>> - traffic lights
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> These are not microprocessor-controlled. (This is part of the reason why
> it is impossible to "hack into" the traffic light system and turn all the
> lights green. It's not computer-controlled to start with.) More like just
> a collection of timers and electromechanical relays.
So I guess the Siemens guy I saw with his laptop connected to the traffic
light control box was just recharging it? ;-)
> I doubt the baker on the village highstreet is going to let people starve
> to death over a little computer glitch.
Yeh, I guess he can walk around and find a flour mill nearby to supply him,
and power up his ovens with a wood fire. Shouldn't take too long.
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