One point of data, every 140 years? You'll have to wait 280 more years before being able to identify a trend. At least 7 or 8 points will be needed to do any sort of statistical analysis, if we assume the points follow a standard distribution.

We'll chat in a thousand years, if you're still around.

The wife and kids (if any) did not create wealth. They deserve money, but so do we. Otherwise, we pay their taxes for them. The government has to get money from somewhere.

Do you live on a commune? How in the world do you deserve someone else's money? Unless you performed some deed for them that requires monetary compensation, they owe you NOTHING. Their money is theirs and its redistribution is their decision.

As for the government needing this money, do you seriously think that someone worth 1000 times the average net worth uses 1000 times more government services? Uses roads and bridges 1000 times more than a regular driver? Creates hospital bills for the government that are 1000 times larger? This whole notion of "fair share" conveniently forgets that an individual can only use a finite amount of resources the government provides, and asking that individual to pay more than the maximum worth of those resources is plain greed.

From what I've read, the browser doesn't display pages pre-rendered by Indigo/Chapters. It will be slower to show pages than the Kindle Fire, but this is a HUGE plus to anyone who doesn't wish to be tracked by the people who sold them the tablet. Given that both units are $200, the choice just got a lot easier to make.

Also, if CmdrTaco's trend continues, tomorrow will be a very bad day for him.

AdBlock and NoScripts are both available for Chrome. I switched from Firefox about a month ago after finding out about this. So far, a very smooth experience.

Unfortunately, if online anonymity goes away, free speech will suffer.

No, only anonymous speech will suffer. Free speech does not require the speaker to be anonymous - in fact, it works because speech is protected even though the speaker can be identified. Anonymous quotes can't have retribution.

History is filed with angry stupid mobs killing smart people.

They stupid mobs are more likely follow smart people. Look at what's happening in the White House.

July 2031 - CmdrTaco visits a sweat lodge in Idaho, drinks some mysterious peyote-based beverage, strips down to his undies, climbs a tree and proceeds to live-tweet his 23-hour psychedelic trip.

At least he provided a picture this time.

Tablets became the new thing to have. Demand for netbooks dropped and so did prices. Netbooks that were selling for $300 are selling for $200, so manufacturers are moving to producing tablets, which have higher profit margins. It's not rocket science, just simple economics.

You're either an idiot or a troll. My guess is the latter - nobody with half a brain likes to waste time watching ads or searching for content on a webpage that's obstructed by Flash ads.

Most traction control is a joke. I have to turn it off on my Suzuki or I can easily get stuck and not move. (flooring it results in no engine revs, nothing. sometimes on ice you have to spin a bit to get going.

This is explained by the fact that it's a Suzuki.

Anybody who texts should of known this already. Texting is not only addicting but educational!

I think the GP's point still applies: if you're spending that much time in your car every day and it's not your job, you're doing it wrong. I have a 15 minute commute each way and would move if it ever went over 30 minutes. There are better things to do with your time than having your butt heated while listening to traffic reports for an hour.

If you commute for 10 hours a week, you're looking at 500 hours in a year, assuming a 2 week vacation. That's over twelve 40-hour weeks of commuting. You could spend that time at work earning extra money, or spend it on hobbies or sports, or with your loved ones. I don't know anyone who would pick sitting in a car, no matter how comfortable, over at least one of those options.

Too bad the civil rights movement and the end of DADT have nothing in common. When blacks were allowed to integrate, they went into places where they weren't allowed previously. With DADT, there are already gays in the military - there is no integration involved. The only thing that changes now is that they're allowed to be open about it.

the backlash from the WL episode will be a push for laws and technology to control communications at the direct expense of democratic ideals which require free speech

And you can thank that fucking tool Julian Assange for it. He's like a kid that found a $100 bill - he knows he has something very valuable but has no clue of how to use it.