PlayStation 3 hacking challenge ends; winner: no one
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It looks like there weren't any hackers l33t enough to meet the "0wn a PS3 and own it" challenge, wherein a modified PlayStation 3 was up for grabs to anyone who could replace a specified JPG image without violating the site rules disallowing your run-of-the-mill DoS attacks, etc. That means the tricked out PS3 featuring a 160GB hard drive, HDMI cable, Fedora Linux pre-installed, and a free game isn't going anywhere, losers! Fortunately for the PS3-less masses, you probably won't have too much trouble picking one up without resorting to beefing up your mad hax0r skillz.