And this one throw-away comment turns (+1, Insightful) turns into (-1, Hypocrite).

Did you mean to post AC? This is admissible in court, you know.

Privatization is a means by which corrupt bureaucrats hide the largess of government from an unsuspecting populace. Then they run on a record of "shrinking" the government.

No, protectionism is all about "profit uber alles", just not fer them damn ferner's. And Europe in particular is a little chauvinist in this regard.

*cough* *cough* [UID needed]

Soon there will be a mod so you tell the guy who just cut you off, "fuck you, you fucking fuck, right in the fucking fuck-fuck-fuck" at max volume using their cabin speakers. I'll probably hear it a lot.

Understatement of the year. This is a sad case of a stupid law intersecting with an incredibly stupid person.

So the Hugo awards are a popularity contest.

That would indicate to me that you are unfamiliar with either.

The only way to save the planet from the volcano is to pronounce its name backwards. Correctly.

Doesn't quite fit, does it? In that show/comic, only southerners survive.

You're in luck! You only have to buy MoP, as everything up to Cataclysm i snow included in the base WOW package.

Now, push that needle in. Everything's gonna be ok. Just a little prick and then you get the goody.

I'd do some research and find out what other projects have had issues with. In particular, make sure you actually own the copyrights or have a distribution license for everything you intend to open source. All it takes is one lazy cowboy coder and Google to screw your whole project. Also, understand the license you intend to distribute under, and what licenses are incompatible with it.

My Apple-phobic Samsung-fan friends are going to have an aneurysm over this.

I am not in favor of hiding government largess by contracting it out. At that point, the "private" enterprise is merely an unofficial extension of government, isn't it?