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PowerPoint prank sent colleagues into an infinite loop, causing panic

In the early 2000s, a reader named Marcus and his colleagues devised a prank using Microsoft PowerPoint to disrupt coworkers. They would take a screenshot of a user's screen, paste it into a PowerPoint presentation, and set it to loop until the 'ESC' key was pressed. This prevented screensavers from activating, leading to confusion as victims would interact with the frozen image. The group also created variations with fake error messages and even simulated Blue Screens of Death to elicit reactions. AI

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PowerPoint prank sent colleagues into an infinite loop, causing panic

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Simon Sharwood ·

    PowerPoint punishment sent users into an infinite loop after lunch

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