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Cool links of the day: Netflix secrets revealed and how do you spend your time?
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I've been a subscriber to Netflix for some time now. For this reason I was interested to read a behind the scenes feature about Netflix, written by Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune. Now I know the work involved in sending season two of Barney Miller to my mailbox.
Some interesting parts of the article:
The warehouse is indeed in a random office park, resplendent in shades of gray and cream. (In exchange for a visit, I agreed not to divulge the precise spot or let slip a few trade secrets, none of which struck me as remarkable.) If you work at this warehouse, you have signed a confidentiality agreement that you will not divulge its location. You can tell people where you work, just not exactly where.
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They inspect each returned disc. They rip open each envelope, toss it, pull the disc from its sleeve, check that the title matches the sleeve, inspect the disc for cracks or scratches, inspect the sleeve for stains or marks, clean the disc with a quick circular motion on a towel pulled tight across a square block of wood, insert the disc into its sleeve, and file the disc in one of two bins. The bin to the right is for acceptable discs, the bin to the left is for damaged discs or discs not in the proper sleeve.
To a casual observer, this all seems to happen in a single motion, a flurry of fingers. Employees are expected to perform this a minimum of 650 times an hour. Also, customers stuff things into the envelopes. Scribbled movie reviews, complaints, pictures of dogs and kids. That needs sorting too. After 65 minutes of inspection, a bell rings. Everyone stands up.
Calisthenics!
Read the article here: How Netflix gets your movies to your mailbox so fast
How do you spend your time?
Another fascinating item is this interactive map from the New York Times. The map is based on the American Time Use Survey which asked thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day.
View the map here: How Different Groups Spend Their Day
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Spoke too soon.....Yea!! Donna Reed has arrived!!!
August 6, 2009 at 6:32 p.m.CJ,
What post office do you return your movies at? I'm fairly new at the Netlfix game but it seems as thought if I place the movies in the post office downtown instead of on Sam Houston they arrive one day earlier.
I receive my new dvd's the next day after they are shipped.
August 6, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.UPS hasn't shown up yet so I am revisiting season 1 of Barney Miller. I paid $15 in postage for nothing it seems.
August 6, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.Season 1 episode 9 is a favorite of mine. I don't use netflix though. Some shows you can watch for free on IMDB. BM is one of them. Love me some Benny Hill also. :-)
August 6, 2009 at 5:14 p.m.Cool, thanks for the links!
August 6, 2009 at 5:02 p.m.So sorry to hear you aren't feeling well.
Don't know if it would be easy (or comfortable) for you to sit and watch video on a computer, or laptop, but Hulu has some great classic shows streaming online for free. They even have...wait for it, Barney Miller!
Here's a link to Hulu's selection of TV shows:
http://www.hulu.com/channels/Comedy/S...
Also, if you have a Netflix account, they also have different shows and movies online.
Hope you feel better!
August 6, 2009 at 11:09 a.m.LOL Abe Vigoda!!! Me & hubby were playing a game...name 3 people, pick who you would marry, kill & have sex with.....Fish came up as one of my choices, I chose him to marry.
I am in the process of creating the TV lineup of shows I watched in the 70's on DVD. The 70's was the best decade for TV, with the 60's in close 2nd. I just ordered The Bob Newhart Show seasons 1-4 for less than $50 from Amazon yesterday & season 2 of Donna Reed, gotta love her! Can't wait for the UPS guy to show up today as I am stuck in bed in pain with nothing to do but watch classic TV.
August 6, 2009 at 10:10 a.m.Alton - Glad to share, I had to stop myself from spending hours on that interactive map...it was too cool.
VBB - Barney Miller is awesome and Abe Vigoda my hero. I love those shows from the seventies. I'm also a big fan of "What's Happening!"
August 6, 2009 at 9:40 a.m.I had to laugh at Barney Miller as I just bought the 1st season from Amazon & am fixing to order season 2. My friends laugh at me for liking BM, you are younger than me & obviously enjoy the show too. Nice to see I'm not alone.
August 6, 2009 at 9:19 a.m.Thank you, I love learning this type of knowledge. I may never use it, but I find it very interesting.
August 6, 2009 at 1:13 a.m.