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  From: Nick Morrison <nickm@lynx.net.au>
  To  : Mark Newton" <newton@atdot.dotat.org>, "Phil Pittard <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:10:09 +0930

RE: This is why I don't like Microsoft.

Woohoo!  I can finally pass the test!

/me runs off to complete geek badge

Seriously though..  that's very very cool :)  I would never have noticed it :)

-
nick

> Phil Pittard wrote:
>
>  > > Nick, I really don't see what the issue is here..... Windows 95/98
>  > > found a problem and it notified you!!  God, you werent actually
>  > > expecting to be told the reason or given a solution were
> you???? Anyway,
>  > > the fix is simple,..... do a "man access" or read the HOW-TO or the FAQ
>  > > or analyse the core dump or uuummmm.... oooops, sorreeeeeee.... I
>  > > forgot,  its windoze isn't it :))
>  >
>  > PS: I recently trashed the best X Windows screen saver... I havent got
>  > another copy (DUH!!!!) & I cannot even remember what it was called ... it
>  > was a MICROSLOTH BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH with a number of humourous comments
>  > added...anybody ever seen it/know where I can reacquire it from ?????
>
> It's the Blue Screen of Death screensaver in the xscreensaver package,
> also bundled as part of KDE.
>
> The funniest part of it is also perhaps the most subtle.  The address
> it displays for the "exception" that triggered the BSoD is FOAD:42494C4C.
> FOAD means "Fuck Off And Die", 42494C4C is ASCII for "BILL".
>
> There you go, I've gone and ruined the subtlety:  Now everyone reading
> can pretend to be RealGeeks(tm) by understanding the secret message
> in xscreensaver :-)
>
>     - mark
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