Re: phone calls from hell
At 01:15 PM 1/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
SNS News Service "Exploding Phone" January 7, 1996..15 Teves 5756..Number 850..Update from Israel It is now being reported that the cellular phone that killed him was detonated by a remote control. The son of Ayyash's landlord, identified as Ikrimeh Hamad, was expected to have handed Ayyash the phone earlier in the day. Some reports state that his whereabouts are unknown but other reports stated that he is now hiding-out in Israel.
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Comment by bd:
I suppose this phone was prepared especially for Ayyash, but the imagination wanders. Imagine a world in which *every* cellphone (or other net-connected computer or ....) had a little explosive built in. For that matter, the case itself could be constructed of a plastic explosive.
Sure would make it easy to get rid of unwanted citizens. Just match the voice pattern on the cellphone or confirm the password issuing from the computer, send the special signal down the line and *BOOM*, one less nuisance for the state.
Sorta gives new meaning to the term "_Terminate_ and Stay Resident" program, doesn't it?!? (Or "end of file.")
Hello, (Maybe I should put [Noise] into the subject, but then again the whole thread is, isn't it...) ...[About exploding phones]...
Sorta gives new meaning to the term "_Terminate_ and Stay Resident" program, doesn't it?!?
(Or "end of file.")
This isn't really news... Haven't you ever heard of the ASCII control character EOU? Quoting from the Jargon file: :EOU: /E-O-U/ n. The mnemonic of a mythical ASCII control character (End Of User) that would make an ASR-33 Teletype explode on receipt. This construction parodies the numerous obscure delimiter and control characters left in ASCII from the days when it was associated more with wire-service teletypes than computers (e.g., FS, GS, RS, US, EM, SUB, ETX, and esp. EOT). It is worth remembering that ASR-33s were big, noisy mechanical beasts with a lot of clattering parts; the notion that one might explode was nowhere near as ridiculous as it might seem to someone sitting in front of a {tube} or flatscreen today. This isn't worth signing and I'm tired... Jiri -- If you want an answer, please mail to <jirib@cs.monash.edu.au>. On sweeney, I may delete without reading! PGP 463A14D5 (but it's at home so it'll take a day or two) PGP EF0607F9 (but it's at uni so don't rely on it too much)
jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> said: jb> Sorta gives new meaning to the term "_Terminate_ and Stay Resident" jb> program, doesn't it?!? Wouldn't that be "Stay Resident and Terminate" or "Stay and Terminate Resident"? jb> (Or "end of file.") -- #include <disclaimer.h> /* Sten Drescher */ To get my PGP public key, send me email with your public key and Subject: PGP key exchange Key fingerprint = 90 5F 1D FD A6 7C 84 5E A9 D3 90 16 B2 44 C4 F3 Unsolicited email advertisements will be proofread for a US$100 fee.
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