I hate living in Missouri. Ballot candy will work for GOP voters because they are frightened racists afraid of whatever Fox tells them to be afraid of this week.
Now listening to the album Mezzanine by Massive Attack 🎵
I forgot how great this album is.
I just love how my work calendar keeps switching colors in the Calendar app on iOS and the Apple Watch complication. Just does it on its own.
So Long Netflix
I’ve been a Netflix subscriber since 2012 and that is coming to an end. Let’s be honest, this was a long time coming. A while back they decided on a business plan of quanitity over quality with their originals, have cut back on back catalogue spending, and cancel series before they are given a chance. On top of all of this, they are instituting new rules for accounts.
Netflix’s new usage rules basically don’t allow you to use Netflix outside of your home internet without jumping through hoops. If you do want to use it outside of your home internet, you have to use a temporary access code that grants access for 7 days. Why does it matter where I use Netflix if I’m not over my screen limit? What is the point of having a limit on the number of devices that can use Netflix at once if you are now going to restrict it to a single household?
My family gets Netflix as part of a family plan with our cellular provider. It is a perk of the provider. You don’t have to live in the same house to be on the same family plan, but now you will have to be in the same house in order to use one of the perks. I’ve confirmed this with the carrier. So now, that perk became useless to some of the people in the family.
What about flights? What about staying in hotels? What about road trips with kids? They just made the convenience of the service a lot more inconvenient and are treating their customers downright hostile.
Whoever is in charge at Netflix has nothing but contempt for their users. Even if they backtrack on this, I’m done with them. I removed the perk from my cellular plan (and will now get a monthly credit on my phone bill for the amount they would have paid Netflix even though this is not advertised as something they can do) and, as soon as my parents’ profile is transferred, will cancel my Netflix account for good.
If this impacts people who get Netflix through their phone carrier on a family plan, I’m out. You don’t have to all live in the same house to have a family plan. What difference does it make as long as you’re not going over your simultaneous screen limit?
MLS Season Pass is now live. I’ve already subscribed. Can’t wait for St. Louis City SC! ⚽️
I constantly have ideas for longer posts but never feel like writing them. I need to make longer posts a more regular thing.
Meta is allowing Trump back on Facebook and Instagram which means I will finally delete my Instagram account.
I finally boarded the Wednesday hype train. It’s as good as they say. I’m on my fourth episode. 📺
Happy birthday dad!
Today may be National Good Day day.
In Memory of Tweetbot, my favorite Twitter app. It was such a great app. The standard for Twitter apps, in my opinion. Ivory, their Mastodon client, is made with the same love and care. I can’t wait to buy it.
Listening to some David Crosby today. 🎵
St. Louis has a professional pickle ball team now.
I’m watching the new Night Court. This would have been so much better if Harry Anderson was still around. He was so great in Night Court, and everything else he was in. 📺
The number and the price of subscriptions is getting to be too much. Cancelling some subscriptions that have free alternatives. Fantastical and Carrot Weather were the first two apps to go. Still debating on Youtube Premium (I use it enough it may be worth it to keep).
This is such a great tasting hot sauce. It’s very hot, but has a great flavor.
I’ve been watching The Horne Section TV Show over the past couple of days. I love how stupid and absurd it is. 📺