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PWNED - Securb - 11-13-2009
Microsoft has banned as many as 1 million users with modified Xbox 360s from Xbox Live, the online gaming service, in a bid to counter piracy.
The ban from the Xbox Live service is reported to have affected anywhere from 600,000 to 1 million Xbox 360 users.
The so-called "modded" consoles allow gamers to play illegal copies of games. Microsoft said the practice violates the Xbox Live terms of use and that it reserves the right to cut service to its online gaming service. The BBC reported that Microsoft said banning gamers was part of an ongoing effort to curb piracy.
The move comes on the heels of the launch of the most anticipated game of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which sold a reported 310 million copies in its first 24 hours.
Microsoft's move only cripples the Xbox console's online functionality. Users can still play as single players, but the allure and popularity of games such as Modern Warfare 2 depend on its online multiplayer modes.
The ban has triggered the listing of hundreds of modded Xbox 360s, some being offered for less than $100, on Craigslist on Long Island.
Microsoft said the Xbox Live online gaming service serves more than 20 million users worldwide. The only way for those banned to return to Xbox Live is to purchase a new, unmodded Xbox 360 console.
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PWNED - Hooch - 11-13-2009
It doesn't get any more owned than that. Funny shit
PWNED - Hooch - 11-13-2009
Perfect timing too. How many new Xbox 360s will be bought for Xmas?
PWNED - Securb - 11-13-2009
These things are getting cheap I wonder if they can still play a network game? If so I might invest in a second box at these prices to put in the ManRoom.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Premium-HDMI-CONSOLE-ONLY_W0QQitemZ230399100248QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games?hash=item35a4db4558
PWNED - Securb - 12-28-2009
In a colossal screw-up, the gossip web site TMZ.com today published a photo purporting to show John F. Kennedy frolicking on a yacht with a harem of naked women--except that the image actually appeared as part of a November 1967 Playboy photo spread, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The TMZ hoax was billed as an "exclusive" featuring a photo that "could have altered world events" had it surfaced prior to his presidential campaign. "It could have torpedoed his run, and changed world history," the site added.
In reality, the photo appeared in story about Playboy's "Charter Yacht Party: How to Have a Ball on the Briny with an Able-Bodied Complement of Ship's Belles." As seen in the below page from the November 1967 issue, the Playboy photo is in color. The "Exclusive" TMZ image is the same photo, just reproduced in black and white
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/1228092jfkpic1.html
PWNED - Securb - 01-28-2010
![[Image: 0128_peter_blandford.jpg]](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/media/2010/01/0128_peter_blandford.jpg)
PWNED - Speng - 01-28-2010
I wonder if that book Pete was researching is ever going to be released.
PWNED - Securb - 01-29-2010
Speng Wrote:I wonder if that book Pete was researching is ever going to be released.
He was writing it on tissues.
PWNED - 3dR3 - 01-30-2010
Securb Wrote:He was writing it on tissues.
with a chlorine smelling ink.
PWNED - Securb - 02-03-2010
NJ Man Indicted For Shooting His Pet Parrot
Dennis Zeglin, 67, of Randolph was indicted Tuesday by a Morris County grand jury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
Zeglin allegedly shot the parrot, named "Mikey," three times on June 7. His wife called police when she saw that the bird had been killed.