Blinkenlights Reloaded - The Matrix Returns

An anonymous reader writes "On the occasion of this year's Chaos Communication Congress some hackers of the German CCC have set up another Blinkenlights installation in Berlin (they use the glass facade of a house as a giant computer screen). It is on the same house as from September 2001 till February 2002 but with similar capabilities to the installation in Paris in September/October 2002. Heise has a story about this (German, here's the Google translation), but actually there's better information on the project website itself."

Comments

Slashdotted!

[trp642]

Them's lights aren't "blinken" anymore!

Re:Slashdotted!

[suricatta]

Unless you're talking about their router's network traffic lights... which are probably blinken like crazy... ;)

Blinkenlights on the blink

[cybermace5]

First ever faster-than-light Slashdotting, apparently. I wonder if anyone in Berlin suffered from a flicker-induced seizure before the house went completely dark.

already down, down, down

[Anonymous Coward]

they set em up....we knock em down

Achtung!

[heironymouscoward]

Das vebzite ist geslaschdottert, habben sie keine speigel, bitte?

Ja, un der blinkenlichtkonzept ist ubercool, duden! Ich vil ein blinkenlicht fur meinen desktaupkomputer fur Kerstmis.

Oh jeez, I can't keep the accent up. Anyone got a mirror?

Their servers

[jdhutchins]

I'm sure "BlinkenLights" accurately describes the front of the server.

In case of slashdotting...

[gpinzone]

Das Machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren musten keepen das cotten-pickenen hands in das pockets - relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights.

Might as well muse on the nature of Slashdotting..

[Anonymous Coward]

since it's already down. I've often wondered what would happen if Slashdot had a link to Fark, and in retaliation Drew linked it right back to Slashdot. Which one would crash first?

Aww...

[rf0]

they love us. We *heart* you to :)

Rus

Re:Ascii Matrix

[Guano_Jim]

Nice.

You've managed to slashdot a * TELNET * server.

What's next, slashdotting a bunch of pigeons? jeebus.

Turkey guts, by the way.

Re:THIS gets a story...

[manual_overide]

In my mind, Blinkenlights is a *tad* less important than our getting betrayed by our elected officials.

For SHAME!! This is AMURICA!! Don't you realize that flashy blinky things are of far more importance than our own government? I mean, really, pointing out government hippocracies and caring about what happens? You must be some kind of commie TERRORIST!!! Go back to Canada, Ivan.

Now if you'll excuse me, FOX News is on and I wouldn't want to miss any Fair and Balanced (tm) News (tm)

*Turns on Das Blinkentelevision*

*Drool*

Re:OT: Re:Achtung!

[heironymouscoward]

Eh yes, zee guud oold Deeelectizer. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Elveys guud fur moockeeng veet peuple's imeeels beffure-a replyeeng tu zeem. "Deed I reelly sey thet?"

ATTENTION

[Anonymous Coward]

This room is fullfilled mit special electronische equippment.
Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is
allowed for die experts only! So all the "lefthanders" stay away
and do not disturben the brainstorming von here working
intelligencies. Otherwise you will be out thrown and kicked
anderswhere! Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished
the blinkenlights.

Re:Paris Movies

[D4MO]

Damn, though you were going to point me to some Paris Hilton movies...