Staycations, Netflix "watch now" and other observations

Staycations-The feel good bullshit terminology for 2008.

I've heard this term for over a month now and all I can think is bullshit. Why don't people call it what it really is? People are just too damn poor to go on real vacations so they're staying home.


Netflix (watch now feature) - Should be retitled "Netflix- wait, wait, wait, wait, not yet, little longer, are the two hours up? OK, now half of it's loaded? Enjoy!"

What an absolute crappy service. It's as if they purposely tried to create a polar opposite to their mailed DVD service and guess what, they've succeeded admirably. And, to create that "it's not them, it's me" psychosis I conceded that it was just my crappy cable modem or Comcast's crappy service. That was until I found CBS's archive section and was able to watch the original Star Trek series online, for free and was able to watch it not only instantly but, also with my favorite web browser Firefox!

Here's another title for Netflix, "Netflix-watch now? (Why are you trying? We're not...)"

...Alos as a side note, I'm writing this post as I wait for Netflix to finish loading half of a TV show. I should do an experiment and see if I can write an entire post as Netflix loads a show but, I don't think I could write about one subject for two hours straight.


Photography is not a crime

I get angry just thinking about this one, go and check out the photos and captions. For disclosure reasons, yes, I have photos posted in this group.

OK, rant over...

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sunset clear vs smoke

sunset clear vs smoke
Originally uploaded by aaron@digitalcole

It's hard to imagine how dark the sky was without a frame of reference.

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