Christmas lights scam
Apparently, there’s this guy who went to great elaborate lengths to pretend that his Christmas lights could be turned on and off from his website. For him the thrill must have been in the hoax, which not only involved taking and preparing photos, but including the neighbors and fooling the press (who showed up asking to see a demo).
Am I the only one who thinks it would have been cooler (and maybe even marginally easier) to actually do what this guy said he was doing? To connect a bank of Christmas lights to the web, I’d need:
- A Mac running Mac OS X with a dedicated internet connection
- A couple of gadgets from X10.com
- Some PHP scripts
- Some AppleScripts (with the X10 scripting addition)
Maybe I’ll even do it next year. Or set up an X10 system in my home office as a proof-of-concept, so as not to have to wait until next Christmas. On the other hand, depending on how much it would end up costing, I might be able to put that money to better use elsewhere.
3 Comments