Slog - Comments on Dear Microsoft http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft My wife is happy. I am not.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:26:45 -0800 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:51:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Scott Dow I don't get it.

]]> Scott Dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951663 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:35:54 -0800 Comment by Colton I think it's a HD-DVD player, not sure though.

]]> Colton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951665 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951665 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:38:40 -0800 Comment by Scott Dow Some insider tech nerd joke?

]]> Scott Dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951666 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:39:45 -0800 Comment by benj welcome to the club. now you will talk to an indian man briefly and about a week and a half from now you will receive an empty box.

a couple weeks after that you will receive another that will probably break again immediately. Third is usually a charm though, from what I've been able to discern.

]]> benj http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951667 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951667 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:40:13 -0800 Comment by Some nerd http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/15/towel-trick-provides-temporary-fix-to-xbox-360s-red-ring-of-d/

Try that. Worked for the 360 that crapped out at work. Be careful though.

]]> Some nerd http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951668 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:42:00 -0800 Comment by Sam M. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

-to everyone else: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951669 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:40 -0800 Comment by Scott Dow What the fuck is this?

]]> Scott Dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951670 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:45 -0800 Comment by Some nerd The machine has been working for a few months since we used the fix, btw.

]]> Some nerd http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951671 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:46:48 -0800 Comment by Allen Its a boon in disguise. Your new 360 will have a smaller chip that that is both faster and cooler. I am eagerly waiting for my red ring o death before my warranty runs out, hoping for a falcon chip.

]]> Allen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951672 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951672 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:51:24 -0800 Comment by The General @5 - Worked for the 360 that crapped out at work.

AT WORK!? I'm clearly in the wrong field.

]]> The General http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951673 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:55:41 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 My roommates had that evil red ring once, but bizarrely it went away after a restart

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951675 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:03:17 -0800 Comment by Scott Dow Oh goodness- red rings?, 360's?
Grampa gives up.
He is just going to go into the barn, put on a nice Edison phonograph and play with somered rings himself and maybe go the whole 360.

]]> Scott Dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951678 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:26:25 -0800 Comment by BD Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.

]]> BD http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951680 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:33:16 -0800 Comment by BD I came across an "inside source" interview in January at Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.

]]> BD http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951681 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:34:17 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Duude!

Red Ring of Death!

Sweeet!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951682 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:35:40 -0800 Comment by Shawn Fassett Ugh. The worst. Mine crapped out right after I got Assassin's Creed. Worst month ever.

]]> Shawn Fassett http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951690 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:43:44 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 This is what happens when software companies design hardware. I'm holding my breath for my Zune.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951694 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951694 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:51:21 -0800 Comment by holz whoa, i haven't seen so many grammatical and spelling errors since my 5th grade civics essay. wtf?

]]> holz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951696 Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:55:14 -0800 Comment by robot2501 RED RING OF DEATH STRIKES AGAIN!

30% FAILURE RATE WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY!

GO BUY A PS3!

]]> robot2501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951700 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:07:24 -0800 Comment by Fnarf If you get all four rings red, do coins come out the front?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951702 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:10:33 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @20 - no, chocolate does.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951707 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:27:42 -0800 Comment by Anthony Hecht @17 - Right, because Microsoft's software is really top-notch.

This is what happens when Microsoft designs anything.

(That said, when it works, XBox 360 is far and away the best thing they've ever done.)

]]> Anthony Hecht http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951710 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:46:56 -0800 Comment by David Wright Stranger staffers have wives? How bourgeois!

]]> David Wright http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951716 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951716 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:36:44 -0800 Comment by LMSW you might consider paying more attention to your wife...

]]> LMSW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951720 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:43:57 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder That's what you get for buying anything from Microsoft.

PS3, man.

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951725 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951725 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:34:36 -0800 Comment by SDizzle God hates video games and this is His way of smighting those who play them. Lets all pray for the souls of those lost to the evils of the X-Box.

He doesn't mind if you play Wii though, seeing as it's good wholesome family fun. Just make sure not to let your friends manic boyfriend throw the Wiimote through the TV. Doesn't make for a very spiritual time.

]]> SDizzle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951734 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951734 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:39:01 -0800 Comment by Peter F First you see The Red Ring, and then you die...


...or your 360 dies...

...don't answer the phone. It might not be tech support!

]]> Peter F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951744 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:56:33 -0800 Comment by Wurm when you get your replacement, dont store it in a media center on its side without proper ventilation. Also, make damn sure the power supply is sitting the right way up, not on a carpet, and also with proper ventilation.

knowing all the overheating problems with the 360, you were kind of asking for it :P

]]> Wurm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951779 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951779 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:31:20 -0800 Comment by SeMe MS was pretty cool, my warranty expired that week, but they sent me a new one, with a xbox live card for shit loads of hours.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951830 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951830 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:58:55 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe AAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!

Same thing happened to my friend. Twice.

It's never happened to me. But I think it's funny every time it happens to someone else. You'll have a new one in a month or so.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951883 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951883 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:31:40 -0800 Comment by Greg What is it with the ladies and video games?

SHUT UP WOMAN! THIS IS ZELDA TIME!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951904 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:38:44 -0800 Comment by mass effect-ed never happened to me, either. but the point was made above that if your 360 was older then you'll actually be getting a hardware upgrade.

plus, it gives you a reason to pull out your NES, dust it off, and put in some serious track time in excitebike.

]]> mass effect-ed http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951944 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951944 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:58:46 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton I offer my deepest condolences on your loss.

As far as your wife goes, when you get it fixed, get her hooked on a multi player game. I play Rock Band and Culdcept Saga with mine.

And if it's not too late, avoid Viva Pinata or you won't be spending time with your 360 or your wife.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951998 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c951998 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:32:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree, Viva Pinata is like crack for xBox360 users. You may think it's an innocent little game ... but it's not.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952037 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952037 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:49:00 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Nerds are funny.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952194 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:15:44 -0800 Comment by T And THAT is why I don't own a 360.

MS better straighten this shit out before the PS3 drops to a more reasonable price or else Sony's getting my money this time around.

]]> T http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952213 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952213 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:23:04 -0800 Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com You would not believe the faustian story of the behinds the sceens drama that lead to the Xbox 360 technical failures.

Jake Metcalf aka
Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.
Aka
8bitjoystick.com
AKA
a some time game reviewer in the Stranger back when the Stranger published game reviews on a regular basis in 2006.

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952296 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:59:28 -0800 Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com Did you know that the LaRouchies hate Videogames?

http://www.larouchepac.com/news/2007/11/27/noosphere-vs-blogosphere-devil-your-laptop.html

This shit was the funniest thing I have read all year. Also they think MySpace and Wikipedia are British propaganda/mind control.

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/dear_microsoft#c952809 Tech Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:51:59 -0800