Libertarians think they're getting freedom by eliminating the government. They're just getting corporate slavery.

As opposed to people like Assange?

You haven't a clue about what slavery really is.

From TFA:

The value of the company’s inventory climbed to $1.03 billion last quarter, up from $618 million a year earlier. Back in mid-2008, when the BlackBerry was still a hot seller and RIM’s stock traded at an all-time high of $147.55, the figure was less than $500 million.

Nowhere in that article does it suggest that 100% of the current inventory will have to be written off. A terrible writeup from someone who clearly has reading comprehension problems.

No. No goddamn panopticons.

Coff.

Really? You mean Democratic state majorities in both legislative houses dating back to at least the Gray Davis administration were figments of my imagination? And, whew, that Arnold Schwarzenegger! What a government cutter!

From TFA:

“The sample sizes for these tests are generally somewhat small to make any real sense out of them,” county Superintendent William Habermehl said. “Also, most of these students tested in California come from large urban districts, so it’s not always an accurate representation.”

If you want to see something that is a fairer guide to academic achievement, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is a much better guide. Iowahawk used it to take down a weak argument about ACT/SAT scores during the public kerfluffle about the efficacy of union vs. non-union teachers.

Something happened and I didn't think I had posted that, but apparently it did make it in. Sorry 'bout that, folks.

What you get with a pirate DVD vs. the official release. Now tell me, which one would you rather have? The Oatmeal had similar things to say about trying to buy HBO's Game of Thrones . They simply can't understand how customers or potential customers think. The **AA are idiots.

This handy flow chart explains why. The **AA guys are desperately trying to put themselves out of business. See also The Oatmeal about why HBO is trying to do the same thing to people wanting to buy Game of Thrones .

No, I don't think that many people spend much time thinking about red herrings that you just made up out of thin air.

False. A scheme to prohibit people from generating carbon dioxide would necessarily result in an enormous spy regime. Think of the War On Drugs times ten.

Microsoft to hire Accenture to audit these claims ...

It is interesting that you mention this in relation to a story about Heartland Institute. It was this exact argument that made it apparent to me that there was a hand on the tiller of the anti-global warming movement.

Is it really so difficult to imagine that people simply do not want to see an enormous government intrusion into literally every energy use decision they make, or are made on their behalves by others?

Implying that somehow this is all a conspiracy theory is unbelievably false.

Curious to know what well funded entities are paying money to people to have them make up stuff that would encourage people to want "Big Government".

That would be... big government.

As suggested by a Facebook friend, Jordan Elliot:

"OMG! thrs lik sum GUY ty 2 brake into my house! DAFUQ!?!? LOL PLS HLP!!!"

Just because you think every penny spent or earned is yours does not make it so, or a good idea.