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On the Web, Everyone's a PollsterOn the Web, Everyone's a PollsterOn the Web, Everyone's a Pollster 03/13/2003 10:23 AM After listening incredulously as U.K. politicians asserted the citizenry's support for war in Iraq, a British Web developer decides to hold his own nationwide electronic poll. Problem is, say experts, polling more people does not ensure more-accurate results. By Leander Kahney. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)On the Web, Everyone's a PollsterGrok Headline matches for On the Web, Everyone's a PollsterDon't shoot the pollsterDon't shoot the pollster 09/22/2004 06:31 PM As a Marylander, Alan Keyes knows next to nothing about the state he's trying to represent in the U.S. Senate, Illinois; only 22 percent of Illinois voters have a favorable impression of him; fewer than half of Republican voters in the state support him; reporters love him because he creates a bizarre spectacle nearly every time he opens his mouth -- from babbling about "smelly toads" to publicly insulting Dick Cheney's daughter during a homophobic tirade. Along with being a beyond-back-benching last resort candidate for the Illinois GOP, Keyes is up against rising star Democratic golden boy Barack Obama. Beating Obama would be no easy feat, even for a viable candidate. Let's play: Ask the pollsterLet's play: Ask the pollster 05/06/2004 09:41 PM Mystery Pollster: Schiavo "Push Poll?"Mystery Pollster: Schiavo "Push Poll?" 03/25/2005 03:50 PM veritable assload .. Mystery Pollster .. they are mysterypollster.com/main/2005/03/schaivo_push_po.html Everyone's Out to Get YouEveryone's Out to Get You 06/28/2004 01:33 PM The unpleasant truth is that no one has your best financial interests at heart except for you. Everyone's got prioritiesEveryone's got priorities 10/30/2003 05:00 PM On this Slashdot post about the Microsoft temp that was fired, I noticed what could be the best off-the-wall slashdot comment ever: ...I can walk into a McDonalds (not that I would - I've been boycotting them since they started making pizzas) with a group of friends, order a meal, and start snapping pictures of our little party. Some people boycott McDonalds for their treatment of workers, mishandling of food, or what they've done to the livestock industry. Then there are others that just hate pizza so much they'll never set foot in a restaurant ever again. Everyone's a cellphone companyEveryone's a cellphone company 01/26/2004 10:14 AM Investor's Business Daily reports that Disney is thinking about following Virgin's lead and getting into the cellular business, and that Nike, Sony, Time Warner, and... Everyone's a GM Employee This Month!Everyone's a GM Employee This Month! 06/05/2005 10:54 PM The automaker offers a dramatic incentive plan to lure car buyers in. Everyone's favourite Camelite fatherEveryone's favourite Camelite father 12/19/2003 01:17 PM T he latin lover Father Reginald Foster, the Pope's own Latinist has a weekly show on Vatican radio, they are always informative and often hilarious (Real player required). Gmail Contest: Everyone's A WinnerGmail Contest: Everyone's A Winner 06/28/2004 04:38 PM
There are of ton of you who entered, though, so please be patient. I'll try to rustle up extra invites as fast as I can. There were a couple of exceptional entries, though, and they will be getting the first invites, including these two fabulous Photoshop jobs that put Gizmodo right in my favorite place on 42nd and Broadway in the whole world, Times Square. Congratulations Jonathon Robinson and Isaac Epp, and thanks to
everybody who entered! Update: I absolutely want to have each and every one of you inside of me. You all, within 15 minutes, provided enough Gmail invites to cover every, single entry. Just awesome, thanks! (You can stop sending invites now). Everyone's Jamming Cell PhonesEveryone's Jamming Cell Phones 12/08/2003 04:42 AM Mobile phone signal jammers are illegal in the US, but that doesn't mean they're not used. They're apparently increasingly common, and are expected to spread quite a bit in the near future. The FCC says that using a jammer is considered "theft" of airwaves, because that spectrum has been allocated as property to a commercial entity. The writer of the article wonders, though, about "passive jamming" - such as putting up buildings made of material that block out cell phone signals. While some don't like the idea of having their signals blocked - others think it may become a lot more popular in the future, if only to have areas to "disconnect". The article points to the rise of camera phones as a "bottom up surveillance society" as a reason why we might want areas that have no signal. That makes little sense to me, since anyone using a camera phone can still snap the picture, and then just upload it later when they're in range of a signal. Still, it will be interesting to see if anti-jamming equipment becomes popular. Most people have no idea if a jammer is being used, since it just looks like there's no service. This makes it very difficult to figure out if someone is using a jammer, and means that no one's getting caught using these things right now. 100 words everyone's gotta know to be
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