ANTI-MEDIA Staff
January 10, 2015
(ANTIMEDIA) Read a fucking book! That’s the message that an unknown hacker left on a Los Angeles traffic sign this week.
The person behind the message is still unknown, but an official at the L.A. Department of Transportation said “It looks like it was hacked.”
There is still a lot of speculation surrounding the sign. According to LAWeekly,
The big question, of course, is who dunnit? It wasn’t immediately clear.
But the sign reflects a Twitter hashtag, #ReadAFuckingBook, that’s been circulating since 2010. It’s often used to punctuate a perceived act of ignorance.
Motorists and pedestrians took advantage of the hacked sign to take a few selfies with it.
Need a New Year resolution, maybe? “Read a f’n book” says #DTLA electronic street sign pic.twitter.com/3iJhOsDg3X
— Daina Beth Solomon (@dainabethcita) January 9, 2015
@mydayinla Great evening with wife and daughters downtown LA. Curious sign on S. Hope St #ReadAFuckingBook pic.twitter.com/OXCjKEbgNt — Tim Hofer (@Tim_Hofer) January 9, 2015
A spokeswoman with TMI, the company who owns the sign, has unfortunately said the message has since been changed back to what it was prior to the hack. The company says the sign may have been hacked though its wi-fi connection.
Was this someone tired of the materialist ignorance that has consumed mainstream Los Angeles culture trying to make a point that more people should go to the library and read a fucking book?
What would your message be if you could hack a traffic sign like this? Let us know in the comments below.
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January 10, 2015
We are all the same under our skin ! You race hating Asshole.
January 10, 2015
Treat all creatures, human & animals, like YOU Want To Be Treated ♡
January 11, 2015
Do your own invesigative reporting and don't be an bastard x
January 11, 2015
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January 11, 2015
I'd write "Unreal Masturbation"
January 11, 2015
Anyone know how to hsck one? I'd like to know.
January 11, 2015
Hack* Where'd the edit button go?
January 12, 2015
Take another look
January 12, 2015
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January 13, 2015
THIS SIGN HAS BEEN HACKED