Dude, I said the same thing as Rachel and I were watching the coverage. The hologram...creepy.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:08 AM, BossHog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah the touchscreens were cool, but I think they actually overused > them. It seemed like they were saying "hey look at our new toys! > Aren't we cool?" > > Having said that - where do I get one? > > > > On Nov 5, 8:39 am, "Cary Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't get to see the hologram correspondants, but I was impressed with > > their use of the touchscreen monitors. Nice tech. > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:30 AM, BossHog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > My question for the election coverage is this: > > > > > WTF is the deal with CNNs hologram correspondents? Yeah, it was sorta > > > cool in the way that Time Traveler was cool, but just like the arcade > > > game, after a few minutes it is just a dumb effect with no substance. > > > Honestly, I could not take any of the folks coming in "via hologram" > > > seriously. It was just plain annoying. > > > > > Hats off for trying something new CNN, but you failed. > > > > > Peace, > > > Jon > > > > > On Nov 5, 1:27 am, "Shag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Good point about the military hero. It just took me completely out > of > > > his > > > > patriotic speech. It reminded me of every movie trailer from the > 1990's. > > > I > > > > half expected the "big voice" guy to rise from the grave and say, "In > a > > > > world." > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shaghttp://onceuponageek.com<blocked:: > > >http://onceuponageek.com/> > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:29 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Election Comment > > > > > > You would have preferred the score from On Golden Pond or The Bucket > > > List? > > > > He's a military hero leaving the stage after a dramatic speech. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Shag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:25 am > > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Election Comment > > > > > > Okay, no political views being shared here. But I gotta ask, what > was up > > > > with the music played immediately after John McCain finished his > > > concession > > > > speech? They played the dramatic "Crimson Tide" piece for the crowd > as > > > he > > > > left the stage. That's the music they use in movie trailers all the > > > time. > > > > > > It just seemed weird. > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shaghttp://onceuponageek.com > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > McCain or Obama? Stay up to date on the latest from the campaign > trail > > > with > > > > < > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212075880x1200752631/aol?red. > > > .. > > > > p://news.aol.com/elections?ncid=emlcntusnews00000001> AOL News. > > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist Hey, I have a podcast http://www.viewsfromthelongbox.com Hey, I have a comic book blog. http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com Hey, I'm on the Unique Geek http://www.theuniquegeek.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
