ZatzNotFunny's blog

Within a few days last month, two Rock Band guitar strum bars gave out. Whereas I initiated a guitar replacement via EA’s self help site, Blake (aka Sling Media CEO) took matters into his own hands. After removing about a dozen screw, he discovered a small leaf switch was no longer making contacting when strummed. He swiped one of his daughter’s animal stickers (panda), folded it a few times, and adhered it to the switch - bringing the contacts closer together. Problem solved. However, his little intimidation campaign doesn’t scare me:

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As you can see from the picture above, I pulled the trigger on an iPhone. Yes I’m a sucker for sexy gadgets, but I also had a few practical reasons for picking up the handset.