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Why removing Netflix Profiles opens a can of worms

June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Update: Netflix reversed the decision, and is keeping Profiles. Good news!
Important starting point for this post: I’m a Netflix customer since November 2000, nearly eight years. Netflix celebrated its 10th anniversary two months ago.
Wednesday’s email announcing the September 1 demise of Profiles landed with a thud, in this household and far beyond. Separate queues and [...]

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Tags: Everything · Movies · Perception

Do you listen closely?

April 9th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m not very musically inclined, so I know I don’t listen carefully. I’m afraid I would have been one of the 1,000 people who walked right by one of the world’s best violinists playing in the Washington DC metro during rush hour without hesitating.
Fascinating story, enlivened by video of some of the telling moments. [Via [...]

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Tags: Everything · Media · Perception