LED pranksters remember the Aqua Teen Hunger Force "bomb" scare
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jan 31st 2008 3:24PM
posted Jan 31st 2008 3:24PM
posted Jan 31st 2008 3:24PM
Estimated time drivers save by using real-time GPS traffic updates
Drivers that use GPS systems with real-time traffic info spend 18% less time behind the wheel than those who do not.
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1/31/07 NEVAR FORGET.
A shining light unto us all.
The Quato hand is a nice touch.
Waiting for the "do-gooders" to starting preaching how evil this is, and how it will affect our national security...
Waiting for the "do-gooders" to start preaching how evil this is, and how it will affect our national security...
*fixed*
*ing* is not a sin. it's called a typo.
Best ta ignor it.
Okay, let me be the first to throw this out there. I don't care who you are, who you are "working" for, or how innocent your actions are intended to be. If you start hanging ANYTHING off of public structures without notifying authorities, I'm okay with them arresting you.
You have to be joking.....right? Move out of your mom's basement.
*knee-jerk*
Someone loves him a Nanny State
I propose we arrest all those who publicly protest, put flyers and advertisements up, who publicly display any kind of message or individuality.
We should all walk down the street in a straight line, wearing the same clothes, preaching the same message. The government should put cameras on every corner to watch us and make sure this happens. Anything else would be un-American.
Well, I certainly left my post short of an important detail and therefore, made myself look quite foolish. My bad there. My intent was to state that if you intentionally leave ANYTHING in public of an electronic nature (i.e. with wires and lights), then you should be arrested.
If you think you are being clever/funny by having emergency personnel called out to investigate your little game, then you should be held responsible for your actions (cost of investigation). Just because you think that some viral advertising is cool, that doesn't mean the rest of the general public is going to be in on the joke. If someone is attaching something with wires to an underpass and then running away, you better believe SOMEONE should be calling that in.
Obviously leaving flyers, notices, advertisements, etc. is typically not a threat and that was certainly not the intent of my statement. Not is erecting an electronic billboard. If I have still not stated my point using the most precise terms, I would hope that you at least understand the gist of my argument.
What if a piece of advertisement in the form of paper was laced with Anthrax?
My point.
In honor of this, I propose that the comments section concern itself only with discussing hair styles of the 1970's.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fJkTNJ7BM9I
I'll start off the conversation. Where did the afro start?
The infallible Wikipedia states that the afro's roots go back as far as ancient Egypt. The modern afro started in the 1960's, though it's cultural relevance in the 1970's demands that it be included in the discussion. The afro was very popular in African American culture during the 1960's and 1970's, and went on to become a mainstream hairstyle in the late 1970's. At this point, many African Americans lost interest in the style as it became popular for Jewish men to sport a variation of the style.
As interesting and important as this information is, I cannot seem to link it to our current ways of thinking. Surely the afro is key to how we perceive the world around us!
1/31/2007... Never Forget
*sigh* I wish we could forget this - all it does is gender enmity between people. As a resident of Boston, the interruption was non-existent (I didn't even hear about it until 7PM that night) and I am GLAD the police take matters seriously, even if it turns out to be nothing. Yes, they overreacted in trying to get Turner to pay for the effort, but can we please just move on? I'm glad the comments are broken so I don't have to read how stupid the people of Boston are, because, really, we weren't hiding in bomb shelters and kissing our loved ones good-bye that day - no one even knew about it.
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1/31/2007... Never Forget!
Good. I would have done the same if I were in Boston, but not of bin Laden; I'd probably do the finger, "Never Forget 2007/01/31", "Dumb Ass", or "LOL".
Relive the day!
http://community.livejournal.com/b0st0n/2007/01/31/
@DvS - AGGGGGGHHHHH!!! Hanging weird electronics on bridges != protesting or being an individual. Walk around with a sign! Hand out leaflets! Wear your hair funny, but I am GLAD the police disposed of some weird electronics like they did.
No, I don't want cameras everywhere, but if the cops don't know what it is, YES, caution should be used.
This is exactly why I wish we could move on. You will NEVER convince me that the BPD overreacted. Did Menino? Sure. But calling out the bomb squad was the right thing to do for some wacked out electronic device on a bridge.
At least I know that if I want to blow something up, I should dress it up like a mooninite so you'll all just ignore it. Well, at least until it goes BOOM and then every one will QQ about how some police person didn't do their job.
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Didn't see anything on MAKE about the construction of these. Does anyone know what they're using for power and how long they stay lit?
But can it play DOOM?
this is awesome. finally someone shows a sense of humor...
Nice