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This is how you build a future champion, by starting them off young.

I just lowered my Netflix account to streaming only. I’ll only rent DVDs - which I don’t often do - from Redbox now.

Warner Bros.' deal with Redbox has expired with the two companies still at odds over how long consumers should wait to rent DVDs for $1.20 a night.

As a result, kiosk rental company Redbox will have to buy Warner DVDs from retailers like Wal-Mart at a higher price but will no longer make customers wait 28 days after discs go on sale to rent them, as it did under a previous agreement with the studio.

Hummingbird for Life

Today was Mia’s last day with the Hummingbirds at 2nd Gen, the daycare at Genentech. She was there for fifteen months under the care of all her loving teachers: Barbara, Cathy, Stefani, Joanna, and Fely. Oh, and so many friends both older and younger. She’ll miss  2nd Gen. But it’s time to move on. We won’t forget the Hummingbirds!

I’m excited about the new season. But I seriously need to watch the last few episodes from last season. I’m a bit behind, but I do know what happened.

...Warner Brothers are now imposing additional stipulations for its DVD movie new releases. Starting Feb. 1, the company has decided to restrict Netflix users from adding any new DVD releases to their queue until 28 days after the DVD goes on sale in retail stores, according to an LA Times report.

We only rent a few DVDs now from Netflix. We’ll probably switch to streaming only next month. But if we were to continue, I’d find this inconvenient.

A new video by C.G.P. Grey about 10 common misconceptions. Good to know, except for the last one. I could have gone through life without knowing this “fact”.

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

It’s best explained by this short video. It is important to know if you want the Internet to be open as it is.

Anything can use a little redesign. It’s all about presentation.

How Hokschirr came up with idea: “I started thinking about which products I use on a daily basis, and which ones I wished had better packaging,” she tells Co.Design. “I settled on tampons when I spied an orange box decorated with swirls that was obnoxious and pastel at the same time. In my re-branding I focused on making packaging that was less whimsical, more geometric, and more elegant--packaging that I personally would like to have in my bathroom, instead of trying to find creative ways to hide.”

Paula Deen having diabetes was previously a rumor but now has turned into fact. She’s known for three years.

We can look forward to People or Us magazine running the cover story, "I'm back" usual rehab story private hell. Clearly, this has been coming for a while. She's been looking for ways to position herself. Is she really going to be selling the cure now? Or will she back off for a decent interval? I take no pleasure in it. There ain't nothing funny about Diabetes.

Yes, I expect this issue will be on newsstands soon.

Hello from Matthijs_Vlot on Vimeo via (Daring Fireball).

If you’re a Dr. Who fan and have $250 laying around, you might consider getting a new purse - a TARDIS handbag.

All of this backstory knowledge fuels my rage. When I see Google talk about how “open” the platform is, setting it up as the foil to the “closed” (and framed as “evil”) iPhone, I want to scream and rip someone’s head off. It’s not only the most extreme example of being disingenuous that I can ever recall seeing — it’s nuclear bullshit.

Good read on MG Siegler’s tumblr page. I personally haven’t used an Android phone. But I think I would get frustrated with the lack of official updates to the phone, knowing updates could and should be available. fff