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Gurdur · 01-10-2003, 04:58 AM

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Originally posted by lunachick

...... It is called �ssbezier.scr�. I didn�t download it, and don�t recall getting it in email. My guess is a virus, huh?

No; that file is a screensaver.

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Originally posted by lunachick

I have tŗiėđ to nđ hotkėys with hotkėy đėtėctivė. No hotkėys wėŗė �ound.

There's something quite charming about this.

Monkeybot · 01-10-2003, 08:26 AM

Damn, I knew those Kiwi accents were strange...

Pseudonymph · 01-10-2003, 10:23 AM

Luna...have you spilled any liquid on your keyboard recently? Believe it or not, that can cause some really weird shit like what you experienced. Not very likely, but it can happen.

Oh and btw...this thread gets the "Most Amusing Thread Of The New Year Award"....

Congrats!

Manta · 01-10-2003, 10:44 AM

Every so often a strange combination of keys will get pressed - and the keyboard will type as if posessed (like we know this is really possible?

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Generally a restart will fix it. Not being a touch typist h elps me, because I just can't press keys fast enough....I just gotta LOOK - and I still type sort of fast....and make some really wierd typos too

Glad you're back to a semblance of normality!

-k

Godless Dave · 01-10-2003, 10:53 AM

Pseudonymph, if you can decipher Lunachick's second post you'll see she didn't spill liquid on her keyboard - she dropped a phonebook on it! I suspect that was the root cause of the problem.

Luna, I suggest you approach this like an American. Call the keyboard manufacturer and demand a replacement. Act incredulous when they tell you the warranty doesn't cover dropping heavy things on it. Then keep asking for a supervisor until they give you something free.

Actually, call your ISP first. Make them take at least an hour to explain to you why they have nothing to do with your keyboard.

MortalWombat · 01-10-2003, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Godless Dave
Actually, call your ISP first. Make them take at least an hour to explain to you why they have nothing to do with your keyboard.

Heh, that reminds me of some of stuff posted on the Computer Stupidities website.

sakrilege · 01-10-2003, 03:43 PM

ROFLMAO at OP and all the replies!!

daemon · 01-10-2003, 03:54 PM

By the way, from the hotkeyed characters, it sounds like your Windows key got jammed. On the few occasions where I've had a shift/ctrl/win key jam, pressing both of the problem keys simultaneously seems to fix it. Haven't the faintest idea why, though.

Belle · 01-10-2003, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by Pseudonymph

Oh and btw...this thread gets the "Most Amusing Thread Of The New Year Award"....

Congrats!

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I agree. This was the best thing I've read in a while!

LUV YA LUNACHICK

lpetrich · 01-10-2003, 09:59 PM

Lunachick, it looks like it's something wrong with your keyboard. Similar things have happened to me; the keyboard I'm now using is not my current Mac's original keyboard, because it had done some similar misbehavior.

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01-10-2003, 08:26 AM	#12
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	Damn, I knew those Kiwi accents were strange...

01-10-2003, 10:23 AM	#13
Pseudonymph Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 813	Luna...have you spilled any liquid on your keyboard recently? Believe it or not, that can cause some really weird shit like what you experienced. Not very likely, but it can happen. Oh and btw...this thread gets the "Most Amusing Thread Of The New Year Award".... Congrats!

01-10-2003, 10:44 AM	#14
Manta Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Somewhere Posts: 352	Every so often a strange combination of keys will get pressed - and the keyboard will type as if posessed (like we know this is really possible? ) Generally a restart will fix it. Not being a touch typist h elps me, because I just can't press keys fast enough....I just gotta LOOK - and I still type sort of fast....and make some really wierd typos too Glad you're back to a semblance of normality! -k

01-10-2003, 10:53 AM	#15
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	Pseudonymph, if you can decipher Lunachick's second post you'll see she didn't spill liquid on her keyboard - she dropped a phonebook on it! I suspect that was the root cause of the problem. Luna, I suggest you approach this like an American. Call the keyboard manufacturer and demand a replacement. Act incredulous when they tell you the warranty doesn't cover dropping heavy things on it. Then keep asking for a supervisor until they give you something free. Actually, call your ISP first. Make them take at least an hour to explain to you why they have nothing to do with your keyboard.

01-10-2003, 03:43 PM	#17
sakrilege Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Folding@Home Godless Team Posts: 6,211	ROFLMAO at OP and all the replies!!

01-10-2003, 03:54 PM	#18
daemon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 737	By the way, from the hotkeyed characters, it sounds like your Windows key got jammed. On the few occasions where I've had a shift/ctrl/win key jam, pressing both of the problem keys simultaneously seems to fix it. Haven't the faintest idea why, though.

01-10-2003, 09:59 PM	#20
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Lunachick, it looks like it's something wrong with your keyboard. Similar things have happened to me; the keyboard I'm now using is not my current Mac's original keyboard, because it had done some similar misbehavior.

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