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David Byrne: “The Internet will suck all creative content out of the world”

Sun, Oct 13, 2013
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Ha haha. No one will listen. The very first comment after Byrne is from someone who shrugs at the complaints and figures that art is a hobby and that all artists should be happy to work for free.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 03-09 2013

Sat, Aug 10, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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“why is Netflix secretly cropping movies?” [updated]

Fri, Jul 26, 2013
26 comments

WTF, Netflix? This ain’t right…

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no more Netflix add-to-queue

Sun, Jul 21, 2013
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Netflix made my developer account inactive for some reason, which means I can no longer offer the Netflix add-to-queue links. Sorry. Not my doing.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jun 29-Jul 05 2013

Mon, Jul 08, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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do you want algorithms recommending movies to you, or an honest-to-god human being?

Sun, Jun 30, 2013
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Netflix wants you to feel comfortable with Max, its new algorithm for suggesting what you might like to watch. But it’s just a bit of code.

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how much national cultural protectionism is feasible in a wired world?

Mon, Jun 24, 2013
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Would you want your country to protect you from too much entertainment from another culture (such as Hollywood)?

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Cinema du Sanity: the summer blockbuster issue

Tue, Apr 23, 2013
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Enjoy…

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are Disney and the U.S. Air Force in cahoots over UFOs? (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Feb 15, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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QOTD: What should we call television now that it’s not necessarily on television?

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
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Somehow the term “serialized fiction” doesn’t have the right ring. But I’m at a loss for anything better. Any ideas?

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