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Password crackdown is working: Netflix signups crossed the 100k daily mark for the first time in the US

My mind boggles at this.

  1. Netflix was already charging per screen, so there really were never any free loaders.
  2. This represents a massive price jump for most users.
  3. Now if you want to use the service on the go, you basically can't.
  4. There is a bunch of competition now

I just get so tired of everyone rolling over and taking whatever mega corporations dish out. I would have thought on a non-essential service would be easy to push back against. Clearly I was wrong. Now every other service will see this as an opportunity.

Sometimes I hate people.

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Starfield's already the top seller

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I've thought about this before, and you're definitely right that games are technically cheaper when you factor in inflation. However, they sell to a much larger audience now, so it's not like the major studios are starving. Even so, I would probably be fine with it, if it weren't for the tendency to:

  1. include microtransactions, rather than achievements
  2. sell dlc that should have just been part of the game
  3. Release the same uninspired crap every year (call of duty, sports ball 2023, etc.)
  4. sell broken games

I'm guessing this one will be #4. Hoping to be wrong.

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BIONIC EYE PATIENTS ARE GOING BLIND AGAIN AFTER MANUFACTURER DECIDES THEY'RE OBSOLETE (1 year old article)

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I mean, it's easy enough to maintain a garden but it won't be anywhere near enough food, and it's certainly not 100% free. As far as hunting, it's vastly more expensive than the grocery store. The permit alone is generally more, not to mention the cost of the land, processing, equipment, etc (and the time). There's a joke that venison is some of the most expensive meat on the planet.