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Netflix Replacing Star Ratings With Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down (variety.com) 97

Posted by BeauHD from the outdated-rating-systems dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety: Get ready to say goodbye to star ratings on Netflix: The company is getting ready to replace stars with Pandora-like thumbs ups and thumbs downs in the coming weeks. Previously-given star rating will still be used to personalize the profiles of Netflix users, but the stars are disappearing from the interface altogether. Netflix VP of Product Todd Yellin told journalists on Thursday during a press briefing at the company's headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., that the company had tested the new thumbs up and down ratings with hundred of thousands of members in 2016. "We are addicted to the methodology of A/B testing," Yellin said. The result was that thumbs got 200% more ratings than the traditional star-rating feature. Netflix is also introducing a new percent-match feature that shows how good of a match any given show or movie is for an individual subscriber. For example, a show that should close to perfectly fit a user's taste may get a 98% match. Shows that have less than a 50% match won't display a match-rating, however.

Comment Ticket price going up.... (Score 1) 221

by hawky (#51903291) Attached to: Piracy Fails To Prevent Another Box Office Record

Looking at http://www.natoonline.org/data... ticket price increases don't seem to be that much.
But I don't think that is including all the extras... 3D, IMAX, etc.. Looking to by 3D/IMAX Batman Vs Superman tickets are over $17 for an adult ticket which is a little bit more than $8.43 national average for last year....

I think this does help them get the record breaking numbers even with though viewer turnout increasing as much.
GNU is Not Unix

"Feline Herd" Offers Easier Package Management For Emacs 142

Posted by samzenpus from the vim-coming-soon dept.
First time accepted submitter chris.kohlhepp writes "The Emacs editor just got consolidated package management with "Feline Herd", offering 2000+ packages under one roof. No struggle with convoluted keyboard shortcuts — only easy GUI navigation via toolbar buttons! Every conceivable programming language is handled. Cuts the Emacs learning curve to a minimum for learners."
PlayStation (Games)

Sony's New Development Strategy For the PSP 86

Posted by Soulskill from the progress-is-progress dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Sony is finally responding to the threat posed by the iPhone, and has started aggressively courting developers around the world to work on digitally distributed games for PSP in a bid to grow the amount of software offered on its handheld. And, Develop has revealed, the firm is planning to introduce a streamlined content pipeline for the platform — which includes abolishing concept approval — plus cheaper devkits, shorter quality assurance processes, and very low price points for new games. It hasn't totally abolished the barriers around the platform for homebrew and indie devs, but it's a start."
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South Park Creators Given Signed Photo of Saddam Hussein 1297

Posted by samzenpus from the respect-my-authority dept.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, were given a very special gift by US marines: a signed photo of Saddam Hussein. During his captivity, the marines forced Saddam to repeatedly watch the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer And Uncut, which shows him as the boyfriend of Satan. Stone said, "We're very proud of our signed Saddam picture and what it means. It's one of our biggest highlights."

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