I know you're in dire need of customers and all, but commercial skip won't get me back. Sorry.
Seriously. I already pay a fairly high bill for satellite service. Why do I have to pay for ads?

My house is all WiFi connected, but my desktops have extra NICs with gig connections to my server for backups that don't take forever. Wireless is the AOL of connection media- so easy, your grandmother can use it. But it's not good for serious transfers.

No ads at all. Seriously Hulu, if you're going to be dickheads about having people prove their cable/satellite service, then I demand you drop the ads in your feeds. The way I see it, I've already paid my dues, so to speak. In the form of my Satellite service. You're already one step from the edge if irrelevance with feeble content, so if I were you, I wouldn't piss in my own Cheerios. (yeah, I know. But I hate cornflakes.)

Of course. 'Right' will be added in Car gen. 2, you silly fanboi. Of course, Car gen 1 hardware is not compatible with newer firmware so, pbbbbbbt jog-on! Buy yourself a new car.

Apple will never go in my car. There is not one tiny milligram of benevolence in anything Apple does. It's not about the consumer, it's about their pocketbook. Steve Jobs was no prophet. He doesn't deserve a book, nor a movie, compared to hundreds of other people on or who have left this earth who have actually done something to benefit mankind. Apple is all about 'control' and Apple will never control my car.

The dumbing-down of Windows 8 "Metro" (God, I had that monkier) interface is a huge step backwards. This hinderface (intentional) is a move to further isolate users from their computer and operating system. Yes, you can get back to a semi-explorer-ish desktop on Windows 8, but it's not the real deal. Microsoft is doing this because they want to turn Windows-based devices into appliances that they have further control over. Control over what you can load, what you can do--- unless you are willing to pay for it. Apple calls their attempt the iTunes Store. We don't need more handcuffs limiting what we can do on the devices that WE own. Every other version of Windows is a dogpile, and Windows 8 is one of those. W8 before you Windows 8.

You are blind if you don't expect this from Sony. The company that spat out the proprietary mini disc and the memory stick instead of embracing superior technology. The company that neutered hardware virtualization in BIOS of Vaio laptops. They also tried to euthanize Aibo through CaD orders. Bollocks.

First off, if you like your new job, ask your new employer what you can do with their equipment. You won't get Admin from me either- that's policy. But if a user (you) asks me for software for playing movies, eBooks, other multimedia bullshit, and is willing to work with me and the policies he/she has to operate under, and understands there are policies *I* have to operate under, I'll do what I can to accommodate your needs. You catch more flies with honey, as the saying goes. All you gotta do is just ask and not assume that IT are all BOFHs.

If you don't like your new job, want to play "wannabe" guru, then go ahead an screw with the laptop, and your paycheck. I'll make sure that when I find things you've fricked with, that you go on the A-list for audit scans. A for Accelerated. I'll also make sure your laptop is fully compliant with policies, and take the extra precautions you mentioned re: locking down settings. And it will all be documented. I'm not being an a-hole, but if you don't give a shirt about company policies and want to 'take matters in your own hands', then I don't trust you, and will do what I have to do to ensure my job isn't compromised by your crazy-train inept attitude.

I'm not drumk but I love incandescent bulbs too. I've tried many CFLs and none of them give warm light, none of them give full brightness immediately at power-on, none of them are mercury free, none of them handle cold temps well. We waste electricity in so many other ways, targeting incandescent lighting is a trivial battle. Anything that's "instant on" or uses a transformer ("wall wart") is a vampire sucking off energy and wasting it. Cell phone chargers or any kind of charger, cordless house phones, computers, video game consoles, TVs, VCRs, DVD/BR players, stereos, laptop chargers, monitors, printers, microwaves... these are only a sample of the vampires in your house.

You're looking at me funny, as if I'm... off..... topic... yeah.

... you have to work behind the grill because you're not allowed to speak to customers.

My personal opinion is that overclocking does not buy you much, other than bragging rights. Sure you can get a few more FPS, or a few hundred extra MHz out of your CPU. But does that translate into anything usable? A false edge for gaming; false because there are so many other factors that can nullify that edge such as your connection parameters. Perhaps I'm too pragmatic, but then I don't watch Jersey Shore or Kardassians or fauxlebrity shows either.