Another one for the XBox problems pile (it's getting to heavy to requote)...
Gears of War disc errors - why the hell is no one covering this?
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| So, we're all just 'unlucky' Mark? Thanks for that. I'm happy for you
| and your console, but what about us? Where are we supposed to turn to
| for help and support? Microsoft wasn't very helpful (ref #102-379-2964)
| any of the times I've called them (I think it's up to three now for the
| same issue - perhaps I'll call again today and check on an update).
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| All I know is that if I see that dreaded error message again on my new
| 360 I am going to go absolutely ballistic!!!
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http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7626298&publicUserId=5551391
Intel's Viiv low on holiday shopping lists
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| Viiv is all about making a PC the central device within a digital
| entertainment system. Viiv PCs are designed to store digital content,
| access exclusive content from the Internet, and stream that content
| to televisions within a home over a protected network.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6143649.html
They say nothing about the poison that's deep inside, at gate level. This
information was first leaked around 2005... Windows-specific design embedded
at hardware level in order to enable restrictions.
Related:
Who do You Trust with Your Computing?
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| Helios was speaking out against trusted computing (TC) and Digital
| Rights Management (DRM) that is humming softly at the hardware and
| software level inside YOUR computer right now. That's right! Chances
| are, it's already made it on a chip on your and my motherboards...but
| it's there. Soon, if what can happen does happen...we'll all be so
| very unhappy at being told how we can and can't operate our PCs.
|
| Some of you may be asking, "what the heck are you talking about?
| They can't tell me how I can use my computer inside my own home".
| Unfortunately, that statement is false. DRM chips are already on a
| majority of motherboards and even built into some processors (viiv
| anyone?). All it takes is a flip of the switch and you'll do what
| Microsoft or any other company that wants to manage your rights
| for you tells you to do whether you like it or not. That is, ofc
| ourse, unless you use Linux :) Linux has always been about
| choice...we choose to compute in ways WE want to...not ways
| that are defined for us.
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http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/archives/176-Who-do-You-Trust-with-Your-Computing.html
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