On 06/11/2012 08:31 AM, scott wrote:
>> Also: I'm pretty damned certain that no matter how much of an elite
>> computer nerd you are, you *cannot* actually hack traffic lights. You
>> know, seeing as they aren't controlled by a computer in the first
>> place...
>
> I wonder what the Siemens guy has his laptop connected to then when I
> see him sat next to the traffic light control box in the street?

There might well be a small microcontroller in there working the 
signals. But it's not like it's a standard computer with a full OS and 
Internet connectivity. (Because, let's face it, why would you need a guy 
to stand in the street?)

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