Because I Am Lazy and Chickens Are Cool
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, February 05, 2009
AWESOME!!!
I find this news story from the AP to be totally awesome. I quote it:
Hacked road signs warn of zombies, raptors ahead
Wed Feb 4, 9:03 pm ET
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Hackers are messing with electronic road signs in some states, warning of zombies and raptors down the road. Traffic safety officials aren't amused. The latest breach came during Tuesday morning's rush hour near Collinsville, Ill., east of St. Louis. That's where hackers changed a sign along southbound Interstate 255 to read, "DAILY LANE CLOSURES DUE TO ZOMBIES."
Similar pranks have been pulled in recent days near Indianapolis and in Austin, Texas.
The Illinois Department of Transportation's Joe Gasaway worries that such pranks distract drivers from legitimate hazards down the road, perhaps endangering road crews.
In Illinois, tampering with an official traffic control device is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $250 fine.
You may not know this, but I have an 85% chance of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, or World War Z. This is because I am a fundraiser and, therefore, completely ruthless with my fellows.
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