
are cunts.
I still recall a time, not that long ago actually, when you could stream a movie, pause it for whatever reason, then hit the play button to pick up where you left off. Simple. Normal. Expected behaviour.
These days when you stream a movie and hit pause, what happens? About 5 seconds into the pause, the still movie image is replaced by some fucking advert which stays there until you hit play again. Excuse me, but I’ve already paid for the streaming service and you’re shoving ads in my face during a movie pause? Which absolute cunt thought up that piece of cuntitude? What an absolute fucking bastard. A pox upon your house. And genitals.
Then we have the streaming services themselves. We use Sling which boasts “unlimited DVR” capacity. Except it’s not. Anything saved for more than 9 months is automatically deleted. I suppose this means there’s no limit on quantity, but there is a limit on retention. Which can’t coexist with the blanket claim of “unlimited DVR” capacity. Cunts. And get this, if you’re watching a recording and hit pause, you’re on an unseen timer. If you’re paused long enough, what you’re watching will close and you’re kicked out to the main menu. Does the system save your place so you can pick up where you left off? Does it fuck!
I’m old school and have a pretty extensive DVD and Blu-ray collection. Pick a disc, whack it in, hit play, pause whatever and it just works. Every. Single. Time. If you’re going to replace something which absolutely works with something else, then it should be at least as good if not better. Anything else is a step backwards and a cunt. EVs being another classic example.
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Nominated by Immigration Yank.