November Surprise

I guess it's only fair. The Democrats got the Foley scandal in the crucial weeks leading up to the mid-term elections, and it looks like Rove and the Republicans will get a verdict for Saddam Hussein on November 5th, just two days before election day.

Last time it was a new Osama bin Laden recording that urged the American people not to re-elect George Bush (the most priceless non-endorsement imaginable). Now that the GOP is doing everything it can to divert public attention away from bin Laden and accentuate the "successes" of the Iraq War, what news could be more favorable than a guilty verdict being read to Saddam Hussein and his crew?

Expect a media orgy.

I'd Wear It!

According to this article, Toshiba has come up with a way to present an individual user with a full 360-degree panoramic display. The downside? Take a look:


So you get sweet 360-degree video and audio immersion, but the tradeoff is you have to look like a freak with a television for a head. I'll take that deal any day, sign me up for two!

Oops...

There is simply no way that an established news source gets such a simple, well known, and extremely relevant fact this wrong on accident. No way.