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Digital Monopolies A Bigger Threat Than Piracy, Says Miramax CEO
Miramax CEO Mike Lang and Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos gave a keynote talk at the MIPCOM conference. The two discussed the challenges they face in the continuously changing digital world. Both agreed that piracy is not much of an issue as long as you give consumers what they want. Digital monopolies, such as Apple’s dominance in the music industry, are a far bigger threat.
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Full article at the link. Finally someone from within the industry talks sense!
http://io9.com/5846700/some-people-are-just-born-thin
Some people are just born thin
Too thin? Blame your parents. Now there's evidence that inherited genes can make you skinny — just as there is evidence for inherited obesity. While most of the research into body fat so far has been into the genetic causes of obesity there's now strong evidence that it goes the other way too.
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Click the link for more. Yes I'm definitely in the "thin" category, with my BMI having been around 18/18.5 since I stopped growing. I eat what I like (within reason) and until I'm full, and yet I can't seem to gain weight. My parents, around the time they had my siblings and me, were probably more in the "normal" range, though at least my mother certainly more towards its lower end, so inheritance probably at least plays a part in it. I always figured my weight or lack thereof was mostly part of my body's makeup/genes.
Digital Monopolies A Bigger Threat Than Piracy, Says Miramax CEO
Miramax CEO Mike Lang and Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos gave a keynote talk at the MIPCOM conference. The two discussed the challenges they face in the continuously changing digital world. Both agreed that piracy is not much of an issue as long as you give consumers what they want. Digital monopolies, such as Apple’s dominance in the music industry, are a far bigger threat.
[...]
Full article at the link. Finally someone from within the industry talks sense!
http://io9.com/5846700/some-people-are-just-born-thin
Some people are just born thin
Too thin? Blame your parents. Now there's evidence that inherited genes can make you skinny — just as there is evidence for inherited obesity. While most of the research into body fat so far has been into the genetic causes of obesity there's now strong evidence that it goes the other way too.
[...]
Click the link for more. Yes I'm definitely in the "thin" category, with my BMI having been around 18/18.5 since I stopped growing. I eat what I like (within reason) and until I'm full, and yet I can't seem to gain weight. My parents, around the time they had my siblings and me, were probably more in the "normal" range, though at least my mother certainly more towards its lower end, so inheritance probably at least plays a part in it. I always figured my weight or lack thereof was mostly part of my body's makeup/genes.
