A guy named TheSpecialist has managed to rewrite the firmware on his XBox’s DVD drive so that it reports all games (even ‘backup’ copies) as authentic Xbox media. If turning your XBox into a media center isn’t a priority for you and playing copied games is, your day has finally come. Say goodbye to modchips…
Month: January 2006
“I am SuitSat-1. I will destroy you.” SuitSat is an old Soviet Orlan spacesuit that’ll soon be put into Earth’s orbit as a satellite. It’ll contain a few batteries and a 0.5 watt transmitter; an onboard voice synthesizer will transmit a greeting in multiple languages followed by an update on the satellite’s condition every 60…
Did you know that Gran Turismo 4 is the only PS2 game capable of outputting a signal at 1080i? It’s true.
The Toy Story 3 sequel that Disney had been working on internally with no input or collaboration from Pixar has been scrapped. That’s the best news I’ve heard come out of the company since the merger.
If you’re running late for work and want a little Cream of Wheat for breakfast, make sure to leave out the maple syrup. The plastic squeeze bottle that it’s in has probably turned brittle from being in the fridge for six months and is likely to shatter when you accidentally drop it on the floor,…
Big news at work this week. We now host over 200,000 domains. We’re seriously starting to get gigantic. We’re even bigger than RackSpace – one of our competitors who no doubt has a huge overhead. They’ve got to pay for things like phone support, international offices, Windows server licenses, an insane amount of TV advertising,…
Aww man. The Stargate SG-1 game has been cancelled. I was kind of looking forward to playing it, and now I’ll never get the chance.
Growing up along the coast I never really understood the whole “Santa Ana” winds thing. Whenever the local news was going crazy with Santa Ana wind coverage, I was like “What are you talking about Fritz Coleman! There is no wind today! You are a pretty lousy weatherman to not know that.” But! It turns…
Dude. The Diablo II MP3 player that’s on the front page of Battle.net today is taking me back. Way back. Man that was a great game.
I’ve become a coffeeholic over the past few weeks, and that has encouraged me to do some research into the single-cup coffee-making revolution that’s sweeping the nation! Here’s what I was able to find! In the world of single-serve coffee makers there are three basic styles from which to choose: the Coffee Pod, the K-Cup,…