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Panicking In Morse Code

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dit-dit-dit-dot-dot-dot-dit-dit-dit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When an i386 running Linux panics, a function in the kernel called 'panic_blink' causes the system's LEDs to blink. Andrew Rodland recently posted a creative patch to turn that steady blink into a useful message in morse code!"

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  1. I can just imagine by Alien54 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The variety of panic messages beyond the usual meaningful information

    I can't do that dave

    I'm melting ....

    beam me up, scotty

    feed me

    I wonder if there is a morse code to voice coverter device out there? that would be a neat module to have to plug in as a peripheral

    of course, if the code goes fast enough, you can gain the ability to recognise whole words as a sort of warble.

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  2. Here is what it says... by kenthorvath · · Score: 5, Funny
    Three dits!

    Four dits!

    Two dits!

    Dah!

    Windows! Windows! Rah Rah Rah!

  3. Compaq beep of death by peterdaly · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I didn't know better I'd say that's what Compaq's, or was it old ALRs (remember them?) did when hardware wasn't right.

    A string of varying beeps. This was years ago, don't know if any recent hardware still does it.

    Tech support: Hold the phone close to the system board so I can hear it.

    That was funny.

    -Pete

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