If I'm on top of it, I too can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do. Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time. (Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)

If I'm on top of it, I can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do. Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time. (Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)

Holly: We're a bit short on a few supplies.
Lister: Like what?
Holly: Cow's milk. Ran out of that eons ago. Fresh and dehydrated.
Lister: What kind of milk are we using now?
Holly: Emergency back-up supply. We're on the dog's milk.
Lister: Dog's milk?
Holly: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk.
Lister: Why?
Holly: No bugger'll drink it. And the advantage of dog's milk is that when it goes off it tastes exactly the same as when it's fresh.
Lister: Why didn't you tell me, Hol?
Holly: What, and spoil your tea?

Whistle while you work, Hitler is a twerp, he's half-barmy, so's his army, whistle while you work!

John Wyndham's "Day of the Triffids" is rooted enough in reality not to alienate non-sci-fi readers, and is a very interesting take on the collapse of society after a catastrophe. I'd also suggest Pierre Boulle's original "Monkey Planet", different enough from the Apes movies to make it almost a completely different story. Good stuff.

How bloody spooky. I was just re-watching "The World's Fastest Indian" and then I see this on Slashdot. Good movie.

How about an "augmented reality" Google Earth plug-in that would allow you to see EXACTLY what cities you're passing over from an airplane window? (Assuming you can be using your phone up there)