Other then the catchy headline, it’s mostly true. Microsoft has admitted that recently (last 19 month’s) produced 360’s are indeed defective.
Microsoft has admitted that every one of the 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles sold in the past 19 months suffers from a design flaw that could cause the device to fail.
The firm will extend the warranty coverage from one to three years to compensate consumers, but does not plan to instate a recall or exchange programme.
Now lord knows, considering this is an Aussie site, here’s hopin’ that means for us Americans too. I’m assuming so, ’cause I doubt every Aussie has a 360 in their living rooms anyways. Especially considering Sony Australia touting the PS3 as more a Blu-Ray player then gaming system.
But the main thing here is… I’m covered! Woo Hoo! Hope it breaks when they come out with a cooler, less problem riddled version. Knowing my luck it’ll break year 3 and a day.
Every now and then, idiots breed and their offspring ends up smarter then them. This is one of those moments in time.
Even within her own home, reaction is split.
“My oldest son doesn't believe in God,†she said. “I guess he kind of thinks I'm stupid.â€
And so he should. Idiot.
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The good folks over at the Consumerist did a nice little test to illustrate Best Buy's Geek Squad scouring your hard drives for your good porn, or personal porn. Careful bout those pics of yer assets ladies when you take your comp in for repair anywhere...
Here's the link to the Consumerist article.
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And then he steals from it. Well it’s more like a homage I guess, but it’s cool for bloggers to shovel the shit at rappers/stars/lowly barista’s.
Anyhoo, in Kanye’s latest single/video he’s taken the the song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger†by Daft Punk and made it his whole song basically, of course he’s flipped it a bit and all that, actually sounds pretty decent too I have to admit, much better then that shit sandwich that was “Better Then I’ve Ever Beenâ€. Now granted I didn’t really like his first CD at all, and I only listened to his second for “Crack Musicâ€, his 3rd effort might be interesting to at least listen to a few times. His first single “Can’t Tell Me Nothing†may have had a craptacular video, but it actually had some decent lyrics and a catchy background sample.
Back to this new single “Stronger†though, it might only be good ’cause I spent many a day flat on my back bored listening to Discovery before catching a glance at IRC or something. What’s of note though is that Kanye took a good chunk of the video’s scenery and ideas from Akira. Guess who Kanye is supposed to be. Personally though I would’ve had a replica made of Kaneda’s bike made, but that may just be me ’cause that thing would probably get me kicked in my teeth if I rode around on it. Video down below. [via Gizmodo]
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So I kind of wanted to get back into the swing of posting at least a few times a week (hats off to bloggers who manage to write something every day, sometimes about important or cool things, or what their cat just spit out — to each his own), and I was working on getting back into and was ready to go in that direction.
And then the computer came into play (of course it could be argued that I came along to the computer and touched it, thus causing the problem). So as of this writing, though I’m able to post (obviously), I’m not able to do it in my preferred way. I usually boot into OS X and fire up NetNewsWire and ecto and off I go. Unfortunately for me I keep getting random kernel hangs and I’m not even sure why. I think a part of me as effectively given up on getting things working again, at least for now.
Anyhoo, can’t post neat asides really cause I don’t have access to my feeds that I frequent (can’t remember my password to Newsgator). So no posts for a bit.
Also if you know of any contests or quick/cheap ways to get a Macbook/Macbook Pro/iMac let me know. Kind of sick of the hackintosh route and I’d like to go genuine, plus Vista isn’t so bad when the computer can run it. On another note, for you OS X users, is there any other filesystems OS X can read/write that’s not FAT32 or HFS+ or HFS?
UPDATE: Welp that’s over with — for now. Back and running on OS X and hoping it doesn’t magically go poof again. For all you Vista haters too, it’s not so bad. 
You fill in the blank. If you live in the UK and you think your lady friend needs a bit more in the sweater filling department, go see these guys!
... mybreast.org - which makes the UK's top plastic surgeons available at prices women like [the] unemployed ...
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Everybody usually thinks technology has to get more and more complicated as we progress through the years. Computers have gotten multiple processors now on the cheap, every monitor/TV is equipped to handle high-def, and our gaming consoles are getting to be extremely realistic.
Sometimes though, a company or person has an idea so good it can't be denied no matter how low-tech it may seem. People search all over for easy solutions to their problems (little kids on leashes anyone?), now here's one for the folks stuck with no motorized suction brooms.
I'll take one, and gift it to a lady. :P
Foot-dustpan by Matthias Lange [Yanko Design] via Gizmodo (0) »
We all know how well the US courts work when it comes to the intertubes and technology... Here comes another showing of that greatness.
... “A judge has delayed his ruling on the eBay patent infringement case. eBay has been involved in a legal dispute over the use of its popular â€Buy it Now“ button ...
Hooray for sitting and waiting for that auction of Barbie heads to end.
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So this 54 year old woman, that's right 54 years old, decided to get drunk as a skunk and go for a casual drive. Smart right? Totally.
Jarrett blew the .47 on a portable breath tester after she collided with two other vehicles in quick succession, the patrol said. A check of all 356,000 breath tests administered since 1998 in Washington turned up only 35 above .40 - and none of those was higher than .45.
The morning after she told officers her next career choice will be NASCAR driver, 'cause you know, that takes skill... :|
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Here it is folks, what every football fan will have ingrained in their heads from now on. Bears games highlighted.
WEEK 1
Thursday, Sep. 6
New Orleans at Indianapolis 8:30 p.m. (all times Eastern)
Sunday, Sep. 9
Atlanta at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Carolina at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston 1 p.m.
Miami at Washington 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Chicago at San Diego 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland 4:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 10
Baltimore at Cincinnati 7 p.m..
Arizona at San Francisco 10:15 p.m.
WEEK 2
Sunday, Sep. 16
Atlanta at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Green Bay at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m.
Houston at Carolina 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Tennessee 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Dallas at Miami 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit 4:05 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Baltimore 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Denver 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at New England 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 17
Washington at Philadelphia 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 3
Sunday, Sep. 23
Arizona at Baltimore 1 p.m.
Buffalo at New England 1 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston 1 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City 1 p.m.
San Diego at Green Bay 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Seattle 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Denver 4:05 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 24
Tennessee at New Orleans 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 4
Sunday, Sep. 30
Baltimore at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Houston at Atlanta 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1 p.m.
Oakland at Miami 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas 1 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Indianapolis 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1
New England at Cincinnati 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Jacksonville, New Orleans, Tennessee, Washington
WEEK 5
Sunday, Oct. 7
Arizona at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Tennessee 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New England 1 p.m.
Detroit at Washington 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Miami at Houston 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m.
Seattle at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Indianapolis 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Denver 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 8
Dallas at Buffalo 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oakland, Philadelphia
WEEK 6
Sunday, Oct. 14
Cincinnati at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Houston at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Baltimore 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
Washington at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Carolina at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
New England at Dallas 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego 4:15 p.m.
New Orleans at Seattle 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco
WEEK 7
Sunday, Oct. 21
Arizona at Washington 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Buffalo 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas 1 p.m.
New England at Miami 1 p.m.
San Francisco at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Denver 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Open date: Carolina, Cleveland, Green Bay, San Diego
WEEK 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Carolina 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Miami 1 p.m.
Oakland at Tennessee 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 4:05 p.m.
Houston at San Diego 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay 4:05 p.m.
New Orleans at San Francisco 4:15 p.m.
Washington at New England 4:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, Seattle
WEEK 9
Sunday, Nov. 4
Arizona at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tennessee 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Buffalo 1 p.m.
Denver at Detroit 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans 1 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Atlanta 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
Seattle at Cleveland 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland 4:15 p.m.
New England at Indianapolis 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 5
Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Chicago, Miami, N.Y. Giants, St. Louis
WEEK 10
Sunday, Nov. 11
Atlanta at Carolina 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington 1 p.m.
St. Louis at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Oakland 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants 4:15 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at San Diego 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 12
San Francisco at Seattle 8:30 p.m.
Open date: Houston, New England, N.Y. Jets, Tampa Bay
* Note: Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change.
WEEK 11
Sunday, Nov. 18
Arizona at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Carolina at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston 1 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
San Diego at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1 p.m.
Washington at Dallas 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Detroit 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19
Tennessee at Denver 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 12
Thursday, Nov. 22
Green Bay at Detroit 12:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Dallas 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Atlanta 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 25
Buffalo at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Denver at Chicago 1 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at New England 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26
Miami at Pittsburgh 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 13
Thursday, Nov. 29
Green Bay at Dallas 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2
Atlanta at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami 1 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Seattle at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Carolina 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Chicago 4:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 3
New England at Baltimore 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 14
Thursday, Dec. 6
Chicago at Washington 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9
Carolina at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
Oakland at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New England 1 p.m.
San Diego at Tennessee 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston 1 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Jets 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 10
New Orleans at Atlanta 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 15
Thursday, Dec. 13
Denver at Houston 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Cincinnati at San Francisco 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16
Arizona at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Miami 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Green Bay at St. Louis 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England 1 p.m.
Seattle at Carolina 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at San Diego 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas 4:15 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 17
Chicago at Minnesota 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 16
Thursday, Dec. 20
Pittsburgh at St. Louis 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22
Dallas at Carolina 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23
Cleveland at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Detroit 1 p.m.
Miami at New England 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Buffalo 1 p.m.
Oakland at Jacksonville 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Orleans 1 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee 4:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Francisco 8:15 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24
Denver at San Diego 8:00 p.m.
WEEK 17
Saturday, Dec. 29
New England at N.Y. Giants 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 30
Buffalo at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Miami 1 p.m.
Dallas at Washington 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 1 p.m.
Seattle at Atlanta 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets 8:15 p.m.
POSTSEASON
Wild-card weekend
Saturday, Jan. 5
AFC Wild Card Game (NBC)
NFC Wild Card Game (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 6
AFC Wild Card Game (CBS)
NFC Wild Card Game (FOX)
Divisional playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
AFC Divisional Playoff Game (CBS)
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
AFC Divisional Playoff Game (CBS)
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (FOX)
Conference championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
AFC Championship Game (CBS)
NFC Championship Game (FOX)
Super Bowl XLII
Sunday, Feb. 3 -- University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. (FOX)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 10 -- Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii (0) »
