Assuming Obama wins, of course. If not, the ‘to do’ list is considerably larger.

Naomi Wolf's The End of America documentary online for free.

from Pew via “Wingtip Warriors” by Dahlia Lithwick at Slate. The report is a pdf download.
"Pew Election Preview 2008: What if We Held an Election and Everyone Came? provides a comprehensive look at the rules, technology, registration figures and issues to watch in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It finds that while significant improvements have been undertaken since the 2000 vote – and the resulting passage of federal legislation in 2002 – election administration remains a challenge."

JVC ceases production of the last stand-alone VCR.
"[T]he disappearance of the VCR moves us one step closer to a world without a record button, where content is doled out in $1 increments. Say what you will about the quality of VHS tapes, but at least they could be resold and lent to friends. The same can't be said for iTunes." [via Ed]

The Direct Marketing sector regards the telephone as one of its most successful tools. Consumers experience telemarketing from a completely different point of view: more than 92% perceive commercial telephone calls as a violation of privacy. [via Eliot]
Telemarketers make use of a telescript – a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance.

"When you go to vote, do you know what to do if someone tells you you're not on the list or there's a problem with your voter registration?" [via mark @ wood s lot]