Interesting Uses For a USB LED Screen?

Hogwash McFly writes "My boss gave me one of those USB-powered red LED scrolling displays as a Christmas gift, and while cycling the usual 'I read your emails' and 'ID10T Error' messages will be entertaining for a day or two, I was wondering if it could be put to more constructive uses. The configuration file is plaintext and supports different scroll speeds, flashing, bitmaps, and WAV sounds. The font is defined as 5x5 pixels per character, also stored in plaintext as 5 hex values, one for each vertical line of pixels. A dynamically generated message could prove useful in my day-to-day work on the helpdesk, but are there any interesting uses beyond network notifications and news feeds?"

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Re:Notification for everything

[wolrahnaes]

+1 on that, I can't go 15 minutes on 71 or 271 without hitting a rolling roadblock of retards all driving exactly the same speed side by side.

Here's a hint fucktards, if you're going to travel the same speed just get in line. Not only will you not be blocking those of us who want to travel faster, but you'll gain some aerodynamic advantages and get a bit better mileage.

If there's no one in front of you and the person behind you is coming up fast, move the hell over.

How I wish "Drive Right" was the law in the US like it is in Germany. I'd love to see left lane blockers get some hefty tickets. Then again it would probably go just as unenforced as minimum speed laws. Going after me doing 75 MPH is just so much easier politically than ticketing grandma for piloting her Grand Marquis at 43 MPH in the fast lane.