Netflix Is About To Nuke Your Account If You Haven’t Been Using It

I have no idea who has Netflix and isn’t watching it right now, but if you happen to fall into that group or know someone who might, this seems like a thing you’re going to want to know. In a very uncommon move by a subscription-based service, Netflix announced Thursday that it will begin canceling …

Nobody Likes An Hour Long Advertisement, YouTube

I went off about this long ass ads on YouTube business at least once before, but I’m going to need to do it again here because holy shit, these people just set some new standards. Thankfully I can skip ads now unlike seven years ago when that was written. If I couldn’t, this post would …

I’m Not Usually One To Argue That Too Much Choice Is Bad, But…

Fragmented Streaming Landscape Keeps Piracy Relevant, Research Suggests I could have told them this for free, had they asked. It should be obvious to anyone with a lick of common sense. The streaming services are great, but the entire concept suffers from the same issue that made everyone hate their cable companies. A good streaming …

Live In KW And Want Groceries Delivered To You Sometime This Century? Central Fresh Market Is Your Friend

Update: Central Fresh now has an online store you can use to do your shopping rather than sending in a list. You can try it out at Shop.CentralFreshMarket.com. In spite of a couple of hiccups in the early going, it works pretty well for your screen reader using friend here. You also may find the …

Worker Indignity, The Game

Perfect soundtrack! If Amazon thinks that this makes them come off well, they are wrong. Amazon turns warehouse tasks into video games to make work ‘fun’ So what we’re gonna do, see, is we’re gonna take your crappy warehouse job and we’re gonna turn it into a video game so that you’ll think you’re playing …

SiriusXM Is Free Until May 15th If you’re Not Already Paying For It

This is a pretty cool thing that SiriusXM is doing, but I may not take advantage of it. I know if I get myself hooked on it I’m going to want to pay for it. I realize that’s kind of the point, but I ought not make myself want to spend money on more things …

Rogers Has Decided To Rogers

If we’re going to take Bell to task for raising rates during a massive global disease outbreak, it’s only fair that we do the same when Rogers follows suit. Yesterday I cracked open our latest bill and was greeted by the news that, starting in May, the monthly price for our internet service would be …

Deadspin Is Back, At Least In Name

When last we spoke of Deadspin, dumb ass ownership was doing its level best to fuck the whole thing up. And shortly after I posted that, it succeeded. The entire editorial staff quit, and the site went silent for nearly four months. But as of a few days ago, it is no longer silent. It’s …

Rogers And Others Are Trying To Make This Coronavirus Stuff A Little Easier ON Us

Rogers offering free TV channels, global roaming and more in response to COVID-19 Toronto-based national carrier Rogers has implemented a number of measures and free services to help its customers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Rogers and its brands are waiving long distance voice calling fees across Canada from now until April 30th. This applies to …

Stop Buying All The Damn Toilet Paper, You Animals

What is this, diarrhea Black Friday? From fist fights to stealing off carts, toilet paper frenzy hits Guelph Lineups form long before Guelph Costco opened and 1,000 packs of toilet paper were gone in 15 minutes “Good morning and don’t kill us.” And with those words, manager Armando Gumbs opened the doors of the Guelph Costco …