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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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TOPICS: US: Texas; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: austin; dot; hacked; hacker; hackers; janeausten; keepaustinweird; kitteh; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; nazi; nazizombies; penguinhumor; posted20timesalready; prank; pranks; sign; sionnsar; texas; texasdot; theendisnear; universityoftexas; zombies; zombiesahead; zombiethread
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1,901
posted on
02/28/2009 9:07:09 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
Uh oh.
Moving day.
Wil lI have to run away from angry furniture again?
1,902
posted on
02/28/2009 9:10:12 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try the hydrazine.)
To: Darksheare
1,903
posted on
02/28/2009 9:14:53 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: Domandred
dangit!
...
how did I miss this.
1,904
posted on
02/28/2009 9:15:28 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c you're paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you.. :^)
To: sionnsar
My chair looks perfectly norma-AIIIIIE!
1,905
posted on
02/28/2009 9:17:28 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try the hydrazine.)
To: Darksheare
1,906
posted on
02/28/2009 9:20:47 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: skinkinthegrass; Monkey Face
Good thing the Undead Thread kept it alive for the month...
1,907
posted on
02/28/2009 9:21:22 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
"You so totally warned him."
1,908
posted on
02/28/2009 9:22:47 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try the hydrazine.)
To: Darksheare
LOL. But sadly I have work to do now...
1,909
posted on
02/28/2009 9:42:55 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
Drats, may your day go well.
1,910
posted on
02/28/2009 9:44:05 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try the hydrazine.)
To: sionnsar
1,911
posted on
02/28/2009 9:57:32 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Evolution: True science fiction!)
To: sionnsar; Darksheare; Monkey Face
" I See a Man Sitting on a Chair and the Chair is Biting His Leg " I know I've read "Brillo". I think someone said it was a pre-cursor of "Robo-cop".
1,912
posted on
02/28/2009 11:51:09 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("Let me entertain you. Let me make you ..." well, smile isn't quite the right word, is it?)
To: Monkey Face
Nope. But we're getting there.
The bill is analyzed and the letter against written - an easy job because the bill was similar to one that died last year, though they managed to add a new issue for me to swing at. 99 customized PDF letters are produced, and the 25 going to state House leaders, bill authors and sponsors, and our state reps already e-mailed. (Signed paper copies will be hand-delivered Monday.)
It's bad because this one was almost out of the House, but good because at this stage and time they don't have time to amend it. It either has to be passed out as-is or it dies -- and I found an unconstitutionally vague element in it.
After lunch I'll e-mail the rest of the letters, then return to oversee the move.
1,913
posted on
02/28/2009 2:03:35 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
I envy you the ability to understand and deal with political issues. These days, I’m happy if I can write a letter to my son that makes sense for more than two paragraphs!!
We need more sionnsars in this country!
1,914
posted on
02/28/2009 2:24:45 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.)
To: Monkey Face; sionnsar; Tax-chick
"We need more sionnsars in this country!" Ye gods! The cacophony that would produce!
Almost as bad as what we already have.
1,915
posted on
02/28/2009 2:43:42 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("Let me entertain you. Let me make you ..." well, smile isn't quite the right word, is it?)
To: NicknamedBob; sionnsar
Well, at least we’d still have a strong military, and solid family values!!
1,916
posted on
02/28/2009 3:14:47 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.)
To: Monkey Face; sionnsar; Darksheare; Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; Dead Corpse; null and void; Lady Jag; ..
1,917
posted on
02/28/2009 4:09:56 PM PST
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: FRiends
I'm sure I corrected that....
Hibernation.
Maybe I was thinking of Ain Rand, which she spelled Ayn Rand.
My R is sticking too.
How do you take the keys off a lap top to clean under them?
1,918
posted on
02/28/2009 4:13:21 PM PST
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: fanfan
"How do you take the keys off a lap top to clean under them?" Plug in an external keyboard and use that. That's how I do it.
1,919
posted on
02/28/2009 4:24:38 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("Let me entertain you. Let me make you ..." well, smile isn't quite the right word, is it?)
To: fanfan
How do you take the keys off a lap top to clean under them? I pry them off with an ax.
Haven't figured out how to get them back on, though...
1,920
posted on
02/28/2009 4:34:04 PM PST
by
null and void
(We are now in day 39 of our national holiday from reality.)
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