The people complaining that there is no way that this will ever fit into their entertainment cabinets appear to be misinformed.

“Rest assured the Boxee Box will fit into your entertainment center. If the look doesn’t quite fit with your decor, not to worry. The RF remote means you can place the box out of sight and still control it. Of course, the Boxee Box prefers being on top.” http://mashable.com/2009/12/09/boxee-box-2/

It's no taller than a can of Coke. If you don't appreciate the design, you can hide it. It uses an RF remote and Wireless N. No line of site is necessary.

It happens all the time.

(to Sarah and John, who are arguing.)
Chuck: Mom. Dad. Can we get on with it? I have hard drives to fix.

(later on)
Chuck: Right then. I'm gonna fix some hard drives. Good luck with the spy stuff.

Source: http://www.tv.com/chuck/chuck-versus-the-tango/episode/1137950/trivia.html

On the popular TV show Chuck the main characters, supposedly tech experts, repeatedly refer to desktop PCs as "hard drives."

I assume that millions of viewers adopt this misuse of vocabulary under the assumption that the fictional Nerd Herd employees actually know what they are talking about.

It kinda bugs me that the show's writers could be so lazy/ignorant when it comes to simple tech vocabulary.

Perhaps most relevant to this article is this particular simulation made last year which actually demonstrates flocking birds.

http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~paul/publications/boids/index.html

You can even play with the settings panel on the right side and set off "gunshots."

But yeah, this stuff is far from news.