User: agotneja

But, why?

On: Upping The Softmodem Code Bounty -- To $20,000

There is no mention of why, is this pure philantropy, or is there some hidden benefit for Alex here?

Just curious, if I had the time and inclination to learn grungy DSP processing in C it'd be an interesting challenge :)

Re:No, here's the irony:

On: Another Xbox Anatomy Lesson

1 - Not a bad idea, really;
You get a (presumably) decent piece of kit for less than it cost to buy the individual bits, and, MS actually subsidised it. It actually cost them money for you to get that kit. Could make a superfast fileserver / firewall or whatever, at a remarkably low cost :)

2 - Bragging about making MS loose money? Sad, yes, but if you can do that and have fun with the goods, I think it's damn good! :)