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gizmodo.com - 8/11/2008

Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting [Olympic Fail]

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Well this is just perfect. At the exact moment Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the amazing torch-lighting climax, someone snapped this photo of our good friend the BSOD nestled amongst the Nest's steel twigs. Perhaps an Opening Cermonies IT dude spit out his coffee on the machines in the server room when Li took to the sky? Another question is what a projection screen ...

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chipchick.com - 8/11/2008

2008 Beijing Olympic “Bird’s Nest” Designed MP3 Player

— chipchick.com — 2008 Beijing Olympic “Bird’s Nest” Designed MP3 Player beijingmp3-300x225 2008 Beijing Olympic Birds Nest Designed MP3 Player... In the search of some more 2008 Beijing wares? Here is another to wet your pallate over. The 2008 Bejing Olympic Stadium ... (more) 2008 Beijing Olympic “Bird’s Nest” ...

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sourcingmap.com - 8/12/2008

2 in 1 Olympic Golden Bird's Nest Ashtray and Windproof Flash LED Cigarette Lighter

— sourcingmap.com — Attention US buyers: we cannot ship this item to the US Description: Great Golden Bird's Nest collection... - Golden Bird's Nest Ashtray + Flash LED Cigarette Lighter Prefect gift for your friends or for home decoration Heavy duty both are made of ... (more) 2 in 1 Olympic Golden Bird's Nest Ashtray and Windproof ...

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cribcandy.com - 8/13/2008

Sitting On A Bird's Nest

— cribcandy.com — Check out these chairs fashioned after Bird's Nest. (more) Sitting On A Bird's Nest

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Windows BSOD Hits Beijing Opening Ceremony
Tech Blog — ... Apparently, not even the Beijing Opening Ceremony can escape the Windows BSOD, which was "nestled amongst the Nest's steel twigs." Click here for first picture in gallery. Well this is just perfect. At the exact moment Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the amazing torch-lighting climax, someone snapped this photo of our good friend the BSOD. [via Gizmodo - NewLaunches]

Blue Screen of Death haunted Olympics opening ceremony
Tech Ticker —   You’re watching a million dollar opening ceremony of an Olympic event and pops out the notorious blue screen of death in the middle of the celebrations. What an embarrassment when you’re burning enough money to awe the whole world and in other second all gets f*cked up. [Via Gizmodo] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Tracking minute steps of the Korean Giant

BSOD strikes the Olympics
Krunker — ... Friday night, a BSOD projection could be seen near the top of the roof. I totally missed this but then again, I think I fell asleep by the time the torch lighting was taking place (that was one long but beautiful ceremony!). In any event, I’m going to have to go back and sift through my HD recording to see if I could see it more clearly. Hilarious.. and classic. Now I wonder.. was this brought to you by Lenovo like everything else? HA! Thanks to Andrew for this one! [Check it out] Technorati Tags: BSOD, Olympics ...

Blue Screen of Death Appears at Olympics
Today @ PC World — ... . Now just imagine that happening on the global stage. In case you haven't yet heard, that's exactly what happened during the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. While the Olympic flame was being lit, the familiar blue screen with white text was projected around ...

Olympics Opening Ceremonies plagued by BSOD
SlashGear — ... behind the steel cross beams of the Bird’s Nest. How embarrassing! But of course, with the endless projection screens that surround the entire lip of the stadium, it’s inevitable one would fail. Well, maybe not inevitable but everything else went off without a hitch. One mistake is forgivable. Besides, the BSOD can just remind us of how similar we all are. In the U.S. or China, we all get technological glitches at the most inopportune moments. [via Gizmodo] ...