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Why Movie Streaming Sites So Fail to Satisfy – NYTimes.com

There have been plenty of explainers about this issue. What’s amazing is that it’s still the primary (and not going anywhere) issue that video streaming services have to deal with. It’s the main reason I decided to jump back on the DVD-by-mail bandwagon. I see no reason why the DVD/BlueRay market should be going anywhere. Well, except for the massive competition from online video (hat tip to YouTube).

New York Times: Why Movie Streaming Sites So Fail to Satisfy – NYTimes.com.

 

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Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier? – Video – NYTimes.com.

In 2012, on my Facebook feed, I stumbled across a hilarious excerpt from a legal transcript. In a deposition in Ohio, a lawyer became embroiled in an absurd argument about the definition of a photocopier.

D: When you say “photocopying machine,” what do you mean?

PL: Let me be clear. The term “photocopying machine” is so ambiguous that you can’t picture in your mind what a photocopying machine is in an office setting?

This is so great. More please!

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And when you were finished handwriting a section of code – perhaps a full program, perhaps a subroutine – you’d gather these sheets together (carefully numbered in sequence, of course) and send them along to the folks in the data entry department.

They’d type it in.

And the next day you’d get a report to find out if it compiled or not.

via Getting Started, circa 1983

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Slate: Craig Ferguson is Leaving Late Late Show. That’s Bad News, Even if You Hate Late Night Television.

This is a good article about the end of Craig Ferguson’s term on the Late Late Show. I can’t say I watch late night TV too often (or any TV for that matter), but the times I have watched his show I’ve enjoyed it. I’m sad to see him go. This video that goes along with the article is a great exemplar of why he’s so good. He’s not just funny, he’s sincere and smart and honest and watching his show is like hanging out with a good friend.

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FCC will seek input on 'pay-for-priority' Net neutrality proposal | Networking – InfoWorld.

Digital rights groups Public Knowledge and Free Press objected to the plan to allow commercial traffic management agreements, sometimes referred to as peering agreements.

The term “peering agreement” doesn’t feel right to describe what’s going on here since it has traditionally been used to describe the interconnections between network providers. A practice that has made the interconnectedness of the Internet possible. Peering agreements can still come in to play with net neutrality, but don’t play quite as large a role as bandwidth discrimination.