CCC Mods Rent-a-Bike To Allow Free Rides 384
Autoversicherung writes "Germany has an activated by phone bike rental system across all major cities. At 6 cent a minute quite pricey, germanys famous Chaos Computer Club thought a free ride every now and then couldnt hurt.
Optimizing the original system in the process, modifying the blink code to be easier found and changing the logo. About 10% of Berlins bikes are patched already. A detailed description of how they did it, and how the system works."
War Biking? (Score:5, Funny)
next they should hack it so I don't have to peddle (Score:5, Funny)
Would this fly in any other countries? (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Would this fly in any other countries? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:next they should hack it so I don't have to ped (Score:1, Funny)
Re:All very fun and all... (Score:3, Funny)
Not in Germany, it's called "Vandalismus".
Re:What Happens When... (Score:3, Funny)
Uh, I've been to Berlin. Getting across that "town" at 6c/minute on a bike would cost you good 20-30 euro if you can ride really fast.
Re:I'm impressed. (Score:2, Funny)
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pedal (Score:5, Funny)
Nanana SNANA & GNANA - beat you to it!
Re:I must be backwards (Score:4, Funny)
There are saws especially designed for hacking.
Re:I'm impressed. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Free to use bikes in Helsinki (Score:5, Funny)
Those wacky Europeans...
Re:pedal (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pedal (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm impressed. (Score:3, Funny)
I started a similar program at Georgia Tech (Score:3, Funny)
The program was a huge success.