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Xbox Auto-Update Blocks Linux Usage
An anonymous reader writes "According to The Inquirer, Microsoft has used their Xbox Live Vole System to patch any Xboxes that access it....without asking their permission before installing the software. However, in this occurrence, the bug appears to be the 'dashboard bug' that allows Linux to be easily installed on an Xbox. Further, according to The Xbox Linux Project, users who do not have an Xbox Live account may find themselves being patched without permission as well. If a gamer tries to access any part of a game that uses Xbox Live, the console can 'phone home' and install the patches anyway. While patching bugs can be a nice touch to poor software, I don't know if I feel comfortable with ANYONE installing software on my hardware without asking permission first."
I have some sad, if belated, news to report: the musician Wesley Willis died several weeks ago from Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia at the age of 40. In addition to developing leukemia that ended his life, Wesley endured a life-long battle against schizophrenia. In his struggle, he never gave up any of his dreams. He had a talent for drawing and music. He wrote such hits as "Cut the Mullet," a song that brought an end to that miserable haircut. If you hate the mullet but don't know quite why, you can thank Wesley Willis for starting the trend against them. When Wesley spoke, he spoke his mind. One of his songs includes the lyrics "McDonald's hamburgers are the worst/they are much worse than Burger King.../they serve Quarter Pounders/they will put pounds on you." Who could argue with that? His other works are just as frank and include the songs "I Smoke Weed", "Casper the Homosexual Friendly Ghost", "Suck My Dog's Dick", and "Eat That Mule Shit". Even if you aren't familiar with his works, you can't deny his contribution to the world. Truly an American icon to be missed.
Rock over London.
Rock on Chicago.
Signing out, yo.
xbox sucks
It's mere hours after the WORST CELEBRITY BREAK-UP in American history and you people are talking about video games????
MY GOD, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!!!!!!
The never-to-be-born souls of Ben and J-Lo's potential children look on in horror as you fritter away your precious hours "getting on with your lives." (Here's a hint: sitting in your Mom's basement damning the RIAA and rubbing one out to a jailbait-*BSD-boothbabe pic is not "getting on with your life.")
I despair for the future of today's youth.
The vultures, the vultures,
The vultures, the vultures,
The vultures,
Ate my dead ass up.
True, pure, unadulterated genius.
You will be missed, Mr Willis. You will be missed.
Guitar Center, it's the musician's choice
Stupid Moderators. Flamebait my Ass. You (stevebob2019) raised an interesting point. Good for you. If I had points right now I'd defend your post with one.
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Cig:
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First, I don't have an X-Box, but serious question, wouldn't you just be able to use a router to keep anything coming into your X-Box lan that you didn't want?
I know setting up a DNS service would plug the Dashboard hole.
It sounds like this might be the way to fight it.
I really hate Dan Patrick.
"No matter what, MS is bad to a lot of people."
Ironic. You can parse this sentence two ways.
1) Many people dislike MS no matter what it does.
2) MS treats many people badly.
Maybe many people dislike MS because MS treats many people badly.
War is necrophilia.
You are a rock star
You are a rock legend to the max
You can really knock it out
You can really wupp a horse's ass
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
You are a rocking maniac
You are a singing hyena
You are a rock star in Jesus' name
You can really rock Saddam Hussein's ass
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
You are my sweet woman to the end
You are my honey lover to the max
You are my sweetheart for years to come
You are so lovable to me in the long run
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Taco Bell, make a run for the border
Read Pynchon.