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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by busterarm on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:34PM (#14964051)
> After all do I really need Netflix? I don't watch if for months at a time, and only keep it out of laziness.

I put my elderly mother on my netflix account with her own profile and she couldn't be happier. I saved her a bunch of money that she'd otherwise be spending on cable and as a bonus she's not watching 24hr news that's making her afraid all day. For something that I occasionally will use but she always uses, $10/mo is _cheap_.

Now if I could only nudge her towards some of the Korean soap operas that they have now...

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by JohnJamesRambo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:05PM (#14964263)
I'm reading your comment in Buster Bluth's voice and it is great.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by busterarm on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:19PM (#14964346)
Lol, I guess I'm glad you find it amusing?

In all honesty though, it keeps her from calling me constantly every day. Netflix is great for my sanity.

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by JohnJamesRambo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:25PM (#14964757)
Is your username not a reference to his arm?
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by busterarm on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:05AM (#14965452)
It is not.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by mbesto on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:44AM (#14965607)
I just read that in a Ron Howard voice.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by busterarm on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:31AM (#14969277)
I just read that in a Morgan Freeman voice.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by Baeocystin on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:55PM (#14964886)
Heh. My elderly father watches 100x more Netflix than I do. It makes him happy, particularly for the price. I'm glad he enjoys it, even if I also wish I could nudge him towards a wider variety of shows.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by cm2012 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:59PM (#14964908)
Korean soaps are great for old people! My mom (Caucasian middle american) also now likes running man.
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