Comments on: The Thin Line ‘twixt Smart and Dumb http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/ Fearless. Thoughtful. Witty. Canadian. And Opinionated. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: bethatasitmay http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-3163 bethatasitmay Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:20:54 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-3163 Zip.ca is a big step up from the crapulent Rogers store near my house, but Netflix is a big step up from Zip. Netflix (almost) always has available the movie you want, has a google-quality search engine, and a built-in flash player for previews. It also allows you see what your friends are renting, so you can constantly up them on film cred. The real filmerati use GreenCine, though. Zip.ca is a big step up from the crapulent Rogers store near my house, but Netflix is a big step up from Zip. Netflix (almost) always has available the movie you want, has a google-quality search engine, and a built-in flash player for previews. It also allows you see what your friends are renting, so you can constantly up them on film cred. The real filmerati use GreenCine, though.

]]> By: Bionronic reading glasses http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-3114 Bionronic reading glasses Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:09:04 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-3114 Your thin as a string theory is so true...and hilarious. Keep keeping it random Biron man. Your thin as a string theory is so true…and hilarious.

Keep keeping it random Biron man.

]]> By: Jeremy Keehn http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-2982 Jeremy Keehn Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:39:28 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-2982 True 'nuff, HC. In fact when I checked out Wikipedia to brush up on the long tail (it's now very lush and burr-free), I notice that the US version, Netflix, is one of the examples cited. And it is fun, though I'm starting to wish Zip would get just a little closer to the body. The films ranked high on my list that aren't being sent tend to be the more popular, current ones—stuff like <em>Away From Her</em> and <em>Ratatouille</em>. True ’nuff, HC. In fact when I checked out Wikipedia to brush up on the long tail (it’s now very lush and burr-free), I notice that the US version, Netflix, is one of the examples cited.

And it is fun, though I’m starting to wish Zip would get just a little closer to the body. The films ranked high on my list that aren’t being sent tend to be the more popular, current ones—stuff like Away From Her and Ratatouille.

]]> By: Hopeful Cynic http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-2981 Hopeful Cynic Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:10:35 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/14/the-thin-line-twixt-smart-and-dumb/#comment-2981 apart from the general hilarity here, just want to point that your discovery and increased consumption of random artsy movies via zip.ca is classic Chris Anderson-'The Long Tail' in action apart from the general hilarity here, just want to point that your discovery and increased consumption of random artsy movies via zip.ca is classic Chris Anderson-’The Long Tail’ in action

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