They're not out $35, it's basically a jammer, and only works while in range of the chromecast's wifi.

A wifi jammer would make the chromecast just as inoperable.

By your reasoning, Dell doesn't accept credit cards either.

The FTC seems like they have the right tools to tackle net neutrality, whereas it's not clear that the FCC does. For example, they could declare that ISPs letting certain peering links saturate to unreasonable levels without disclosure is an unfair and deceptive trade practice. If a customer purchases Internet access, they expect equal access to all of the Internet. They could also declare that cable franchise monopolies interfering with competing video services (like Netflix) is an anti-trust violation.

The problem is that the FCC has limited regulatory power unless it reclassifies Internet access as a telecommunications service, which is considered the "nuclear option." Prior attempts to enforce neutrality have been thrown out by the courts. At this point, to do anything meaningful they'd probably have to involve Congress... And I bet you can figure out how likely that is.

I mean it's great that they discovered it, but can you tell ME in a way I can understand?

Good fucking luck. It's looking like 2016 is going to be Hillary (yet ANOTHER person who's only qualification for president is that she is related to one) and whatever republican manages to out-crazy the rest of them. It's going to be yet another episode of giant douche vs. shit sandwich. You can vote for the corporate tool or the corporate tool.

*shrug* I don't see why that would be a big deal. I'm Canadian, where in a majority government, the prime minister can basically do whatever he wants for four years. The limitations are what the supreme court says will fly with the constitution, and the knowledge that if you do something too unpopular, your party will lose the next election and somebody else will get to form the government. Or if you go way too far overboard, you might have a cabinet revolt to pick another party leader (and by extension prime minister).

The american system where the leader of the country is at odds with the representatives seems very inefficient to me. Why is the person ostensibly leading the country not the one deciding what the government should do? Why else are they the leader of the country? I don't see how American governments can get anything done without the stability of a leader empowered to make decisions that have impact.

I say, we let them go!

Corporal: Sir.
Dark Helmet: What?
Corporal: We've identified their location.
Dark Helmet: Where?
Corporal: It's the Moon of Vega.
Col. Sandurz: Good work. Set a course, and prepare for our arrival.
Dark Helmet: When?
Corporal: Nineteen-hundred hours, sir.
Col. Sandurz: By high-noon, tomorrow, they will be our prisoners.
Dark Helmet: WHOOOOOOO?!?!?

The American constitution grants their federal government the power to regulate interstate commerce. Laws forbidding an out-of-state manufacturer from selling directly in a state would seem to fall under that category. The constitution does not expressly forbid such activity, so far as I can tell, but it does mean that the federal government has the jurisdiction to override them.

Why not? I was on a Delta flight the other day and the only way to purchase in-flight cocktails was via credit card. On another flight the same day, the same purchase could only be made in cash. I am not aware of any laws that require businesses to accept a certain form of payment, and why should there be? If a business doesn't accept cash (or credit cards, or chickens, or bitcoin) and their customers prefer that method of payment, it will show up in their bottom line. Why would the government need to intervene in such a transaction?

p.s. i see in your logic trying to stop and chase mean the same thing. Another very convenient mechanism.

I actually don't need to name any. The fact that I believe there are other options means that when I say the words I'm saying, I'm saying what I'm saying, not what you're trying to say I'm saying, and shoehorn in my mouth. You don't get that privilege.

Yep, you're right.

Again, there are options other than executing and chasing, and you're an asshole for repeatedly arguing a false dichotomy to create a strawman out of what I said. Repeating yourself like a broken fucking record. Go fuck yourself twice.