#67 - Netflix, SNCF Connect & Tetris

Hello,

I hope you are well. I'm fine, I even just remembered that Covid exists by switching back to contact case mode 😷.

Well, everything is fine apart from that and as you can imagine, that didn't stop me from cooking up a newsletter for you in which we're going to talk about Netflix, the SNCF Connect, the addiction of the century and Tetris recess

There are 2 types of Netflix users: those who pay and those who scratch a loved one's account.

You'll quickly know your way around I imagine 😉.
And when you think about it, it would be easy for Netflix to block multiple connections (MyCANAL does it very well). However, the streaming giant has never been very careful on the subject considering that it helped to raise awareness of the service.

However, it could well be that the party is cut short since the streaming giant is currently testing an option which will charge €3 extra for anyone who shares their account 😅.

Why this change of tone?

Even if Netflix displays very nice results competition is raging with the rise in recent months of Disney + and Prime Video. So, fearing a slowdown in the volume of subscriptions, Netflix says that a good way to increase its income is to bank those who use the service without paying.

Who is concerned?

For the moment it is only a test but Netflix users in Costa Rica, Chile and Peru will soon have to pay $3/month to continue to share their account.

So I wonder:

• If you are one of those who already pay for Netflix by sharing your account, would you be able to pay more for loved ones to continue?
• If you are one of those who are scratching, would that make you go to the checkout by taking out your personal subscription?

Reply by replying to this email, no fuss between us ;-)

😬 Return to the fiasco of the launch of SNCF Connect

🚀 On January 25, the SNCF launched its new application with great fanfare SNCF Connect”.

And the least we can say is that it did not go as well as expected.

• Repeated bugs
• Questionable ergonomic choices
• Disappearance of key functionalities
• Clumsy management of the crisis…

In this episode of Another Tech Podcast, we look back at this real fiasco by analyzing the reasons for this failure and how it could have been avoided.

⏳ If you really spend too much time on social networks

It's not me who will tell you that social networks are useless but you have to admit it, if you take it keep it, they can become a real vacuum cleaner in time.

Want to see the extent of the damage?

From your iPhone: Settings >screen time > See all activity

From your Android: Settings > Digital well-being and parental controls

Once you are aware of the extent of the damage, there are 3 ways that I have classified from the mildest to the most radical:

1. Delete applications: this works very well because there are no more notifications and it creates a little friction (launch the browser, open the site).
2. Set up a time limit: more fierce but it has the merit of being effective after a period that you have set for yourself, it blocks access to social network applications. I've been using this for years and it at least has the merit of making you aware of the time spent by gently reminding you when you exceed the limits
3. The most extreme! The One Sec application on iOS that I tested in recent days and which is a real pain! Basically it shows you a timer every time you open an app, remembering to remember how many times you have been on the special network in the last 24 hours... Humiliating (you can see this app in action here personally, I didn't last 2 hours as the experience was so annoying).

And are you doing anything to limit the time spent on social networks?

🎮 When you are married to the world champion of Tetris without knowing it know

The story is not new but I came across it on Twitter and I really wanted to share it with you.

It's the story of a journalist who is writing a book on records in video games and who during an interview understands that his wife is certainly the best Tetris player in the world... Without knowing it.

At the time the record stood at 327 lines… What followed was a mad race to transform a hobby into a world record!

‘Bizarro World’ - The Boston Globe

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