My solution was to buy an Android device. I initially considered one of the old Google TV devices which will play AIS video but I decided it wasn't that important, I don't really need prime anyway since so much of the stuff I order is cheaper on eBay with or without free shipping, which is often available. I had two Rikomagic MK802 devices (a MkIII and a MkIIIS) which were both garbage; the first one seemed to have a short across the power connector and the second one was just flaky in every way and nothing really worked. Then I got an Ouya, which is a total lemon, crashing and hanging even at the launcher and with abysmal bluetooth range. Now I have a Tronsmart MK902 which seems, at first stab, to be a much better effort than any of those others. WiFi and bluetooth both seem to work correctly, and you can use the device on displays with resolutions other than the ideal. At least, it works on my 1440x900 LCD that is currently sitting on my desktop for my Raspberry Pi. I have a small adapter to convert the HDMI to DVI. Netflix works. I can stream video from Plex with the included software. Mission accomplished I guess, until I get XBMC going at least. But that's reported to be kind of flaky right now.

There's nothing contradictory about that. No one has yet disproven the soul, nor an afterlife. For the record, I do not particularly believe in either, but am willing to be pleasantly surprised.

Socialism can be used as a boolean, but that's not the only way. All government is inherently socialist. It might well be building societies harmful to its members, but a government is a social institution.

Big ISPs are just trying to avoid becoming the target of government ire, because they're worried about their stock prices. Some small ISPs will go along on a similar basis, but they're worried not about stock but about being legislated out of existence.

Oh no, it's much better than that. If you pour crude oil into the ocean etc etc, you will wind up going to jail, because you are just one man. But if you operate a corporation such that such an outcome is inevitable, then you will get a fat bonus and the corporation will get a small fine.

And this is why "common carrier" status is a useful concept.

Give me the line, untampered? Then what I do on it is my responsibility.

Give me the line, supposedly filtered? Then what I do on it is your responsibility, since it's your job to save me from myself.

Well, double-reply fail. But here is my report. On Phenom II X6 1045T and 240GT with 8GB, Netflix desktop plays like shit. The audio is OK but the video is stuttery. It's butter-smooth in an XP VM. Netflix Desktop is shit.

So far I've got an error about not being able to find a mono package, then a checksum failure downloading it. That's the first thing it did. Not looking good.

Mutually assured destruction only assures destruction. Microsoft fired the first shot. Until they demonstrate a willingness to stop shooting, I'd be returning fire as well.

Sure. People stupid enough to support harsh prison sentences when it's been proven that they don't make people better people are also stupid enough to fail to understand that violence begets violence and that when you are employing violence because you are out of other options, you are a failure.

All nervous tissue performs processing. Perhaps there is another kind of learning we haven't yet quantitated.

Bridged network, vmware player 5.0.2, amd64 host, nVidia graphics.

At that point we do it via thunderdome.... two men enter one man leaves, and is a Congresscritter for 2 years.

and you know that they are doing quiet assassinations as well.

Your fault for Voting Republican/Democrat.

Honestly, Being in Congress should be by lottery and forced servitude. You cant get elected, it's a lottery and compulsory.. Dave Fox of 3124 Main Street, Chester,OH... YOU are the new congressional representative of your district for the next 2 years. An armed caravan will be there momentarily to pick you up.

It is the only way to keep it honest. Because voting for rich assholes is turning out to be a complete failure.