User: Eric_ColonSlashSlash

Can't non-US users use US Proxy Servers?

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

Can't non-US users use US Proxy Servers?

I know it's unfair but i see a major business opportunity there for someone to provide advanced proxy and obscuration services to the non-US market...

Re:Hulu and Netflix only now for 2 months

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

That's why i listed the pluses and minuses - it's not perfect - but it's not like having cable is always a fantastic solution either.

I get most of what i want and save lots of money every month. If more people do this it might help evolve the landscape of how things are offered.

CAVEAT: I don't like supporting the structure of rented (instead of owned) forced-commercialized (ie proprietary players that force viewing habits and DRM) stuff and that probably shouldn't be supported either... life is so complicated isn't it :P

PS: I have a mini PC directly hooked up to my big

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

PS: I use firefox from a mini-pc: www{DOT} littlepc{DOT} com{SLASH} products_DuoCorelittlepc_625fanless{DOT} htm

I use a solid state drive in a fanless PC with absolutley no noise and hdmi out
This works better than a laptop because there is no confusion between the possible monitors it can send signal to.

Plus this pc is quiet and runs cool. trial and error on my part - so there you go.

Re:Hulu and Netflix only now for 2 months

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

Its the best i can do so far - I can't selectively support the NON-FOX networks (yet).
I would even stop watching the Simpsons if i could cut off all support to FOX (giving them money really pisses me off and disturbs me and my moral code).

Re:US Definition

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

Its easy to be ms. universe with only yourself as a contestant... plus i hear the chicks in the next galaxy are hotter and more down to earth (grin)

Hulu and Netflix only now for 2 months

On: Hulu Plus Now Available To All — But Be Warned

I stopped my cable last month and have been happily using netflix and hulu plus for 2 months now.

netflix for all the old shows and movies. hulu plus to fill in for new episodes of shows.
no great solution for john stewart show, colbert, and bill maher yet... torrents?

sports is also a problem. I will miss HD Discovery and Nat Geographic as well.

I am so happy i am not supporting FOX and all the [STUFF] they force feed you in cable tv. Lets bleed that stuff out of money.
It feels good to ween off of cable tv.

Horrible Idea

On: Why Mozilla Needs To Pick a New Fight

What a horrible idea, I haven't used anything but Mozilla for 5 years or more and no matter how good IE (choke, gag, vomit) gets - i will NEVER switch back to it (NEVER!!!). The moment Firefox disappears IE and the other browsers will stop being competitive. I'm a big google fan - but Chrome is not really doing the trick for me - perhaps it will get better. I am only fully satisfied as a user and developer with Firefox. so there it is. Why can't IE and Safari and Chrome just disappear? -Wishful

short summary of how this https redirection works?

On: Firefox Extension HTTPS Everywhere Does What It Sounds Like

Is there any short summary of how this https redirection works? Is a third party to be trusted?

Privacy Concerns Abound

On: X Prize Foundation Wants AI Physician On Every Smartphone

They need to pay particular attention to privacy concerns if the phone were to have any gathered physiological data or even self described symptoms - I wouldn’t want that information hacked or even disseminated under the best of intentions.... “Look – he’s having a heart attack or early onset diabetes – let’s cancel his healthcare [insurers] or blackmail him [hackers]”