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Christmas, nerd style: Play with 22,000 remotely controlled lights, watch the results in real-time
2013-12-24 16:36:14| Extremetech
What do you get if you combine Christmas, jury-rigged electronics, 22,000 lights, over a dozen inflatables, webcams, and custom server software running on a Linux server? Alek Komarnitsky's controllable Christmas lights, of course! Every year, Alek -- who is one of the world wide web's most infamous OGs -- lights up his house with 22,000 lights and over a dozen inflatables, and then lets strangers on the internet control them all via a gaudy website. Why? To raise money for research into celiac disease, which his kids were diagnosed with a few years ago.
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Mom expands Christmas lights recycling project
2013-12-04 19:41:03| Paper - Topix.net
Neenah mom Tracy Romzek always has had an interest in waste diversion. Two years ago before Christmas she wondered what became of all the old Christmas lights being tossed into landfills in favor of the LED versions, as well as used extension cords.
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