frankly.pitas.com
But by all means send on to anyone with a smartphone ;)
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As the thread says, don't click on this otherwise (depending on browser) you might find it difficult to close it down. Relaunching the browser might bring back the old pages... Safari certainly would.
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No I'd heard of it before.
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It did nothing for me, other than sticking an odd message about suffering on the screen. So I just closed it. But I've got blockers and stuff all over the shop in my Firefox.
If, however, it IS going to do something unpleasant (I don't know what) then it seems perhaps a mite irresponsible to post it, or at least to make it clickable. Or maybe it's just annoying.
Feel free to reply along the lines of "get the madam".
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It will open pop up boxes which do not have a close button. And you might not be able to close down the browser without killing it. Safari would remember the page that was open when you open it - by default anyway. You can override the default by opening Safari (or many apps on a Mac) by holding down left shift when you open them.
How this runs on say in iPhone in Safari I have no idea.
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On the second pop-up Chrome* gave the choice of preventing anymore from that site.
*Chrome Canary that is, dunno what standard Chrome would do.
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I have not clicked on the link but judging by the posts above VxFan must be trying to get the sack as a moderator.
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This is the equivalent of taking someone's mobile phone and changing the language to something else, so that the person who owns it cannot use it.
I cannot for the life of me fathom why anyone would think that funny. It is just extremely irritating.
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Which is why it's surprising a moderator has posted the link.
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Perhaps the mod has visitors and left his PC on? I can imagine a 12 year old boy geek would find it a hoot!
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He said emphatically that we shouldn't click on it, so I didn't. Indeed I was so alarmed that I didn't click on FMR's one either.
Some of you chaps are pretty gung-ho.
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I really, really want to click on it. My heart's pounding and my breathing is fast...
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there are those of us who live on the edge, and there are the other lot of wussies and wimps.
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>> there are those of us who live on the edge, and there are the other
>> lot of wussies and wimps.
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Attention seeking Zero?
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good to hear from the wussies and wimps.
And those devoid of humour
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>there are those of us who live on the edge, and there are the other lot of wussies and wimps.
I live on the edge of Basingstoke. Does that count :-?
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I live on the edge of reason. Chrome for Mac - stopped it. Give it a try in work tomorrow on my new Windows 8 machine. Just to pee the IT bloke off.
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you should hear what us IT blokes call users.....
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You should hear what us users call IT blokes. Although you probably can from being Big Brother ;)
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>> You should hear what us users call IT blokes. Although you probably can from being
>> Big Brother ;)
You should see what us IT blokes do to users we dont like.....
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>You should see what us IT blokes do to users we dont like.....
These guys don't read BOFH Z.
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Oh I've worked with enough of them. Ours is a retired University Lecturer - he's very articulate....
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>> Which is why it's surprising a moderator has posted the link.
Oh perlease!!
Lighten up dear boy. It's not like it's a virus, trojan, a doomsday machine or anything.
Any recipient who receives the link and opens it just has to click the word "OK" 300 or so times. If nothing else it'll stop them from surfing porn for a while which will make Mr Cameron very happy indeed.
Anyway, I posted a disclaimer not to click on the link. Did you go around touching wet paint when the sign told you not to?
Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 30 Jul 13 at 21:29
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>> Did you go around touching wet paint when the sign told you not to?
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How can anyone NOT touch wet paint? You just have to see for yourself...
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>> >> Did you go around touching wet paint when the sign told you not to?
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>> How can anyone NOT touch wet paint? You just have to see for yourself...
Caution HOT
I have fingerprints missing from several fingers over the years.
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>> This is the equivalent of taking someone's mobile phone and changing the language to something
>> else, so that the person who owns it cannot use it.
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Now that is funny, Russian or Greek is best.
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Swedish is another good one.
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Best on older phones with no little pictures for clues.
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>> This is the equivalent of taking someone's mobile phone and changing the language to something
>> else, so that the person who owns it cannot use it.
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>> I cannot for the life of me fathom why anyone would think that funny. It
>> is just extremely irritating.
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Doesn't break anything, simple to change back and a bit of a laugh. Bonus merriment points if the thing does Arabic, Korean or similar... Also sends an important personal security message about locking your phone when you leave it lying around!
I miss the gag from the old Win 3 days:
1) Screenshot machine's desktop.
2) Save screenshot as a bitmap.
3) Set as wallpaper.
4) Iconise Program Manager.
5) Drag icon to somewhere where it will be overlooked.
Presto. A machine on which apparently absolutely nothing works bar moving the mouse pointer.
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>> Doesn't break anything, simple to change back and a bit of a laugh.
See now there's another perspective.
It certainly doesn't break anything, but if you do not know how to change it back, you are stuck with no communication..and that is not so funny, in fact it is intensely irritating.
When someone changed my phone..into Arabic...I was staying at some friends one Christmas and quite fancied calling my family on Christmas Day. A bit difficult when all your phone numbers are in the phone and you cannot work out how to get to them or which number is which. The bloke that did it (a day guest of the people I was staying with) thought it was hilarious. My friends were embarrassed that a friend of theirs had done it..because I was totally stuck.
Same as when a good mate of mine came to my house in London and fiddled with something on the computer so something different happened to the screensaver. I gave him a right mouthful on the phone and told him if he couldn't keep his mitts to himself in my house, he'd not be welcome back...after his initial indignation, he worked out I meant it and hasn't overstepped the mark again. I have enough problems with my computer doing its own changes against my wishes, without some 'richard cranium' doing it on purpose. Some of us just turn the things on, use them and turn them off..and hope to hell nothing changes in the meantime.
Some of you with knowledge of the subject seem to think it's funny, whilst those of us who do not and struggle with some of the technology have an enormous sense of humour loss... can you not work out why?
Would you find it quite so funny if someone fiddled with the ECU on your car and left it in limp home mode?
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>> Some of you with knowledge of the subject seem to think it's funny, whilst those
>> of us who do not and struggle with some of the technology have an enormous
>> sense of humour loss... can you not work out why?
I'm not a computer geek by any stetch of the imagination, but you don't need to be one to find it funny.
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>> I'm not a computer geek by any stetch of the imagination, but you don't need
>> to be one to find it funny.
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Perhaps you wouldn't mind answering my question about whether or not you'd find it funny if someone tweeked your car's ECU and left it in limp home mode...someone with the technical skills and/or equipment that knew you didn't... or didn't care whether you did or not.
Same principle.
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>> Same principle.
No it's not. It's a poor example.
You need specialised equipment to tweak an ECU. Not everyone has one of those in their trouser pocket.
Whereas clicking on a weblink that someone txt'd you, or going into a phones menu settings to change the language doesn't require much skill at all.
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>> Whereas clicking on a weblink that someone txt'd you, or going into a phones menu
>> settings to change the language doesn't require much skill at all.
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...and there we get to the crux of the matter. It isn't difficult for you..but IS for me and plenty like me.
So I have to suffer, because your thought processes are such that I should have the same skill set as you..and if I don't...tough.
It's easy to laugh at others if you have more knowledge than them, but not an overly pleasant human trait.
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>> >> Whereas clicking on a weblink that someone txt'd you, or going into a phones
>> menu
>> >> settings to change the language doesn't require much skill at all.
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>> ...and there we get to the crux of the matter. It isn't difficult for you..but
>> IS for me and plenty like me.
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>> So I have to suffer, because your thought processes are such that I should have
>> the same skill set as you..and if I don't...tough.
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>> It's easy to laugh at others if you have more knowledge than them, but not
>> an overly pleasant human trait.
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I take it you didn't show this, whilst in your last job? ;-)
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>> I take it you didn't show this, whilst in your last job? ;-)
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If you mean my dreadful lack of IT skills, they employed me in 1980 at time they had no computers (and there weren't any in my school either).
Anything after that was a piecemeal learn it yourself job and get by as best as you can, usually asking other people.
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>> >> I take it you didn't show this, whilst in your last job? ;-)
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>> If you mean my dreadful lack of IT skills, they employed me in 1980 at
>> time they had no computers (and there weren't any in my school either).
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>> Anything after that was a piecemeal learn it yourself job and get by as best
>> as you can, usually asking other people.
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No I meant your annoyance with people fiddling with your phone or playing practical jokes. Best not to show it I've found in places I've worked or you'd have done to you no end.
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>> ...and there we get to the crux of the matter. It isn't difficult for you..but
>> IS for me and plenty like me.
So, are you telling us that all your mates and friends are also technophobes? I've always got by with asking other people if I'm unsure of how to solve a problem myself. Are you unable to do the same?
>> So I have to suffer, because your thought processes are such that I should have
>> the same skill set as you..and if I don't...tough.
In what way have you suffered? Did you click on the link at the start of the thread, despite the warning not to? Seems to me you're just trying to blame me for something your mate did to your phone. In what way exactly am I responsible for changing the language of your phone to Arabic?
>> It's easy to laugh at others if you have more knowledge than them, but not an overly pleasant human trait.
Have you never played a prank on anyone then? It happens all the time in my social life and also my workplace with other friends and colleagues.
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>> In what way have you suffered?
I was talking in general about people with some IT knowledge sodding about with people who don't.
>> Have you never played a prank on anyone then? It happens all the time in
>> my social life and also my workplace with other friends and colleagues.
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Yes, all the time...but...you choose your moments and temper your humour to the circumstance.
You don't seem to understand that someone without your knowledge or skill set is completely lost when this sort of thing happens to them. That is not a very nice position to be in and could have had the joker be more thoughtful.
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Westpig, I think we'll just have to agree to disagree.
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>>you choose your moments and temper your humour to the circumstance.
That makes sense. For example you might to it in a social environment, one that is often a bit lively with ribbing and leg pulling and, since its a computer prank, perhaps an environment that uses computers.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think it was funny or witty, but I do think you're taking it a bit too seriously.
Actually I rarely like any practical joke since for the most part they depend on exploiting someone's trust, or at least lack of suspicion, of oneself - kind of teaching the wrong lesson - but they're not really worth getting a***y over.
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>> Yes, all the time...but...you choose your moments and temper your humour to the circumstance.
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>> You don't seem to understand that someone without your knowledge or skill set is completely
>> lost when this sort of thing happens to them. That is not a very nice
>> position to be in and could have had the joker be more thoughtful.
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Well not to labour the point, but that's the aim of practical joke. Little point doing it to someone who won't fall for it, notice it before hand, IT geek etc.
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>> You need specialised equipment to tweak an ECU. Not everyone has one of those in
>> their trouser pocket.
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>> Whereas clicking on a weblink that someone txt'd you, or going into a phones menu
>> settings to change the language doesn't require much skill at all.
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I wasn't asking you to consider the physical act of tweaking an ECU, but the principle of it.
If you went to a mate's party or stag weekend and one of the lads had the equipment to fiddle with your car's ECU and left it in limp home mode, would you be impressed and find it funny..or.. seriously 'p'd off at how selfish they were, because you are not able to put it right?
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>> If you went to a mate's party or stag weekend and one of the lads
>> had the equipment to fiddle with your car's ECU and left it in limp home
>> mode, would you be impressed and find it funny..or.. seriously 'p'd off at how selfish
>> they were, because you are not able to put it right?
No friends of mine would be that irresponsible. Likewise, neither would I be to them.
Your example of messing with a cars ecu and changing the phone language or causing a web browser to have an 'OK' button to press multiple times before it closes again are worlds apart from one another. The former can have serious consequences, the latter are nothing but harmless pranks.
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>> Your example of messing with a cars ecu and changing the phone language or causing
>> a web browser to have an 'OK' button to press multiple times before it closes
>> again are worlds apart from one another.
You know that, thousands do not.
>>The former can have serious consequences, the latter
>> are nothing but harmless pranks.
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Until someone in a remote place needs to make an emergency call.
Stupid, and childish, almost vandalism.
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>> Until someone in a remote place needs to make an emergency call.
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>> Stupid, and childish, almost vandalism.
Seeing as you're so knowledgeable on the subject, can you explain to the viewers how by clicking on the link at the start of this thread would stop anyone from making an emergency call on their smart phone, or any other call come to that?
The thread drift of changing the language on a phone (which incidentally was brought up by someone else and not me) shouldn't make any difference either, unless you've only had the phone 5 minutes. Regardless what language the phone is set to, the user should be familiar with how to access their address book to obtain the number they want to dial.
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>> >> I'm not a computer geek by any stetch of the imagination, but you don't
>> need
>> >> to be one to find it funny.
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>> Perhaps you wouldn't mind answering my question about whether or not you'd find it funny
>> if someone tweeked your car's ECU and left it in limp home mode...someone with the
>> technical skills and/or equipment that knew you didn't... or didn't care whether you did or
>> not.
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>> Same principle.
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Not quite no, but I'll answer anyway. I'd be annoyed yes, but then it's hardly for my amusement is it? I'd impressed as well if they did my ECU in such a manner TBH. Then I'd return the favour in some other manner. All good fun.
TBH I can't see how you wouldn't find it funny in the slighest, but that's humour for you, entirely subjective.
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>> I can't see how you wouldn't find it funny in the slightest
I don't think its that funny, however I can't see why it could be soo annoying or offensive either.
Surely it is just that, humour which is to your taste or not. And some people found it funny whilst others did not, and it caused no harm to those who did not except for conceivably a little irritation. Shirley not a big deal either way..
I don't know about this defending Dave, this is not a good habit to get into. I'm starting to get all twitchy and nervous.
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>> I don't think its that funny, however I can't see why it could be soo
>> annoying or offensive either.
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My comment was about the mobile phone language change, and I agree with you on the rest.
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>> I don't know about this defending Dave, this is not a good habit to get into. I'm starting to get all twitchy and nervous.
I'm sure normal service will resume shortly ;)
I used to have a link to another website that asked something along the lines of "do you want to see some buttons?" with a 'yes' and 'no' box on the screen. You could chase the 'no' button around the screen all day if you wanted to but you would stand no chance of catching it because it kept moving. You basically had no choice but to click on 'yes'. And that was when the fun started. The whole screen would fill up with buttons and you couldn't close it until you clicked on every one.
The link I posted above is trivial compared to that one. Now where did I put it?
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>> The link I posted above is trivial compared to that one. Now where did I put it?
But it if messes up your only installed web browser on phone/PC/tablet it means you can't search how to disable it.
Still think it was a bit irresponsible to post it here - or at least in the way you did. Could have said beware of ...... and why and what it did.
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>> Still think it was a bit irresponsible to post it here
You're just sulking because I won't let you have certain html commands to play with ;)
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>> Could have said beware of
Er, what part of "Whatever you do, don't click on this link" did you not understand then?
>> Could have said what it did.
I did.
www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?t=14660&m=331515&v=e
I even told you how to end it.
Here's a safe link that you can click on - www.specsavers.co.uk
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>> Or maybe it's just annoying.
Correct. A friend sent it to me earlier, and being totally gullible I clicked on it because it came from a trusted source - there was no warning not to click on it, unlike the warning I gave.
Basically on an iPhone (and probably an android one) it asks a series of questions or something like that and to progress on you have to click on an "OK" box after each event. Trouble is there is something like 300 events before you finally get to the end and the web browser will self close. On a PC it's really easy to get to the end because all you need to do is hold down the return key which does the "OK" clicking for you, but on a phone it's not as simple.
I managed to stop it short by opening another web page from one of my apps and then closing down the frankly.pitas.com one. I found out afterwards that if you put the phone into airplane mode in the settings menu, you can also prematurely close down the annoying page.
End of the day, it's harmless but damn annoying for any recipient. From a senders point of view its a laugh. Message ends.
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>> End of the day, it's harmless but damn annoying for any recipient. From a senders
>> point of view its a laugh. Message ends.
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If you have enough technical knowledge, it may well be a sort of laugh. If you haven't, it is irritating and spiteful.
You know of course that plenty of people do not have much technical knowledge and will get wrapped up in this crap for ages. I cannot work out what is supposed to be funny about that.
Oh and putting a disclaimer about not opening it, has no real meaning when you know people will open it..as that is why you posted it.
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>> as that is why you posted it.
Don't most people post something that might interest others?
You click on it at your own risk. It's not like I said "YOU MUST click on this", or "click here to see some huge knockers". Now that would have been irresponsible.
Gees!
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To add further on this, consider it a public service announcement.
This is currently doing the rounds via txt message. At least now you've had some forwarning about it and know not to click on it when your smartphone recieves the txt.
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Somehow, I get the feeling Westie clicked the link.
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VxFan, I took your advice and haven't clicked on the link.
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= = = > I took your advice and haven't clicked on the link.
I'm with this^ geezer mollusc.
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>> VxFan, I took your advice and haven't clicked on the link.
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It's much more fun trying to guess what it's about by judging others' responses.
Like studying the last transcripts of people trying to defuse an unknown type of bomb.
"I'm now going to cut the red wire . . . . . . . . . . . ."
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Well, I clicked on it soon after it was posted - played around with the resulting screen - got bored when it did the alphabet thing - closed the window and forgot about it.
Now I come back and realise all hell has been let loose! (For some, anyway.) I'm not enough of a geek to know how I missed all the fun... if you can call it that.
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>> Well, I clicked on it soon after it was posted - played around with the
>> resulting screen - got bored when it did the alphabet thing - closed the window
>> and forgot about it.
Don't get leaving your car unlocked, or someone might tamper with the ecu using the power of voodoo and witchcraft ;)
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click on this one instead. - No FM2R
