I don't have a problem with DRM, as long as I can use the content when I want, how I want, were I want, and with whom I want. I don't mind that the content is locked to me. It just needs to be treated like an asset, not a license. If I buy 1000 ultraviolet/Vudu/Flixter movies, and then I die, I want my wife or children to inherit my content. If I want to give a movie to my friend, I should be able to do that. I'd be willing to pay MORE for my content, if I had assurances that I could do more. For instance, I recently converted ~100 movies from disc to digitial using Vudu's service. They had a 50% off promotion, and I thought it was worth $1-$2.50 a disc to concert stuff. I get to keep my discs, and now I don't have to backup my data to hard disk like I had been doing. A single Bluray converted and compressed is typically still 10-15GB in size. To me, it's worth paying $1 to not have a 10-15GB file sitting on my servers hard disks. Sure, I have 4x2TB drives (6TB accessible) and can store a ton, but that storage is not free. Now I can access my movies on my phone, tablet, computer, HTPC, PS3, etc. I can also log in to my Vudu account at a friends house, and we can watch a movie in better than DVD quality. To me, that's worth paying a small fee. Having said that, I wouldn't buy a movie from Vudu. I want the physical disk. I want the backup in case Vudu (or UV) goes belly up. I don't want to be at the mercy of some company, with $1000's invested in content. There has to be ownership. There has to be an exit plan for the service provider. To me, UV solves some of those problems, but not all of the,.

So your argument is that you aren't going to buy a device to stream content to your TV because you don't want to jump through "hoops" to be a customer. So, which DVD did you buy that came with a free DVD player? How is buying a Roku different than buying a DVD player? If you'd rather that Netflix charged you an extra $5 a month and provided a player, than maybe you'll get somewhere. No place truly offers things for free.

Couldn't the same be said about you?

Nurese Who? I see another spin-off series in the making! Genius!

They don't do this with toll booths, I can't imagine they would do it with license plate recognition. If they want to grab you for speeding, they have a bagillion tools already at their disposal that they aren't using.

digital billboards that use prisms to target personal adds to each car. You were web searching for a new pair of shoes last night, so on your commute to work, you keep seeing Nike, Zappos, and ADIDAS everywhere. It'll happen. Just give it time.

This just in! California is requiring mandatory "Safety" locator for all bicycles used in the state. The locator will only be used for safety related tasks.

I know why they don't, but I wish they would auto update everyone on 6 to 7. Bugger.

I saw a Schwinn and a Ford Lobbyist kicking the crap out of each other. It was awesome!

For me, it's kind of the convenience factor. Maybe I want to ride a bike to work but take the subway home. Maybe I'm at work and a coworker wants to grab a taxi and go out to dinner/drinking later. Being able to just rent and drop off a bike has some serious appeal to me. If I lived in NYC, I would be all over that. It beats the hell out of the mass transit system, and has some real potential.

After hearing news stories about DNF for years and years, thinking it was dead, having it revitalized and release, and then seeing how much crap it actually was...I for one don't want to read another story about it. Seriously, get over it.

Accidental airplane? What happened? Airbus couldn't find a plane sized condom?

If we only had Jetpacks, than we could stop 9/11 attacks by sending rocket soldiers to intercept the planes! Also, if we gave the Jetpacks to everyone, if there was ever a school shooting in process, all of the kids could run outside and fly away.

In other words, I want a damn jetpack now!

On behalf of all of the suffering people in North Korea, you sir are a tool. You have just belittled the pain and suffering of millions of people. People who are held captive by their government. People who grew up in prison for the crimes of their grandparents.

To refute your point about not being able to paint your house red...Zoning laws do not cover the color of a house. Having said that, there are some people who have HOA rules that restrict the colors that can be used. If you CHOOSE to live in an area covered by a HOA, you're responsible for the rules and regulations that you are CHOOSING to agree to. If you want the freedom to paint your house red, than you can CHOOSE to live in an area that is not covered by a HOA, or go through the HOA process and attempt to have the HOA rules changed. The important point here is that it was your choice to buy a house covered by a HOA. Just like it's your choice to live in the city, state, and country that you currently live in. If I don't like the USA and it's police state aspects, I can choose to move to Sweden, Argentina, or wherever the else I choose to live.

How do you get people to overthrow an unconstitutional law, when you can't talk about how the law is being used unconstitutionally without being accused of treason?