Hacking NetFlix

I Hate Politics, But...

...it involves Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, so I'll link to this Los Angeles Times story about campaign finance, Generous Campaign Donors Showing No Signs of Fatigue:

Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings gave away $730,000 in the special election campaign. Most of it went to the promotion of Proposition 77, which would authorize retired judges — rather than lawmakers— to draw legislative and congressional boundaries.

But he says he will give more.

"Win or lose this cycle, I'll continue to invest both philanthropically and politically," Hastings said via e-mail. "I don't feel any donor fatigue, because improving California" is "a multi-decade effort, not a one-shot fix."

This is getting confusing. Hastings has donated to democratic causes in the past, but "Arnold" is a republican. Can anyone from California shed some light on what's going on in your state?

via Jibber Jabber.

OPML Meeting in NYC on July 12th

I know this is a bit off-topic for HackingNetflix, but I'm helping host an OPML meeting in NYC on Tuesday, July 12th at 7pm. Dave Winer will be demonstrating his new OPML editor and he says we'll have a "conference-room style meetup to talk about OPML, publishing, knowledge, scholarship, news and the World Outline."

If you're wondering what OPML is, here's the Wikipedia page on OPML.

Here's the location of the meeting:

Steve Smith at Ritchie Capital has generously offered the use of their 38th floorconference room (great view of midtown skyscrapers, including the Chrysler Building). A fairly inspiring location. 747 Third Ave (at 46th).

Post your name in the comments before noon on Tuesday if you're attending. I have to give the list of names to security and if your name is not on the list they will not let you in the building (be sure to bring a photo ID, too).

E-mail me if you have any questions (mikek at hackingnetflix.com).