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Discussion in 'General Mayhem' started by Fernando, Nov 1, 2007.

  1. Fernando

    Fernando Member

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    K this is pretty much how it works, I'm going to ask an obscure question and you all have to answer it. Who ever answers my question correctly gets to ask one of their own. If no one answers it correctly, I'll ask another until it is.

    Question: What foreign deck of cards consists of 56 normal cards as well as 22 special "Trump" cards?
     
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  2. Nauseous

    Nauseous Active Member

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    This is too easy to cheat.
     
  3. Fernando

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    eh, that's why they have to be obscure. Not easily found on the web, time killer really.
     
  4. Nauseous

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    Tarot.

    I cheated and it took less than a minute.

    Most tarot decks have 22 Major Arcana cards and 56 Minor Arcana cards
     
  5. Nauseous

    Nauseous Active Member

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    But that answer could be wrong...
     
  6. Fernando

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    It's correct, comes from France and I own a deck.

    If everyone keeps asking questions, it'll be pretty fun time waster though.

    Your up.
     
  7. Nauseous

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    Geez... How about (for Lomo)

    How do you reset your password on Vista without the reset p/w disk?
     
  8. Dwaine Scum

    Dwaine Scum New Member

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    12 gauge 1 ounce slug
     
  9. Nauseous

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    That pretty much solves everything.
     
  10. Nauseous

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    Oh, but for the computer or Lomo?
     
  11. TheGrimJesus

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    Lomo I'm starting to think only knows things about computers made 20 years ago.

    Safe mode, Administrator, User Account reset passwords and your in.

    What's the best way to hide a body.
     
  12. Fernando

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    Hiding in the dark? Worked in splinter cell
     
  13. Nauseous

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    Well, it's not *that* password that's the problem - it seems to be a 3rd party program that integrates into the bios or the boot sequence, and gives you a generic prompt (that looks like the DOS-style F2 or F8 screen).

    It's running Phoenix BIOS, and the backdoor passwords don't work (so I don't think that it's a BIOS password), and I even took out the HDD and started it up, and it still went to that password screen.

    One time, I held down the ESC key when I powered it on, somehow bypassed the password entry screen because I constantly hit F8, and was left with a screen that showed the status of my system and didn't have that damn password screen on top, but I haven't been able to replicate it since...

    Here's the deal - this pawn shop that I find 360 games at had this laptop, fairly new, on sale cheap because they said the monitor stopped working. I looked at it yesterday, took some notes, and came back today and ended up buying the thing after I got the monitor to work (in their store, when they weren't looking, I took out the RAM, cleaned the contacts and reseated the strip). So, whomever pawned the thing must've done so with a new employee, and managed to get by without providing the password. Everything seems to work, and I don't really care for anything he/she might have saved on the computer, but obviously, I would like to be able to use it.

    I have an unused Vista Ultimate disc handy, but I hate to put that OS on a computer that I may not even keep. It carries a "Basic" license, and I have the serial number on the sticker, so I might want to completely reformat/reinstall/whatever (with a "Basic" version of Vista, seeing as I have a license for it...)

    But, at the same time, I'd still like to get into this computer the way it is...

    Suggestions?
     
  14. phatboy

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    I have a USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter, if you just want to see whats on the disc. It only cost like 40.00, and it works on all drives that I have encountered. The nice thing is you dont have to hook it all up before you boot, and plugging it in USB is like having a really big thumb drive. You can access the files that way.

    If you dont care whats on the drive, just wipe it, flash the bios, then fdisk it (remove all partitions), format it, and install xp sp2. Then sell it. What model is it? I would think someone lifted it, then when they couldnt get into it, they just pawned it, probably even knew the person they were pawning it to, who knew it was stolen.

    Can you take some pictures of the DOS type screen it comes to when you boot it? I had an issue with a StinkPad onetime that a guy 'got from a friend' that had a similar deal on it. Couldnt use any of the backdoor tricks to get in, turns out it was a company PC and the 'friend' stole it. Awesome.
     
  15. Nauseous

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  16. MAJ Havoc

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    Why are there 88 keys on a standard piano?
     
  17. Nauseous

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    Seven octaves = 7 x 12 = 84 and then add 4 to get 88. The 4 is a minor third = (1/3) x 12= 4; so the 88 piano key notes go from from A0, the lowest note, or 27.5 Hz, to C7, the highest note on the piano, 4186.009 Hz.
     
  18. Nauseous

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    Why do people open their mouths in surprise?
     
  19. MAJ Havoc

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    Because you failed to enter your references in footnotes.
     
  20. Nauseous

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    This isn't the wikipedia.
     

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