ROTFLMAO!

Being the kind of sad twat who reads the manuals
but doesn't use it as an excuse to talk impenetrable
tosh that's usually associated with "techies", I feel
I must share this absolute gem with you.

The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
given channel may not be working.

One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
has been set and subsequently forgotten.

The solution?

Rescan the box!

Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!

Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
little hack around? Erm, very low.

Chances of the average parent actually reading the
manual? Erm, about as low.

As such parental locks are a pointless waste of
time once your kid has left nursery school or reception
class.

Well worth the money for a new box on its own that
one.

G DAEB
COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SIPSTON
--

FCS wrote:
> ROTFLMAO!
> 
> Being the kind of sad twat who reads the manuals
> but doesn't use it as an excuse to talk impenetrable
> tosh that's usually associated with "techies",

So why do your posts look like impenetrable tosh?

> G DAEB
> COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SIPSTON
> --

It is convention to put "-- " BEFORE your signature. Copyright slogans 
in capitals make you look like a kid of fourteen, but it does find all 
your posts in google - which is kind of interesting ;-)

-- 
Adrian C

In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
> given channel may not be working.
> 
> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
> 
> The solution?
> 
> Rescan the box!
> 
> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
> 
> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
> little hack around? Erm, very low.

Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares 
to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and 
forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder 
how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are 
only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.

Rod.
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HMP handcuffs are the same, if you know the trick, off they come.

-- 
John the West Ham fan C.E.T.
housetrained@hotmail.com
<><

"Roderick Stewart"  wrote in 
message news:VA.0000045f.00cd0a50@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk...
> In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
> 0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
>> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
>> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
>> given channel may not be working.
>>
>> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
>> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
>>
>> The solution?
>>
>> Rescan the box!
>>
>> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
>>
>> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
>> little hack around? Erm, very low.
>
> Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares
> to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and
> forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder
> how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are
> only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.
>
> Rod.
> -- 
> Virtual Access V6.3 free usenet/email software from
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/
>

In article <%emhk.3136$9d4.534@newsfe17.ams2>, Housetrained wrote:
> HMP handcuffs are the same, if you know the trick, off they come.

In which case I assume everyone who regularly finds themselves in 
situations where they need to know this trick already does so.

Rod.
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/

Because he likes a paradox?

Brian

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"Adrian C" <email@here.invalid> wrote in message 
news:6em3c3F7rh6nU1@mid.individual.net...
> FCS wrote:
>> ROTFLMAO!
>>
>> Being the kind of sad twat who reads the manuals
>> but doesn't use it as an excuse to talk impenetrable
>> tosh that's usually associated with "techies",
>
> So why do your posts look like impenetrable tosh?
>
>> G DAEB
>> COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SIPSTON
>> --
>
> It is convention to put "-- " BEFORE your signature. Copyright slogans in 
> capitals make you look like a kid of fourteen, but it does find all your 
> posts in google - which is kind of interesting ;-)
>
> -- 
> Adrian C

I just hope most nuclear missiles were not designed this way.

Brian

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"Roderick Stewart"  wrote in 
message news:VA.0000045f.00cd0a50@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk...
> In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
> 0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
>> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
>> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
>> given channel may not be working.
>>
>> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
>> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
>>
>> The solution?
>>
>> Rescan the box!
>>
>> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
>>
>> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
>> little hack around? Erm, very low.
>
> Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares
> to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and
> forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder
> how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are
> only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.
>
> Rod.
> -- 
> Virtual Access V6.3 free usenet/email software from
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/
>

Oh, and we have an expert at handcuffs then. Not seen anything like  that on 
the pair I have.......
:-)

Brian

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"housetrained"  wrote in message 
news:%emhk.3136$9d4.534@newsfe17.ams2...
> HMP handcuffs are the same, if you know the trick, off they come.
>
> -- 
> John the West Ham fan C.E.T.
> housetrained@hotmail.com
> <><
>
> "Roderick Stewart"  wrote in 
> message news:VA.0000045f.00cd0a50@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk...
>> In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
>> 0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
>>> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
>>> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
>>> given channel may not be working.
>>>
>>> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
>>> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
>>>
>>> The solution?
>>>
>>> Rescan the box!
>>>
>>> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
>>>
>>> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
>>> little hack around? Erm, very low.
>>
>> Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares
>> to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and
>> forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder
>> how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are
>> only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.
>>
>> Rod.
>> -- 
>> Virtual Access V6.3 free usenet/email software from
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/
>>

"Roderick Stewart"  wrote in 
message news:VA.0000045f.00cd0a50@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk...
> In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
> 0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
>> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
>> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
>> given channel may not be working.
>>
>> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
>> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
>>
>> The solution?
>>
>> Rescan the box!
>>
>> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
>>
>> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
>> little hack around? Erm, very low.
>
> Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares
> to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and
> forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder
> how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are
> only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.

So what's the default PIN for ATMs?

-- 
Max Demian

Max Demian wrote:
> "Roderick Stewart"  wrote in 
> message news:VA.0000045f.00cd0a50@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk...
>> In article <b8c9b2c6-5238-4d43-bba0-
>> 0913d21bb982@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Fcs wrote:
>>> The troubleshooting guide for my new digibox is a
>>> tabular affair and includes the problem of why any
>>> given channel may not be working.
>>>
>>> One of the possibilities is that a parental lock code
>>> has been set and subsequently forgotten.
>>>
>>> The solution?
>>>
>>> Rescan the box!
>>>
>>> Priceless! Absolutely made my day that!
>>>
>>> Chances of the average 7 year old not knowing this
>>> little hack around? Erm, very low.
>> Similarly with a Panasonic 7000 series cordless phone. Anyone who cares
>> to read the manual can discover that if you have set a pin code and
>> forgotten it, you only need to use the code "*7000". It makes me wonder
>> how many more important things have stupid flaws like this that are
>> only waiting for some miscreant to discover them.
> 
> So what's the default PIN for ATMs?
> 
You mean you don't know...