[huskerlug] Re: Murder mystery?

Sounds interesting. :)  I had a weird thing happen on my computer although
I'm not sure if it's anything like what you're looking for.

A friend of mine and I had been watching reruns of Twin Peaks and he decided
to learn how to talk backwards.  He recorded himself saying, "Something is
coming to get you - Bob.  The gum you like is going to come back in style."
in backwards speak.  It worked fine on his computer and he sent it for me to
listen to.

The first time I listened to it, only the first sentence played, but it
acted as though it had played the whole thing.  I didn't realize there was
even a second sentence.  I found that out later when talking to the friend
again.

The next time I opened Winamp, it was the only file on the list so I thought
I'd try to listen to it again.  This time it played both parts and started
to repeat.  I tried to stop it but it kept repeating.  The parts overlapped
with the first part more prominent and very freaky sounding.  I closed
winamp hoping that would stop it since pressing stop didn't.  It continued.
I reopened winamp and removed it from the list and loaded a playlist and
started it.  The "Something is coming to get you" was louder than the music
and was disturbing as it kept repeating.  I shut off winamp and tried to
locate the process to stop it that way.  I couldn't find it anywhere.  In a
final desperate attempt to get it to stop I shut down the computer.  It
continued during the shutdown process until the computer was completely shut
off.  I was completely alone when this happened which made me quite
apprehensive.  I'm glad I wasn't in a horror movie because something bad
would have definitely happened after that.

Hope that might be helpful!
-Renee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Kearney" <gkearney@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "HLUG Husker Linux Users Group" <huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:38 AM
Subject: [huskerlug] Murder mystery?


> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to write a mystery involving a haunted computer. Here's the
basi=
> c outline of the story:
>
> 1. CS Instructor: had relationship with student. She threatens to go to
aut=
> horities. Trying to stop her he accidentally kills her.
>
> 2. Police find crime scene in apartment, but are unable to find body,
suspe=
> ct foul play but are unable to find any real suspects. Landlord, fellow
stu=
> dents and instructors investigated, but without body or weapons no case
can=
>  be made against anyone. Crime remains unsolved.
>
> 3. After a year or so the landlord refurbishes the apartment and rents it
t=
> o POV (Point Of View character who is the center of the story, a new CS
gra=
> d student.)
>
> 4. POV has computer problems and dreams which lead him to the place where
t=
> he body is hidden, and investigation is reopened.
>
> 5. POV gets more data from his computer and from dreams perhaps. Leading
to=
>  eventual solution of crime.
>
> What I'd like from you is some ideas for spooky things that have happened
w=
> ith computers, so I can use them in the story. Urban legend type stuff is
f=
> ine. If you'd like I can maybe use your name in the story, but I make no
gu=
> arantees, and of course I'll give you the opportunity to read the story
and=
>  approve the use of your name in the final draft before it's submitted. If
=
> somebody comes up with a lot of good stuff, I might even make them an
assis=
> tant or friend of the main character who helps in the investigation. Again
=
> you would have the right of approval in the final draft. No fair
nominating=
>  instructors you don't like for the villain. That will have to be
completel=
> y fictional.
>
> I plan to submit the story to an online magazine, and if it gets accepted,
=
> I will certainly post the address here. --gk
>
>
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