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xisle
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by xisle » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:52 pm
Any one else delivering dynamic election results in the US?
A week of stress for an evening worth of data.. ugg
patrikG
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by patrikG » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:24 pm
are you doing that in PHP?
xisle
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by xisle » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:24 pm
Polls start closing at 6pm EST, reporting won't begin until that time.
Been testing for a week so things should be cool
these guys do a decent job reporting..
http://www.times.com/
yeh we get a data feed from AP.org and massage that a bit..
patrikG
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by patrikG » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:26 pm
You're covering the election for the NYTimes? Well, done landing that job.
xisle
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by xisle » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:34 pm
noo not quite that large of a site...
I work for a few smaller newspapers
patrikG
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by patrikG » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:39 pm
I was just about to be seriously impressed - working for the NYTimes would be, well, not too bad
m3mn0n
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by m3mn0n » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:32 am
Damn right! That those are some deep pockets I wouldn't mind some pocket change from.
Anyway, looks like Bush won this one. Damn.