The problem is that the selection on Netflix sucks balls. And I say that as someone who has had their streaming service from day one. Netflix streaming is great when you're content to watch whatever they happen to have at the moment (mostly older stuff). It sucks when you want to watch a specific movie.
How in the hell are DVDs cheaper than a flat $7.99/month?
They're not. But that's apples and oranges. When I walk into Blockbuster, I can be pretty sure that they'll have every new release out. When I go to Netflix, I can be pretty sure that all they'll have is a relatively weak selection of older stuff. A more apt comparison would be to Amazon's rental feature, where I can rent a new-release HD streaming feature (with a decent selection to choose from) for the same price as I can rent it on blu-ray from Blockbuster--only sans any special features and with noticeably lower video quality.
Yeah, one day you can tell your grandkids about what it was like to get DVD/blu-ray extra features like commentary tracks and making-of featurettes, and what it was like to watch a movie without seeing "Buffering" messages and heavy compression artifacts. Yep, streaming is so superior to those ancient physical discs alright.
I actually still like to go to one near my house. Call me old-fashioned, but I still like physically browsing, getting (some, not many these days) extras, and the better video quality of blu-ray over streaming.
More like ONE organization (Google). At one point, they were getting over 90% of their funding from Google alone. I imagine that may have had something to do with this reversal.
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Or you could be a big spender and buy a $80 blu-ray player and get the best quality of all.
The problem is that the selection on Netflix sucks balls. And I say that as someone who has had their streaming service from day one. Netflix streaming is great when you're content to watch whatever they happen to have at the moment (mostly older stuff). It sucks when you want to watch a specific movie.
Maybe mom-and-pop video rental stores will make a comeback (at least in some communities where you can't get decent broadband).
DVD quality is terrible.
Compared to what?
How in the hell are DVDs cheaper than a flat $7.99/month?
They're not. But that's apples and oranges. When I walk into Blockbuster, I can be pretty sure that they'll have every new release out. When I go to Netflix, I can be pretty sure that all they'll have is a relatively weak selection of older stuff. A more apt comparison would be to Amazon's rental feature, where I can rent a new-release HD streaming feature (with a decent selection to choose from) for the same price as I can rent it on blu-ray from Blockbuster--only sans any special features and with noticeably lower video quality.
Yeah, one day you can tell your grandkids about what it was like to get DVD/blu-ray extra features like commentary tracks and making-of featurettes, and what it was like to watch a movie without seeing "Buffering" messages and heavy compression artifacts. Yep, streaming is so superior to those ancient physical discs alright.
I actually still like to go to one near my house. Call me old-fashioned, but I still like physically browsing, getting (some, not many these days) extras, and the better video quality of blu-ray over streaming.
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More like ONE organization (Google). At one point, they were getting over 90% of their funding from Google alone. I imagine that may have had something to do with this reversal.
The players feet hardly ever contact the ball.
Presumably because it starts with a kickoff.
And it's not even a ball.
The "ball" part was probably to associate themselves as a sport with the much more popular (at the time) "baseball."
Why should the US baseball finals be called "the world series"?
Because I'm pretty sure the Toronto Blue Jays would object to it being called the "US baseball finals."
Yes, it's only open to U.S. teams like the Toronto Blue Jays.
You can buy a used Wii for a lot cheaper, and it doesn't come gimped.
Yeah, IIRC, Russia was once part of the Soviet Union.
Just buy a Roku, and get a bunch of other channels and HD too.
What does the Wii Mini do that brings something new to the table?
It frees you from Nintendo's awful online experience.
I don't have one, nor was I ever that interested in it
Ironically, that's the marketing slogan of the Wii U.
In New Jersey, opportunities to go that fast are rare, let alone faster.
2Wycked does it all the time!!
Plus a significant handling fee, I imagine. Otherwise, what incentive would you have to bother?
Because most of the "real firsts" were done by Russia and the U.S. a long time ago. And you've got to start somewhere.
Like all hopes of economic advancement in the U.S. today, it all hinges on winning the lottery.
he didn't offer undeniable proof. Just a bunch of electronic documents of unknown provenance.
If that's the case, you had better let the U.S. Government know that they're falsely prosecuting for violation of the Espionage Act.
Now THAT would be News For Nerds, Stuff That Matters
The 2011 story was about his sister, the more recent story (from today) was about him. And both mention the father as the one who really did the work.
10-year-old boy gets credit for it.