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  1. Re:Time to separate content from delivery... on Disney's New Netflix Rival Will Be Called Disney+, Launch Late 2019 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1
  2. Time to separate content from delivery... on Disney's New Netflix Rival Will Be Called Disney+, Launch Late 2019 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Like we did in 1948 . This is why you can go to any theater and see any movie from any production company or studio...

  3. Re:20th C.F. must drink their coffee black on 20th Century Fox Is Using AI To Analyze Movie Trailers, Find Out What Films Audiences Will Like (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Well played! +1
    I read in reverse order, so I haven't gotten to that story yet.

  4. Re:winamp on How Llamas Could Help Us Fight the Flu (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    I came for this very comment -- well done!

  5. Re:Enjoy while it Lasts on Netflix To Raise $2 Billion In Debt To Fund More Original Content (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    It may be time to separate content from delivery, like the US did in 1948.

  6. I don't want it to perfectly mimic my voice... on Android Creator Is Building an AI Phone That Texts People for You, Report Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I want it to perfectly mimic Marvin the Paranoid Android from the BBC H2G2.

  7. strike again...

  8. ...and should be overturned.

  9. they figured out the 7th chevron...

  10. Re:Futurama Quote on Giant Spiderweb Cloaks Land in Aitoliko, Greece (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry dude -- I tried to mod this funny, but my browser changed it to Overrated. I wish I could have that point back.... (not commenting Anon, so it removes that mod)

  11. Re:What debate? on It's Time to End the 'Data Is' vs 'Data Are' Debate (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    English is being decimated!

  12. In communist China, Google searches YOU!

  13. The resale value of grandfathered-in buildings will increase significantly...

  14. ...having solved all of the City's other problems...

  15. Re:Don't be surprised... on Facebook Has Identified Ongoing Political Influence Campaign (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I actually chuckled, well played.

  16. Re:We don't have a usable desktop operating system on With DaaS Windows Coming, Say Goodbye To Your PC As You Know It (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    You will have to settle for my virtual mod-points...
    +1 funny/ +1 insightful

  17. Re:I'm too busy meditating to do this survey... on People's Egos Get Bigger After Meditation and Yoga, Says Study (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    My ego gets bigger after whiskey...

  18. Re:So... on The Man Who Was Fired By a Machine (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've told them thousands of times to stop exaggerating...

  19. Re:Reader's Digest condensed reply needed. on Facebook Offers Nearly 500 Pages of Answers To Congress' Questions From Zuckerberg's Testimony (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    This is the same Congress that wasn't allowed to read the Obamacare bill before they passed it...

    FTFY

  20. Re:They still couldn't control the narrative on Facebook Is Killing Off Trending As It Tries To Revamp Newsfeed (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree. Also, who decides what is reliable?
    "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"?

  21. Might I also add:
    - /r/SysAdmin

    As a conumer of SciFi, I enjoy the subreddit devoted to Humanocentric Badassery:
    - /r/HFY

  22. Re:ERR! 418 I'm a Teapot on NPM Fails Worldwide With 'ERR! 418 I'm a Teapot' Error (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 3

    IMAO, a beer glass should never be short. The contents, however, may be stout.

  23. Re:And it will be for a long time on Netflix's DVD Rental Business Is Still Profitable (fortune.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    == DVD Annual Business ==
    396M Gross
    224M Net
    56.6% Margin

    == Streaming Annual Business ==
    11.3B Gross
    336M Net
    3.0% Margin

    I don't think the disk-based business is going anywhere: not only is it a significant portion of Netflix' overall profit, but their margins are what give it staying power.