I just don't get that, though... surely you have something besides the TV - a bluray player that has Netflix apps on it, or a gaming machine. You don't need a dedicated computer for it. As others are mentioning, even if you just get a Roku or something, you can completely ignore the "smart" part of the TV. The only frustrating part is paying for extra features on your TV you won't use, but frankly, as devices like TVs become more software/firmware oriented anyway, they can just slap on the "apps" for little or no cost, just like for your smart phone or tablet... you're not really paying for it, since the TV is built to run it's own software for doing things like settings and channel set ups.
Some universal remotes can handle Roku... and besides, the trend is towards using your phone as a remote, you'll be able to get dynamically adjusted remote control. Even if that doesn't suit you, surely the violation of your privacy makes it worth the terrible "burden" of having a second remote?
So, Americans fail at maths and geography.
I'd feel smugly self-satisfied about that if it weren't for the fact that they clearly win in the impending zombie apocalypse.
Or maybe they're smarter than you think:
We don't warp the language the way you British fucks do.
Funny, hopefully intentionally.
I'm not a fan of recreational drug use, but I don't see why someone should require someone else's permission to do something. In other words, prescriptions are great for two reasons: the doctor knows better than me what will help, and I acknowledge that; and you can get your insurance company to pay for it (or at least offset your deductible) because the doctor actually prescribed it. But I've never felt a prescription should be necessary to obtain a drug. Then again, I don't agree with vice laws at all, even if I don't recreationally use drugs or solicit prostitutes.
I've had several shoulder surgeries and was prescribed both oxy- and hydro-codone. I experienced the itching, but it worked great, and the OTC pain relievers did nothing. I still suffer, in fact; I never became addicted - once it ran out I tried all the non-opiate alternatives the doctor prescribed. None of them worked. I live in pain every day, but most days are completely bearable. When I do feel pain, the other medications don't help. I know that if I work out or do yard work or something, I can take the non-opiates and stave off the terrible pain I would feel hours later, but when I already have pain they are ineffective. I haven't had any of the "strong" stuff in over a year and a half... and yet, if I mention that the other drugs don't help to my doctor, it's obvious to me he thinks I'm pill shopping.
I mention it because the biggest complaint I see against this over-the-top, for-your-own-good regulation is that the people who are actually in pain are treated like criminals and often denied medications that would make life more bearable. I admit I've managed without, so I'm not including me in that list... but I understand the position completely.
Frankly, even before my surgeries, I never agreed with the war on drugs; I do not agree with vice laws in general.
You ought to ask the Family D'Alembert...
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