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> 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?
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Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDD03yeLnU
> I believe the phrase is "epic fail".
Just put random technical words together. As long as it sounds technical,
it's ok.
--
- Warp
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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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On 06/11/2012 01:59 PM, Warp wrote:
> Just put random technical words together. As long as it sounds technical,
> it's ok.
I'm reminded of the incident with the randomly-generated paper that was
submitted AND ACCEPTED for publication...
Maybe I should try some Marvok chains and see what technobabble I can
come up with.
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Orchid Win7 v1 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...
>
The traffic lights at Helsinki were computerized in the 80's. They have
been centrally managed and therefore hackable since then.
No, I don't know if the control system is actually reachable from the
Internet or do you need to sneak in like Ethan Hunt, but if that's the
case, it's just part of the job.
-Aero
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On 09/11/2012 7:16 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> There might well be a small microcontroller in there working the
> signals.
Snob! :-P
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?)
Security, maybe.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Orchid Win7 v1 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...
>
Choreographing the Dance of Traffic Lights
By CATHERINE GREENMAN
Published: September 17, 1998
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/17/technology/choreographing-the-dance-of-traffic-lights.html
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On 09/11/2012 8:51 PM, Sherry K. Shaw wrote:
> Orchid Win7 v1 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...
>>
>
> Choreographing the Dance of Traffic Lights
> By CATHERINE GREENMAN
> Published: September 17, 1998
>
>
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/17/technology/choreographing-the-dance-of-traffic-lights.html
>
>
Balderdash and piffle!
Can't possibly be so as he who knows everything says it isn't. ;-)
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On 09/11/2012 8:51 PM, Sherry K. Shaw wrote:
>> Orchid Win7 v1 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...
>>>
>>
>> Choreographing the Dance of Traffic Lights
>> By CATHERINE GREENMAN
>> Published: September 17, 1998
>>
>>
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/17/technology/choreographing-the-dance-of-traffic-lights.html
>>
>>
>>
>
> Balderdash and piffle!
> Can't possibly be so as he who knows everything says it isn't. ;-)
>
Oddly enough, it appears that Springfield, Missouri, started modernizing
their traffic control at about the same time:
http://www.springfieldmo.gov/traffic/tmc.html
Also, page 66 of the following document suggests that even some quaint
and colorful native communities on exotic, mysterious islands are
beginning to take steps in this direction:
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/transport/documents/Milton_Keynes_LTP3_Main_Report_Final_Draft_V10_JTH.pdf
;)
--Sherry Shaw
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On 10/11/2012 9:40 PM, Sherry K. Shaw wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> On 09/11/2012 8:51 PM, Sherry K. Shaw wrote:
>>> Orchid Win7 v1 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...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Choreographing the Dance of Traffic Lights
>>> By CATHERINE GREENMAN
>>> Published: September 17, 1998
>>>
>>>
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/17/technology/choreographing-the-dance-of-traffic-lights.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Balderdash and piffle!
>> Can't possibly be so as he who knows everything says it isn't. ;-)
>>
>
> Oddly enough, it appears that Springfield, Missouri, started modernizing
> their traffic control at about the same time:
> http://www.springfieldmo.gov/traffic/tmc.html
>
Nah! I've seen the movie and Homer stopped at traffic lights in it. ;-)
> Also, page 66 of the following document suggests that even some quaint
> and colorful native communities on exotic, mysterious islands are
> beginning to take steps in this direction:
>
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/transport/documents/Milton_Keynes_LTP3_Main_Report_Final_Draft_V10_JTH.pdf
>
>
> ;)
>
Well at last they are doing something to protect their concrete cows. :-)
--
Regards
Stephen
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