be free, paid, or not on any of the platforms.
I hope this doesn't come across as rude, but as someone who has an aunt that behaves VERY similar, I can only say that some people do not want solutions - they want to be mad about something and others to agree with them. Finding easy ways to remove the problem instead of being allowed to complain about it is the opposite of what they expect to achieve.
Not rude at all, and not the first time someone said something along those lines about my mom. I've heard the same from other relatives.
Ironically, you came here instead of asklemmy to complain about your mom.
Not looking for a solution, just complaining
Has she tried archive.org already?
The site is in english, which she doesn't speak. Pretty sure she'd complain about the ugly interface, too.
I might give it a shot, but without any hopes.
It's usually as easy as searching for 1...2...3... :-)
What movies does she want to watch?
Seems to be whatever she finds on YT. Blockbusters, big budget stuff and whatever is on Netflix never catches her attention. She also prefers watching old (1990 and older) movies.
What language?
Brazilian portuguese. But, like I said in the op, not only she ignored alternatives (popcorn time and kodi), she always "forgets" best search practices.
Maybe she just enjoys the experience of finding content on YouTube. Kind of like those metal scavengers who go to the beach all day to find a penny or a nickel. Not about the destination it's about the journey. She gets a little adrenaline rush when she finds something nice maybe
how is this your problem?