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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 ;)

    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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      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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        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

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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
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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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                  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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                      • G GenJerDan

                        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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                        • D Dan Neely

                          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!

                                    [WikiLeaks Cablegate Cables]

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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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                                      AspDotNetDev
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                                      Potatoe.

                                      [WikiLeaks Cablegate Cables]

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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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                                        AspDotNetDev
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                                        Replace their monitors with ones that only go up to 640x480 resolution. The trick would be to find ones that look like theirs.

                                        [WikiLeaks Cablegate Cables]

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                                        • G GenJerDan

                                          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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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          It's not like we never had fun; we just never messed with anything that would require official notice to be taken.

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

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