Censorship can be fun!

So I've been listening to some new podcasts lately, and I'm really getting into This Week in Tech. It's informative, but it's also a lot of fun. Never thought I could listen to hours of people talking about computers and the Internet and love it, but I am.

One cool thing about listening to old tech stuff is that in a matter of weeks things they're talking or speculating about are already outdated. I picked up the show just in time to hear the panel get all hyped up for Windows 7. I wish I'd known it at the time, but Microsoft was actually asking people to host launch parties. Yup, get all your friends together, open a bag of pork rinds and we can all upgrade our operating systems! The best part is once you register your party, Microsoft sent you a party kit complete with:

• puzzle
• playing cards (you can already tell what kind of party this is going to be)
• napkins (Just 9, the number of guests you're supposed to invite so no slobs allowed)
• an autographed copy of Windows 7 (Not Bill's sig, some other guy's)
• Balloons
• Streamers

I could totally see doing this for the free upgrade, but anyone actually considering this to be a legit past time is someone I imagine would struggle to find the required 8 guests. But this isn't even the worst part. MS put out videos giving you helpful party planning hints to ensure your party is a success (even they knew these parties were doomed).

Why bring any of this up? Because somebody took the party tips video, chopped it down a little bit and bleeped out a couple of words and phrases. You can look for the unedited version if you want, but I don't know why. So here it is and, as usual, nothing dirty here. It's all in your head.