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Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead
Fox News ^ | 1/28/2008 | Joshua Rhett Miller

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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To: Dead Corpse

I gave the book to a friend this year for Christmas. He said he really needed one when he opened it.

Of course there are some pretty funny passages in the book also.

The guy’s got a great sense of humor and really did like the book.


61 posted on 01/28/2009 11:39:57 AM PST by jurroppi1
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To: Domandred
They've got those signs on the new I-85 in Greensboro.

On January 19th, all day they said, "WARNING! Expect heavy traffic around Washington DC for the inauguration."

Now really.

We're in Greensboro, NC and they're telling us to be careful around Washington?

I think it was rubbing our noses in it.

62 posted on 01/28/2009 11:44:48 AM PST by HIDEK6
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To: Arrowhead1952

he makes a ton of money off folks paying to get their pictures taken with him.


63 posted on 01/28/2009 11:53:30 AM PST by jdub
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To: Domandred

>>”Those signs are deployed for a reason — to improve traffic conditions, let folks know there’s a road closure.” <<

In Houston, the signs seem to be deployed solely to tell us about missing elderly persons from other towns.


64 posted on 01/28/2009 11:55:56 AM PST by Xenalyte (Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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To: relictele

Several in Miami now say “Stop running red lights.”

There is a huge problem of people running red lights in this town.


65 posted on 01/28/2009 11:57:52 AM PST by Boiling Pots (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
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To: Dead Corpse

BTW, Max Brooks is Mel’s son.

And that book is a GREAT read.


66 posted on 01/28/2009 11:58:20 AM PST by Xenalyte (Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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To: Xenalyte

Groovy. “It’s good to be the King...”


67 posted on 01/28/2009 12:14:12 PM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: Xenalyte; Eaker; TheMom; humblegunner

Wouldn’t it be major fun to do this?


68 posted on 01/28/2009 12:14:58 PM PST by Allegra ( VOTE, Iraqis! Election Day, Saturday, January 31, 2009)
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To: relictele

Or those used to inflict guilt:

“Slow Down. My Daddy Works Here.”


69 posted on 01/28/2009 12:19:41 PM PST by JenB987
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To: Boiling Pots

Well if nobody pursued me for being here illegally I would go ahead and assume I could break the other laws as well.


70 posted on 01/28/2009 12:23:08 PM PST by relictele
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To: relictele

Driving in Miami is like driving in a 3rd world capital.

Not only are red lights ignored, but jaywalkers abound.

And amongst the group that voted 99% for Obama, they jaywalk like there’s no tomorrow. They literally walk right out in front of you, and yes, they do see you coming, but they do not care.


71 posted on 01/28/2009 12:42:24 PM PST by Boiling Pots (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
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To: Boiling Pots

What’s a broken leg if it means $100,000 from an insurance company?


72 posted on 01/28/2009 12:51:29 PM PST by relictele
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To: Domandred

Guess the Aggies are pulling a Caltech/MIT style prank on the Tea Sippers. ;)


73 posted on 01/28/2009 1:38:14 PM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: Domandred

Actually, 15th Street is where you turn from Lamar to get to all the State Government buildings, so this sign might not be too far off...


74 posted on 01/28/2009 1:50:52 PM PST by tarawa
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To: Pistolshot
Aw geez...........now I gotta clean the soda off my key board.
75 posted on 01/28/2009 2:16:31 PM PST by starlifter (Sapor Amo Pullus)
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To: Domandred

thanks for posting this. the sign happens to be outside my office window. it was the funniest thing i had ever seen.


76 posted on 01/28/2009 3:20:47 PM PST by Op-Head
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To: Allegra; Xenalyte; TheMom; Eaker
Freakin' AWESOME!
Feral Midget Crossing

77 posted on 01/28/2009 4:22:17 PM PST by humblegunner (Where my PIE at, fool?)
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To: KoRn; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Zombies Ahead

...women and minorities suffer!


78 posted on 01/28/2009 5:28:32 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (This fiasco brought to you by the failed Obama administration.)
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To: humblegunner; Eaker; Squantos; NYTexan; SouthTexas
Feral Midget Crossing

TDOT would know exactly who was responsible for that.

79 posted on 01/28/2009 5:49:21 PM PST by glock rocks (God loves stupid people; that's why He made so many of them.)
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To: glock rocks; humblegunner; Allegra; Eaker

It wern’t Gunner...he’d just blow it up!


80 posted on 01/28/2009 5:58:21 PM PST by NYTexan
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