Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 15:23:24 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Argh Message-ID: <199709251323.PAA14780@greenpeace.grondar.za>
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You lucky sod! :-) I discovered to my detriment that fingerprint dist is made of Al powder. The shit is conductive, and screws up hifis and computers. It took me ages to clean the stuff that got left behind after my burglary. M Mike Smith wrote: > > > > I'm going to be offline for a few days, as I've just come back from dinner > > to discover that the office has been broken into. I'll try to check my > > mail every now & then, but I can't guarantee anything. > > Hmm, well. An update for those few who care. 8) > > They took the laptop and my CD player, but left the wart and the floppy > drive behind. I faxed the local laptop-parts people on Monday, and > Tuesday morning got a call about someone trying to locate said > components. Fortunately the individual in question must have been > about as thick as two bricks, as they even gave a phone number and > address and confirmed the serial number over the phone. > > Anyway, the CIB wandered out Tuesday and nabbed the sod. He claims he > bought it sometime later the evening it was taken, from "a friend" on > the street. It doesn't sounds like he's being very helpful. > > Anyway, at the end of the day I am now just missing my CD player and > the dongle off the 3c589. I'm not sure I'll have much luck replacing > that, so it's off to find a new ethernet card I guess. Oh, and the > laptop is covered in fingerprint dust. *atchoo* > > I don't deserve to be this lucky. 8) > > mike > -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org
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