I have, in the past, used a car battery and a pair of jumper cables to random spots on the PCB. They tend to not ask as many questions if the BIOS doesn't even see the disk.

Instant over the Internet for $8/month is pretty decent. What I meant by starting to get decent is they're getting licenses to distribute their back catalog this way in Canada. http://ca.netflix.com/

XBMC with the Canada on Demand plugin works extremely well for TV in Canada. It's a very effective replacement for Hulu. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=97262 Netflix exists in Canada and is starting to get decent.

Of course. http://www.darwinawards.com.nyud.net:8080/ is your friend.