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ExpendableGuy

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    Comment #39193241

    Thank you. I will fight this new trend of 100% Slack/Teams/Etc. as long as I possibly can. Email provides a barrier between you and the work -- email isn't a real time form of comm…

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    Comment #36788745

    Blu Ray is really going through a renaissance. After extra features were stripped from releases in 2010s, boutique Blu Ray labels have made buying movies on physical media fun agai…

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    Comment #36788660

    I'm sure the HN audience already knows this, but Tubi is basically an ad-supported version of what Netflix was back in the late 2000s / early 2010s: a handful of marquee movies and…

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    Comment #36788582

    The golden age of streaming is long over. Pricing is going up, options are going down, and we're arguably in a worse place now than we were when cable was all but required.

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    Comment #13811811

    Worth noting -- two of the startups mentioned in this article, Homejoy and Washio, are closed. Also, services that delivery groceries, cooked meals, or laundry/drycleaning are not …

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    Comment #13554908

    So Comcast is proposing charging customers $9.95, minus a $2.50 credit, for using a Roku instead of a second set-top box? What is incentive to the consumer for using a Roku instead…

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    Comment #12012241

    This issue is murky for two reasons: 1. The Yes Men is assumedly not paying to promote this video (so it's not "an ad"), 2. The message is not electioneering. We're used to seeing,…

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    Comment #11911951

    Aren't DVDs still a major profit-winner for Netflix? Last I checked 5 million people were still subscribed to receive DVDs, and their subscriptions were more profitable than stream…

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    Comment #7779489

    So I logged into eBay for the first time in over a year to change my password, and noticed that eBay edited my reply to a buyer's feedback. Has anyone else heard about eBay doing t…

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    Comment #7547641

    Bummer. I really liked Cover. Based on "Cover will remain available in the Play Store while we focus our attention on our work at Twitter," it's unlikely that it will receive updat…

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    Comment #7488186

    Reminds me of this: http://youtu.be/IC3W1BiUjp0 .

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    Comment #7391850

    Beggar Prince was one of my favorite games of the 2000s. I played the hell out of that game. I miss the SNES versus Genesis debates on the playground.

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    Comment #7177842

    I laughed. At one of the song's dramatic points, it showed a picture of a fork that you can split in half to become chop sticks.

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    Comment #7112148

    Just thought I'd share this for context: > "It takes about 10-15 years to develop one new medicine from the time it is discovered to when it is available for treating patients. The…

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    Comment #7109832

    It's easy to say now that this mass Myspace migration happened, but its downfall was much more than Facebook showing up. e.g., It had a ton of technical issues, and it got really u…

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    Comment #6921421

    "Social" isn't a fad, but channels dedicated to being "social" might be. This is pure conjecture, but I think a major component of Twitter's success was that participating did not …

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    Comment #6794887

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the average user buying $1 apps on a whim is a different audience than the user willing to spend >$5 on an app. I've purchased $5+ apps that I've binne…

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    Comment #6476611

    CRAFT | Media / Digital - Washington, DC We are looking for: * Front End Website Developer * Drupal Developer * Web Development Intern Local only, please. More details can be found…

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    Comment #6162693

    It's very hard to imagine how an iWatch or Apple TV would be perceived as "revolutionary" like the iPhone, iPad or iPod were. They're not new ideas. Even if the iWatch and Apple TV…

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    Comment #6121019

    Seeing as how the HDTV in my bedroom is about 7 years old and only has two HDMI ports right next to each other, I'm willing to bet I'm going to need that when my Chromecast arrives…

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    Comment #6109842

    I ordered mine on the play store on 7/24, but haven't received a promo code yet -- anyone know if I'm still owed one? I know Amazon is giving out codes to people who ordered before…

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    Comment #6103401

    I was buying it until the part about him catching a VP in the act.