Re: Odd media player behaviour

[Michael Baldwin, Bruce]

Peter Hucker wrote:
> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.

A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?

[Peter Hucker[_2_]]

On Sun, 27 May 2007 01:23:14 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
>> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
>> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
>> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
>> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
>> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
>> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.
>
> A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?

I do not have fake macaws.

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[Michael Baldwin, Bruce]

Peter Hucker wrote:
> On Sun, 27 May 2007 01:23:14 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
>
> > Peter Hucker wrote:
> >> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
> >> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
> >> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
> >> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
> >> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
> >> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
> >> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.
> >
> > A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?
>
> I do not have fake macaws.

What? All of them?

[Peter Hucker[_2_]]

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:24:34 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 May 2007 01:23:14 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>> > Peter Hucker wrote:
>> >> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
>> >> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
>> >> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
>> >> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
>> >> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
>> >> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
>> >> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.
>> >
>> > A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?
>>
>> I do not have fake macaws.
>
> What? All of them?

Yes, I don't have any of all the fake macaws.


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[Michael Baldwin, Bruce]

Peter Hucker wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:24:34 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
>
> > Peter Hucker wrote:
> >> On Sun, 27 May 2007 01:23:14 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
> >>
> >> > Peter Hucker wrote:
> >> >> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
> >> >> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
> >> >> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
> >> >> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
> >> >> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
> >> >> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
> >> >> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.
> >> >
> >> > A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?
> >>
> >> I do not have fake macaws.
> >
> > What? All of them?
>
> Yes, I don't have any of all the fake macaws.

OK. OK. You don't have to squawk about it.

[Peter Hucker[_2_]]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:22:15 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:24:34 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>> > Peter Hucker wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 27 May 2007 01:23:14 +0100, Michael Baldwin, Bruce > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Peter Hucker wrote:
>> >> >> This should be impossible. I left the computer playing mp3s in media
>> >> >> player, and locked it (to the XP login screen). A macaw removed two
>> >> >> of the keys from the numeric keypad, and managed to stop the media
>> >> >> player while it was locked. I don't have a multimedia keyboard. All
>> >> >> I can think of is that the multimedia controls are actually weird
>> >> >> combinations of key depressions. To further confuse matters, the USB
>> >> >> modem disconnected my broadband at the same time.
>> >> >
>> >> > A macaw? The real macaw, P.Hucker?
>> >>
>> >> I do not have fake macaws.
>> >
>> > What? All of them?
>>
>> Yes, I don't have any of all the fake macaws.
>
> OK. OK. You don't have to squawk about it.

[groan]

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