Jason Shultz

outsold PS3 three to one. wow. - Thomas Hawk

I saw a guy buying 6 Wii Fits two weeks ago from the grey market. In India. Wow. - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)

I have to say wandering around Best Buy on black Friday, it was impressive to see two full aisles of stuff for the XB360. - Phil Glockner

the XBox 360 is Microsoft's trojan horse towards taking over the living room of tomorrow. Just you watch. They are positioning it to be so much more than a game machine. This will all unfold in the next few years as the cable/satellite industry gets crushed. Stage one is to get as many of them into the hands of the general public as possible. - Thomas Hawk

hmmm - silpol

+1 Thomas - Shey

Price, it appears, matters. - Matt

XBoxes make great little webservers, once you install Linux on them. ;-) - April Russo

Thomas, I have to agree with you. They have already made big strides toward taking away any reason why someone would want to hack the XB360 for additional features. A web browser and/or YouTube (or even Hulu) support is a miss, but otherwise it supports media center, DivX, uPNP, DVD, rip music and games to HDD, the works. Oh, and now NetFlix streaming. - Phil Glockner

I just bought a used one from a tech friend (price was way right, clean unit), installed it last night, and I was blown away at how great it looks over HDMI. Not only that, but the movie and TV offerings was exactly how I got it passed by the 'finance committee' :D - Bob M. Montgomery via twhirl

LOL Matt. Price and, I would add, MS has not announced a new version and the current line is still good for, at least, another year. - Robert Miller

I love that I can hook up my Zune to my Xbox 360 - Shey

Shey, not only does a Zune work great, but it even controls an iPod with ease, after installing a tiny free download. - Phil Glockner

no iPhone support tho - John Cozen

You know, I'd give up my PS3 and switch to XBOX 360 if it could play Blu-Ray discs. Those movies in 1080P and non-compressed audio are just a blast. - Odi Kosmatos

Nothing can touch how useful the Live! compenent of the 360 is... its simply awesome. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Add Blu Ray and I'll be there. - Jason Kaneshiro

I agree - the 360 is great on a multitude of levels. Can't say I've ever used a PS3, but I also can't say I ever regretted getting a 360. I use it to listen to music while I do things around the house, I use it to show photos to friends, I use it to watch video from my computer on the big screen, now I get to use it for watching streaming Netflix movies... and of course I use it to school chumps in Halo. - Tom Harrison

@Tom Harrison , how has the Netflix + 360 experience been? worth the Live Gold membership? - Joel Tanner

XBOX 360 absolutely rocks online.. its what makes it soo much fun! Me and my friends still have the 360 vs PS3 argument, but I just cant justify buying one just to get the typical sony bulls&&t - Jez Arnold

@Thomas. The noise that the damn thing makes will put most people off using it for anything but games. I bet most consumers don't even realise that it can be used as a media player. - Paul Grav

Paul, the new units are far, far, quieter than the original ones. Interestingly, when I sent my two original units in for repair, MSFT returned 2 new ones to me that were *far* quieter than the original units. I think they've got the noise problem down now. - Thomas Hawk

The last one I just received from repair is way way quieter. you don't even notice it running now. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

Also, the new desktop OS lets you rip a game to the hard disk, so it's faster and doesn't activate the DVD drive while playing, which results in a lot less noise and heat. - Kevin Fox

I bought one yesterday, for the game Lips. ;) - Paul Whitaker

@Joel Tanner $7.99 for Gold + $8.99 for Netflix, I would say that's a fine price for watching streaming movies instantly on my TV. That is especially considering I frequently buy PPV movies from cable, which I won't do anymore. The Netflix video quality is very good, and I've watched 3 movies so far without getting any buffering or lag. My only complaint is that there are many, many, many movies that are not available for streaming. - Tom Harrison

I remember back when On Demand channels came out - it was quite apparent "on demand" is the future of entertainment (except of course for things such as sporting events, to which there is a significant draw to watching live). Netflix and Microsoft are absolutely on the right track with this. I'd cancel cable TV if I wasn't the only one in the house. - Tom Harrison

I'd cancel my cable but crappy AT&T forces me to buy TV from them if I want their high speed fiber UVerse internet service. Somehow that seems wrong to me. - Thomas Hawk

that sucks Thomas, what a scam - John Cozen

I know. I totally don't want their TV service but am essentially paying for it anyways because I value faster internet that much. I think that they should let me cancel the TV service and just pay for the internet. - Thomas Hawk

The NXE with Netflix streaming is the best thing to happen to the Xbox in a while. I'm getting so much more use out of it now.. and Rock Band 2 is awesome. The starting price of $200 for the Xbox 360 Arcade must have opened a lot of eyes this holiday season. - Rodfather

Your wife get you those? I think she's trying to tell you something... - Live4SoccerVacations

...this must redefine "my boobs"... - JA Castillo

Let's all wait for the button to snap... - AJ Batac

And we have a winner! This is my jaw dropping. Then I saw your name. :P - Mathew Ballard

hawt - Monique via fftogo

*waiting* - Live4SoccerVacations

get the scissors, AJ.... - Live4SoccerVacations

haha +AJ Batac - Anna Haro

been staring for 5 mins now... nothing is happening! Josh, can you help? as in... now? - AJ Batac

LOFL @Josh!! - Far

I wish you could press the "like" button a million times... if only. - Michael Forian

Sure .... I take a day off and miss THIS meme ?? :) - Charlie Anzman

Hot meme!:) - Igor Poltavskiy

does it make me a bad person that I don't care if the person in the picture is named Josh? - L0GiX

photoshopped - johnpiercy

does this top make my boobs look small - johnpiercy

cripes! hide! - Yolanda

She'll never drown. - Peter Simard

never wash 100% cotton in hot water, shrinkage is very pronounced - jlt

@johnpiercy don't be a spoiler :( That's hot! - Kristian Salonen

what the mother? - Sean Oliver

*grabs the popcorn* - Andrew Trinh

Josh, I'll never look at you the same again - Shey

why does this keep popping up? stop commenting on it guys! - Trent Olson

aw, crap, what have i done? - Trent Olson

hehe..."bump" - Pete Delucchi

one bump is ok, two bumps is, oh, darn, never mind - Glen Campbell

I certainly won't bump something like this! - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)

bump - Igor The Troll

Mmmmm... Sweater puppies - Outsanity

format c:\ -q -s - AJ Batac

“C:\DOS　C:\DOS\RUN 　RUN\DOS\RUN” - Mona N.

Mona wins the thread. - Chris Hollander

Mona has it. - WorldofHiglet

WINNER ----> - Mona N.

what's your gamertag? mine is AZCoyote - Jason Shultz via twhirl

It's sooooo much fun, Lindsey!!! :D - Brandon

If you're talking to me, I'm eclipse115 . . . big surprise. If not then sorry :) - Lindsey

mine is: brandonnnnnn (six n's) - Brandon

I made mine earlier. Rodfather74 - Rodfather

Made mine last night right after it went live. thePuck77 - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

Made mine a couple of nights ago....jamar78 - Joel Atetoomuch Martinez

Anybody and everybody. I'd love to add some FF Friends to my list. :) - Jason Shultz

You clean the dust off the window and peek out. You're staring at a brick wall a few meters across. It seems to be early evening. A neon "Hotel" sign blinks near-by. This is gonna give you a headache. - Philipp Lenssen

w - John Mueller

You don't have a compass near-by. Where do you want to go? - Philipp Lenssen

Listen at the door. - Reto Meier via fftogo

There's shouting coming from what must be the corridor or a room close-by. A man and a woman are engaged in a verbal fight. "Because I say so," the man shouts. You can't make out much more. After a while, the noises dies down. - Philipp Lenssen

check to make sure you still have both kidneys - Lou Paglia

You don't notice any scars on your body and seem to be in normal health. You're still tired, but your head is clearing up. A breeze enters the window. Suddenly, someone knocks at the door. - Philipp Lenssen

look through the spy hole in the door to see who it is - Tony Ruscoe

Carefully, you look through the spy hole. There's a sweating, bearded man outside, holding up some kind of a paper note. "Someone left this for you, sir!" Outside, a car honks. - Philipp Lenssen

Open door - John Mueller

"Thank you sir, I wanted to give this to you personally. It's from the woman you arrived with here last night, seemed kind of important." The man hands you the paper note and disappears in a sluggish walk. You can see a corridor outside and several, numbered doors. A staircase leads downstairs. There's an elevator. A fly is buzzing around. - Philipp Lenssen

eat fly - John Mueller

You walk into the corridor, but you have a hard time catching the fly with your mere hands. Maybe your reflexes aren't up to their usual speed? "Clank." Slightly unnerved, you realize the door to your room has fallen shut behind you. The fly keeps buzzing about. - Philipp Lenssen

read the note from the woman (which is still in your hand) - Tony Ruscoe

You unfold the little white paper note. "Don't exit through the main entrance, they're waiting for you... use the window! Meet me at Crown Pub. -Kate" Who's Kate? A blurred memory of a black dress, long brown hair... a feeling of trust. - Philipp Lenssen

eat note - John Mueller

Better be safe... you gulp down the note. Yuck. - Philipp Lenssen

realise you're locked out and can't use your window. head to the roof... - Tony Ruscoe

[Short delay -- I'm away for ~3 hours. :)] - Philipp Lenssen

take a nap! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)

Try to get warm, look around the room trying to remember where you are and when that fails, look outside and eventually go outside - RAPatton

read book - Aram Zucker-Scharff

Say "xyzzy" - Glen Campbell

pinch yourself to wake up! - vijay

You pinch yourself... as far as you can tell, this is not a dream. You head towards the staircase to go up to the roof, but the stairs only lead downways. At the other end of the corridor you can see a closed window, and what looks like a fire escape outside. There's a small metal toolbox below the window. From behind one of the doors, you can hear a woman sobbing. You still have a taste of paper in your mouth. - Philipp Lenssen

Look out the back window. - John Lam

Ignore the sobbing woman and use the toolbox to open the window and leave. Head to Crown Pub. - Jess Lee

examine the books - Kamilah Gill

Leave? No...tweet: HELP! I'm having a blackout...location unknown, might have been drugged. - Sarah Perez

exa boo - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★

Pull up your iPhone and check your location on Maps. Check your Twitter/FF and pictures history from last night. Search FF for Crown Pub. - simonpure

Im still trying to figure out why I would have looked out the window when there were books to read. - Cyndy

You look for some books, but there are none around here. You try to find your cell phone to send an SMS or tweet to friends or call for help... however, all you can find in your pocket is a silver key, a couple of dollar bills, and a small paper with the number "2302100015" scribbled on it. You're now walking towards the window, and use a wrench to push open the rusty window pane. You put the wrench in your pocket. The fire escape on the outside doesn't seem very stable. Do you want to use it to go down? - Philipp Lenssen

Check to see what floor I'm on and what the distance to the ground is. - Dan Hsiao

The heck with it, just climb out and count the seconds until you hit the ground. - John Mueller

It looks like you're on the third floor. You might survive a fall from that height, but you're not too sure. There's some trashcans in the alley below, though they don't look like a comfortable landing zone. You suddenly hear a "Bing" coming from the elevator. Seconds later, another "Bing": - Philipp Lenssen

I jump to escape whoever is coming... - Luka

You're jumping out the window and onto the fire escape, heading downways in high speed zig zag. Your heart's bumping fast as the fire escape continues to tremble, but you make it down. The alley is lit by a street light coming from the right. There's some trash cans here. A cat is going through the trash and looks at you with a puzzled "meow." To the left side, a wall rises up at about 2 meters, leading into darkness. From above you can hear the hurried steps of a person. What do you do? - Philipp Lenssen

Check trash cans. - John Mueller

Hide behind the trash cans and monitor who is the person. - kartik vaithyanathan

You're hiding behind the trash cans, waiting for a bit. Inside the trash you find a brochure titled "This Town's Top Spots." You put it in your pocket. From above, the fire escape metal rattles as a man with gray hair, wearing a gray trench coat moves downwards. He's now close-by, checking the alley; one of his hands is in his trench coat's pockets. You hold your breath, but the cat is giving you another puzzled look and is about to meow at you again... - Philipp Lenssen

wait until the man is close then put the trash can on him (upside down so that he's in the trash can). - John Mueller

(wondering why this thread doesn't bubble up anymore ...) - John Mueller

The cat tip toes near you and says "meow". "Hush cat" you say, but it's too late. The man in the gray trench coat is now nearing you. It's too dark to see clearly, but he's pulling something out of his pocket. Instinctively, you grab an half-empty trash can nearby, jump up, turn it around 360 degrees, and with all your energy and a war cry, drop it onto the man. His voice echoes angry words inside the metal can as he stumbles back and forth. What do you do now? - Philipp Lenssen

Run like hell to the nearest phone box, get the "This Town's Top Spots" brochure out of your pocket and find the number for the Crown Pub. Call the number and ask if there's a Kate in there. - Tony Ruscoe

You turn right and run down the alley as fast as you can. It's evening, and soft rain has started. You're now facing a street of a city you don't feel familiar with. Cars pass by. You're carrying a city brochure, but there's no phone booth in sight. To the left, there's a 24/7 convenience shop. To the right, there's a hotel. There's a taxi cab waiting in front of the hotel entrance. Across the street, there are a couple of deserted, closed shops. Not the best neighborhood, you're thinking. Behind you in the alley, you hear a voice shouting... - Philipp Lenssen

Boy, this came outta nowhere! I guess it disproves the rumor that one's old FF content disappears =D - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Is Notes programming as awful as I imagine it would be? - Daniel J. Pritchett

Actually, no... You can use a mix of Formula language (which is specific to Notes but super easy), LotusScript, or JavaScript depending on what your needs are (and whether it's a Notes client app or a webapp). I'm horrible with syntax as a general rule so I have to look that up regardless. But when it comes to getting a DB online and ready to interact with a user, Domino does it faster than anything I've worked with. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Ahh, it's nice to read discussion about Notes/Dominio again. It's not part of any infrastructure I work in now, but years ago--before web 2-oh--it had my attention, what with unique abilities like online/offline, baked-in rapid development enviro and integrated user auth to name a few. - Micah Wittman via twhirl

Tina, ever read this story: http://damienkatz.net/2005/01/... - It's classic. - Micah Wittman via twhirl

Micah, that's an awesome read, thanks! I've only worked with the new engine (R6 briefly but almost all R7), and formula language is really about as intuitive as it gets. The things that hose up our Domino are invariably Java heap issues, which require some fine tuning in the server doc. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

3 out of 4 Dentists agree: a hosed Domino is better than a hosed Exchange. Glad you like the article. Recalling that part of the story where he was (my words) alone in the wilderness foreign code, slowly absorbing - almost all coders can appreciate that. - Micah Wittman via twhirl

"It's truly easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission" -- Best quote of that story. So true. - Mike

Heh, I can't boast my bookshelf. Most of useful books I read either were from corporate bookshelves or are in electronic form %) - 9000

pfft...I thought of 95% of those *on my own* 11 years ago when we were first married...now they just seem like a waste of time....:oP bwa hahaha - TuesdayGotHerBracesOff

95. Rip his horoscope out of the newspaper (anything with a good prediction) and write a note on it saying, "I predict you'll get a very lusty surprise today." Then leave it on his pillow. - Trish R

I knew I should have setup Esther's account last night. She's already missing good stuff. - Mark Krynsky

Is it just me, or does the word 'lusty' pretty much turn off whatever might have just been turned on? - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Maybe because "lusty" rhymes with "busty" and makes men think of breasts? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA This article is too entertaining. - Trish R

they should change lusty to slutty... if it's slutty... it'll turn a guy on. It's not rocket science. - Joshua Schnell

how to turn him on: be over 18, born without a penis, have a pulse and say yes - Morgan Haley

91. Have sex in a tight space. They should just leave it at that... - Joshua Schnell

I don't have the patience to read 101 ways to turn a dude on!! - Mona N.

Trish R, I think she's saying shes got her eyes on someone else @~@, or maybe she's thinkin who is this bloke? & when do I get paid and out of this photo-shoot!? ;-0 - Jason

I'm amazed at how often Cosmo can recycle the same magazine over and over and people will buy it. Every month it's a list of either sexual positions or how to turn a guy on, or what drives him wild in bed. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

jason, every month another million girls reach homonal terminal velocity .. it is a perpetual thing, the magazine has an eternal market - Gregory Lent

Do women really have trouble with this? Like, for real? - Robert Fischer

Good call, Jason. "Recycle the same magazine." Exactly. - Kamilah Gill

If my girlfriend really wants to turn me on she should try turning into the girl in the picture! - Toby Graham

Toby: no kidding huh? the girl in the picture is 180 degrees from ugly - Morgan Haley

This should lead to some interesting ER visits: 45. Before getting into bed, strip down to just a pair of heels and a pearl necklace. Find out what interesting ways you two can incorporate them into sex. - Soup

Ummm, I really don't want to see my husband in heels and a pearl necklace. Wait, you mean that this article doesn't tell my husband how to turn me on? Then WTH is the point? - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

@Tina, Aw, does your husband not have the legs to pull off a classic heel? I'm sure he's lovely anyhow ;) - Soup

How to turn him on: just say, "I'm horny." 'nuff said. - Tad, TV's Patrick Duffy

@Tad Amen, brother. They could have skipped 100 ideas and just put in H1 font "You say: 'You want to?' He says: 'Sure!'" - Jason Shultz via twhirl

I swear the world would be a better place if women just had an LED on their foreheads that glowed green when they were horny and red when not. And that's totally not sexist cause us guys would just always be green. - Tad, TV's Patrick Duffy

@Tad: Exactly. Fortunately being green is good these days... ;) - Jemm

Tad, it could only end poorly. All it would take is one lady with a light that's always green til bedtime... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Ladies relax. You already got *everything* on you to turn a guy on. Doesn't take anything else - seriously. - Kamath ॐ

Bring back mood rings. :) - Jason Shultz via twhirl

Once again, I am reminded how entirely alternate my lifestyle is :) - Soulhuntre via twhirl

HAHAHAHA, these things make me LMAO...Men are not that complicated. - Anna Haro

#1 Beer. #2 Boobies. /end - Matt Musgrave

is there an epidemic of men who aren't getting turned on? ... if so... Come Here, Ladies... I've got what you need! Sex, No seduction needed! ;) - Sean Reiser

102. stop "over thinking" things... - J. Abdul-Qahhar

Thanks Trish - Just forwarded to my wife :) heh - Charlie Anzman

Sex, lies and applications...:) - Olcayto Cengiz

See, the iphone is evil, it got that poor innocent husband in so much trouble! /joking of course. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

oh yeah? - Tuğçe Cengiz

I better stop using my camera then... - Simon Wicks

so THAT explains why I keep getting photos of masturbating men sent to me... thanks! - Shawn Duffy via twhirl

+1 to Shawn.... People need to figure out that anything they do these days is on record. - Aram Zucker-Scharff via twhirl

LOL Shawn... :) - Zee.

you US folk have gotta read this...honestly hilarious. - Zee.

shut up you guys, the same bug happened on my gf's phone - John Cozen

I tried that excuse, but forgot I don't have an iphone. ;/ - Anika Malone

The sad part is I know people who would believe this sort of thing - Aaron Krug

Cyndy, I'm often disappointed by Tim Burton. I appreciate his creativity, but I feel like I'm never surprised or amazed at what he does. If he would do a courtroom drama, or something outside of the expectations, I'd gladly take it. - Derrick

Awesomesauce. :) - Jason Shultz via twhirl

What's Tim Burton's obsession with white skin? - Yolanda

Kinda also reminds me of the prince/princess in Hellboy II (also cuz I just saw it this weekend) - zoblue (Zulema)

C'mon, has nobody worked it out yet? Burton and Depp have been selling us the same film with different dressing again and again and again. Still, the films all rock! - Slippy Lane

Hrm, pic doesn't show. Trying to view it directly gives a 403. - Tanath

I thought the way he was done up as Charlie was very Mad Hatterish (didn't care for that remake much, btw) - Michael W. May

Tanath, I posted the pic directly. - Derrick

arguing about the grip on the hammer. ;) - "Oldengrey" Tannenbaum

Paul Thurott. LoL. - Missile-TOW

I'll do better than that: I am a certified MS Systems Engineer - MCSE with Security & Messaging on Windows2003 Server platform ... 7 certifications / passed 10 exams. Aughh! *face palm* tragic i know - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)

Aram LOL :) - Claudio Cicali

Vista pride, biches - John Cozen

It's becoming a different company under new leadership and the haters haven't quite caught up to that. They're still fighting the browser wars of 10 years ago. - Sprague D

I like their mice and Streets & Trips. Microsoft is good at some things. - Morton Fox

Sprague D - MS was a great company under Gates (who, by the way, on a personal level looks like a saint next to the ego-maniacal Jobs) and has always produced good products, quite a few of which were not browsers. Microsoft has always been a good company. - Aram Zucker-Scharff

By the way, since I'm digging a hole here with the Apple people, I also liked the Gates/Seinfeld ads. :P - Aram Zucker-Scharff

sadly, that's true - the first reaction about the windows live updates I got yesterday were pretty much: who cares? of course there are a few million hotmail users who will care, but they're not cool enough, I guess... - Frederic

liking jay's comment :) - mike "glemak" dunn

Yeah, let's all celebrate the news that they're releasing IE6 for Windows Mobile... you heard me right! IE6! Yes, it's almost 2009 and yes I said IE6! http://blogs.zdnet.com/microso... - Glenn Batuyong

Ah, but Microsoft doesn't make hardware. Unless you count mice. Or the Xbox 360. But still. - Victor Ganata

And I bet Scobleizer knows just which Chinese factory those things are made. Spill it, RS! - jamesdkirk

Random: Why is outbrain going crazy on this post? It is recommending that I go to a post about Febreze-to-go Fabric Refresher... Is Microsoft lemony-fresh? - Aram Zucker-Scharff

If I did know where things are made I probably can't tell you, sorry. - Robert Scoble

I will say this, though. PCH just bought Microsoft Dynamics to manage its supply chain. Oh, and I see a LOT of Windows machines in China. - Robert Scoble

Heh, I wonder what percentage of those machines have legitimate licenses? - Victor Ganata

Victor: more than you might expect. But there still is wild copying here. You can buy Windows and Office for a dollar or two in the streets. - Robert Scoble

Having administrated Microsoft domains since 99, I have to say that a combo of Active Directory, Exchange and a windows OS is extremely well done when it comes to corporate management. Throw in the other services that bolt right into AD and I have to tip my hat to MS, it's a very powerful system. I also believe passionately that MS should have used a wizardised AD-Lite in Home Server and shitcanned all versions of windows other than Pro/Ultimate and not charge as damn much! - alphaxion

I'm a PC! - Andre Maltais

andre: we're all PC's, just we all wear different tshirts and some think their tshirts are the only ones people should own ;) - alphaxion

The Xbox 360 is the only product of theirs that I love. (Rich) - Rich Harris