Great stuff! If anyone knows any federal workers and contractors, please pass this to them over secure methods. Most of the suggestions presented are in the context of office workplaces, and the most effective people will be those people.

“They’re all good, so good. Number 3: ‘eat a frog’… That sounds promising. Number 4: ‘Eat a dog’… I don’t know, um, from a practical standpoint if that’s–”

Use a small blade to cut the wire on the back of one of the terminals. They likely have a small hole or the terminals slide in. Alternatively it either clips together or has 1-2 screws. Cutting the wire will result in multiple batteries and much more wasted time. No one has a meter to check the batteries in an office. All batteries must be bad when they do not work in a remote that did work days ago.