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Is It Monkey Abuse If They Have a Netflix Account?

Monkeys love home theater too, folks, no mistake about that.

But here’s the funny thing–apparently, PETA’s up in arms about a group of monkeys who are currently the test subjects of a NASA experiment involving radiation.  Here’s a bit from The Salt Lake Tribune describing it:

Greger drills holes into monkeys’ heads, places microelectrodes on their brains and deprives them of water to coerce them to “cooperate” in his experiments. They spend their lives in tiny cages and are driven insane by the traumatic laboratory conditions. But Greger defends all of this by boasting that the monkeys used in his experiments have plenty of toys and a Netflix account.

Say what you will about the whole issue of animal testing and animal cruelty.  We’re not here for that.  We’re here for home theater news, and one thing is clear–the monkeys in Greger’s test have one.

So what’s your call?  Is it monkey abuse if they have a Netflix account?  Do they decide what’s in their queue?  Can they reorder?  Is it full of monkey movies? Will Netflix gain subscribers if they change their slogan to “Netflix: Abused Monkeys Love Us. So Will You.”? Many questions, and as yet, few answers.

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The Motley Fool Asks, Is Blockbuster The Next Circuit City?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Samsung Overtake Vizio in LCD Sales

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Entertainment Subscription Rates Rise Despite Economy

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Blockbuster On Brink of Collapse?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Best Buy Leaks Black Friday Deals

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Netflix’s New Release Policy: Disaster Or Tempest In A Teapot?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Walmart’s Generic Electronic Helper Force Installs Your Home Theater

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Networks Confess: We Really Overreacted About DVR After All

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Pay Per Use Internet Coming Soon…Thanks to Streaming??

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

TheaterSeatStore Doubles Inventory–Watch For Deals

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Sears Black Friday Deals Hit–So Good We’ve Got A Disclaimer!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

New Watson’s Opens Up–Cincinnatti Readers, Pay Attention

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Message To Hulu–Advertising Pays For Content Too, Not Just Customers

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

DVD Out? Not Any Time Soon.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Video On Demand Won’t Get You Past Advertisements

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

SRS Labs Takes TV Innovation Award

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

First Theater in UK To Get 3D Comes Online

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

USC Gets Fantastic New Digital Cinema Projector

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Phantom Loads Should Be Keeping You Up At Night

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009