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Streaming Election Night Broadcast TV?
kakapo writes "A couple of years ago, we dumped our cable TV, and don't have much luck getting old-fashioned broadcast where we live. That's fine — we can download or netflix almost anything we want to see, and it is great not to pay the Comcast tax every month. Problem is, now I want to watch the election live, complete with talking heads, pundits, glitzy graphics and all the rest, rather than reading about it on a website. So, is there any way to download network TV / CNN / MSNBC in real time — I don't mind paying. And yes, we could visit friends, but ideally our kids would watch the first part and then go to bed — and a sitter would be expensive if we have to wait until late for the result."
I'll spoil the election for you: McCain wins.
if that happens, it's not just the election that'll be spoiled
I think I found a helpful link for you here.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
I guess you forgot the part where the poster said he had kids and did not want to get a sitter? Then again alcohol could quiet the kids well enough as well.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Franklin
I say head on over to one of those kinds of sports bars will all the TV's an see if they're broadcasting it. Stream the beer instead.
Dave Byrd, is that you?
"smoked up" ??? I've heard of smoked OUT, but never UP. I know I am being picky but shit I had to read the post twice to realized you weren't talking about giving him a BJ!
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the "i don't own a tv and i have to tell everyone about it" guy
in answer to your question: who cares? why do you feel the need to tell everyone you don't own a tv? that's the real subtext of your question
and if you think that's a smarmy answer, well then i have a real answer for you: GO BUY A TV. GET CABLE OR SATELLITE. END OF STORY. your brain will not melt, you will not be contributing to the downfall of western civilization. really. or, go ahead and listen to the various unnecessary technical gymanstics you must perform offered in this thead. instead of simply going and getting yourself a simple, harmless television
the onion was prescient: Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television
this is some sort of genuine subculture. and if not owning a television turns one into a vainglorious buffoon, then please, everyone should own a television, for the sake of a healthy sense of humility. sheesh
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
i believe Fox has the best coverage - i hear it's pretty balanced, and covers all the policy issues; I'm sure they'll have a stream with not too many adverts
Agreed. I have the same problem browsing slashdot in lynx. I always get halfway through a comment and fall asl
No no no, when you let someone smoke your weed, you're smoking them out. "Smoking up" just means you gave them a smoke cured ham. But don't worry, lots of people get confused on those two (especially with the memory loss that comes from all that ham).
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
"is in and of itself is bad" ... is that you Sarah Palin?
Hi, I find your link to CNN to be humorously incorrect but fun nonetheless. The true links to live election coverage are MS-NBC, Fox News and CNN. Be sure to wait until election day to tune in!
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. - Hunter S. Thompson
I couldn't even pretend to know something Gordon Brown has ever said
I could take a stab at it... "C'mon, bloody hell! When will Blair retire?"
W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.
Have my head hacked off by some religious lunatic versus an infinitesimal chance[...]
You seem to be under the impression that having your head hacked off is guaranteed, in reality (you should visit some time) it's much less likely than someone in government looking at your private information.
(yes, yes, I know, you have nothing to hide... send me your passwords then, so I can watch your email)
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Nada?
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