Wait just a second. Explain this to me like I'm 12. They didn't even bother to fudge the data? They hard-coded a hockey stick carrier right into the program?!!

ESR says: Yes. Yes, that's exactly what they did.
Armed and Dangerous » Blog Archive » Hiding the Decline: Part 1 – The Adventure Begins (25 November 2009)
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