A thread on one of our internal mailing lists [1] involved audio feedback
for our major software product [2].  One of our more interesting programmers
[3] came up with this in response to the challenge from the Product
Development Manager:


[anonymised to protect... well, me I guess.]


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> Any ideas for a CORE DUMP

Yes. Picture this!

A faint rumble is heard in the distance from the back left speaker, with some
music you can't quite put your finger on. A sense of impending doom fills the
air.






The rumble grows louder, with a slight swishing sound emerging. The music grows
louder, strains of violin piercing through. The user suspects they may have
selected the wrong option.







They're helicopters, getting louder and louder, almost overhead. Operatic
choruses becoming more clearer. The user reaches for the phone for support.







The thud-thud is deafening. Masses of choppers criss-crossing overhead. "The
Flight of the Valkyrie" so loud the ears begin to bleed.








Rockets scream and fire rains down. The music is mesmerising. The user can't
move - transfixed by the sound. Slowly the screen melts, searing pain disabling
any calls for support.







And its all over.






"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"
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Now _there's_ a LART. And definitely something worth pursuing for helpdesk/
sysadmin support.


Saundo

[1]	Don't get me started on majordomo, or luser stupidity when it
	comes to editing mailing list headers.[4]
[2]	Clue in my email address.
[3]	He's a StarWars freak with a great sense of humour. Hence the
	immortalisation I'm attempting.[6]
[4]	We've been lucky so far - no proposals for unusual[5] sex acts
	have been "mistakenly" sent to the company wide lists.... yet.
[5]	"Kinky is using the whole chicken", etc etc.
[6]	As opposed to the programmer who, in response to a tools survey,
	listed "jolt" and "grep" as his favourite tools.[7]
[7]	*ROFL* Hi Tony!