BSOD for the Gold!

by ***Dave on 18-Aug-08 9:06am · 5 comments

in Hi-Tech, Media - Sports

Ha! The Chinese evidently make use of Windows, since one of the big projected images at the Olympics opening ceremonies included a huge XP Blue Screen of Death for, oh, a couple of hours. In front of 2.3 billion people. (Pics here and here.)

Can’t buy publicity like that.

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1 Avocet 18-Aug-08 11:58am at 11:58am

But is it a licensed copy?

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2 *** Dave 18-Aug-08 2:35pm at 2:35pm

I had that thought, too.

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3 Webs 18-Aug-08 3:47pm at 3:47pm

That was pretty funny! Why they would use Windows is beyond me though.

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4 *** Dave 18-Aug-08 7:35pm at 7:35pm

Hmmmm … authoritarian organization, ostensibly for the benefit of the masses, but in reality robbing them of all freedom by dictating their every action … sound like a perfect match!

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5 Webs 18-Aug-08 9:27pm at 9:27pm

LOL! Good call.

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