I allowed to expire Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, and a two week promotional subscription to Prime.
I'm waiting to see what deals I can get on Black Friday. I don't want to load up on streaming services that I rarely watch, but a couple would be nice.
I would like to get Max again. If they offered me another three month discount like they did before I would take it.
If Amazon were to offer a year of Prime at half off I would take it. Any discount on Prime might be worth it because of the free shipping that goes with it.
Netflix did not offer any discounts in recent years, but if they did offer a discount I would consider making it my main streaming service.
Disney+ and Hulu don't have enough new material which I want to watch to make it worth the full price. However, I got them so ridiculously cheap (with commercials) last Black Friday that it was a good deal. It was $3 a month for the pair.
Last night just before my Hulu subscription expired, I got half way through Alien Romulus. This is an interesting movie. What I saw is not as scary as the originals, but more of a sci-Fi drama.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Older chess players I knew
I looked up some Utah chess players I knew.
Unfortunately, Carmelo Punzalan passed away in 2017.
I am constantly reminded of how mortal we are. Many people once part of my life are no longer with us.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Eight year old Facebook post
The theory of left or right brain dominance is considered a myth, but even if it is a myth, it illustrates that people have different ways of thinking, where some people are more logical thinkers, good with math and science, and others are more artistic, subjective, and emotional.
I once took a personality test that claimed that I had 70% left brain dominance. This was in no way a surprise. I am into science, history, math and chess.
I see many assertions on here and elsewhere that seem to me to not have a sound logical basis. This is especially true of political posts in the last few weeks. I find myself reacting to things that seem totally outrageous, but reacting to these things is mostly a waste of my time. It can be entertaining, but it doesn't lead anywhere because I am never going to convince people who are already firm in their beliefs.
I have come to believe that a great many people and I will never agree on great many things because our brains are wired differently. This doesn't necessarily make one person right and the other wrong, but it does mean that we see the world very differently.
I think that politics is driven by fear. Each side has completely different things that they are afraid of. Fear is an extremely powerful motivator, therefore it takes away people's ability to be objective. Politics is mostly a reaction to things that people are against, because if people were perfectly happy, they wouldn't need politics.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
I once took a personality test that claimed that I had 70% left brain dominance. This was in no way a surprise. I am into science, history, math and chess.
I see many assertions on here and elsewhere that seem to me to not have a sound logical basis. This is especially true of political posts in the last few weeks. I find myself reacting to things that seem totally outrageous, but reacting to these things is mostly a waste of my time. It can be entertaining, but it doesn't lead anywhere because I am never going to convince people who are already firm in their beliefs.
I have come to believe that a great many people and I will never agree on great many things because our brains are wired differently. This doesn't necessarily make one person right and the other wrong, but it does mean that we see the world very differently.
I think that politics is driven by fear. Each side has completely different things that they are afraid of. Fear is an extremely powerful motivator, therefore it takes away people's ability to be objective. Politics is mostly a reaction to things that people are against, because if people were perfectly happy, they wouldn't need politics.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
Friday, November 15, 2024
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