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  • V Vark111

    If they have an optical mouse, place a small strip of scotch tape over the sensor.

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    realJSOP
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    Already done that...

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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    • R realJSOP

      If anyone is up for it, I could get one of their addresses, and a bunch of us could each mail him a potatoe.

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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      NormDroid
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      http://thenextweb.com/location/files/2010/06/Potato\_heart\_mutation1.jpg But rotate the pic 180.

      Software Kinetics - The home of good software

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      • S Slacker007

        switch out their desktop background and screensavers with gay dancer ones. should work.

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        NormDroid
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        PompeyBoy will know about that ;)

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        • R realJSOP

          I share an office with two other people. Lately, my co-workers and I have been playing pranks on each other. Monday: One of the guys swapped my wireless mouse with another workstation, so when I moved the mouse that was placed in front of my monitor, the cursor would not move. Tuesday: He tried it again (yes, the same prank - no imagination). Wednesday: I re-booted his machine, went into the BIOS, and disabled his SATA controller, making his machine think there was no boot disk in the box. Today: I came in to find a chair that was not mine, missing all but one of its castors, and with a sign on it that read "Reseverd For VB Programmer". They had also set the voice-assist stuff on so that it read everything on the screen out loud. Today: In retaliation, not knowing which of the guys did it, I moved all of the extra office chairs (almost a dozen) onto their side of the room and interlocked the legs, as well as a couple of old tires that were in one of the storage closets. Tomorrow: I have a plan. :) (we desperately need an evil-grin smiley)

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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          Keith Barrow
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          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

          "Reseverd For VB Programmer".

          Harsh. Blu-tack his handset to his phone, a small bit of sellotape over the mouse LED is hard to spot and stops it working[Edit] - Already suggested. One thing we did was to get a load of post-it notes and cover every square inch of his desktop. Another highly effective and subtle one is to move everything just slightly (say half an inch) in one direction, including the desk. My colleague found that one unnerving as she could tell something was different, but not what.

          Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
          -Or-
          A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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          • S Slacker007

            switch out their desktop background and screensavers with gay dancer ones. should work.

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            realJSOP
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            DOD network - can't do anything that requires a logon...

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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            • R realJSOP

              DOD network - can't do anything that requires a logon...

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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              GenJerDan
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              You mean like attempting to log on three times with the wrong password?

              ..and water fell from the sky like rain.

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                It wouldn't affect me (or any experienced programmer I suspect) - I don't look at the keyboard, I look at the screen. :laugh: Now, if you go into windows settings and change keyboard language to French, or Croatian... :evil laugh smiley:

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."

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                In variation, set the keyboard in azerty mode...

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                  In variation, set the keyboard in azerty mode...

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Um. The French layout[^] is AZERTY... (The Croatian is basically QWERTY, but most of the programming specific characters are in different places :evil grin smiley:)

                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Unless you look at the keyboard, you won't notice that "N" and "M" are swapped: changing the keytops does not change the letter typed... If my entire keyboard was blank, I'd notice: but I could still type. :laugh:

                    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."

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                    Johnny J
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                    Ah, you need one of these: Das Keyboard[^] I actually have one, but I don't use it so much. Like you, I can easily type without seeing the letters, but if you program, it's good to be able to see the special signs at least...

                    Gotta run; I've got people to do and things to see...
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                    Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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                    Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                    Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924

                    modified on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:45 AM

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                      Ah, you need one of these: Das Keyboard[^] I actually have one, but I don't use it so much. Like you, I can easily type without seeing the letters, but if you program, it's good to be able to see the special signs at least...

                      Gotta run; I've got people to do and things to see...
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                      Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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                      Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                      Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924

                      modified on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:45 AM

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                      ian dennis 0
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                      I love the technical specs ... "Glossy black upper enclosure with matching black USB cable - Darth Vader approved" :)

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                      • R realJSOP

                        I share an office with two other people. Lately, my co-workers and I have been playing pranks on each other. Monday: One of the guys swapped my wireless mouse with another workstation, so when I moved the mouse that was placed in front of my monitor, the cursor would not move. Tuesday: He tried it again (yes, the same prank - no imagination). Wednesday: I re-booted his machine, went into the BIOS, and disabled his SATA controller, making his machine think there was no boot disk in the box. Today: I came in to find a chair that was not mine, missing all but one of its castors, and with a sign on it that read "Reseverd For VB Programmer". They had also set the voice-assist stuff on so that it read everything on the screen out loud. Today: In retaliation, not knowing which of the guys did it, I moved all of the extra office chairs (almost a dozen) onto their side of the room and interlocked the legs, as well as a couple of old tires that were in one of the storage closets. Tomorrow: I have a plan. :) (we desperately need an evil-grin smiley)

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                        Dan Neely
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                        Tape over ethernet contacts.

                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                        • G GenJerDan

                          You mean like attempting to log on three times with the wrong password?

                          ..and water fell from the sky like rain.

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                          Dan Neely
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                          They might not know who did it, but when they look at the logs and see JsopWhippingBoy made 3 login attempts while the access control system indicated he wasn't in the building security will have to take official notice. This is a BAD THING.

                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                          • D Dan Neely

                            They might not know who did it, but when they look at the logs and see JsopWhippingBoy made 3 login attempts while the access control system indicated he wasn't in the building security will have to take official notice. This is a BAD THING.

                            3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                            GenJerDan
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                            Look at logs? DoD? They've more important things to do, like mandatory training in [pick your own irrelevent subject].

                            ..and water fell from the sky like rain.

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                              Look at logs? DoD? They've more important things to do, like mandatory training in [pick your own irrelevent subject].

                              ..and water fell from the sky like rain.

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                              Dan Neely
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                              I've been pinged more than once after security's weekly log audit when I did something at the admins direction that raised a flag and the he forgot about between then and looking at the logs. I've also been pinged for trying something and discovering I don't have the privileges to configure it myself, and needed to call the admin into the lab. I never got in trouble since they were all legit, but did have a cow-orker get slapped for screwing around the icons with someones unlocked desktop.

                              3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                I've been pinged more than once after security's weekly log audit when I did something at the admins direction that raised a flag and the he forgot about between then and looking at the logs. I've also been pinged for trying something and discovering I don't have the privileges to configure it myself, and needed to call the admin into the lab. I never got in trouble since they were all legit, but did have a cow-orker get slapped for screwing around the icons with someones unlocked desktop.

                                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                GenJerDan
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                                Whereas we did fun things like take CACs people leave in their readers and pop them into the microwave for a while. Your tax dollars at work. :laugh:

                                ..and water fell from the sky like rain.

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                                • R realJSOP

                                  If anyone is up for it, I could get one of their addresses, and a bunch of us could each mail him a potatoe.

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                  Slacker007
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                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                  If anyone is up for it

                                  I would do it...no prob.

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                                  • N NormDroid

                                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                    Tomorrow: I have a plan. (we desperately need an evil-grin smiley)

                                    Does it involve your guns?

                                    Software Kinetics - The home of good software

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                                    wizardzz
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                                    He doesn't work at Dell.

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                                    • R realJSOP

                                      I share an office with two other people. Lately, my co-workers and I have been playing pranks on each other. Monday: One of the guys swapped my wireless mouse with another workstation, so when I moved the mouse that was placed in front of my monitor, the cursor would not move. Tuesday: He tried it again (yes, the same prank - no imagination). Wednesday: I re-booted his machine, went into the BIOS, and disabled his SATA controller, making his machine think there was no boot disk in the box. Today: I came in to find a chair that was not mine, missing all but one of its castors, and with a sign on it that read "Reseverd For VB Programmer". They had also set the voice-assist stuff on so that it read everything on the screen out loud. Today: In retaliation, not knowing which of the guys did it, I moved all of the extra office chairs (almost a dozen) onto their side of the room and interlocked the legs, as well as a couple of old tires that were in one of the storage closets. Tomorrow: I have a plan. :) (we desperately need an evil-grin smiley)

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      wizardzz
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                                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                      as well as a couple of old tires that were in one of the storage closets.

                                      Tires? Where the heck do you work? Why save old tires?

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                                      • R realJSOP

                                        I share an office with two other people. Lately, my co-workers and I have been playing pranks on each other. Monday: One of the guys swapped my wireless mouse with another workstation, so when I moved the mouse that was placed in front of my monitor, the cursor would not move. Tuesday: He tried it again (yes, the same prank - no imagination). Wednesday: I re-booted his machine, went into the BIOS, and disabled his SATA controller, making his machine think there was no boot disk in the box. Today: I came in to find a chair that was not mine, missing all but one of its castors, and with a sign on it that read "Reseverd For VB Programmer". They had also set the voice-assist stuff on so that it read everything on the screen out loud. Today: In retaliation, not knowing which of the guys did it, I moved all of the extra office chairs (almost a dozen) onto their side of the room and interlocked the legs, as well as a couple of old tires that were in one of the storage closets. Tomorrow: I have a plan. :) (we desperately need an evil-grin smiley)

                                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                        -----
                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                        PIEBALDconsult
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                                        If the monitors use VGA... Buy a pair (M & F) of DB15 connectors and wire them together with the R, G, and B connections shifted. Insert between the PC and monitor and watch the fun.

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                                        • D Dalek Dave

                                          Do a PrtScn of the desktop and save this as the wallpaper. Move all the real icons into one folder and watch at they try to click.

                                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                          AspDotNetDev
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                                          Ha! I just posted this 20 minutes ago on a different thread!

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