It's their website. It's free. They can block whatever they want. You are not paying for a QoS guaranteeing content. They can delete all your shit if they feel like it. I don't understand this debate.
RE Netflix, This just isn't true. We need more real time services.
I'm a cable cutter, 5 years to date. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Plex for downloaded shows. But you know what I still can't get? Things my wife likes. News when it happens on CNN. Ad hoc cooking shows on Food Network. Sunday Night Football on ESPN (live). Moreover, I am delayed on TV shows to the point that I must abstain from the water cooler. For example, I have to not talk to my friends for a year because I won't get the last season of Breaking Bad until a year after it airs (this has passed now, was just an example).
Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Plex go a long way for very cheap. But there is still a void, a void the cable companies still have me by the balls with because I still consider being their customer.
The purpose of writing is to convey information. If you can convey the same information using less information, it is a win in my opinion. "I'm having [emoji duck here] for dinner" is quite fine.
I just asked my wife, a user, if she ever uses the CAPS key. She works for the U.S. Government. She states that all government software forms in their office are filled out in CAPS because a lot of judges and elder officials who review the documents are older and can't read normal text as well as CAPS.
Obviously this is a larger, systemic problem, but to my wife who cannot control these policies, the CAPS key being in a prominent position helps her greatly. Very interesting POV!
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This is a heavily subjective piece and is not "news for nerds" even by the vaguest definition.
It's their website. It's free. They can block whatever they want. You are not paying for a QoS guaranteeing content. They can delete all your shit if they feel like it. I don't understand this debate.
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RE Netflix, This just isn't true. We need more real time services. I'm a cable cutter, 5 years to date. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Plex for downloaded shows. But you know what I still can't get? Things my wife likes. News when it happens on CNN. Ad hoc cooking shows on Food Network. Sunday Night Football on ESPN (live). Moreover, I am delayed on TV shows to the point that I must abstain from the water cooler. For example, I have to not talk to my friends for a year because I won't get the last season of Breaking Bad until a year after it airs (this has passed now, was just an example). Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Plex go a long way for very cheap. But there is still a void, a void the cable companies still have me by the balls with because I still consider being their customer.
The purpose of writing is to convey information. If you can convey the same information using less information, it is a win in my opinion. "I'm having [emoji duck here] for dinner" is quite fine.
I just asked my wife, a user, if she ever uses the CAPS key. She works for the U.S. Government. She states that all government software forms in their office are filled out in CAPS because a lot of judges and elder officials who review the documents are older and can't read normal text as well as CAPS. Obviously this is a larger, systemic problem, but to my wife who cannot control these policies, the CAPS key being in a prominent position helps her greatly. Very interesting POV!