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February 6, 2015
DeathHacks
The system was controlled by a laptop. The laptop died.
I removed the hard drive to get at the config files. This project went on a lengthy To Do list and never rose to the top. The lights kept turning on and off. Over time their schedules got out of sync. The driveway lights would stay on for days. The porch lights would never come on, or turn on at 6:15 pm and then off at 6:27. Sometimes they’d just blink on and off and we’d be all “Did you see that?” My sister and I kept lists, tried to discern patterns. I pulled the switches off the walls, only to find that they were just stuck on with tape, with no actual wires underneath. Somewhere in some wall there was a transmitter sending out signals that only the lights could hear.DeathHacks — The Message — Medium
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Computer control of household systems is one of those things that sounds like it would be great, but in fact is not worth doing.
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at February 6, 2015 6:17 PM
We should be aware by now that WE are simply bugs, viruses, malware in the otherwise pure, powerful computer system that rules. Sooner or later you will be detected and erased.
Until then, scramble, scream, and worship your terminating human meme.
Posted by: Stug Guts at February 7, 2015 11:19 AM
The problem is nothing more than nads in the serendipity files. Reboot from the framis and clutch the clitorides.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at February 7, 2015 1:54 PM