Author: Albert Silver
Date: 13:40:44 12/29/04
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On December 29, 2004 at 16:27:13, Stephen Ham wrote:
>The service guy on the phone was mystified. I asked how my BIOS both got erased
>and then refused to accept the downloaded BIOS from the floppy. He speculated
>that I got some bad virus from somebody which erased my BIOS and refused to
>accept a new one. I assured him that my McAfee detected nothing, claiming my
>computer to be 100% clean. However, just prior to my crash, A Polish opponent
>sent me something in Polish with links, which I assumed would lead me to an
>electronic Xmas card. It lead me instead to some Catholic Church stuff, all in
>Polish. Was it a coincidence thatmy computer began to act strangely after that?
>
>Long story short, it seems that my computer is OK now. I'll examine it in
>greater detail tonight to check matters out. But I thought you may be amused
>that my electrocution and the power surge through the computer seems to have
>fixed the problem. To me, this makes as much sense as beating a machine with a
>wrench when it's not working.
>
>All the best,
>
>Stephen
I thought the account was pretty clear in its moral: Beware of Polish churches.
I'd send them a legal threat explaining your knowledge of their connection with
your computer failure.
Albert
P.S. Joking aside, I'm glad your computer is up and running. I'd be sure to make
a backup of important data all the same. I'd also have that computer looked over
closely. There shouldn't be sparks, nanosecond electrocutions, or anything of
the sort. Something is amiss, and you've been given a second chance to find out
what it is.
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