Guess Who Just Bought Wordle?

[BOP]

I congratulate Wardle for his success, but can’t help feeling that everything that was appealing about the game will soon be a thing of the past.
I’m not alone.
Many on Twitter have wondered what a New York Times-operated Wordle will be like. Wardle says it will still be free, but will the currently clean and modern interface be loaded with ads, trackers, and the like?
Something tells me that once the Times officially takes over, the game’s popularity will slowly decline.

Bummer: Guess Who Just Bought Wordle?

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I remember when cable was commercial-free. That's exactly how they pitched it, too. "You won't have commercials because you're paying for a service."

 

[Dakota]

I remember when cable was commercial-free. That's exactly how they pitched it, too. "You won't have commercials because you're paying for a service."

A friend of ours mentioned this recently and I also remember this. The cable company went door to door and encouraged people to sign up saying "you won't have commercials." Of course, this was never the case.

 

[jazz lady]

Like this word, ever heard of it???


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tacit

I remember it from years ago. How many I'm not sure about. I like it as it's simple, free, and only one puzzle per day, although I don't get it play it every day.

 

[Clem72]

I remember when cable was commercial-free. That's exactly how they pitched it, too. "You won't have commercials because you're paying for a service."

I have said it before, but it bears repeating. This is a old wive's tail. I had cable-tv (with a cable box and everything) in the 60s. We had commercials. The bulk of the channels were the regular networks which had the exact same commercials as played in the local market (since it was probably a direct feed). The only channels that didn't have commercials were the "premium" channels that came out later, like HBO. And even today those channels don't really have commercials.

Our community was one of the first served in the nation, and it was pitched as "clear tv without an antenna", not as "commercial free". I doubt many of you can claim earlier first hand experience.

 

[vraiblonde]

If you enjoy playing it now ( my wife does ), You may not have as much fun left when the NYT starts charging you to play.

I just won't play anymore. I'd happily float the Wordle guy a few bucks for his game, but I'll be damned and go to Hell before I'll give NYT one single penny.

On another note, today's score:

Wordle 248 4/6

 

[vraiblonde]

I remember when cable was commercial-free. That's exactly how they pitched it, too. "You won't have commercials because you're paying for a service."

You may be thinking of HBO/SHO.

 

[BOP]

I have said it before, but it bears repeating. This is a old wive's tail. I had cable-tv (with a cable box and everything) in the 60s. We had commercials. The bulk of the channels were the regular networks which had the exact same commercials as played in the local market (since it was probably a direct feed). The only channels that didn't have commercials were the "premium" channels that came out later, like HBO. And even today those channels don't really have commercials.

Our community was one of the first served in the nation, and it was pitched as "clear tv without an antenna", not as "commercial free". I doubt many of you can claim earlier first hand experience.

Not everyone was lied to by their recruiter, but enough of us were for it to be significant.

 

[Clem72]

Not everyone was lied to by their recruiter, but enough of us were for it to be significant.

My brother is STILL pissed about how the recruiter promised that they would train him to use computers. To be fair, i'm sure those positions were rare in the 70s and he is dumb as a box of bricks.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

Not everyone was lied to by their recruiter, but enough of us were for it to be significant.

Like being told you get to chose your first station, CONUS, or OCONUS, pick three preferred locations. Choose CONUS and pick three locations, and they'd send you to a station of "their" choice in CONUS, not one being of the three locations you picked. Hey, you chose CONUS. Effing recruiters. I swear in recruiter school the first ting they teach is how to lie. Recruiting numbers matter, how they get them doesn't.