another fun fact: the character 'Whistler' in 'Sneakers' starring Robert Redford was based on real life Joe Engressia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKDkTbUFhU -jmz On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Jamie Shackles wrote: > You can also hear the 2600 hetrz tone at the end of a Pink Floyd song. I > think "Young Lust" is the one. > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > --- On *Wed, 8/27/08, stu * wrote: > > From: stu > Subject: Re: Programming Humor > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 11:14 PM > > Years ago, there was (supposedly) a Biker dude known as "Captain > Crunch" > for his ability to dial out free long distance with a toy whistle that > came packed in boxes of cereal by the same name... > > On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 18:37 -0700, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > > In fact, the whistle-a-phone-number question is based on the > real-life > case of Joe Engressia - a.k.a "The Whistler". Born blind, he had > perfect pitch, and developed the ability to dial by whistling the number tones > as a kid. A quick Google will get you a lot of other information about the > old-school Phreak's and their techniques and exploits (before the criminals > mugged it all up). > > > > Bryan O'Neal wrote: > > > I was scoring ~ 70% up to around question 200. Then my dinner brake > > > ended. Logically, if I kept going I would have hit something just > shy > > > of wizard :) > > > > > > But seriously, I would love to meet the person who could whistle a > phone > > > number :) I could make my commodore 64 whistle a quarter sound that > was > > > accepted by > most payphones even after an analog transfer to a 4 track > > > tape. But I really doubt a person could do a whole phone number, > from > > > tone > memory. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of > > > jdawg > > > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:43 PM > > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > Subject: Re: Programming Humor > > > > > > Dazed_75 wrote: > > >> There has been a lot of this over the years but this collection > is > > >> mostly good and even the old stuff is still funny. So take a > look at > > >> http://linuxshellaccount.blogspot.com/ and specifically at his > > >> Saturday August 23 post if you are > looking at this at a later > date. > > >> > > >> > > > this brings back a LOT of memories, of when I worked at DEC. > > > has anyone ever read all volumes of the BOFH series? I have. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > *~ Jamie* > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "Never take counsel of your fears." - Andrew Jackson - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/