It would seem Netflix has reversed themselves and are not splitting DVD -v- streaming into two websites. In light of this, SNL made a pretty awesome sketch over this issue:
CNet article regarding cancellation of Qwikster spin-off:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20117888-261/netflix-cancels-qwikster-spinoff/?tag=mncol;topStories
Note: Should I be insulted? My AirForce brother used to tell me about the Marriot air conditioning while I slept under a helicopter. WTF?
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Too good not to share:
Safe sex may not be quite so safe in China. Police have uncovered underground workshops churning out fake condoms in the latest expose of China's counterfeit industry.
The spread of knock-off prophylactics is rampant, state media said. Users can expect little or no protection even though the condoms in question carry the most famous brand names.
The scandal surfaced when police raided a workshop in central Hunan province that was producing counterfeit condoms. The police warned that the contraceptives had already been distributed nationwide and many people may have already bought and used the poor quality items, risking both pregnancy and disease.
Police are still looking for as many as a million condoms produced by the illegal factory.
Four people have been arrested in that condom bust and police described the operation as well organised in the 20-square-metre workshop.
Bare-chested employees were found using vegetable oil to lubricate the condoms to make them smooth and shiny before placing them directly in fibre bags without bothering with sterilisation.
Since March, the workshop had turned out 2.16 million unsterilised condoms labelled as "Jissbon", "Durex", "Rough Rider", "Six Sense" and "Love Card". The workshop had earned about 80,000 yuan (£7,000).
One police officer said: "This is by far the largest case involving producing and selling fake condoms in Hunan Province."
He warned buyers that price was a good clue to a counterfeit condom. One online shop based in Hunan province was offering Durex and Six Sense condoms at 15 yuan (£1.30) per pack of 12. The normal market price for Durex condoms in supermarkets and pharmacies is 49 yuan a pack.
The owner defended his products, before hanging up the telephone. "All my products are genuine and sourced from the authorised agencies of the manufacturers."
The temptation is high to turn out fakes in China -- whether DVDs, Louis Vuitton handbags or BMW cars -- due to the low cost of labour and raw materials and the difficulty for the police in tracking down such enormous and spread-out workshops.
Officials estimate that a third of all condoms in some areas are fake. The condom market in China is the fourth-largest in the world with annual sales of about two billion. The market is important in a country with a strict family planning policy that restricts urban families to one child per couple.
MyFOXDC.com
William Taylor stands outside Tysons Corner Mall in Virginia with sign admitting he cheated on his wife.
A story about a cheating husband who admitted his infidelity on a sign he wore near a busy Virginia intersection was a hoax, according to a local radio station.
Washington D.C.'s Hot 99.5 "Kane in the Morning" show revealed that it was behind the stunt involving William Taylor, who stood in front of Tyson's Corner Mall in northern Virginia with a sign that read "I cheated. This is my punishment," MyFOXDC reported.
The morning radio show said it staged the story as an experiment to see how much press it would receive in light of other major news happening at the same time. Last week's media coverage was dominated by the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Taylor, who stood outside the shopping center during the morning commute last Wednesday, originally told MyFOXDC that he and his wife had agreed to the deal.
"I thought she was kidding, but she was serious," he said. "I figured I got to do what I got to do to makes things right. So here I am."
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Shame can be a powerful punishment. Just ask the guy who had to stand at the corner of Leesburg Pike and International Drive in Tysons Corner, Va., this morning.
You know, the guy wearing the sign that said, "I CHEATED. THIS IS MY PUNISHMENT."
A man who identified himself as William Taylor of Centreville, Va. told a passerby that he cheated on his wife -- and she found evidence of it on his cell phone. So the wife allegedly doled out a rather creative punishment: He had to stand at the intersection during morning rush, wearing the handmade sign.
We haven't quite decided if this is a publicity stunt for some wacky YouTube channel or a ratings-driver for a morning radio station. But if it's true, we like it. We. Are. Amused.
People reported seeing him as early as 9 a.m., and his presence was discussed on several of D.C.'s morning radio shows. Taylor said his wife texted him a little before 11 a.m. and said he'd been out there long enough. He removed the sign and skedaddled.
Leesburg Pike in Tysons Corner is one of the most traffic-clogged arteries in the area, making for maximum viewing pleasure.
Hope it was worth it, buddy.
