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[giantsloth]

Back when I was a full-time freelancer, I interviewed one of the founders of Netflix. It wasn't for a specific assignment; he was just passing through town and someone in press relations hooked us up. I got the spiel and was so convinced that I signed up for an account with my own money. It's possible that they comped me to begin with; I don't

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[ext_42693]

But you can still get the DVDs, for the most part. While their streaming selection is patchy, Netflix's DVD selection is still pretty good. (I never used their recommendation engine, so I can't speak to that.)

[terribleturnip]

When they first introduced streaming, I was ridiculed by my friends "wait, you get discs in the mail, and then have to mail them back, and what, WAIT for them?" Admittedly, the amount of time I have to watch television is small and three discs was usually enough to keep me busy -- after all, there are books to read! Years later, I'm still happy as a clam with my discs in the mail. Add Amazon Prime to that, and I now officially have way more good television/movie than I'll ever be able to watch