Update: Xbox 360 Part 2, the finale, I hope (to summarize, I had to get a new one, and it’s working great)
I made the mistake of picking up an Xbox 360 console before Microsoft released an updated version. When it works it is very fun, but it’s working less and less reliably every day. A [...]

We’re testing a new server from our primary vendor, one which uses Xeon 5130 chips, on the SuperMicro X7DVL-E motherboard. This board uses Intel’s new onboard 82563EB NIC. For some reason Intel designs their NICs to not be backwards compatible in any way, and so each new NIC release seems to require a brand new [...]

Snakes on a Plane, from Natalie Dee.