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Truly strange decisions by Netflix…there are a few reason this is probably happening,…

Truly strange decisions by Netflix…there are a few reason this is probably happening, none of them good for consumers. sigh

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Why is Netflix splitting its world based on business models rather than users' mental models? They're being foolish. Where are movie ratings going to go? To the Qwikster website? Will it or won't it affect the streaming recommendations? ::faceplant:: And why the hell change the brand for the DVD delivery when DVD-only users are the least likely to understand what the changes mean? Wow for brand cluelessness. And OMG did the CEO's "apology" make him look even more out of touch:

http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html

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Reading Rainbow for the iPad generation from the article: “LeVar Burton, a children’s literacy advocate and a former star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, plans to make an ambitious comeback, giving the once-loved Reading Rainbow brand a 21st-century upgrade. Burton’s for-profit venture, RRKidz, plans to launch an educational iPad app that lets children explore topics of interest—such as, say space—in a multimedia-rich environment, with voice-over-enhanced children’s books, familiar videos of Burton at real-life places (like NASA), and, of course, games.”

Reading Rainbow: The Next Generation

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One more…love this.

One more…love this.

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I’m all about random music from YouTube today.

I'm all about random music from YouTube today.

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Get through the afternoon slump with The Ramones

Get through the afternoon slump with The Ramones

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Exploded View of MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer
The New York Times is featuring a wonderful exploded view of a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer illustrated by Frank O’Connell.

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This blows my mind, love it. All the Transatlantic Sessions videos are great, there's a mean version of Kid on the Mountain and plenty of good old American tunes

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Interesting service…I like the visualizations, but wish it were a bit richer in…

Interesting service…I like the visualizations, but wish it were a bit richer in content. Then again, it's a new service…will be interesting to see where it goes.

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Posted this over on Perpetual Beta (will show up shortly) but wanted to share here…this…

Posted this over on Perpetual Beta (will show up shortly) but wanted to share here…this is one of my all-time favorite pieces of futurism. Arthur C. Clarke predicting the world of the year 2000.

He got so much right…and his comment about how predicting the future will always sound like madness is just awesome.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOaZspeSBZU Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964 (by elabjer

Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964 (by elabjer)

One of my favorite pieces ever about predicting the future…as Clark points out, if you make a prediction, and it sounds reasonable, it is almost certainly wrong. And if it sounds fantastic, it will be dismissed…even though the future has consistently been more fantastic than almost everyone could realize. Clark was one of the true visionaries…he saw clearly how breakthroughs in electronics, satellites, and communications would effect the world.