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Beware the Haunted Cordless keyboard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up dept.

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...

10 of 285 comments (clear)

  1. first post by david_nelson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post!!!!

  2. 7th post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t

  3. Re:fifth post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It was, as well.

  4. Re:This story would by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Because of the timezones, it still is Halloween where I am.

  5. or not!!! by david_nelson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    :-p

  6. try a link by SHEENmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    just use:

    <a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/1 73944">http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/ 173944</a>

    Remember to set style to "HTML Formatted" and but a <br> tag at the end of each line.

    --
    You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
  7. MP3 playback by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    With DCMP3, you can turn your Sega Dreamcast into an MP3 player. It also allows you to store JPEGs on a CD and display them on your television set. You can download DCMP3 at www.dcemulation.com. It's too bad that the Dreamcast died out the way it did, it's a really great machine. Oh, by the way, Stephen King died.

  8. Re:Good timing! NEVER GO TO COMPUSA. NOTHING BUT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fucking retards at compusa. i have never seen more retards in one place.

  9. -1 Insightful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    or maybe this was scored -1 informative, i can't tell which

    1. Re:-1 Insightful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Moderation Totals: Informative=1, Overrated=1, Total=2. You got 0 for posting AC. You still get to keep your nifty Informative even though it was Overrated. (Now, watch me get informative for the karma I am trying so hard to polish up, even though I posted AC, too.)