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Mostly from experience with books. I go the bookstore to buy another copy of one of my favorite books, as a gift for someone, and I am told: Which author are you talking about? Doesn't exist in our catalogs!Or if the author exits: the title is not available.
Same with music: I bought several records used, because they were not available through ordinary channels.
When I am on vacation, I am rarely within the reach of streaming services.
A few years back, lists were published of new movies provided on this and that streaming service - and movies that would no longer be available. I used to enjoy looking through the lists, remarking: But that one I still have available on my shelf! And that one as well! (Usually, the availability was in the form of video disks, DVDs and BDs).
Maybe every streaming service today will give you a guarantee in writing that whatever happens, every single one of all the movies they ever have given you access to will forever be accessible to you, come rain or come shine. Sorry, I do not trust that.
The Norwegian national broadcasting service provides a lot of their programs for online viewing, marking them as "Always available". That is true only as long as they have a valid agreement with the rights holders: Last year, we were about to loose access to several thousand programs due to contract renewal conflicts. For lots of other programs, there is no surprise: They are available for viewing for a short period (maybe days, maybe weeks, maybe even a year), but no longer. Your only opportunity to watch them later is if you download them and save them for yourself.
Then there is of course the monitoring aspect. I want noone to keep track of how many times I have watched one specific movie, at which scenes I have stopped it an rolled back, watched it in slow motion, and so on. It might be "sensitive" information, but in any case: It is nobody's business what I do!
Finally: Every three months or so, I review all my regular expenses, looking for those that can be shaved off. Although I never had any subscription to a streaming service, those would most certainly be among the first to fall: My shelves are full of movies that I haven't yet watched, or would like to watch again. My music shelves have lots of music I haven't heard for years, and it is a pleasure rediscovering it. What to I need streaming services for?
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Member 7989122 wrote: Maybe every streaming service today will give you a guarantee in writing that whatever happens, every single one of all the movies they ever have given you access to will forever be accessible to you, come rain or come shine. Sorry, I do not trust that.
Neither do I, and have already been cases of "oops, where is my staff"?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Member 7989122 wrote: So maybe Norway has a more capable backbone network than many other countries. The problem is that, for example, the CodeProject main server is in North America.
I would tell a story about horses and chains and weakest links, but the alt-right brigade is already getting rude and insulting about long posts.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I looked through the list of what is to be available and could not see a single show I was interested in.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I looked through the list of what is to be available I took that as a tip, and paid attention to it myself.Mycroft Holmes wrote: and could not see a single show I was interested in [edit] I brilliantly managed to get the following the wrong way around [/edit]
It would be unremarkable if anyone found it remarkable that I would make the same remark.
Mark
modified 4-Apr-20 7:41am.
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...how thankful I was to have someone I enjoyed being with during quarantine.
She said "must be nice"!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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There's nothing more tragic than unrequited love.
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... while looking in the mirror?
or another way to put it:
"Talking to myself? No! I was actually having a discussion with the smartest person in the room."
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pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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Withers was not due to COVID. But there still ain't no sunshine today.
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Have you ever thought about all the fish when urine the ocean?
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W.C.Fields on drinking water: "Never touch the stuff—very unhealthy. Fish f**k in it."
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You know, after so many eons, probably all of it is fish-piss. Except that bit from contributed by birds.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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So, I did one, three, five, seven and nine.
More math humor.
“The palest ink is better than the best memory.” - Chinese Proverb
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Overachiever.
Re-read your subject line. You should've been able to get away just doing some of the odd jobs.
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Being in CP... I would only have done first.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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a Roman Numeral.
Ahhh, math humor... you got to love it.
“The palest ink is better than the best memory.” - Chinese Proverb
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I, for one, like Roman numerals
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I, for one, think NOTHING of a number system that lacks a ZERO.
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But you only need zero if you've got less than zero, and the Ancient Romans had plenty.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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To the genius who created zero, thanks for nothing!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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As far as money is concerned, I don't ask for much. Just: "1" followed by six nothings will do me fine. That is not asking much, is it?
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Quite entertaining[^]
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