How do we know the technician threw dirt on it?

Another anonymous inside source?

People are always throwing dirt at the PS3.

Lol .. the guy is also having problems with VISA... but nope... this is Sony's problem. Not the guys.

Id hit him with the PS3.

"6. Sony should repair or replace the console. Period."

Sounds to me like this 'insider source' is the original owner, still not letting this incident go.

have you seen how much the washed up child actor has dragged this thing on? i wouldnt be surprised if this was the case...

I don't know how much money those techs make, but I would be willing to bet it is a decent amount .  That said I am sure this fellow wouldn't want to put their job in jeapordy, so this would require a little thought in not getting caught.  I work on electronics every day, and if I were going to sabotage something I can assure you it would look innocent.  I would turn the thing on and let it do its business for a while.  

I haven't done anything like this, but I do know stories of techs doing more work in sabotaging stuff than it would take to actually fix it.  And this kind of thing happens a lot more often than one would think and for many different reasons.

damnd - did you read the OP? That's not what this "inside source" who said he was there is saying happened though. He is saying they guy went out for a cigarette picked up dirt and threw it on the system...

Yes, I did read the OP.

I am not saying that we know if this happend or not. Or even if I believe it.  But if it did, why is it so hard to think the guy wouldn't cover his tracks?  He would have to be a complete moron if he didn't, esp... if he knew they would take photos of it.  The guy obviously has to have some training (probably a college degree) to be hired and that means he probably isn't a total idiot.