io9.com - 11/5/2008
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You're sitting there, freaking out about tomorrow's election and wondering if it'll be rigged. You can stop wondering: It will. American elections always, are to some extent, usually on both sides. (It's almost never enough to alter the final outcome.) But Americans are pansies when it comes to ...
sfsignal.com - 11/5/2008
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sfsignal.com —
I'd heard about it earlier today and was
debating whether or not it was worth it to
tune into CNN tonight to see Wolf Blitzer interact with a bunch of holographic reporters , in HD. However, I realized I had better things to do than sit around and wait for Wolf to talk to the magic, floating ...
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