Along with the last vestiges of privacy in IP space. Every single connection you make traced directly to you instantly. Joy.

Bill two points: (A) You don't need to be a dick (B) Looking up Saab on Wikipedia still doesn't mean you know what you're talking about ::hugs::

Agreed. Unless he's using dusk-to-dawn switches explicitly designed for cfl bulbs he's just tossing money away. Most older style switches (the predominant types on the market) will state that they should not be used be used with cfl bulbs. To the GP you might consider something like the following: http://www.touchandglow.com/product-p/s-751mg-2pk.htm which as I understand it basically applies a Schmitt trigger to keep the bulb from fluctuating between states.

No. You are profoundly misinformed. California even prior to the current budget crisis had among the highest student to teacher ratios in the nation. Moreover their funding per student is among the lowest in the nation. The only strawman I can see is your reference to the 'single largest line item' which I suspect you know full well does not accurately portray overall funding. Teacher pay is typically higher in California, BUT not in proportion to the cost of living in the state. See this 2002 report for a dose of reality: http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/Articles/CalRankings.asp

That assumption is the fundamental flaw in the whole free market / libertarian mindset. It is the "magic" upon which you (not you in particular op) keep basing arguments and which does not match reality.