YOUR 2¢: If you had your very own robot, what would you have it do?

» Butler-type duties around the house
» Go into the office and do your job
» Scare those darn kids off your lawn
» Are you crazy? You know it'll just rise up against me!

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WHAT YOU SAID

What's your status on the final Harry Potter book?

24.2% - Read it
6.1% - Reading it
27.3% - Will read it
42.4% - Won't read it

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Online feud leads to cross-country arson vendetta

John Anderson and Russell Tavares were two of the millions of people who get drawn into pointless, stupid arguments over the Internet every day. Anderson even went so far as to call Tavares a "nerd" and Photoshop an image of him portraying him as such. So naturally Tavares drove 1,300 miles and then burned Anderson's trailer down. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. (AOL news)


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