Hacking a Programmable Road Sign

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/48/

by mdasen • 18 years ago

30 11 18 years ago

ricree• 18 years ago

Interesting, but I was hoping to get more information on the actual internals of the signs rather than just an overview of the normal controller.

cninja• 18 years ago

I agree. A more appropriate title for this article: "A script kiddies guide to cracking programmable road signs"

rms2• 18 years ago

The term script kiddy is rather dated.

theklub• 18 years ago

Although I don't think its safe at all, I think this is awesome.

medearis• 18 years ago

Awesome, yes, but I'm not really sure I'd consider this "hacking." We're about to have thousands of 13-year-olds running around changing road signs to references to bodily functions.

Rod• 18 years ago

In the 1980s some Caltech students hacked the Rose Bowl stadium scoreboard so it showed "Caltech 38 - MIT 9" (typical Tech rivalry). That was more fun :-D

http://today.caltech.edu/today/story-display?story_id=11464

pmjordan• 18 years ago

And in 2006 someone hacked the displays in Toronto commuter trains to show "Stephen Harper eats babies."

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060502...

tptacek• 18 years ago

Ah, to be 13 again.

kogir• 18 years ago

In other news, I hacked my Microwave by entering a duration and pressing start.

Hacking a Programmable Road Sign

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