Xmas Lights + X10 + Webcam = Fun

Clark Griswold writes "My brother has outdone himself this year, installing 22,000 Christmas Lights on the outside of his house alone. The real beauty is the X10-Webcam Combo that allows you to turn the lights ON and OFF and see the results of your handiwork. It only works between 6pm and 10pm MST, but it's pretty fun to turn the zones on and off (though I'm not so sure the neighbors like it!)."

Comments

Not to be a grinch...

[flopsy mopsalon]

...but is this really the message we want people to have of the tech community in this, the season of sharing? Imagine how much power 22,000 christmas lights are gobbling up!

With the USA poised to enter into a large-scale war with iraq to secure the world's supply of oil, shouldn't the brightest minds in the tech-oriented community be working toward reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, rather than expending electricitiy in yet another cool hey-look-at-me stunt?

Why not instead build some cool snow sculptures in the front yard next year? Just a thought...

jesus crust on a popsicle stick

[Tuffnut]

what the hell is the point of posting such a thing if it can't withstand the slashdot load? honestly? what purpose does it serve? none! i think there should be some hardware requirements in order for a site to be linked to from slashdot.

those geniuses at slashdot should seriously think of something soon before i go postal.

Perl cgi not up to the task

[codepunk]

As always perl is just not up to the task...