A few weeks ago, I discovered a mobile phone round the back of my house, baking in the hot sun. I took it home, and after figuring out the UI, managed to place a call to “HOME”. I told them that I had found their phone, and they came round and picked it up, and everyone was reunited with everyone that they ever wanted to be reunited with ever.<\/p>\n
Today, I discovered a phone in almost the same spot, shivering in the damp cold. I took it home, and after figuring out that it was turned off, turned it on. It asked me to enter the PIN.<\/p>\n
I gave 1234 a stab.<\/p>\n
Incorrect. 2 tries remaining.<\/p>\n
It’s a bit sad, really. The person who PIN-protected this phone probably thought that they were being really clever. What they forgot to take into account is that in this world, there are actually a surprising number of nice, helpful people, who want to return this phone, but need access to the phone book to do so. Sigh.<\/p>\n
I’m stumped now. I’d hand it in to the local police station, but I’m not sure that such a thing even exists these days.<\/p>\n
Bernard, meanwhile, is stacking blocks. His tallest tower was five blocks high. This is most impressive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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