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Xmas Lights + X10 + Webcam = Fun

Posted by michael on Tue Dec 24, 2002 08:47 PM
from the national-lampoon dept.

Clark Griswold writes "My brother has outdone himself this year, installing 22,000 Christmas Lights on the outside of his house alone. The real beauty is the X10-Webcam Combo that allows you to turn the lights ON and OFF and see the results of your handiwork. It only works between 6pm and 10pm MST, but it's pretty fun to turn the zones on and off (though I'm not so sure the neighbors like it!)."

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Whoa. by joeszilagyi (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:49PM
- live spousal beatings (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by SHEENmaster (581283) <travis@nOSpam.utk.edu> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:26PM (#4955590) Homepage Journal
  
  will get more hits.
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Re:live spousal beatings by Directrix1 (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:52AM
- Re:Whoa. by arivanov (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @05:29AM
- But they look so normal... by BigBlockMopar (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:11PM
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Useful by ReadParse (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:50PM
- Re:Useful by Penguuu (Score:3) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:54PM
Slashdotted Christmas Lights (Score:4, Funny)

by The Darkness (33231) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:51PM (#4955335) Homepage

From the control page:
Message for <withheld>: The lights are being switched ON and OFF off too fast - try again in a few minutes ...
Abused... (Score:5, Insightful)

by MBCook (132727) <foobarsoft@foobarsoft.com> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:51PM (#4955339) Homepage

Each web surfer can only update the webcam 5 times and change the lights 3 times withen 5 minutes - this limits the load on my server/Internet connection and I'm concerned about this being (ab)used too much...
So naturally, we posted it on Slashdot. Maybe a limit of switching the lights 3 times withing 5 minutes TOTAL FROM ALL USERS would have been better. Very cool though.
PS: Have we ever slashdotted a X10 system before?
- Re:Abused... (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by rjamestaylor (117847) <rjamestaylor@gmail.com> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:55PM (#4955355) Homepage Journal
  PS: Have we ever slashdotted a X10 system before?
  
  Not sure, I'd like to slash-burn X10.com . . .
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- Re:Abused... by caino59 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:57PM
- Re:Abused... (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by Negadecimal (78403) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:19PM (#4955427)
  
  Clark Griswold writes "My brother has outdone himself this year...
  
  I suppose we all have the right to /. our own families...
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Re:Abused... by dirkdidit (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:19PM
- More to Abuse by radon28 (Score:3) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:19PM
  - OOPS by radon28 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:21PM
- Re:Abused... by Puppet Master (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @09:30AM
oh great by jon787 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:52PM
- Re:oh great by greenreaper (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:26PM
Ah slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)

by CableModemSniper (556285) <cblsnipr@optonli n e .net> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:53PM (#4955342) Homepage Journal

The only way to create a fire-hazard from half-way around the world...Light ON, light OFF, Light ON, Light OFF, Light ON, Light OFF, Light BOOM! --Sparks everywhere...
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Oh my.... by PinkX (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:53PM
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It's Fooked by Sean Connery Guy (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:54PM
Slashdot is the Grinch (Score:5, Funny)

by TheOnlyCoolTim (264997) <tim.bolbrock@TWA ... net minus author> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:54PM (#4955351)

We just slashdotted CHRISTMAS. What next, do the editors engineer a DDoS on GOD HIMSELF?

Tim
- Re:Slashdot is the Grinch by CheechBG (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:08PM
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- Re:Slashdot is the Grinch by Kizzle (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:17PM
- Well... (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by freeweed (309734) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:20PM (#4955577)
  
  .. that all depends on how high up this post [heaven.com] gets modded :)
  
  [ Parent ]
- Re:Slashdot is the Grinch by Tablizer (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:54PM
- Re:..What would Jesus Christ do? by TheOnlyCoolTim (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:59PM
- Re:Slashdot is the Grinch by Magic5Ball (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @03:26AM
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New Math (Score:5, Funny)

by Chris_Stankowitz (612232) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:54PM (#4955352)

Xmas Lights + X10 + Webcam + /. = Lights Out
- Re:.What would Jesus Christ do? by Mr.Sharpy (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:05AM
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The Gaunlet.... by the.jedi (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:55PM
- Re:The Gaunlet.... by your cre8or (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:38PM
  - Re:The Gaunlet.... by j2demelo (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:40PM
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- Re:The Gaunlet.... by ShadowDrake (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:20PM
His front porch has been slashdotted. by Qender (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:55PM
- Re:His front porch has been slashdotted. by Brainboy (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:12PM
Google cache by tuck182 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:55PM
- Re:Google cache by tuck182 (Score:3) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:03PM
And his neighbors say.... (Score:5, Funny)

by yack0 (2832) <{slashdot} {at} {keimel.com}> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:55PM (#4955360) Homepage

THANK GOD FOR SLASHDOT! Now the lights are ALL out!

Not only did the server that runs them crash, it took all 22,000 lights with it.

WOOHOO!!!!
- Re:And his neighbors say.... by yack0 (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @04:39PM
- Re:...What would Jesus Christ do? by joebagodonuts (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:37AM
- Re:...What would Jesus Christ do? by Alphtoo (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @02:01AM
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X-10 by Qender (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:57PM
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You Bastards! by RickHunter (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:57PM
- Re:You Bastards! by kyoko21 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @08:58PM
Brother? Uh huh by cybervixen (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:01PM
Now that it's down by waytoomuchcoffee (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:02PM
This guy has done better (Score:5, Interesting)

by Kizzle (555439) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:08PM (#4955405)

At Drivemeinsane.com [drivemeinsane.com] you can control christmas lights in his living room, turn on the sprinkler, office lights, and send mesages that are said with a text to speach program.
- Re:This guy has done better by Penguuu (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:17PM
- Re:This guy has done better by MattCohn.com (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:56AM
- Re:This guy has done better by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:35PM
- Re:This guy has done better by lvdrproject (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @02:55AM
- Re:This guy has done better by flink (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @03:22AM
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In related news.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Dolphinzilla (199489) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:11PM (#4955411) Homepage Journal

A local house burned to the gound when its X10 camera system and 22,000 Christmas lights were Slashdotted.....
There's always uglychristmaslights.com by Anonymous Coward (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:16PM
On the first day of Christmas... (Score:5, Funny)

by FrostedWheat (172733) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:16PM (#4955420)

My computer said to me .... B.S.O.D. !!
- Re:On the first day of Christmas... by Dodger_ (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:52PM
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I feel sorry for... (Score:5, Funny)

by Phoenix823 (448446) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:24PM (#4955448)

I would really feel terrible if this guy has any epileptic neighbors!
X10 and their marketing.. by TheHawke (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:27PM
- Re:X10 and their marketing.. by CableModemSniper (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:52PM
  - Re:X10 and their marketing.. by TheHawke (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:15PM
    - Re:X10 and their marketing.. by CableModemSniper (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:30PM
      - Re:X10 and their marketing.. by TheHawke (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:46PM
/. light haiku (Score:5, Funny)

by flogger (524072) <church_al@ttown.efingham.k12.il.us> on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:32PM (#4955473) Journal

Proud of what I did,
Brother was envious and
slashdoted my lights
- Re:/. light haiku by DeanOh (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:15AM
Where's that Janie Porche Chick? by Gordo Toor (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:35PM
- Re:Where's that Janie Porche Chick? by zm (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:16PM
Wake Me When The Shuttle Calls (Score:5, Funny)

by limekiller4 (451497) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:39PM (#4955488) Homepage

Stories about wiring up your house for Christmas -- I don't care how you go about doing it -- should not ever hit Slashdot unless it can be seen from space.
- Re:Wake Me When The Shuttle Calls by Hanji (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:00PM
- Re:Wake Me When The Shuttle Calls by upt1me (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:13PM
- Re:Wake Me When The Shuttle Calls by ottffssent (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:47PM
Why? by happypizzaguy (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:48PM
What a way to wish your brother a happy holiday... by happypizzaguy (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:52PM
Right Technology, Wrong Vision by vudufixit (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:54PM
Way to go... (Score:5, Funny)

by fmaxwell (249001) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:58PM (#4955521) Homepage Journal

Great going guys! You Slashdotted Christmas.
- Nut case warning... by fmaxwell (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:53AM
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Any Chance... by Ryan Stortz (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:59PM
this post + slashdot = (Score:3, Funny)

by theefer (467185) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:59PM (#4955523) Homepage

stroboscope

poor neighboors, if they didn't like it before, I wonder how they like the crazy flashes of thousands of slashdotters playing around with the lights ...
In Soveit Russia... by Znonymous Coward (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:10PM
A lousy T-Shirt by TheBillGates (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:19PM
All i want for christmas.... by SomeOtherGuy (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:24PM
Perl cgi not up to the task by codepunk (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:30PM
- Re:Perl cgi not up to the task by j2demelo (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:36PM
- Re:Perl cgi not up to the task by Gordonjcp (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:26AM
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I had a friend who had an X-10 controlled... (Score:4, Funny)

by 512k (125874) on Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:39PM (#4955619)

light in his house..he let us (people he knew on a message board) connect to it, and turn it on and off...I wanted to send him threatning messages in morse code..but it didn't switch on and off anywhere near fast enough to do that.
The greatest gift of all... by E-Rock-23 (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:43PM
Yeah, that's great and all... by Wakko Warner (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:43PM
- Your loss by anthony_dipierro (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:50PM
karma whoring for the lazy by secs (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:44PM
- Re:karma whoring for the lazy by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:46PM
Poor Neighbors.... by shirameroix (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:45PM
electric bill did it? by Tablizer (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:48PM
Merry Christmas, Bro! by watchful.babbler (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:49PM
Worse than D.O.S. by Tablizer (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:03PM
For shame!@# by BobStikigreen (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @11:07PM
- Re:For shame!@# by kylegordon (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:36AM
On the first day of xmas, my brother gave to me... by kazad (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @12:45AM
XS4ALL has been doing this for years! by JanJoost (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @04:03AM
Just wondering... by 0x20 (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @04:22AM
This has already been done by wackybrit (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:20AM
If you like Christmas lights... by telstar (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @10:59AM
X10 popup by zurmikopa (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @11:02AM
I'm coming to visit... by Xii (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @03:40PM
This is Really F'ing cool by Dolemite_the_Wiz (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @06:29PM
Last Post! by alpg (Score:1) Wednesday January 08 2003, @12:14AM
You are silly. by TheOnlyCoolTim (Score:2) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:29PM
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Re:Not to be a grinch... by palp (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @09:33PM
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Re:Not to be a grinch... by Brainboy (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:16PM
Re:Not to be a grinch... by DAldredge (Score:1) Tuesday December 24 2002, @10:26PM
Re:X10 Must Die! (Score:3, Informative)

by Gordonjcp (186804) on Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:28AM (#4956609) Homepage

X10 is the name of the protocol. It's just unfortunate that the domain was bought by a fairly evil marketing company.

[ Parent ]
- Re:X10 Must Die! by kylegordon (Score:1) Wednesday December 25 2002, @08:50AM
Re:jesus crust on a popsicle stick by WebMasterJoe (Score:2) Wednesday December 25 2002, @11:34PM
- Re:jesus crust on a popsicle stick by Tuffnut (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @04:43PM
  - Re:jesus crust on a popsicle stick by WebMasterJoe (Score:2) Thursday December 26 2002, @09:50PM
Re:What would Jesus Christ do? by Alphtoo (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @02:09AM
Re:What would Jesus Christ do? by hagardtroll (Score:1) Thursday December 26 2002, @11:27AM
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This guy has done better (Score:5, Interesting)

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/. light haiku (Score:5, Funny)

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I had a friend who had an X-10 controlled... (Score:4, Funny)

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