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Previously on "Late-night election thread - anyone else staying up tonight?"
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OMFG . Obama later to meet BUSH ---- flip looks like there will be no sleeping tonight...
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostIndeed. His advisors told him to be less conciliatory during the campaign, and that fscked his campaign. In the concession speech he came across as truly a man of dignity and honour. It's sad (for him, not the world) that the shysters who advised him prevented him from acting according to his true nature and beliefs.
Magnanimity in defeat has seldom been so eloquently expressed.
the republians AKA the American Mafia use other than human methods to win elections , my dear.
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Indeed. His advisors told him to be less conciliatory during the campaign, and that fscked his campaign. In the concession speech he came across as truly a man of dignity and honour. It's sad (for him, not the world) that the shysters who advised him prevented him from acting according to his true nature and beliefs.Originally posted by d000hg View PostNice speech by McCain. He actually managed to sound like a decent guy for once.
Magnanimity in defeat has seldom been so eloquently expressed.
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Jeez , those americans look like the ****** heaven has fallen upn them hah
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Nice speech by McCain. He actually managed to sound like a decent guy for once.
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I am talking about all the interactivity - UNMATCHED. , I agree CNN is not the best source of information and is in fact a way of brainwashing people, like all corporate media.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostQuantity != quality.
State one single way in which CNN did a better job of reporting the news (and no, "I fancy that bird they had in such-and-such a location" means nothing).
A "young team" may appeal to shallow individuals but an older team has the experience to actually report the news rather than saying "Ooh, isn't that cool!"
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Quantity != quality.Originally posted by 2uk View PostI don't even browsed the site. I only watch the Internet stream. IT SOOOO EXCITING . I think I am gonna cry !
My point about the site is that it has got all these features u could use if you like , There are hundreds reporters being coordinated one ofter another , all the data and the team is young and awsome. We have to give it up to CNN.
State one single way in which CNN did a better job of reporting the news (and no, "I fancy that bird they had in such-and-such a location" means nothing).
A "young team" may appeal to shallow individuals but an older team has the experience to actually report the news rather than saying "Ooh, isn't that cool!"
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostIt seems very messy to me. They seem to have gone overboard on flashy effects which get in the way of presenting solid information.
If ever I have to work on a project with you, remind me to keep saying "I don't care if you think it's 'cool', it impedes the usability of the site for the sake of appearing zingy" to you.
Rule of thumb for web site usability: fancy effects are normally a mistake. The BBC seem to understand this to a much greater degree than CNN, whose site is virtually unusable if you're looking for facts rather than things to point your mouse at and go "Ooh! Shiny!".
I don't even browsed the site. I only watch the Internet stream. IT SOOOO EXCITING . I think I am gonna cry !
My point about the site is that it has got all these features u could use if you like , There are hundreds reporters being coordinated one ofter another , all the data and the team is young and awsome. We have to give it up to CNN.
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It seems very messy to me. They seem to have gone overboard on flashy effects which get in the way of presenting solid information.Originally posted by 2uk View Postbeen watching CNN online for 7 hours straight. These guys are light years ahead of something like the BBC. The site does things from the future.
If ever I have to work on a project with you, remind me to keep saying "I don't care if you think it's 'cool', it impedes the usability of the site for the sake of appearing zingy" to you.
Rule of thumb for web site usability: fancy effects are normally a mistake. The BBC seem to understand this to a much greater degree than CNN, whose site is virtually unusable if you're looking for facts rather than things to point your mouse at and go "Ooh! Shiny!".
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Actually, he has improved a lot over the last two hours. I retract my complaint. But where is the Swingometer?!Originally posted by bogeyman View PostHe comes across as bumbling but he's very sharp.
Gives Labour MPs a pretty hard time on Question Time, which is unusual for the BBC.
The man's a national treasure.
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Man, that republican with the little white mustache is an annoying git. So far he's called two interviewers ignorant and demanded one be fired... when Obama gets 270 I half expect him to launch into a expletive-filled anti-terrorist rant.
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Conjecture isn't news. News is news. If they're telling you things that haven't yet happened, they're doing it wrong.Originally posted by 2uk View Postbeen watching CNN online for 7 hours straight. These guys are light years ahead of something like the BBC. The site does things from the future.
Anyway, the CUK election thread is over here.
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