I was thinking about getting on here and doing some blackpilling. I was real tempted. Then I saw the video of the General Lee jumping over a fountain in Kentucky.
Not today, its not right.
Time to look at this other Xbox I bought and never cracked open. I've been calling it SchrΓΆdingers Xbox. To my suprise, it powers on, reads discs despite having a Thompson drive (wtf?), but let's see if the caps are barfing all over the inside.
Tom Skinner said to enjoy some golden nectar later today because it's Friday, and I earned it, so I plan on heeding that advice. It's good advice. πΊ
I remember when Halo 2 dropped in 2004. Everyone loved the multiplayer but bitched about the campaign. Now in 2025, with the benefit of zooming out over 20 years, it's clear we were bitching for the sake of bitching, the campaign is fantastic.
Things happened. We're back up and running, cable management ain't pretty, but it's working.
It was a good opportunity to check capacitors though. Reminder folks, check your OG Xbox capacitors every so often.