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Netflix launches in 130 new countries, but not in China, Syria, or North Korea

Big streaming content news out of CES this morning: Netflix is now live in 130 additional countries , which makes its service available to billions of new users. The most notable exception: China. CEO Reed Hastings made the announcement at the annual Consumer Electronics Forum in Las Vegas today. “You are witnessing the birth of a global TV network,” he said. Netflix “won’t be available in Crimea, North Korea and Syria due to U.S. government restrictions on American companies,” the company said. Countries where Netflix will now be available include Azerbaijan, India, Vietnam, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudia Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Turkey and Indonesia can now use Netflix–but presumably with certain restrictions, in certain nations. ” Netflix Is Now Available Around the World ” [netflix press release] [ CNN via @ brianstelter ]

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Netflix launches in 130 new countries, but not in China, Syria, or North Korea

Here’s a fun way to browse the 187,000 digital items in the NY library’s public domain collection

I could get lost on this page for weeks. The stereoscopic views are great, if you know how to see them with your eyes. On January 6th, 2016, The New York Public Library made over 187K digital items in the public domain available for high resolution download. This is one of many experiments by the NYPL Labs to help patrons understand and explore what was contained in that release.

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Here’s a fun way to browse the 187,000 digital items in the NY library’s public domain collection

HO fhtagn! Detailed model railroad layout recreates HP Lovecraft’s Arkham

Model railroader John Ott has devoted years to creating a fantastically detailed, HO-scale recreation of Arkham, the site of HP Lovecraft’s horror stories, complete with model railroad engines and historically accurate cars. (more…)

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HO fhtagn! Detailed model railroad layout recreates HP Lovecraft’s Arkham

Experts baffled to learn that 2 years olds are being prescribed psychiatric drugs

In 2014, US doctors wrote ~20,000 prescriptions for risperidone, quetiapine and other antipsychotics for children under the age of two; a cohort on whom these drugs have never been tested and for whom there is no on-label usage. (more…)

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Experts baffled to learn that 2 years olds are being prescribed psychiatric drugs

Man with colorblindness becomes overwhelmed when he tries on special glasses

A young man with colorblindness received a pair of EnChroma colorblind-correcting sunglasses as a gift from a friend, and when he tries them on, he is overcome with emotion at seeing certain colors for the first time. RELATED: Color for the Colorblind

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Man with colorblindness becomes overwhelmed when he tries on special glasses