[ale] OT: Deluxe office accommodations for the paranoid

[Lightner, Jeff]

I got one of those for Xmas.   They are small enough that they will fit nicely just beneath the average metal bookshelf/cabinet at the top of cubicles which conveniently are metal so the magnet lets you put it almost anywhere.  Such shelves often have a small lip so you can put it in a place that the vict…er…coworker won’t see it even if they lay their head on their desk and look up.






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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 3:42 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Deluxe office accommodations for the paranoid

If the desk chair is vinyl, rub it well with a piece of fur or wool (duh - same thing!) to build a nice static charge. Now toss on a small handful of the tiny foam bead from a beanbag chair.

place a piece of clear tape over the door lock and trim it to be invisible fit. watch while victim tries to insert key.

clear tape over the phone pick up switch (the part that lifts when you pick up the receiver) then call them. a lot. works well for the office.

If the victim uses a corded headset often at their desk, a paper clip can make it shorter that they are expecting.

skip all of the above and buy a case of these while they are still legal:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8c52/
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Geoffrey Myers <lists at serioustechnology.com<mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
On 04/02/2012 12:34 PM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> That prank would take more effort to setup than for the target to
> undo I think.   Sometimes the simple things are the best:
>
> Filling someone's desk drawers with Styrofoam packing "peanuts" is
> fun.  Most people pull their drawers out quickly when opening them
> and hilarity ensues.
>
> I haven't seen it but I did hear about a time someone used clear
> packing tape to cover the entry to a cubicle then filled the entire
> cubicle with the "peanuts".
>
> Personally I'm kinda glad that April Fools fell on a Sunday...
A very effective prank that is easy to setup is loading a closed
umbrella with 'stuff.'  The two items I've used were the contents of a
large hole punch and styrofoam peanuts.  The hole punch stuff worked
better as it is silent, small and if you have enough, looks like
freaking snow.  The peanuts can make a noise and give up the prank
before initiation.

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Until later, Geoffrey

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the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson
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