I had the same reaction. "We're relevant! We have gadgets!"
On Nov 5, 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
>
> > > > _____
>
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> > > with
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> > > ..
> > > > p://news.aol.com/elections?ncid=emlcntusnews00000001> AOL News.
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