I'm pretty sure that ACME already has a patent for this technology.

Oops....well, the frontend uses Chinese-built CPUs...

Citation? I Think you have your facts wrong

My hometown was guilty of too much fluoride. Thankfully I missed out on the horrible brown fluoride stains that a lot of other people seemed to have. There is such a thing as too much. My teeth were mostly developed before I moved there, but I do have just a hint of the white streaks of mild fluorosis.

I've never found Accuweather as a data source to be that inaccurate (I use the app), but I see The Weather Channel as being pretty useless. 90% of the channel's content is reality programming. And the other 10% is generated at the local cable office's headend. Really, I generally trust the NWS and their web site and have no use for a dedicated channel, but it's a small market that does care about seeing it on a TV on-demand. Anyone else can use their phone or computer. Not worth that many subscriber dollars to keep TWC.

They have ESPN, because that's the only way ABC will license Disney Channel. They ALWAYS have to be bundled.

Or maybe two thunderbolt ports. I dunno.....with a big 15 inch laptop I don't see any reason to cut it down even that much. Two usb ports per side with an HDMI and Ethernet additionally and it'd be great. On a tiny mac book air which people buy for it's small size I can see maybe just one thunderbolt port. Apple has a great trackpad so no mouse needed. But on the bigger ones surely there is no reason to cut the ports down.

It's actually okay to copy a video camera for your own use. I bet I could make a copy of a Chevrolet Camaro for my own use and that would be okay too. If I take one it's stealing but making a copy is not stealing. Downloading Disney movies is not stealing it's a violation of their right to sell the item. There is a difference and it's a fairly clear one.

I once had to go with my wife to an Opera. That, I believe, qualifies as suffering.

He is a fanatic actually.....just in a different way.

They could but, wait for it.......they don't have to do that because they have such a huge demand they can get their way with the cable companies. If ESPN pulls their channels from Verizon it will cost Verizon a HUGE amount of subscribers. There are lots, and I mean a lot, of people that watch almost nothing but ESPN. I fucking hate the Kardashians to the point I almost break the button on the remote anytime the cunts come on my TV getting rid of them but even I am not stupid enough to think that they aren't hugely popular. Just because you hate something means nothing to anyone but you.

It's called a package dummy. They package a bunch of channels together and sell them to viewers. If you buy a package then you bought all of it and if you don't want part of it you still bought it if you bought the package. Cable companies have been doing this since at least the early 80's when I first got cable. I remember bitching about a bunch of bullshit channels to COX asking if I could get rid of them and basically the answer was "it's all or nothing." If you don't want the package don't get it. If you want something in it then you'll just have to pay up. Quit whining. It's totally legal.

They don't really need you though. They have millions of people willing to pay and don't mind if you watch the grass grow. Personally I find most television is less intellectually challenging than watching the grass grow. Sadly I allowed myself to become addicted to Game of Thrones and then I got my wife hooked on it as well.

For every person like you there are 10 that only have TV to watch sports. ESPN has a huge viewership and leveraged that into contracts with Verizon. ESPN is usually sold with an upgraded package on cable and satellite services. Usually these packages carry a lot of more popular channels and bring a bigger price that reflects their perceived value. I currently have Direct TV ultimate plus the HBO and other premium movie channels. I watch 3 TV shows a week plus a lot of concerts and music videos. Occasionally I might watch a cooking show or a show on History Channel or some other feature. My wife watches Bravo which I loathe and despise and A&E and some other "reality" heavy stuff. We're all over the place and to give up any tier is to lose something one of us likes to watch thus I pay too much money because I get 300 channels neither of us will ever watch. That's the way it is. HBO though is going away as soon as Game of Thrones finishes this year. 50 bucks a month for 98% crap.

What they really need is lights that come on in the rain for all the people that either don't know to turn them on or forget. I'm tired of grey/silver cars suddenly appearing out of a driving rain almost on top of me. Turn the damn lights on! Maybe they could also get them to come on at dusk and in parking garages and tunnels.