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Releasing Episodes on a Media Server

Back in the day before streaming movies and TV shows was ever possible, we had to wait for a new episode to air each week. Not to mention the summers were full of reruns. I find that streaming allows my family to binge shows easily and lose time to sitting on the couch. So I […]

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YouTube, Offline and without Commercials

Grabbing YouTube Videos in Bulk You can leverage this script when there are videos you would like to watch without commercials. However, grabbing a video one at a time is not appropriate. This is where I leverage a script (and an alias) to make shorter work of target acquisition. This will require that you have […]

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Bash Script: System Menus

We love bash scripts here at Societal Glitch. From simple shell script files to aliases, it’s all great. However, there are times when a menu system could be helpful even in the terminal. So that’s what we’ve done. This is our template for building a terminal-based menu system. The menu is based on bash functions, […]

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Bash Script: Automating yt-dlp

yt-dlp is a powerful tool for downloading videos and audio from various websites. While the name implies YouTube, the tool can download videos from many more sites. When scripted in bash, yt-dlp can supplement streaming service content. However, it is important to note that yt-dlp should not be used to download illegal or pirated content. Downloading […]