I’m just glad some mods are smart enough now to realize that putting subs in nsfw mode is the way to go. The subreddit shutdown, John Oliver spam, etc, really didn’t accomplish anything. Like, why would Reddit admins even care you’re spamming John Oliver? You’re still getting them ad revenue.
apparently reddit has been cracking down hard on that measure, and lately they even unilaterally set every sub back to sfw, after threatening moderators with vague consequences if they start posting or approving nsfw to justify the label
Some sites just are before their time. “Broadcast.com” was a website in 1995 dedicated to streaming shows and movies. In 1999 it was sold to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion. It failed and is considered one of the worst purchases in tech history (this was before Twitter). In 2007, Netflix would launch its TV show and movie streaming services and grow to be worth $197 billion.
Yeah it’s not enough that you have a good idea it has to be at the right time as well. Netflix had the perfect business model to launch into streaming when it did. You had the rise of the internet and people slowly shifting away from physical media. You had the downfall of blockbuster. And they had built a user base with their dvd mailing service that they could ease into online streaming as they built their online library. It was perfectly timed and everyone jumped on board.
Now the tables have turned though. You have a dozen competing streaming services and they’re putting out better content and backing their series when Netflix just cancels everything. As the streaming services merge Netflix is going to struggle to beat their catalogs so it might not be that long before we think of Netflix like we think of blockbuster.
I was in a psychiatric ward in my teens. Around that time, I also had major issues with pooping in strange places. I didn’t poop for 11 days! Don’t ask me how I wasn’t in pain, but somehow I just shut off my rectum. Mom finally came to visit me, and we went to a restaurant for lunch. I guess I felt safe enough with mom near by (no, not in the bathroom with me), because I finally couldn’t hold it. I crapped so much it was literally piled over the top of the water. Plus add toilet paper, of course it clogged. And it was the only toilet in the place. And when I came out there was a HUGE line of people waiting (no clue how long I was in there). I told the person in front of the line to wait because the toilet was clogged, then went to ask for a plunger. The counter person said they would take care of it, so I went back to the table. I don’t have the slightest clue what happened after, but I thank God this was before everyone had cell phones. You know that shit would have been all over the internet!
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