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more about #online jake.valentine: The free streaming over my XBox 360 alone makes Netflix worth subscribing to. The dvds that arrive in the mail are just gravy. I know this runs counte... more » balls187: This is probably one of the best examples of point/counter point articles I've read in a long long while: [www.wired.com] [www.newyorker.com] more » Bandit: The following Corliss comment is unfair because it presumes that in-demand but obscure movies would be sitting on the shelf at the local video store. ... more » Californian: Great read. Netflix is awesome, especially for old (~40s) movies that you can't really get elsewhere unless you want to buy them. I have a question th... more » gadfly22: Corliss made a nice and completely stupid point: a physical store with a wealth of choices for the consumer provides immediate satisfaction while mail... more » jrc03c: My *only* complaint with Netflix so far has been the limited amount of play-instantly films. As far as the physical DVDs go, they've got more movies ... more » Isolder: The poster's experience with delivery times certainly doesn't mirror my experiences. That he speaks as if his delivery times are what everyone else's ... more » jonr1: I may have missed it, but is Dan a subscriber of the Netflix Blu-ray service? I know that as soon as I selected Blu-ray my service experience with Ne... more » Nikkoli: I mostly agree that netflix is good, but I think that the short wait and long wait thing is a valid point from Corliss. I cant go to the movies, so I... more » OMG! Ponies!: Well, I'll take the side of the Corliss on this point: I miss Kim's Video The place was dank and poorly laid out, but it was a couple of blocks away... more » depriesk: This article is a fine example of why those in print media bemoan bloggers. Rushed diatribes filled with logical fallacies and completely missing the ... more » Rob: I'm personally not a big fan of Netflix because when I want to watch a movie I usually want to watch it as soon as possible. Generally that's only how... more » KonradArete: I read the article in the actual physical version of the magazine. Well, actually, what I did may have been a bit closer to skimming it. However... Th... more » balls187: Seriously you need to take a couple classes on critical thinking and formal reasoning. "In my experience", is not a suitable way to counter an argume... more » balls187: Ad Hominem attacks FOR THE MOTHAFUCKING LOSS. more » MrBangBam: Between watching the last episode of Top Gear Season 13 and reading this, I'm just torn and saddened by the prodigious amount of unneeded, undeserving... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: That's all well and good but where I live it can take up to a week for a netflix disc to arrive, not their fault and not a whole lot they can do about... more » DanteEscarpment: well said, I agree with you netflix is simply the best I just wish Hollywood would let them stream new major movies when they come out in DVDs. more » Mykbibby: Cut him a break... no need to insult him. Its his opinion, and he's entitled to it, just like all of us are. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Ahhh, it seems woot! has once again had a strike with their IT team, and brought in some scabs to deal w/the servers. more » -
#rants
Time's Richard Corliss Thinks Netflix Stinks, But Maybe He Is Wrong
Richard Corliss, movie critic for Time, has an infuriating editorial about why he thinks Netflix stinks. Let's see if I can prove him wrong, point by point: More » -
#retromodo
The Inevitable Rise of Internet News, Circa 1981
"Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer," the narrator says with a hint of sarcasm, continuing, "but that's a few years off." Indeed. More » -
#thecrazies
Irony Alert: Unabomber's Stuff to Be Auctioned Off Online
A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims' families. Ah, the irony. More » -
#gadgets
Picture Frame Shows Which of Your IM and Skype Friends Are Online
We absolutely love it when cyberspace and meatspace intersect, which is why we're enthused over this Online Notification Picture Frame. It's a DIY project that connects via some interface (the guy doesn't say) to a computer, which feeds online status information back to the display. If a person's online, the LED next to his photo lights up. We'd prefer it if this were a more digital solution like an actual photo frame that dynamically displayed the pictures of people who were online, but this is a good start. [Volunteer Lab Rat via Hacked Gadgets] -
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#hard
Fabrik Launches Pro Hard Drive Line, Online Backup Service
Today Fabrik announed that they are launching a pro line to accompany their designer line of drives released last year. The Simple, Pro, and Pro Duo all have features such as a stackable design, security locks, eSata (Pro and Dual Pro) and Raid 0 (Pro only) connections. The eSATA connection transfers at 445 Mb/sec while transferring with eSATA and Raid 0 bumps speeds up to 856 Mb/sec. However, the bigger news is that Fabrik also launched a new online backup service that efficiently backs up the content of your hard drives to a server. More »
