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Comment Re:Then offer sports seperately. (Score 1) 109

Maybe the idea should be to tell a compelling story. Once you got that down, you can be as diverse and inclusive as you like, people will watch it. Not because it's diverse or inclusive but because it has a compelling story.

Take Star Trek. TOS. That was a revolutionary show back in the days. A black female officer at the height of the civil movement and a Russian navigation officer only a few years after the whole McCarthy era. And let's not forget the first interracial kiss in a nationally broadcast TV show.

And guess what, it was a success. It still is. Mostly because it actually had an interesting story to tell.

Even Goebbels knew that you can slip any and all sorts of propaganda into your programming, but first and foremost, people have to WANT to watch your show. They'll easily accept all the propaganda you want to add, but first you MUST entertain them!

Comment What was the board meeting for that decision like? (Score 1) 109

"Ok, folks, we're losing subscribers. Why did people sign up with us in the first place?"
"Well, mostly because they were fed up with cable TV and we offered an alternative that only only let them choose what they wanted to see but was also heaps cheaper."
"Great. So what could we do to be more like cable TV?"
"We could throw in some programs nobody asked for and up the price."
"Perfect, let's do that!"

Comment Re:Microsoft Windows Vista Strikes Back. (Score 1) 100

Perfect security isn't one that keeps you from getting where you want to go by reminding you of its presence with every step you take.

Perfect security is so stealthy that you don't even know it is there until you try to do something that compromises it.

Security that gets into your way is something you WILL get rid of, and without a guilty conscience. You're doing it to improve your productivity. An example:

If you work in a warehouse where stuff gets stolen and security demands that the doors are closed and locked at all times, and your job is to carry boxes out to the delivery truck, your work cycle is like this: Pick up a crate, carry it to the door, unlock the door, open the door, carry the box through the door, close the door, lock the door, carry the box to the delivery truck, return to the door, unlock the door, open the door, step through the door, close the door, lock the door, start over.

How many times do you think the average worker will do that before there's a wedge under the door to keep it open?

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