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A reader sent us in this picture taken at East 4th Street and Broadway in front of the French Connection, claiming that "all sorts of signs (were) taken over" today. Apparently another sign at the corner of Houston and Chrystie Streets read "Party at Julie's." Who is behind this DOTomfoolery? Has Poster Boy gone digital?? Does anyone have directions to Julie's???
Photo by Marlon Ying
Who's Hacking These Signs?
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how does one do this exactly? plug in a laptop through a usb port or something?
http://jalopnik.com/5141430/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign
Thanks for the info.
I recently read about someone making the signs say "ZOMBIES AHEAD"
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/48/
Zombies sign in glorious Technicolor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzfXYF6BPg
"Run for cold climates"
the truest thing i've ever read
Who is PosterBoy paying at Gothamist to mention him in at least one post per day?
Word. You noticed that too.
yeah, i don't even read the posterboy posts. They are annoying. I don't care.
ditto
They said Detroit was dying too,.. oh wait.
Is that really the sign or was this Photoshopped?
The sign Houston at Mullberry reads: "SHIT/BIRD/ORL"
Wow, somebody put on a sign what everyone is thinking. Well, except the writers at the Atlantic Monthly, who seem to have denial on par with that of a patient with a terminal illness.
"Who's Hacking These Signs?"
As easy as it is to do, the obvious answer is: "anybody who wants to."
I wonder if this has anything to do with Kevin Rose talking about this on Jimmy Fallon's show the other night. He gave out the password and everything.
Kevin Rose sucks.
Someone watches Fallon? Huh...
Jenny Holzer was better.
i don't know. another armchair "activist" using the ol' "he lied. they died" slogan definitely isn't as cool as hacking the signs to say "Penis for lunch!"
Who's that and what do you mean? Better than what??
Just google "Jenny Holzer Truisms" and check her stuff out.
Hey, who pays all the douche gothamist commentators to add worthless thoughts to interesting things?
Zombies sign in glorious Technicolor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzfXYF6BPg
"Run for cold climates"
Little bit of humor in our day. Thanks for the hacking.
hacked on my block: SHIT BIRD ORL. I seen on the internets this is easy to do.
http://magicjesus.blogspot.com/2009/03/shit-bird-orl1.html
It didn't take long for this to be a t-shirt!
http://www.cafepress.com/newyorkisdying
Some Scottish writer has been repeating "NYID" for months.
two more pictures of hacked signs taken on 3/14/09 suckseekr.tumblr.com