Well, maybe not exactly in so many words. Let me backtrack a little bit. Earlier this year, Netflix customers were in a rage when they found out Netflix raised their streaming+DVD service fees up by 60%. Many have fled the service altogether. Many commented they were disgusted by the move. In short, everyone was not [...]
I’ve been a Netflix customer since 1997, during the rise of DVD, becoming the de facto media replacement of VHS. I thought the idea of mailing the DVD direct to my door was brilliant. Those red envelopes are iconic! As an early adopter, I was even awarded with free T-Shirts. Netflix was one reason why [...]
When I was laid off back in 2001, it was the first time I had to get a personal name card, with my own phone number and email address. I make the cards from companies like Vista Print.1 My first card looked like this: Last year, I experimented with the “Google Me” template. This one [...]
I often asked myself: What’s important in this world? There are just so many things going on, it’s difficult to keep up with everything. After a moment of thinking (probably less than 3 minutes), I’ve concluded that “my world” is more important. It means anything within 50 miles around me. There’s not much I can [...]
With the mainstream media constantly touting economic recession, unemployment, and spending cutbacks, it’s easy to believe the doom and gloom. However, I just got back from the malls this afternoon and it’s so far from the reality that was reported on the news. I’ve twittered what I saw in the malls in the past couple [...]
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