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Star Wars Hack @ MIT

Posted by justin++ on from the may-da-force-be-widdya dept.

jmtpi writes "Hackers at MIT turned the top of the Great Dome in the center of campus into R2D2 yesterday. See story in Yahoo News. " Anyone have more pics? If so, label accordingly and make a submission - I'll be sure to link them. Update: 05/18 07:06 by J : An article at Wired.Update: 05/18 07:42 by J : Shot 1, Shot 2, and Shot 3. Thanks to Aidan Low. More pics from tcs.

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  1. MIT Hacks page by Smack · · Score: 5

    There is a whole page at MIT about their hacks -- hacks.mit.edu. Very nifty. Other "modifications" to the dome have been a police cruiser at the top and the whole thing done up as a jack-o-lantern.

  2. the coolest part by luge · · Score: 3

    ... is that the official MIT web page has a link to this on their front page. I don't know about other schools, but Duke has a pole shoved so far up it's a** that if we pulled anything like that, not only would we be arrested, the school would do everything in their power to suppress the news. No way it would stay up for a day- much less make it to the school's front page. Argh... if only I could tolerate cold :)
    ~luge

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    IAAL,BIANLY

  3. Meaning of Hacker by PD · · Score: 3

    The meaning of hacker has become diluted in recent times, but we must all remember and pay homage to those folks who may or may not program computers, but still implement the most ingenious hacks.

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    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
  4. R2-D2 press release by Eric_Scheirer · · Score: 3

    MIT issued an official press release praising the hack. You can read it here.

  5. Classy prank by bobdehnhardt · · Score: 3

    I like the fact that they left behind donuts and removal instructions. The kids had some class, didn't do any damage, didn't want damage to be done during the cleanup, and left a little treat for the ones who would have to do the cleanup. That's Class.