Fortunately, a little thing called the Wii has ensured we will never run out of spare PS3s.

DVI to HDMI. Try it, you won't go back.

Historically, it was more like conquering Russian soldiers.

Wait, did you really just say "women's Halo league"? Welcome to Earth, we're sorry it's not as awesome as your alternate reality.

Uh, me? The people have the power to vote in whoever they want. The fact that they choose not to use it is their own fault.

You just watched Paycheck, didn't you?

This is just FUD. As GP pointed out, the resources are available. We just don't have our backs against the wall yet. When that happens, nuclear will be unavoidable. Not to mention some of the promising advances in renewable energy that are happening right now.

People have been saying that the sky is falling since at least the time of Christ. No, actually, it's not.

No, it's a renewable resource.

In fact, slutty chicks per capita, a crucial benchmark of porn creation ability, has increased significantly over the last 20 years.

They had to import a German word to describe their devious plans? Sounds like China's experiencing a word shortage as well.

All of them?

Not to mention, these skills were likely more prevalent in a culture in which having them was a matter of survival.

Dude, if you're a representative example, I think I'll stick to being ignorant and wrong.

None of these are actual reasons. Business types tell you these things because they don't want to insult you by telling you that they don't want to hire you.

You're making a straw man here. Xonwhatever wasn't saying they should be allowed to do so. He was just pointing out that the original contention that profits are completely privatized is not accurate.

The point is that taxes = socializing profits.