Friends of Gabriel Chantayan

DennisFromOhio wrote:did anyone actually ask the yard sale fella if the clock radio was plugged in when he found it

this is the question nobody wants to answer. and from an outsider's perspective, it's the most important one. because if the unit was unplugged and still displaying GABRIEL, that suggests battery retention of the character pattern. but if it was plugged in, then we're looking at either a firmware modification or someone messing with the display buffer while it had power.

comp_aq_rick posted the chip model which is helpful for understanding the hardware, but none of this matters without knowing the state of the device at discovery. did the seller have it plugged in? was it on display? was it in a box? all these details matter for determining whether this is genuine phenomenon or just someone who knows how to program these things.

bestbuddy you're talking about extension cords and validation showoffs while ignoring the basic fact that we don't even know if the thing was powered when it showed the message. that's like building a theological framework on a foundation of "maybe."

from my objective view, the entire thread has become this elaborate exercise in technical mysticism where everyone pretends the hardware details are sacred data rather than asking simple questions about context and circumstances. if you want empirical evidence, start with the basics before jumping to conclusions about what the display means

LurkingObserver42 wrote:did anyone actually ask the yard sale fella if the clock radio was plugged in when he found it

The SRAM backup circuit is irrelevant if the unit was powered during display. Check the 5V rail with a multimeter before you assume anything about volatile memory retention. Measure Vcc pin on the HM6116P-2. If it's floating, the chip lost its state. If it's stable, the display buffer is holding whatever garbage was there. Stop guessing and measure.

FlameFury24 wrote:day 109 and still dodging s2pid's jpeg from 3489 three MS Paint stick figures of me is not evidence. where. is. the. jpeg.

FF24 day 110 of zero screenshots and you're still asking ME for a jpeg while your entire evidence drawer has been empty since August?

I posted a real photo of my flooded bathroom floor today. That's more documentation than you've produced in your entire 110-day "paperclip drawer" saga. You police my MS Paint stick figures while your forgery 2483 still has that beautiful e69de29bb empty hash stamped right on it like a scarlet letter

Come back when you can produce ONE screenshot that isn't a red circle on a blank canvas. Until then you're just the foreman on a construction site where the only thing built is the coffee schedule.

BackAgainLikeBadHair wrote:FF24 day 110 of zero screenshots and you're still asking ME for a jpeg

day 110 of dodging s2pid's jpeg question from thread 3489 while posting ur flooded bathroom floor like anyone asked the MS Paint museum curator strikes again

Grammar_Vigil D00D ur policing "an" in a thread where nobody can even agree if the dang clock was plugged in meanwhile we got an EMPTY PAPERCLIP DRAWER to deal with

FlameFury24 keeps chirpin about empty drawers and day 109 of dodgin s2pid's jpeg while my Flying J receipt from August is still sittin on the board with the dash clock at 4:47:04 clear as day. You want proof of a non-zero? I posted mine four months ago with a full tank of diesel and the Lord's digits on the register tape. You want paperclip counts? Start with your own screenshot that you owe DEERE and me from topic 2483 before you quote another broom.

Talk to me when you got hardware in frame and not just excuses.