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@audioidkid

Seems like common sense to me.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Pay for your own shit you cheap fucks.

Always share your SH*T!

Well, this might be the thread with the most misleading subject line ever.

That being said...things like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Spotify are super cheap. If you have to account share...shame on you.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I have a couple ex girlfriends using mine. Hopefully they get busted.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Be like that snake Dennisdman and turn them in! Because you sure as hell ain't turnin' them on no more, know what I mean, jellybean?!

Iron Sheik making Original Snitch Denis humble.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Who you kidding whith that "couple" line. One does not equal couple.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

or you could change your password...

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@audioidkid

1... 2... 3... 4... 5...
Amazing! That's the same combination as my luggage!

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

I guess the CEO changed his tune in 6 months.

http://fortune.com/2016/01/11/netflix-h ... t-sharing/

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The CEO of Netflix Says It’s Okay to Share Your Account

by Michal Addady @michal_addady JANUARY 11, 2016, 3:10 PM EDT
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address at CES 2016.
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“It really hasn’t been a problem.”
Rules about account sharing are pretty vague, so Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared his thoughts about the common practice at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show.

In a press conference at the annual CES, Hastings said that sharing Netflix NFLX 0.70% , whether it’s with “two people on a couch or 10 people on a couch,” is a good thing. As for sharing your password with someone, he only addressed those who share it with family members. “As kids move on in their life, they like to have control, and as they have an income, we see them separately subscribe,” Hastings told a reporter at the event, adding that “It really hasn’t been a problem.”

A Consumer Reports survey from last year shows that 46% of adults in the U.S. with a subscription to a media streaming service share their accounts with non-family members, something Hastings did not discuss.

However, it’s tough to imagine that he’s unaware of it. It’s more likely that Hastings simply doesn’t care all that much. Netflix’s main CES announcement was that it’s expanding its service into 130 new countries, meaning that it’s now available in a total of 190 countries. Considering how much more room the company has to grow, account sharing likely isn’t the CEO’s top priority.


Hastings’ views about sharing Netflix with others (be it on a couch or otherwise) echo those of HBO CEO Robert Plepler. At a Buzzfeed-sponsored event in 2014, Plepler compared HBO’s business model to that of a drug dealer—you need to give customers a free taste in order to get them hooked. He said that sharing accounts doesn’t hurt the company and, if anything, it’s actually a great marketing tool.

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