That's fantastic, thanks for being so attentive. I used to be somewhat in and out, but I honestly think hubski has better content and focus than any of the other aggregators I visit. You have a fan.

IMHO, "most popular" is the default. I'm not sure how others feel, but that's how I see it.

perfect, thanks!

Is there a "master list" of most used tags coming? I def appreciate the new feature, but I would love to have a quick reference for the most popular tags.

Indeed, I realize now I wasn't very clear. I figured doing this would greatly hurt the industry since it effectively places a cap on salaries, bonuses, benefits (unless I'm not misunderstanding the situation). Or as you said, will raise costs at an even more astronomical rate forcing the electorate to give up on the quixotic "private sector will find a way to provide healthcare" idea.

I always suspected the provision that ensures insurance companies spend 80% of premiums on medical care was a cyanide pill slipped into the bill without the companies knowing. This will destroy them in the long-run and eventually force us onto some kind of nationally-run system more appropriate for a developed country.

I have no idea how I got this in my head, but I thought Rackham was supposed to be Turkish? I was so confused about the face tattoos until I realized he was supposed to be a Pacific Islander.

I thought the issue was that they were classified as 501(c)(4) organizations which, at least nominally, are supposed to promote "social welfare". Including political campaigning and raising money for your ideological brethren is a pretty broad reading of the law, I think.

Can anyone explain to me the benefits of quantum computing, beyond the security benefits, in layman's terms? I find this interesting, albeit over my head.

My understanding is that there is political infighting going on in the upper echelons of the church. This particular story is about two LA Church leaders, but I think you can take this fight writ large in the church: http://news.yahoo.com/mahony-defends-legacy-church-abuse-blo...

The way Ratzinger handled the abuse scandal, the leak of his butler, the tug-of-war between reformers and fundamentalists are revealing serious cracks inside the leadership. I've heard cardinals say they are comfortable with a much smaller religious body if it means being true to doctrine. Even if that means giving up that 1 billion number they seem to harp on. I'm not for sure saying that's why he resigned, but his general weakness as an administrator probably contributed to it as well.

Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to enlighten us on this!

Well done. Are you by chance aware of any counter-attacks U.S. government or companies are conducting against Chinese or other attackers? I think it's warranted considering how much they try to steal and destroy on our end of it.

Right on. I actually am wondering what people's opinions on House of Cards is. I love the cinematography, the Sherlock-eque text messaging, and Kevin Spacey's wonderful rendition of a Southern-accent. I think the plot is good, even if the pacing slows a little too much from time to time. Also some of the side-characters are somewhat forgettable, but overall I think Netflix did a damn good job.

My mother is among them, I know your pain. I like to bring it up with her though, because the pope is an absolutist monarch and has complete say over his peasant masses, so she usually has to concede...small consolation.

I find this doubly hilarious because Rubio's religion, Catholicism, has recognized that evolution is true. His pandering to ignorance is likely for political reasons, but it is quite amusing.

Is it too much to hope for a re-do of the prequels?

That was all part of the experience. It was to show you what the internet looked like ages ago...

This is true, the only other streaming service I think of is Amazon Plus, so for now that aren't that many players. The thing that frustrates me the most are distributors like HBO. I love HBO shows...almost all of them really. But guess what? I can't watch a single fucking episode of ANYTHING unless I sign up for their premium cable package OR INDIVIDUALLY buy each season or TV show collection on my own. Would it not be better for HBO to simply license its content out to services like Netflix instead of locking their stuff up in a vault? I don't know, I guess I'm not their accountant either though.

I think Netflix learned some lessons over the last couple years. A year or two ago they got burned by the big studios who demanded enormous compensation to license their content. Then, the whole "qwikster" debacle infuriated a lot of its customers. Early last year (I think) Starz pulled their lineup from Netflix. So, they mused that if they got into the content business they can cut out the middle men in studios/production companies and not pay more licensing fees. Logically, this is really the only way they can stay in business with ~$10/month subscription fee. They will have to become a content creator in their own right to make it work. I'm not saying this is the best way for this to happen, but I honestly don't see how else Netflix can keep doing what they're doing.

How quickly nature can destroy what man took years to build.

That is easily the most detailed and thought-out responses I've ever got to anything. Thanks, in summation it sounds like the mouse and keyboard is here to stay...

Thanks!

Lol, there is definitely reason to be conservative in this case I think...

Is there really no alternative? Even something on a conceptual level? Maybe one of those helmet things that read the electrical impulses in your brain and translate that into a command? Man, this is depressing.

Until you get an easier input interface that is superior to a mouse + keyboard this will likely remain the case. I can hardly see it lasting 10-15 years from now, though. Surely we will have something more intuitive and less clunky by then? I don't really know what I'm talking about either though, so who knows.

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I think the "next big thing" won't strictly apply to consumer tech. It will likely be in energy, manufacturing, robotics, transhumanism, genetics, or medicine. Who knows, really? We're living in a transition period. I think many of us feel the same way that the people who lived through the beginning of the Industrial Revolution feel. Dislocated, confused, somewhat aloof to all these lightspeed changes that are happening all around us. If someone told me 10 years ago that we would be on the cusp of manufacturing basic car parts in my own garage for my driverless car, I wouldn't understand how that would be feasible. We're heading into uncharted waters here BLOB, hold onto your butt!