Those were the droids you were looking for

Those were the droids you were looking for.  Awesome.  http://ow.ly/2bs8kz

1,000 posts

On Friday, November 18, 2011 The Road Not Taken crossed the symbolic 1,000 post mark thanks to the loyal readership.  It only took 20 months or approximately 1.6 posts per day.  In honor of this dubious outstanding accomplishment, I’ve included the top 100 posts (and pages) of all time.  

Qwikster, D.O.A.

Following two tumultuous months of bad press, customer cancellations, and investor ire today Netflix decided to cancel plans to spin off the DVD home delivery business.  Last month CEO Reed Hastings upset customers by forcing customers to swallow a (relatively) large monthly price-hike or choose between home delivery or streaming.  This move triggered a customer exodus (over 1 million subscribers have left the service) and sent Netflix shares into a tailspin.  In a move that some analysts called the “dumbest” they had ever seen a company make, Netflix then announced that they were splitting the businesses entirely and Qwikster was born.

Not loving the AT&T and T-Mobile merger?

Whether you’re for the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile or against it, there’s a lot of truth (and humor) in the videos below.  I have to agree that with the new combined entity of AT&T&T and Verizon owning more than 80% of the market share, consumer options are pretty limited.

What’s not to love?

Related articles

• New website launched that goes against AT&T and T-Mobile merger (benzinga.com)
• T-Mobile preparing possible severance packages if AT&T merger approved (bizjournals.com)
• Law firm enlists AT&T customers to fight merger with T-Mobile (arstechnica.com)
• Sen. Al Franken Opposes AT&T, T-Mobile Merger (informationweek.com)
• AT&T and T-Mobile merger (jennstrathman.com)

Put your mobile phone away people

Put your mobile phone away people || “Study: 19 percent of people drop phones down toilet” http://ow.ly/5Lahj

Watch out NPR, P.F. Chang’s and Wes Andersen fans, we have your number now

Watch out NPR, P.F. Chang’s and Wes Andersen fans, we have your number now || “Middlebrow Culture” http://ow.ly/5rU7O

There is something very funny and refreshing (coming from a fan of the fine, fine product) to see that Pabst Blue Ribbon is at both ends of the spectrum.  I dare say it appears to be the bookends that define the outer periphery of the culture continuum (or not).

Related articles:

• It’s a quadruple rainbow all the way! (marshallstanton.com)
• Put your mobile phone away people (marshallstanton.com)
• Why are EULAs so long? (marshallstanton.com)
• This is the reason the Internet was invented (not really but it is hysterical) (marshallstanton.com)
• To all the Apple fanboys and girls out there (marshallstanton.com)

I feel safer already

I feel safer already – “Army Gets How-To Guide for Zombie Invasion” http://ow.ly/5o1Xt