I'm thinking that you are correct!

Meh. It may have been a Freudian slip due to the fact that some versions of the Singularity are closer to magic, but my point still stands: to attack "The Singularity" as if it is one idea is to not have thought deeply about it.

"Stupid"? That's just fucking asinine. "The Singularity" has many incantations, some of which are plausible, and others which are downright unbelievable, but to say it is "stupid" makes you sound stupid. The various models of the singularity have been argued as both likely and impossible by equally intelligent people. I take offense to the word.

HA! Pretty soon they'll have your desktop acting just like a smart phone: no privacy what-so-ever with every app knowing when you take a shit to when your SO is ovulating.

No fucking thanks indeed!

MOD PARENT UP

I think the US government is genuinely confused. They aren't sure if these guys are more like Wall-Streeters that committed fraud on a massive scale thereby enriching themselves with billions, or common thugs who rob banks with guns. If it's the former, they're safe: too big to jail and one of the boys. If it's the latter, well, here comes pound-me-in-the-ass prison for life.

If only they would have made it simpler by either stealing a lot more, or a lot less.

You had me at "breitbart". You had me at "breitbart".

If only we had some conservatives in congress who would dare to stand up and go against Obama. /s

Tell me, SuperKendall, why in the fuck would Obama want to keep conservatives quiet? Obama is more conservative than Reagan.

Really, it's not that complicated. Follow the money.

Climate change - go away,
Come again another day.
Koch brothers want to play.
Climate change - go away.

Climate change - go away,
Come again another day.
Don Blankenship wants to play.
Climate change - go away.

Climate change - go away,
Come again another day.
Exxon Mobil wants to play.
Climate change - go away.

Climate change - go away,
Come again another day.
Lord Monckton wants to play.
Climate change - go away.

Climate change, go away,
Come again another day.
James Inhofe wants to play.
Climate change - go away.

Climate change - go away,
Come again another day.
Congress wants to play.
Climate change - go away.

Really?! Are you even fucking trying anymore?

If all land ice melted, sea level would rise approximately 70 meters (230 feet) worldwide.

No.

Especially with

Thunderbolt withers or remains a niche technology supported almost exclusively by Apple.

But they're not even attempting to climb that hill. They're digging holes because that's where the money's at.

Holes of trust

Actually, this makes a lot of sense. The 'Liberty' lane will be for those with money because they have the liberty to do whatever they want, and the 'Justice' lane will be for "just us" fucking wage-slave morons who keep voting for them like they're our favorite team.

You had better hope that aliens that show up here don't want to conquer us, because if they can travel interstellar distances with something resembling an invasion force... well, let's just say they aren't going to forget their raincoats.
I doubt anyone would know what was happening before they were dead.