Note that FreeBSD ZFS is *not* in FreeBSD core (and never will be?) precisely because of it this, last I checked.

It's not in the core... but it is in base. FreeBSD ships with full support for ZFS (since 7.0) and only requires zfs_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf.

If you are using FreeBSD in a device and don't want or cannot use ZFS, there are several settings (WITHOUT_ZFS, WITHOUT_CDDL, WITHOUT_OPENSOLARIS) and such that can be dropped into /etc/src.conf to omit these bits completely from your build.

Sources for ZFS and other bits of non-BSD licensed software (that may be redistributed) are found under src/contrib and src/sys/contrib, where they can be easily segregated from the "pure" BSD bits.

Since you obviously missed this, TFA is a advert for CoreAVC trying to sell you a magic pill for HD playback by changing the format. TFA doesn't claim no stutter, just less. It's not quite the same to say it's 1080p just because it's 1920x1080 after you've lowered the quality down to substandard level, which is what they've done. More lossy means faster decoding, more so than the total dimension. For what it's worth, if you plan to re-encode your files anyway, you may as well shoot for the screens actual resolution instead of something roughly double the size of the viewable area. Oversized video has to be decoded, then scaled down for a second large performance hit. TFA is still a garbage advert that's promising you something you can never have... 1080p on a less than 1080p screen.

This works for Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD... Step 1. Install VLC. Step 2. Done. I use Hulu Desktop on my Aspire One under Ubuntu NBR, and there is no magic to it. How did this shit make the main page?

Google Search for any song online via Google and Lala brought a stream right to you. First listen is free, after that you have to pay. Why would Apple buy them? Considering most sane people use Google and Lala doesn't require something like iTunes, Lala was in a better position to bring music people want directly to them. This is just eliminating the competition before they got too big. Can I get an Antitrust Amen?

I think you just made case and point as to why we have an electoral college. You just said that you know your preferred candidate will not win your state, so you would rather your state not be counted at all because this will benefit your preferred candidate.

This narrow minded idiocy is why the founding fathers had the foresight to know there general populace shouldn't be trusted to make these decisions alone. Because people like you refuse to understand that your neighbors opinions happen to be just as important as your own and seek to undermine them. It's not a perfect system, by far, but it helps prevent lunatics like your ilk from obtaining pitch fork wielding mob rule.

How is removing a candidate from a ballot (or a state from the whole process) any different from keeping voters out of the ballot boxes because of their predispositions for party preference? Shenanigans like this are part of the problem in the US election system. In essence, you are the problem by endorsing the tactic for your own gain.

Please burn your voter registration card. You obviously don't understand it, and you obviously don't deserve it.