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Beware the Haunted Cordless keyboard

dr. greenthumb writes "The norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reports about an incident where a computer suddenly seemed to develop a life of its own. A game which the user could not remember using that day suddenly appeared on the screen. When he went over to shut it off the screen displayed a message asking him if he "really wanted to delete this file?" His computer was receiving keystrokes from another computer (with the same type of wireless keyboard) 150 metres away! Check out the full story and a follow-up, where experts warns against using wireless keyboards." /me plans to destroy Hemos' sanity...

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  1. Re:Wireless is ok, but... by gmajor · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The idea that living close to power lines causes cancer or other disease is a _myth_. There is no truth to it. Unfortunately, this myth has caused property values to needlessly fall at the expense of a few select rabble rousers who enrich themselves by penning best-selling books promoting such lies.