That's giving me an OCD cleaning boner

Maybe you mean "WHAT are we going to call infected iSheeps?" How are we going to call them? I dunno maybe politely with an iPhone? Certainly not with an S5.

I'm not persuaded that there must be just one Great Filter; it seems plausible to me that there are lots of Small Filters that might be able to have the same effect. So, perhaps only 4 in 10 planets capable of supporting life develop multicellular life; then only 4 in 10 of those develop some sort of brain. Then…

I'm sorry, but we still have WAY too little data to come to the conclusion that we're alone in the universe. Everything we've learned about the Universe up to now practically guarantees that life non-Earth based life exists The only problem is, of course, the great silence. But there are as many possible…

You know what's lazy? The "why doesn't somebody just totally reinvent everything" comment. It dismisses why things are the way they are as if making things different just hadn't occurred to anyone else in the room. The Internet isn't going to be saved by a musical montage and putting on a show.

"We call this the Shut You People Up While Still Obeying Our Corporate Sponsors" plan.

"The retail portion, the transaction that sends data through the Internet service provider to the consumer"....will have prices JACKED UP and slowed (unless you pay for faster) 'cause the Comcasts of ISPs can't charge Netflix.

Long story short: Tell the telcos to get the fuck out of our political system or we'll threaten them with trust busting.

4? the vast majority of America, something like 90%, has access to two or less ISPs. Yep, many people in America only have access to one. And when there are two, they often offer equally terrible service at equally high prices. In fact America only barely beats out countries that have actual monopolies over the…

Given that this will let them choke the speed of the consumer at will, I fail to see in any way how this would constitute being a "hybrid" solution. It sounds to me like it's the pro-business plan with a fresh coat of paint. It might be nicer looking colors, but it still looks like a utility fucking the consumer in…

The FOUNDER OF THE WEATHER CHANNEL (as you put it) is a television meteorologist, and hasn't been a working professional in that field for years. He's not an actual meteorologist, i.e. someone with a scientific degree in meteorology. His degree is in journalism. Therefore, he is approximately as qualified as the guy…

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"It's not a lie, if you believe it." —- George Costanza

Perhaps the most hilarious aspect of this story was seeing that Glenn Beck posted a link to it as 'proof' that aliens do exist.

Jazz hands!

In addition, it also requires a ton more government control over businesses,

Until robots start making robots.

Why imagine? That's status quo. Have you read about what Thiel and the Koch bros do with their moolah?

true story- the Jane Goodall Foundation sent Gary Larson a stern letter about this cartoon, then backed off when Goodall said she liked it. Now it's on her website.