Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-22 Thread Martin Baxter
Now I see why the Guv'mint hires SF writers as a think tank. We're dangerous folk. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: KID? This is hackable at the concept level. Display ads on an LED screen? Great fun. Finding color combinations that

[scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Mr. Worf
This has the makings of a bad scifi movie backdrop. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15338527 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Martin Baxter
And, Mr Worf, I can alreadys ee to downside to this. Within a year, some smart kid will have figured out how to hack e-plates. And, for a small fee (certainly less than the cost of an actual e-plate), it'll be for sale on darkboards everywhere, just like the new ATM e-hack kit I heard about on

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Mr. Worf
You know it. They could do one big hack and cause everyone on the freeway to stop and then a choreographed dance song will flash on the license plates and inside the cars. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: And, Mr Worf, I can alreadys ee to downside

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
KID? This is hackable at the concept level. Display ads on an LED screen? Great fun. Finding color combinations that traffic cameras can't read...pulling people over because their fuse blew out...oh this is just a MESS waiting to happen. On Jun 21, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Also, what if it is stuff that you are against? Like cigarette ads or Mc Donalds? Or the Seirra club? On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't think about that (neither did they apparently) but you're right. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Daryle

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Mr. Worf
I didn't think about that (neither did they apparently) but you're right. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote: KID? This is hackable at the concept level. Display ads on an LED screen? Great fun. Finding color combinations that traffic cameras