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Just as most net-savvy Listening Post readers predicted, Dr Pepper's servers crashed when Chinese Democracy buyers logged on and tried to cash in on the gratis sodas offered by the soft-drink maker. It had bet -- wrongly or rightly, depending on your marketing skills -- free drinks if Guns N' Roses ever got around to finishing its anticipated new effort. Dr Pepper is trying to make good on the gamble, and its bad IT skills, by extending the deadline until 6 p.m. EST. Here's how you can still get your carbonated fix: [...]