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toadstoolporridge
11/19/09

In reply to Day Note: The Party Starts Now
I hope you guys get rid of some of your swag for a good cause tonight. Child's Play is a great foundation.
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toadstoolporridge
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
While it's a shame you won't be able to game, not gaming because you'll be in Australia is not a bad deal. Have fun under the sun and soak up some rays while us New Englanders are stowed away inside or on the cold mountains.
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TexasJack
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
No gaming to January? Screw that! Sneak a console or two with you if you must!

I'm getting a job in federal law enforcement, it's 16 weeks of training, that's atleast 16 weeks of no consoles AKA 16 weeks of hell. =(

But it'll be worth it in the end. =)
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Cerabret100
11/18/09

@TexasJack: yeah, my cousin's boyfriend has been in basic for a while right now, i'm sure it's freaking killing him only because he probably doesn't have access to any games.
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TexasJack
11/18/09

@Cerabret100: Basic must be horrible. Then you have to go to your advanced personal training(can't remember what it's called, just that they train you for your specific MOS). Since I never enlisted in the military, I can't really say what you are and are not allowed to have, but I think all they let you have is a laptop with cruddy net access(one of my closest cousins was in the Army, and we communicated very sporadically via MSN while he was in training).

For those that do not know what an MOS is, see this link. [www.wisegeek.com]

#speakup
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exion
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
It sounds like an ideal opportunity to crack out a PSP for the downtime...

That said, I wouldn't want you to miss the giant poisonous spider waiting under your toilet seat due to you being distracted by a speed-run on half-minute hero!
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Cerabret100
11/18/09

@exion: well i know where i'm never going for vacation, thanks a lot for that dude.
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exion
11/18/09

@RemyTheGambit:Sam Fister:
@Cerabret100: lol... come on, Australia, especially it's rural areas, are famed for gargantuan killer spiders, the likes of which plague the sewers of Raccoon City! It's common knowledge!

(pictured above: a typical Australian spider on vacation in Britain)
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Bouchart
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
I wish I could take some vacation time but there's too much to do at the office.
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Mardoch
11/18/09

@Bouchart: No kidding. I've billed out 100% of my working time this week and was damned close to that for the two weeks prior. WTB SOME SLOW TIME!
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Bouchart
11/18/09

@Mardoch: I work just a simple entry level office job, 9-5, but it's been so busy lately trying to do a bunch of last minute stuff for the managers and directors, and this will continue through the end of the year.

I don't blame them for it because they are really busy too, but they get to take vacation time but I have to stay in the office as layoff-protection.
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-MasterDex-
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
Perhaps now would be a good time to grab yourself a PSPGo.
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indyit
11/18/09

@-MasterDex-: Or a DS for that matter. Although I guess what Brian means is he won't get proper "console" gaming... and i guess besides some slow moments won't be able to play handhelds either.
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dahaka
11/18/09

In reply to Time's Running Out
I'd easily trade all the winter gaming I'll be doing for a month vacationing in Australia.
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-MasterDex-
11/18/09

@dahaka: I'd trade all the winter gaming I'll be doing for a week!
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Paradox me
11/18/09

@dahaka: As would I, though I won't be doing much gaming, so I'd settle for a few days at Disney World.
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fuchikoma
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
I just got an elite... I've long decried the 360 for its reliability, but the demographics here are so weird - I hang out with one person with a PS3, and something like 7 with 360s, so I figured I'd take my chances so I could finally play something online with them...

It draws an impressive 85-95W, and runs very quiet except the DVD drive. I'd tested older 360s that drew closer to 300W (much like my large BC non-Emotion PS3). I'm hoping with less power to dissipate, it should be less likely to overheat / desolder... still, it's a 360 so I'm not overly optimistic - these things are terminally ill out of the box. #daynote
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Griefy
11/17/09

@fuchikoma: I'm also that 1 guy in a group of friends with a ps3, but they all ended up changing their tune when the large gang of exclusives started to fall out of the sky this year. :/ Now I wont feel so special and going against the grain. #daynote
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CCAF drlard
11/17/09

@fuchikoma: ohhh come on now, you just wanted to be cool like the rest of us! heh

too bad you finally caved but don't have any of the games i do....yet ;) #daynote
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fuchikoma
11/17/09

@CCAF drlard: Forza 3 has Nissan Skylines in it... or if you want to be really awesome, GenCoupes... #daynote
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Ribbuku
11/18/09

@fuchikoma: I have an Elite and it makes more noise than a garbage truck. Seriously, its too loud.
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CCAF drlard
11/18/09

@Ribbuku: i have a older, refurb one - while it does make noise (the dvd drive) it's drowned out by the seemingly endless white noise my apartment generates anyway...so it all works out in the end!
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Konchu
11/18/09

@fuchikoma: I got a new elite as well. I noticed the power brick is a little smaller. Also its pinned in a way the new power adaptor will not fit an old 360 but an old power adapter will fit the new elite(used with the old one before I realized they were different).
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
Mister Sir Henry Motherfucker spinoff.

I'm calling it. #daynote
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
Yeah, the freezing is def a prelude to 3 red rings of death.

Ok, Sunday night my Xbox fizzled and got the 3 red rings, but yesterday morning I tested it out again after calling Xbox support and it works now, and is playing great actually. But the thing is I was OKed for a shipping return to get a replacement, but now I can't exactly do that. My 3 year warranty ends next month and I have a non-hdmi pro system. Is there a way I can red ring my system for good so I can get a newer system sent to me??? #daynote
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Adhominem
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: wrap a towel around it for a couple of hours. #daynote
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GangztaX
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: Use the tower trick on your xbox and leave it on all night. That might work.
edit : be sure to have a game running in the drive as well. Something like GTA IV or fallout 3 should do fine.
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@Adhominem: Ok, I tried that but only got the 2 red rings, so will keep doing this eventually burn out the xbox and give it 3 red rings? #daynote
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Adhominem
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: Get a hair dryer or put in a crappy game that you don't care about start playing it while the towel is tightly wrapped around the console. Use more than one towel if necessary, the more insulation the better. Make sure that sucker isn't getting ANY airflow.

Once it dies, throw it in the fridge or freezer or outside, where ever you can to rapid cool it. Rapid cooling will help to prevent the solder from reforming a proper circuit again. If it still works after that, rinse and repeat until it permanently red rings.

also, leave it in the cool area for a little bit, don't take it in and out periodically or else you'll start getting condensation on the inside and MS won't repair it if they see any signs of water damage.
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@Adhominem: Sheesh, is it possible for the freezer to cause water damage if you're not careful? Seems like if I'm not too careful I could bust it in ways I don't intend, and thus maybe void the repair...=( #daynote
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@GangztaX: Ah, I might try that. I've been trying to play it to death with long gaming sessions when I can, but the damn thing hasn't frozen once since it RROD, grr... #daynote
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Adhominem
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: haha, just insulate the crap out of it until it RRODs permanently, might take you a couple of temporary RRODs to get the big kahuna. #daynote
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@Adhominem: Awesome, well thanks guys and wish me luck!!! If anything I can always trade in my 360 at gamestop and get $95 in trade I can put toward a new Arcade System with a new 3 year warranty #daynote
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: Welcome to the joy of RROD: When you don't want it to happen, boom, there you have it.

When you DO need it to happen, then the 360 suddenly becomes NES-level resilient. #daynote
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VBerg
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337: They send you a refurbished unit though, so you could get an even older/more likely to break model.
My newest Xbox was the one I actually bought from the store, the two that I've received since then were manufactured more than a year earlier. #daynote
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@VBerg: Hm, wasn't too sure as I got a new unit when my xbox RROD last year, of course I bought my original at the end of 2006 so it'd make sense for them to send me one manufactured in 2008. #daynote
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ph15h
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
You're an editor for a major video game blog. I'm pretty sure Microsoft won't let your console die... publicly. They'll stealth send you a new console and backup tools then tell you to go along with your business. All free of charge. Long live press privileges! =/ If only that was true.
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electroshockwave
11/17/09

@ph15h: I thought they would have just sent in a team of ninjas to swap out his old console with a new replacement. #daynote
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deanbmmv
11/17/09

@electroshockwave: However this being a team of ninjas....
RIP Crecente. You never saw it coming.
Still, your Xbox is fixed.

People complain about the pirates. But that's cos you never see the Ninjas.
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Eltigro
11/17/09

@deanbmmv: I'm a teacher and a dork. I've been known to walk around in the room wielding a meter stick as a katana, swiping it at students and saying things like, "You can't sneak up on a ninja!" #daynote
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down

Well..might as well get it out of teh way. #daynote
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deanbmmv
11/17/09

@Taggart6: What about this?
Theres more than one way to skin a cat #daynote
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
11/18/09

@deanbmmv: Actually there is only 1 way to skin cat, but thousands of different tools to do it with.
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dreamfall
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
hey mine too! i turn it on, it shows red rings. I leave for 10 minutes, and its fine. back up and working. just to test it, I turn it off and it locks again... is this related to the new update? I never had problems with it before... #daynote
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WhiteMåge
11/17/09

In reply to Xbox Going Down
Clear the cache.

Mine showed the same signs before, but it was just loaded up. #daynote
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TrjnRabbit
11/17/09

@WhiteMåge:
Mine had the same problem. . . but clearing the cache didn't solve anything because it was actually the GPU deciding that it wanted to end it's life in as spectacular fashion as possible.

It gave me a hell of a show to remember it by, the water on the ground in the favelas in COD4+2 was flashing different colours right before it finally kicked the bucket.

First generation hardware, eventually it's going to just die. #daynote
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KingMongoloid
11/17/09

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Cleaning out the Cache tends to help the locking up or stuttering. #daynote
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
11/17/09

@KingMongoloid: Yeah I clear out my cache weekly. #daynote
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The Cynical Librarian
11/17/09

@KingMongoloid: How, pray tell, does one go about doing that? I'm sure it's easy, and I may have done it, but I want to make sure. Thanks for any help. #daynote
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KingMongoloid
11/17/09

@The Cynical Librarian: click on this link : [news.teamxbox.com] #daynote
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Monoxide1
11/17/09

@KingMongoloid: I'm pretty sure you can just select your hard drive under storage options and then hit Y. It should show you an option to clear the cache.

That link you posted is pretty old and states the 'code' will remove your updates as well. #daynote
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Koztah
11/17/09

@Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]): Shit is so cache. #daynote
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Kobun
11/17/09

@Monoxide1: Yep, there's no need for a code. That might have been the way in the past, but I think the one button fix came with the NXE update rendering the code obsolete. #daynote
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
11/17/09

@Koztah: Heh. I see what you did there :) #daynote
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