I've been jonesing for something to finish out that story every time I look at my Carnivale box set. A novel would be fantastic...

I really wish Carnivale was continued - a great show with an unsatisfactory finale.

That's assuming people don't want a new laptop. For the price of a laptop, you get a tablet too.

I think the way Windows 8 wins is of course to eliminate the tablet market by selling x86 laptops which double as tablets, either through docking or swivel. This to me is the holy grail, I hate having multiple devices that do essentially the same thing. Also, as somebody else pointed out, having these things domain…

I considered the waffle vote but decided on "Absolutely Not", because in general people are nuts.

I wonder how many videos are out there of "whoops....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Uhhh....even if it was a complete fascimile cosmetically doesn't mean the underlying materials, electronics, control systems, software, weaponry, engines, etc are even remotely comparable.

Nice to bump in to a fellow Cramps fan. RIP Lux.

Well, the main point is that atheism from a cultural standpoint had almost negligible impact until recently. Yes, there were atheists around in ancient times. But no civilization was founded on nor centered their belief system on atheism until relatively recently. The point about the religion gene I first read about…

Well, there's some evidence that there is a "religion gene", and that humans were only able to evolve beyond simple family units into large cities and cultural groups by having a basis for trusting non-genetically related individuals. I'm not aware of any culture, anywhere in the world, that ever existed, that doesn't…

The other downside is that without Hitler and the Nazi's, it's possible that the communists in Germany would have gained control. They were also bombing stuff all over Germany and briefly had a coup in Bavaria near the end of the war. Those communists, which basically consisted of German organized crime lords, could…

Bingo. The bottom line is that religion has been one of the key organizing tenets behind civilization, so *of course* it's going to be use to mobilize a society into war. In the same way, Pol Pot used Cambodia's identity as an agrarian society to murder millions.

It's funny and a bit irritating how people cling to their own belief system with religious enthusiasm even if it's not about religion (political parties, atheism, etc). Reminds me of another bizarre argument I had once - somebody claimed that monotheism was to blame for all wars, not polytheism (the person was…

Everything is a political power play, and I see nothing wrong with having a spiritual side to ponder the meaning of the giant universe we live in. And to the comment that more wars and murders committed in the name of religion - this is ONLY because religion has been around much longer than atheism. Christ, even the…

One of the reasons Hitler rose to power was because the people were terrified by the German communist party which was basically a group of organized crime bosses. If Hitler was killed early on and the Nazi party fizzled, it's likely that Germany would have gone communist maybe the rest of Europe under Stalin's…

Nonsense. People kill for power and wealth, not religion. Look at the atheism of the North Korean dictators, the various leaders of Soviet Russia, Chairman Mao, the list goes on. It's human nature, not religion, that's the problem.

How many presidential candidates have foreign policy experience? Basically, you can't unless you were an ambassador or work in the state department. Surely he's more qualified than Obama was when he was elected (of course Obama didn't have foreign policy experience). And outsourcing jobs? Nobody can prevent that -…

I'm not surprised insurance would distance themselves: more perceived risk = higher premiums. When you can't buy a policy at any price, it's time to run for the hills.

I'd be shocked if the iPhone 4S was using gorilla glass - why wouldn't they advertise it? I've seen too many shattered iPhones for this to be true.

Our company has standardized on iPhone 4S, and I've seen 5 broken from routine drops. My wife's was the last straw, I bought that one on my own contract upgrade and am now SOL. I want the Nokia 900 after seeing that video of the dude pounding it with a hammer.