[Cialug] Partition Issue

[David Champion]

I found this story on the PC full concrete, by the way:

http://phildowd.com/?p=85

-dc


On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Todd Pierce <toddcpierce at gmail.com> wrote:

> Crew,
>
> Funny as hell story about the computer filled with concrete.  You have us
> here in Santa Fe laughing our asses off.
>
> So you know, the computer is fine.  It appears that the second thief bumped
> the laptop.  I had previously removed the spacer that held the laptop's
> drive in place (I never take it anywhere) so there was a bad contact
> between the drive and, well, the rest of the computer.  It was just subtle
> enough that the installer recognized the drive, but not as the right
> volume.  I re-seated it and it's all fine.
>
> So, happy ending.  Thanks all.
>
> -Todd
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 8:25 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
>
> > If you are "pranking" thieves, revenge is a concern.  Remember, a thieve
> > may not think the way you do...
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley <
> > daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > On 2018-03-22 16:49, David Champion wrote:
> > > > Once heard about a guy that took an old PC tower and filled it full
> of
> > > > concrete, and would leave it on his front porch. It would get stolen,
> > and
> > > > he'd find it on the sidewalk a block or two away. Sounds like a fun
> > > prank.
> > >
> > > Reminds me of a similar story. If people encounter a small box on the
> > > sidewalk, what do they do? With a moderately high probability, they
> kick
> > > it. I heard of someone who took a shoe box, filled it with bricks, and
> > > then set it on the sidewalk. On Halloween, when there were lots of
> > > people out walking around. My high school physics teacher told me this
> > > story. Allegedly it was one of his friends that did it.
> > >
> > > --Dan
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