I think an ad-supported site is a little different scenario. You pay for internet which then allows you to access sites not affiliated with the internet provider. Kinda like purchasing a car. It takes you places, but buy a car isn't going to generate any revenue for the places you go. They are independent. With TV, I see it more like paying for food delivery. I am paying for someone to deliver what I want to my house. If they delivery person gets there then requires me to read a brochure before I get my food, that would be ridiculous. Yet that is exactly how cable companies work. They double dip by charging me for cable AND forcing me to have advertising, where most modern models use one or the other. I have no sympathy for the companies saying I am doing something illegal by skipping commercials. I paid for the television service. I shouldn't have to "pay" again by watching your stupid, repetitive ads.

I think the original was more appropriate if you want to replicate the gaming environment. I have a computer, but I don't want to have to sit on my couch and interact with my TV every time I want to browse the internet/edit movies/etc. Additionally, I would prefer a large screen and sitting on the couch when gaming over sitting in an office chair looking at my monitor. So for me to switch to computer gaming, I would have to either switch my computing or gaming to a less favorable environment or purchase a new computer entirely devoted to gaming.

Oops, accidentally posted that before I realized I wasn't logged in.

IMO, if your car accelerating immediately puts you in "I am about to be killed" mode, then you haven't been properly trained as a driver. My dad was adamant about lots of driver training before I got to spend much time on the road on my own. I believe that this is why I can react to something like this without freaking out. I have actually had this exact thing occur before. After I accelerated once, the gas pedal got stuck because my mat had shifted. I applied the brakes (reducing the acceleration) then used my foot to pull the gas pedal loose. Unless you have some ridiculously thick/heavy mats, a pedal that gets stuck on them shouldn't be too difficult to dislodge.

First article I could find about Florida doing this. Not sure about other states, but obviously it isn't forbidden in America. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-03-24/news/os-education-reforms-senate-03-25-2010-20100324_1_merit-pay-plan-rank-and-file-teachers-public-school

Did you really read the statement "understand technology" and "understand every aspect of any device you interact with"? That's ludicrous. It is obvious that the parent was saying that anyone who grew up in the "internet age" should understand that just because you upload something to a site doesn't mean that it will be freely accessible to you forever. If you think that "because I uploaded it to Facebook it is preserved forever and I can come back to it whenever I want!" then you have obviously not been paying any attention during your 15 years on earth.