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This Entry is Post Dated: 10/9/2007

Let me start off by saying Holy S**T, my hands are already shaking. After being on vacation for a couple of days I come back to civilization to catch up on the events around me. And what do I see in my inbox, a very very very very sexuh notice from Matt Jessell over at Federated Media Publishing. I read it once, then I read it again.... I must have been halucinating because he has told me that my entry at http://blackbird.wikia.com/ was randomly selected as the winner for the newest and sexiest machine from HP.. (you know the computer guys who bought Compaq and Voodoo) .....

I'm a computer geek, I spend all of my days working with routers, and firewalls, and hotspot captive portals, and I go home and I fool around with routers, firewalls, hotspot captive portals, and World of Warcraft. So there I am sitting on my arse watching some episodes of Diggnation that I had missed and browsing http://digg.com/, when I notice a small video in the upper right hand corner of the Digg interface. The clip grabbed my attention because it's highlight frame was a Gnome Mage just chillin and it looked like he was going to do something cool.

So I paused diggnation episode 116 ( creepy coincidence there ) and I play the little video and blow it up to full screen. It's not an uber cool/funny/roflcopter version of a WoW spoof, but a nifty way of introducing Joi Ito's announcement about the Sweepstakes being sponsored by blackbird.wikia.com / HP / and Federated Media Publishing. Apparently in what I consider to be the best way to score a new high end gaming rig, these fine folks were going to give away a new HP Blackbird 002 computer. Holy S**T!! .. Then I think to myself: WTF is an HP Blackbird 002 Computer. So naturally I did what all good geeks would do, I typed it into my favorite search engine... and low and behold .. my reaction. Holy S**T!!!!!. I figure I could do worse by not posting an entry, afterall the worst that could happen is that some one else gets a really nice gaming rig.

I sat and wondered about what I could possibly have to say about the HP Blackbird that wasn't already being spammed to the website. Sure it was 1337 u33R S@u[3, but there just had to be more too it. So I watch Joi's video again and bingo my topic was right there. Ito was worried about switching to a Windows Based Archetecture. What better way to point someone in a new direction than to gently note that WoW runs Schweeet under linux with Wine or Cedega. But I digress...



The Sexuh Beast Itself: http://www.hp.com/blackbird

I got one for free! I think I want to have Federated Media's and HP's love children, oh to all the guys over at http://blackbird.wikia.com/... I wish everybody could have gotten one. I really mean that, there were a lot of good articles posted that were ever so deserving. I hope you all get a chance at another one. Oh and for the other Two (2) winners, a great big Congratulations To Both of You!

The Winner Notice Text:
Greetings Cannis,You’ve recently submitted an article to the website blackbird.wikia.com.

This submission also made you eligible for the FM Blackbird Sweepstakes, to win an HP Blackbird 002.
I have the pleasure of telling your name was selected at random, and you will be receiving the Grand Prize, one HP Blackbird 002!Please fill out, sign and return the attached release document *to my attention* by no later than Sunday, October 14. Once we receive this signed document, we will work to ship the Blackbird to you as expeditiously as is possible. Thank you for your participation, and once again, congratulations — HP and Federated Media are confident you will enjoy your new machine!All Best,MattPS — Please notify me over email if and when you will be returning the filled out, signed document via fax. Thanks!.
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Matt Jessell
Specialist, Strategic Programs and Client SatisfactionFederated Media

There were some legal acceptance documents attached, and the general minutia that one must read and acknowledge about tax liability and such; however I didn't feel the need to post all of that here. I will be updating this blog as I get more information about the system and the delivery date.

I will be sure take some unboxing photos and some setup photos, and of course some photos of the beast doing some hard core gaming. Ubuntu Dual Boot FTW!!!!!!

So please stay tuned, and I will keep you all up to date.

Thanks,
Casey
Blackbird 002 Winner



P.S. HP Blackbird 002 PwnzJ00z