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Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by KORraN »

yellowapple wrote: post #42
ryandrake wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wild! I definitely remember commenting on this last week and sure enough my comment shows below as “8 hours ago” (while I was asleep). What kind of sorcery is going on?

HN has a "second chance queue" for posts that the powers-that-be believe could've/should've gotten more attention but didn't. Happened to one of my posts once, which was confusing as all hell at first but made sense once I learned about it.

But this should not change the time when the thing (comment, link) has been posted, should it?

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by rtkwe »

datavirtue wrote: post #46
yellowapple wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN has a "second chance queue" for posts that the powers-that-be believe could've/should've gotten more attention but didn't. Happened to one of my posts once, which was confusing as all hell at first but made sense once I learned about it.

Feature in search of a problem

Not really. Interesting posts can get buried easily just because they were posted at a bad time and people don't delve that far into the second or further pages. It's been going for almost 9 years now. I think it's a good idea.

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by mathattack »

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #26
janalsncm wrote: post #13

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> SIMPLE WIRELESS PROGRAMMING The iNX is easily programmed using our industry-leading Field Service App, available for iOS® & Android® – no expensive software or proprietary devices required! The app allows technicians to configure system settings and sounds, as well as access actionable data on button counts, flashing cycles, and more. Security not included!

The S in IoT stands for Security.

I thought it stood for a shorter word.

https://www.reddit.com/r/theinternetofshit/

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by divbzero »

reubenswartz wrote: post #48

And is Seattle, “Jeff Bezos” says the crosswalk is sponsored by Amazon Prime and exhorts you not to tax the rich.

At South Lake Union and University District crosswalks earlier this week:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-crosswalk-...

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by googlryas »

renewiltord wrote: post #47
googlryas wrote: post #25

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Why does it spam wait over and over? Have you considered that there's a reason?

[flagged]

Why are you calling me out for asking why it does a thing that OP claimed it did?

(You don't need to answer, I know exactly why - because you agree with OPs viewpoint and disagree with mine)

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by googlryas »

michaelt wrote: post #39
googlryas wrote: post #24

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The hackers didn't make them hackable, but they did hack them.

Apparently hacking is something the denizens of Hacker News disapprove of these days?

You apparently don't understand that "hacker" has multiple definitions. Sorry to hear that. The guy who named this site wrote extensively on "hackers", which you're free to read. Try "hackers and painters" first.

If you think this is a site all about people who gain illicit access to systems which they shouldn't have, then you must be very confused by the content frequently appearing here.

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by tinix »

SoftTalker wrote: post #35
systemswizard wrote: post #3

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Probably factory defaults exposed to the world

Or a mischievous or disgruntled employee did it, or gave the password to someone.

The manual says the default password is 1234

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by googlryas »

borski wrote: post #34
googlryas wrote: post #24

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The hackers didn't make them hackable, but they did hack them.

And did not do anything malicious like remove the actual accessibility tones. My point isn’t that they are some kind of Robin Hood, but that their actions don’t warrant anger, whereas the insecurity of a public system we rely on… should.

How confident are you that you understand the requirements and design of accessibility systems to make that determination?

Re: Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuck voices

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Post by googlryas »

yellowapple wrote: post #41
googlryas wrote: post #23

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The expected sounds are mark Zuckerberg talking about AI for 20 seconds? No, no kudos to anyone who fucks with safety devices to make some point of theirs.

The expected sound is the "WAIT!" voice, which you can clearly still hear. Anything in addition to that is of zero detriment to the accessibility of the system.

And you know this how? Because your gut tells you?
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