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Cell phones have drastically changed the way we communicate. Like the leap from agricultural to industrial, the jump from wired to wireless phones is equally significant. For many of us, the cell phone is an element of our wardrobe. Wireless phones have created social and structural standards that have changed our communication expectations; we now live and work in a global society that operates on a 24-hour schedule. The wireless phone has created an expectation of immediacy; unlike its land line...

When I thought this show couldn't get any worse, pigs flew out David Hasselhoff's ass, and they threw up this monstrosity. At the time of writing this, they're in the semifinals of season 3 (top 40) and the acts are just terrible.

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Here's 11 reasons why this season hurts your brain:

1. Acts with people that aren't even from America (Indego, from Romania - Russian bar trio,

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I'm sure some of you have seen the recent ads for a new 9/11 commemorative "twenty" dollar bill. This "collectible" is awesome if you like to collect lies and crushed dreams.

The ad leads you to believe you're buying from a US mint, and the thing is actually worth $20. Here are some key points taken directly from the ad:

• It dwarfs all "legal" tender - yeh! suck it regular bills! I'm bigger, and not legal tender!
• "This is the first time ever the two numbers have been

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This is the third time that Moto has revised the Q line - this time they're making it a world phone. It is CDMA but features GSM roaming capabilities. It can also accept GSM sim cards!

Motorola took the liberty of packing in some additional feature this time round as well, like a fingerprint scanner, Windows mobile 6.1, quad band edge, stereo speakers, and wi-fi.