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10 Robotic Pets That Deserve to Live in the White House [Robot Pets]io9 - Nov 17, 2008 Ever since Barack Obama announced that he would be getting his daughters Malia and Sasha a puppy, dog-lovers have speculated on the breed of the future First Pooch. But we suspect the perfect dog for the Obamas is, in … Also tagged: robots, gadgets, dogs, pets, robot pets |
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Now You Can Make Obama Clean Up The Icy Alaska Streets, Super Mario-Style [Super Obama World]io9 - Nov 10, 2008 Fight evil piggies as the new president elect, in the icy world of Super Mario with a touch of Alaska. Run, jump, slide and trample the competition as Super Mario Obama while you make your way across the snowy state … Also tagged: video game, super mario brothers, super obama world |
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Future Historians Explain the Success of the Obama Administration [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Nov 6, 2008 Now that Barack Obama has been elected president, reports are pouring in from the future to let us know what to expect from the next four to eight years. While some of these posts from the future depict Obama’s America … Also tagged: blogs, political science fiction, near future |
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CNN Can't Stop Pimping Its Election-Night Holographic Toy [Photons Be Free]io9 - Nov 4, 2008 Seven minutes before the polls closed, CNN decided to show off their new super power hologram technology just one more time, by "beaming in" Obama supporter and musician Wil.I.Am, Princess Leia-style, from his Chicago … Also tagged: election, photons be free |
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Eleven Writers Imagine What Happens After Election Day [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Nov 3, 2008 Bookmaker Paddy Power is giving 1-10 odds that Barack Obama will win tomorrow’s election. But we still don't know what'll really happen on election day — and right afterwards. Will an Obama administration have the … Also tagged: election, mccain, speculative fiction, palin, political science fiction, five dials |
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Presidential Election Rocks The Robot Vote [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Oct 29, 2008 With the Presidential election less than a week away, it looks like the campaign is taking a more scifi turn as it heads into the home stretch. We've heard about the McCain campaign's controversial use of robocalls … Also tagged: mccain, political science fiction |
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The Dueling Dystopias of Political Campaign Ads [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Oct 25, 2008 John McCain and Barack Obama may seem as different as night and day, but there are a good number of folks still on the fence as to who will get their vote. Where debates, stump speeches, and lectures on voting records … Also tagged: top, 2008 presidential election, mccain, campaign ads, dystopia, political science fiction |
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Obama Isn’t the Only Candidate with Alien Ties [Extraterrestrial Electorate]io9 - Oct 18, 2008 This week, we learned the shocking truth about Barack Obama: that he is the last son of Krypton, sent by Jor-El to save the people of Earth. While it’s unusual for a presidential candidate to claim an alien planet as … Also tagged: president, alien, ufo, candidate, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial electorate |
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Turn the American Presidential Debates into Abstract Data Structures [Chart Porn]io9 - Oct 9, 2008 You can watch the American presidential debates and allow Barack Obama and John McCain to move you emotionally, or you can convert what they say into easily-analyzed data structures. C-SPAN's awesomely wonky graphic … Also tagged: politics, presidential debates, information, america, usa, mccain, chart porn |
io9 - Oct 3, 2008
Poor Homer — our favorite Simpsons dad never gets a break, even when he's trying to vote. We mentioned earlier that this years "Treehouse of Terror" episode was going to have a lot more creepy scifi in it, so check out …
Also tagged: the simpsons, homer, treehouse of terror