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Toshiba / Vestel Engineering Menu - 4725

@edentdebugging tv · 3 comments · 650 words · read ~5,868 times.

A blue screen full of debug information.

Here's a quick guide to hacking investigating your TV's engineering menu. This works on all Vestel TVs - including modern Toshiba screens. I've also written about Telnet control of Toshiba Smart TVs. If you manage to break your TV using this forbidden knowledge, please don't come crying to me for help. Turn on your TV. Switch to an HDMI source. You must not be on a TV menu. Hold down the 0 button until you see the message "Remote controller will control TV" Press the blue 'Home' button on…

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The Proximity To Genius Effect

@edentdebugging genius · 5 comments · 500 words · read ~773 times.

The student approached the master. "Master!" The student wailed, "My code always crashes when I reach this point!" The master was deep in thought. "Show me," she muttered. The student ran the code once more. Lo! It did not crash. "Thus," whispered the master, "is the proximity to genius effect demonstrated." And the student became enlightened. For years, I've been talking about the "proximity to genius effect." It turns out, according to Google, I'm the only one who has heard of this term! …

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