Alek's Christmas Lights: Humbug

g00set writes "Alek's Christmas lights story was previously covered on Slashdot here, however the Denver Channel is now reporting that it was all a hoax: 'The Lafayette man said he accomplished the trickery by taking 12 "base" photographs of the house with lights on and off and then constructed a Web page that appeared to show lights going on and off when the Web visitor clicked.'"

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[gwoodrow]

Now that we've uncovered the lights hoax, maybe we can do something about that whole "virgin birth" hoax, too. They both happened around the same time, after all. Coincidence? flame on! (couldn't resist)

Re:Well...

[zaroastra]

The main problem with HOA's is that they tend to get populated with exactly the wrong kind of people. Who runs for the HOA offices? People with too much free time that like to stick their noses in other people's business. This thought pattern is really hard to overcome and root out once it gets in there, and most people don't realize who's running until it's too late. The busybodies will form a voting block, and the rest of the neighborhood will be just disorganized enough to not be able to get them out. That's when things go to shit.

Thats democracy... put it nation wide and you will end up... who knows, electing bush?

Re:Allright, you know the drill

[neitzsche]

Alek,

You went to great pain and expense to slander the internet in the eyes of the computer-phobic media. Congratulations. I hope you someday grow a conscience, you filthy pigfucker.

Re:Allright, you know the drill

[pgpckt]

In all seriousness, I hope someone sues you.

Yes, I suppose I am a bad sport. But, I didn't ask to play. You tricked me. And the news media. I am sure they have some sort of claim based on the value of the page that was taken up from your fake story. I wonder how much the column inches you consumed would have been worth in ad revenue or in the printing of valid news.

Again, hope you get sued. Merry christmas.