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Netflix To Launch Canadian Service for Streaming Media

Netflix, the leading Internet movie subscription service, today announced it will expand into Canada this fall offering unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed instantly to TVs and computers for one low monthly fee.  The Canadian launch will mark the first availability of Netflix outside the United States.

Canadian Netflix members will be able to instantly watch a broad array of movies and TV episodes right on their TVs via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix, as well as watching on PCs and Macs.

In addition to representing its inaugural international market, Canada will also mark the first streaming-only service promoted by Netflix.

At the time of launch, the Netflix Canadian service will be available in English only, but the company said it expects to add French language capability over time.

Canadians interested in Netflix can go to www.netflix.ca and sign up to receive an email from the company when the service launches in Canada this fall.

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Stop-Motion Super Mario Made Out Of Post-Its

Here’s an awesome stop-motion Super Mario video made entirely out of post-it notes. The video was created by students in Japan for about 5,000 yen (around $55). They pretty much nailed all the actions from the game. The project took two weeks to put together for a school festival. Only thing missing? Bowser.

Oh, and if you’re into it, here’s another awesome video game hack.

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Forget Weekly Mags, How About 48 Hour Magazines?

Husband and wife team, Heather Champ and Derek Powazek, have a new innovative approach to print media. They’ve taken the traditional idea of a magazine, but rather than produce it monthly or even weekly, they’d like to get issues out in 48 hours, hence the title 48 Hour Magazine.

The first issue is fittingly tilted Hustle and is a full 60 pages long. The team started work on it with an idea at noon on May 7th and had the magazine finished on May 9th. The current issue can be purchased through HP’s MagCloud for $10.00.

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First President George Washington Owes $300k in Library Fines

Here are some things you should know about George Washington, America’s first president. He didn’t live in the white house, he never told a lie*, he was the only president to be elected unanimously, and he still has overdue library books that carry a fine of $300,000 when adjusted for inflation.

According to CNN, on October 5, 1789 he checked out two books about international relations and parliamentary debates which were due back November 2, 1789 but were never returned. The fine at the time was two pence per day (it’s 15 cents now). At two pence per day, he’s racked up a fine of roughly $4,577 which adjusted for inflation equals about $300,000.

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