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But is anyone reading a book?
1 posted on 04/14/2020 8:19:21 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

I am. Read 3 this week but I am still working.


2 posted on 04/14/2020 8:26:56 PM PDT by wgmalabama (Piss on China. They nuked US and Europe with a bio weapon. Payback time.)
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To: EdnaMode

I don’t think cinemas are coming back.

$12 a ticket, plus $10 for popcorn. Noisy people. Who needs it? Stay home and stream content.


3 posted on 04/14/2020 8:28:23 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: EdnaMode

John Chapter 1

And only stream Whitehouse press conferences.


4 posted on 04/14/2020 8:28:52 PM PDT by Varsity Flight (QE 2020. All Quiet on the Western Front)
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To: EdnaMode

I read at least two a week every year. I keep track on Goodreads, where I set an annual goal.


5 posted on 04/14/2020 8:31:52 PM PDT by kalee
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To: EdnaMode

Yeah, I’ve been reading a lot. And writing, but I leave streaming or downloaded video on in the background. It’s way more than eight hours.


6 posted on 04/14/2020 8:32:17 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: EdnaMode
The thrift store where I found a signed edition of "Failure Is Not An Option" by Gene Kranz is closed, That's been my primary source of books.

So I read a lot of FR. And I have Kraftwerk going on in my Skullcandys.

Yes, I'm weird...

7 posted on 04/14/2020 8:40:21 PM PDT by real saxophonist (If you don't have a gun, sell some toilet paper, and go buy a gun. - Colion Noir)
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To: EdnaMode

That data will be eaten quickly. I wonder if Comcast will exempt for this time. They already give 2 months free. But no word if they will give it to this.


8 posted on 04/14/2020 8:42:52 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: EdnaMode

I heard those who are verocious readers get Alzheimer’s. Teachers get it at a higher clip too. No thanks!!!!


9 posted on 04/14/2020 8:44:36 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: EdnaMode

In the great quarantine of 2020...if the net goes out, sh*t gets real.


12 posted on 04/14/2020 8:47:57 PM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: EdnaMode

And half that is pron.


13 posted on 04/14/2020 8:53:47 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: EdnaMode

“About half of the consumers surveyed said they canceled their free trial on a streaming service after they finished watching a show.”

That’s funny. The LA Times interviewed 2,000 and discovered that 1/2 signed up for a free trial, watched a few things, and then cancelled. Like purchasing a new suit at JC Penny, wearing to a wedding, and returning it the next week.

My hunch is that the number of subscribers is much lower than wanted by Kraztenberg, Disney and other platforms. People want free shows, free music, free computer programs and free books. Young people want spending money for restaurants and free social media sites for posting their drinks and plates.


16 posted on 04/14/2020 9:10:02 PM PDT by Falconspeed
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To: EdnaMode

i read about 2 hours of website news stories a day does that count?


17 posted on 04/14/2020 10:01:39 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: EdnaMode

I do my best to keep my kids off the phone the computer and their video games as much as possible

It’s very difficult task these days


18 posted on 04/14/2020 10:35:19 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: EdnaMode; All
No Direct TV, no DISH, no MSM. We read books on line via Amazon/Kindle.

Stream Huckabee, Trump announcements and speeches, OANN, Mark Levin, Stuart Varney, Jeanine Pirro, sometimes Sean Vannity-Interruptus, etc on YouTube.

19 posted on 04/15/2020 12:23:38 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: EdnaMode

I found this Brit’s adventures with owning a “long” canal boat to be pretty interesting. In some ways, it reminds me of my RVing days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3yX6EC5CDQ&list=PLa9px3O5n5hCH-GLteYqai7jQ4qTNpwA8


21 posted on 04/15/2020 10:40:38 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: EdnaMode

90% of the people are just “enjoying/wasting” their time. This pandemic shows that we all have time but we are not ready to make the change in our lives.


22 posted on 05/29/2020 11:13:19 AM PDT by notjohnwick
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