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Anna Little is The Little Candidate That Could! Defeat Frank Pallone, she could, and it would really help if you got off your ass and voted for her in the latest Ten Buck Friday poll! Keep those sawbucks rolling in!

Add the Las Vegas Review-Journal to the Associated Press anti-blogger hall of shame. They're suing dozens of small-time bloggers in Federal court (claiming $75,000 in "damages") for the crime of excerpting their precious copyrighted content. These are SLAPP suits pure and simple. And the height of their stupidity is obvious — they're suing one of their own sources. The guy was quoted in the paper; he posted it in a "look Mom, I'm in the newspaper!" kind of way, and now he has to defend himself in court?

Anyone who gives a LVRJ reporter the time of day is an idiot. Or let them quote you and sue them for infringing your copyright!

Speaking of the Lame-Stream Media, another day, another JournoList revelation. The anti-Palin demogoguery was coordinated from the minute John McCain announced her as his running mate. Instead of reporting the facts, reporters went into full-on "campaign headquarters mode" as they brainstormed ways to deligitimize Sarah Palin and her candidacy.

"Just the facts, ma'am" is such a quaint little notion, isn't it?

One day soon your refrigerator will nag you to lose weight. And your phone might block a call it thinks you're too stressed to handle. All this, and more, is coming thanks to researchers at Intel who are working on gadgets that monitor you via cameras, audio pickups, and galvanic skin response sensors. "Carefully tailored" software would then adjust its actions to match your mood and needs.

Open the pod bay doors Hal.

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