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Re: Todays list of people
« Reply #30 on: 22 October 2009, 08:59:45 »
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Got one to add to the list today. Megaman, for subtly changing the design of their 7w GU10 low energy bulbs so they don't fit in my kitchen light fittings any more. >:(

...and not making them shock proof so that when you drop them on a tiled floor whilst dicking about trying to get them to fit, they break and can't be returned to B&Q. >:( >:(

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I'm sure you know their are traces of mercury, so throw away the gloves you used to pick the bits up with.  Overly cautious, but mercury isn't a nice way to get poisoned
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Re: Todays list of people
« Reply #31 on: 22 October 2009, 09:47:38 »
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I'm sure you know their are traces of mercury, so throw away the gloves you used to pick the bits up with.  Overly cautious, but mercury isn't a nice way to get poisoned

Fortunately the outer didn't break, just the tube inside. I'm sure I can remember playing with blobs of mercury on a desk when I was at school. ::)

Mind you, we used to cook sausages using only 2 nails and a 13 amp plug. :-X

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« Reply #32 on: 22 October 2009, 10:15:37 »
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I'm sure you know their are traces of mercury, so throw away the gloves you used to pick the bits up with.  Overly cautious, but mercury isn't a nice way to get poisoned

Fortunately the outer didn't break, just the tube inside. I'm sure I can remember playing with blobs of mercury on a desk when I was at school. ::)

Mind you, we used to cook sausages using only 2 nails and a 13 amp plug. :-X

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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

school must be boring now ;D
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« Reply #33 on: 22 October 2009, 10:22:39 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

Depends on the impedance presented by the sausage, I guess.

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

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« Reply #34 on: 22 October 2009, 10:25:48 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

Kevin

But thats the fun part, breaking that.

I was gifted the chance though at school when an techy accidently left his admin account logged in. Create a new teachers here and there with full access  ;D

They never did clock that one
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« Reply #35 on: 22 October 2009, 10:34:18 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

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Sausage - nah, the nail across the battery is the circuit ;)

480Zs - oh yes, been there, done that, got punished  :-[
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« Reply #36 on: 22 October 2009, 10:36:29 »
We had a poltergeist in the network that kept sending BEL characters to the Epson FX80 in the corner of the classroom at random intervals.  ::)

The author hadn't remembered that a form feed gets appended to every print job. Bad day for the rain forests, that was. ;D

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« Reply #37 on: 22 October 2009, 17:13:07 »
Todays update:

Dabs - no further dealings thank god

HP - fully reprived - new system boards, PSU and CPU fitted by their engineer. Touch wood, been up since lunchtime

O2 - 2 more lies told to me - a) I could still call them on 202 from phone when its barred (thats 'dangle berries'); b) still waiting for yesterday's callback. And today's callback. *sigh*
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Re: Todays list of people
« Reply #38 on: 22 October 2009, 17:17:52 »
and mine....


replacement memory waiting for me from Dabs when I got home...


excellent service, on this occasion  :y
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« Reply #39 on: 22 October 2009, 17:26:38 »
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Todays update:

Dabs - no further dealings thank god

HP - fully reprived - new system boards, PSU and CPU fitted by their engineer. Touch wood, been up since lunchtime

O2 - 2 more lies told to me - a) I could still call them on 202 from phone when its barred (thats 'dangle berries'); b) still waiting for yesterday's callback. And today's callback. *sigh*

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« Reply #40 on: 22 October 2009, 21:32:37 »
HP - Server still running, all is good again in the world.  Might have to arrange another 12G ram to go in it, already getting tight on the 12G in there.  I'm pretty impressed performancewise

O2 - they too have pulled it out of the bag, so well done to them, and phone working. Shame it had to go that far.
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« Reply #41 on: 23 October 2009, 11:16:06 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

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The only network that existed in my school was the bunsen burners!

By blowing down the gas taps you could get them to go out one by one, then fill the room with town gas.

Precious days those!  ;D
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« Reply #42 on: 23 October 2009, 13:28:58 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

Depends on the impedance presented by the sausage, I guess.

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

Kevin
The only network that existed in my school was the bunsen burners!

By blowing down the gas taps you could get them to go out one by one, then fill the room with town gas.

Precious days those!  ;D



 ;D ;D Indeed so, Chris  :y :y
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Re: Todays list of people
« Reply #43 on: 23 October 2009, 17:39:10 »
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had more success with sausages using a car battery and a nail ::)

Depends on the impedance presented by the sausage, I guess.

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school must be boring now ;D

Yeah, I hear the spoilsports even have security on their computer networks now. Oh, the mischief you could inflict on a network of Link 480Zs. ;D

Kevin
The only network that existed in my school was the bunsen burners!

By blowing down the gas taps you could get them to go out one by one, then fill the room with town gas.

Precious days those!  ;D

They used to hide the Bunson Burners at our school but  left the gas taps active, someone used to fill ballons up with gas and set light to them behind people.
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Re: Todays list of people
« Reply #44 on: 26 October 2009, 21:54:21 »
Well, the HP Proliant ran for around 3 days.  Its now down again, and HP have gone back to their original unhelpful/uncaring stance  >:(
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