Samit Sharma
Published January 8, 2016
I’M BACK!
I know that doesn’t work when I’ve been coming back for 41 weeks straight. I’m simply out of ‘introductory’ ideas. This is (hopefully) the latent portion of my writer’s block. Seriously. Maybe because I haven’t written anything substantial lately.
See? This is what happens during writer’s block. Wit and creativity go out the window and I start using big boring words. I won’t let that ruin the rest of the blast though. A lot of good stuff happened this week.
Like Netflix India. Netflix finally looked east and launched it here in India (!!!). RIP Productivity and hopefully, RIP torrents. I don’t use torrents or any other pirated audio or video. And generally dislike people who do. Please stop violating copyrights. Don’t you dare say if ‘I can get it for free, why should I pay for it?’. You’re a civilized citizen of a country that has a binding constitution. You can definitely afford entertainment services. So stop doing illegal shit. If you’re into piracy and you like stereotypical New Years resolutions, make yours ‘I’ll stop piracy‘. Hopefully, that’s cheesy enough to remember.
Back to Netflix, I signed up and am currently on episode 4 of Orange is the New Black. I have a feeling I’m gonna cut down my TV time a little. Like scores of other people. English TV entertainment channels are pooping their pants right now, ’cause Netflix’s gonna call all the shots.
Some rumors said that Twitter might increase the character limit from 140 to 10,000. It’s not gonna be that simple. There will be some smart ass way in which people who want a story bigger than 140 characters can embed the story which can expand into the whole article. This would allow people to stay on Twitter instead of a link taking them to another site. All this because Twitter needs more money. I’d say don’t fix what isn’t broke, but let’s see how Twitter betrays the best thing about it.
And the best thing so far this year : CES. Las Vegas hosts the massive technology show every year. And this year, there were tablets and fridges with tablets and laptops and hydrogen fuel cell Powerbanks and assorted tech, but the coolest was the passenger drone and the slick actually flexible LG screen.
Let’s hope what happened in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, and looks east like the good folks at Netflix.
‘Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, email 42. Happy weekend !!!
All Things Sam 