Posted on 01/28/2009 10:29:13 AM PST by Domandred
Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead."
Chris Lippincott, director of media relations for the Texas Department of Transportation, confirmed that a portable traffic sign at Lamar Boulevard and West 15th Street, near the University of Texas at Austin, was hacked into during the early hours of Jan. 19.
"It was clever, kind of cute, but not what it was intended for," said Lippincott, who saw the sign during his morning commute. "Those signs are deployed for a reason to improve traffic conditions, let folks know there's a road closure."
"It's sort of amusing, but not at all helpful," he told FOXNews.com.
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It’s coming spring, here!
And the cookies for YOU are in the *nudge-nudge* secret stash!
Are you in Arkansas? Camo is the UoD there...I’m not kidding!
Mmmmm...COOK-KEES!
So we need lots of cookies. And Bacon. And coffee. Possibly some tootsie pops.
How about some Tootsie Pop ice cream? Or fudge ripple?
We’ll need some industrial-sized cookies for this thread.
*sheesh* (What have we gotten into?)
(Appropiately enough, the wind is out of the north and whistling through the screens like something out of a zombie movie...)
I stopped buying them.
You joined the Israeli Army?
Bob Hope on Zombies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YdNmK77k
I’ve seen that before. That’s a good one. I wonder if I headed over to Kos and DU and posted that if they would think it was funny? LOL
Does the Israeli army serve falafel?
I have to go put gas in the purple car. Elen and Sally were invited to a cookout with the Ecuadoran people two houses over. Tom is making something for the rest of us. I guess Anoreth will be hungry!
See you later again!
LOL!
Well, you know me: I ALWAYS have cookies!
;o]
[pats Saiga-12 shotgun]
They deserve a good pat
College students? They are a tremendous hazard to driving around here.
I hope so.
I love falafel burgers with fried onions.
Have fun!
It’s probably the exit to the DNC headquarters.
“”WARNING! Expect heavy traffic around Washington DC for the inauguration.”
Ah....the low spark of high-heeled boys.
[John Barleycorn and Jim Capaldi, RIP]
Home again. Now I’m going to put on my slippers and have a small Restorative.
James and Pat must have gone to the playground, because it’s very quiet here! Almost 60 outside, very nice for the Ecuadorans’ cookout.
College students around here (U of Miami) don’t really do that.
Jaywalking is high among Latin Americans around here too.
I am well.
We are still getting less sleep due to the 19 pound 27+ inch 4 month baby boy.
Wifey last week landed in the emergency ward.
Went to the dentist to replace the only cavity filling in her mouth. They gave her the same pain killer as before, but she had a massive allergetic reaction.
She was home in 4 hours, but we guess having the baby and feeding the little guy has changed her metabolism at least for the short term.
Overall, we are OK.
LOTS of signs with things for rent or sale all throughout LA and Orange Co..
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