I think this <http://home.disney.go.com/tv/>is what you are looking for.
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Michael C. Robinson < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, looks like I have LAHF instructions. Thanks for the tip though. > Oddly enough, the hulu desktop app works where firefox 64 bit with 64 > bit flash doesn't. Hunh. I kinda jumped through the EULA on hulu > desktop where it looks like it might be somewhat worrisome. Some rumors > persist googling around about hulu problems that hulu is trying to > change to a pay model. I was a bit reluctant to try hulu desktop, but I > can vouch for it working. Why doesn't standard firefox work? > > "NOT TECHNICAL, CONCERNS AND OPINIONS ARE BELOW THIS LINE" > > I'm wondering if there is a hulu alternative? I'm concerned that hulu > will collect statistics on people who use it and I don't approve of > easy access to "adult" movies. Watching these movies might constitute > voting for them. Morally, I don't want to encourage the production of > new "adult" films. Hulu is a nice outlet for catching more general > audience shows and movies, but the shows available don't stop there. > These "adult" movies aren't generally entertaining in my opinion, though > they are addictive. > > I like Stargate Universe sometimes, but there have been a lot of sex > scenes and they just ruin it IMO. I think Stargate Universe is almost a > border case. The show isn't plot dependent on people having sex, though > it comes close. Imagine you work and your boss knows that you watched > Stargate Universe or worse HOTS, American Virgin, (insert sexually > explicit movie available through hulu here). Now imagine that this boss > is ultra conservative and has to form an opinion when a sexual > harassment allegation surfaces against you. Somehow, I don't think your > viewing choices on hulu replete with sexual immorality will help your > case. I'm all for television being more interesting and possibly better > for us, but I have major privacy and other ethical concerns regarding > interactive television. > > As far as alternatives, I'm interested in a service that limits access > to R rated and "Mature" or "Adult" films. I think a phone call to an > actual human being should be the minimum requirement to watch R rated > films online. Hulu doesn't even seem to have a filtering option that > will drop "Adult" films from the title listings. Concerning privacy, I > guess renting movies is safer than streaming them. I prefer > a service that is of course Linux friendly and I value privacy, so I > want the service provider to refrain from giving out records of what I > stream. Records should be destroyed in 6 months or sooner. > > I think the decency laws should be updated to restrict streaming of > copyrighted films that are R rated or "Adult" films. At the very least, > you should be required to request them verbally from an actual human > being and verify your age. I'm sure a lot of us would be reluctant to > verbally ask for an R rated or "Adult" film whereas hulu allows people > to watch them almost anonymously. People can lie about their age when > they sign up for a hulu account, what's to stop them? As far as hulu > recommending "adult" material because a lot of people view those shows > and movies... I don't agree with that. The pushing of societal decay > in one segment on another segment is just wrong. > > We are all sheep that need to be shepherded sometimes, not thrown to the > wolves. To an extent an individual looks out for him/herself, but we > need each other at some point. Decency should be promoted society wide, > not ignored in the name of free speech. Hulu trusts people to be honest > about their age and advertises "adult" media regardless of the potential > viewer's values. Wanting to watch something because you are hormonal is > very different from deciding that something fits your values and is > appropriate viewing material. I prefer the latter over the former. > > "NOT TECHNICAL, CONCERNS AND OPINIONS ARE ABOVE THIS LINE" > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
