The Christmas Lights Webcam allows Internet surfers to send "Instant Messages via webcam" which are displayed real-time in Santa's Workshop.In addition, web surfers are controlling the lights & inflatables - i.e. turning them on and off via X10 controls - which they did 3,162 times that day including 980 overloads of the system. For those that missed it, here's a log of what was said!
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Date_Time IP Address Message 2011_12_27_17:00:05.516 068.224.073.xxx FIRST POST! - Just because! 2011_12_27_17:00:13.102 088.189.072.xxx Merry Christmas Alek :) 2011_12_27_17:01:22.703 068.224.073.xxx Nothing like inflating Homer and Elmo to start your night! 2011_12_27_17:01:26.284 088.189.072.xxx hi hi :) 2011_12_27_17:02:01.399 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Yea, I almost forgot to put them back in front of the garage! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_17:02:04.430 098.216.184.xxx nice hat :D 2011_12_27_17:02:40.146 068.224.073.xxx Elmo and Homer both say thanks! 2011_12_27_17:03:56.449 068.224.073.xxx OK FOLKS ALL ON! 2011_12_27_17:04:50.325 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** I've modified the X10 throttle so less overload and more ON/OFF's - have fun! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_17:05:02.710 068.224.073.xxx Hit the green buttons! 2011_12_27_17:07:18.161 098.216.184.xxx cauliflower pizza yummy! 2011_12_27_17:07:58.718 203.002.128.xxx Hello Australia 2011_12_27_17:08:58.574 081.135.038.xxx madness 2011_12_27_17:09:38.439 203.002.128.xxx Brilliant 2011_12_27_17:11:40.446 098.216.184.xxx Camera one and two look like 2 different places lol 2011_12_27_17:12:50.289 067.142.162.xxx HI JAMIE WARD!!! 2011_12_27_17:13:02.257 068.224.073.xxx One camera is the house around the block! 2011_12_27_17:13:48.242 068.224.073.xxx We randomly found some guy's webcam and turned it on 2011_12_27_17:14:29.900 068.224.073.xxx This guy doesn't know that we know he still has his xmas lights up 2011_12_27_17:15:30.705 068.224.073.xxx There's the cat lady and then there's this xmas light guy 2011_12_27_17:15:53.532 067.142.162.xxx HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE WARDS IN OKOLONA! 2011_12_27_17:16:17.799 068.224.073.xxx Ward Cleaver? (10 IM's so far today) 2011_12_27_17:18:22.235 184.036.158.xxx DEVO 2011_12_27_17:18:40.313 098.085.092.xxx you are cool and rock (: 2011_12_27_17:19:06.223 184.036.158.xxx Peek - a - Boo 2011_12_27_17:19:28.330 068.224.073.xxx WE ALL SEE YOU! (11) 2011_12_27_17:20:04.467 086.009.174.xxx Hi Alek and family and everyone from Derby 2011_12_27_17:20:06.643 088.189.072.xxx Google :) 2011_12_27_17:20:30.781 207.255.084.xxx Happy Holidays from PA 2011_12_27_17:20:35.904 184.036.158.xxx HULK!!!!!!! 2011_12_27_17:20:46.016 088.189.072.xxx Hulk :) 2011_12_27_17:21:02.677 086.009.174.xxx Hi Alek and everyone from Derby 2011_12_27_17:21:25.896 068.224.073.xxx Is he going out to throw that off the roof? (12) 2011_12_27_17:22:07.971 184.036.158.xxx There goes Santa 2011_12_27_17:25:03.181 086.009.174.xxx Hello Derby IK 2011_12_27_17:26:13.141 086.009.174.xxx Hello Derby UK 2011_12_27_17:27:03.799 081.005.157.xxx Hello Guys! 2011_12_27_17:27:37.909 184.036.158.xxx Gl___ckliches neues Jahr!!! 2011_12_27_17:28:26.490 068.170.190.xxx Hi Earthings 2011_12_27_17:28:43.062 184.036.158.xxx 20320___22909___ 2011_12_27_17:32:34.160 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Making dinner - Burgers ... yummm! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_17:33:04.654 184.036.158.xxx MMMMMM beer 2011_12_27_17:36:13.727 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Wife on the way home - gotta move the inflatables in front of the garage ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_17:40:02.464 066.140.107.xxx Nice, had burgers for dinner myself! 2011_12_27_17:42:30.527 068.224.073.xxx HOMER AND ELMO ARE GONE! (13) 2011_12_27_17:46:29.139 068.224.073.xxx Car has Ski Racks! YEEEEE HAAAA!! (14) 2011_12_27_17:47:02.372 068.058.047.xxx Where is Homer? 2011_12_27_17:48:42.748 068.224.073.xxx Some crazy car just ran over Homer and ran into garage door! (15) 2011_12_27_17:49:18.091 098.216.184.xxx Is the garage door brooken? 2011_12_27_17:50:31.034 098.216.184.xxx he is trying to put ELMO back-leave lights on 2011_12_27_17:50:40.929 068.224.073.xxx Someone is trying to fix the garage door and put homer back (16) 2011_12_27_17:50:52.252 184.036.158.xxx Greetings, friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the pow 2011_12_27_17:51:35.879 068.224.073.xxx Elmo is back! My life isn't over! (17) 2011_12_27_17:51:59.561 184.036.158.xxx D'Oh.. not enough room for texting!!! 2011_12_27_17:52:29.240 068.224.073.xxx HOMER SURVIVED! (18) 2011_12_27_17:55:14.013 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Yea, wife hasn't run over Elmo or Homer ... yet - D'OH! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_17:55:38.050 098.216.184.xxx I do not want to see when seh does! 2011_12_27_17:55:55.922 069.205.253.xxx HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! 2011_12_27_17:56:46.452 068.058.047.xxx Inflatable Stewie would be COOL! 2011_12_27_17:58:10.803 064.017.082.xxx Kool 2011_12_27_18:04:53.517 074.195.122.xxx Happy New Year! 2011_12_27_18:11:45.773 072.081.062.xxx Hope everyone had a fun Christmas! 2011_12_27_18:13:36.636 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Burgers & Beer were good ... BBUURRPPPP!!!! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_18:13:57.296 098.216.184.xxx cheers! 2011_12_27_18:17:14.989 071.092.043.xxx I ___3 this site 2011_12_27_18:21:41.581 094.254.002.xxx Happy New Year! Sweden Rules! S___d___s___! 2011_12_27_18:27:16.082 173.217.104.xxx hello 2011_12_27_18:29:36.720 068.224.073.xxx 10 PRINT "HELLO" (19) 2011_12_27_18:29:59.697 156.034.188.xxx 20 GOTO 10 2011_12_27_18:30:02.698 068.224.073.xxx 20 GOTO 10 (20 IM's so far today) 2011_12_27_18:30:54.752 068.224.073.xxx Someone else knows BASIC ! 1970's style too! (21) 2011_12_27_18:31:02.105 098.216.184.xxx Svenskt folk ar haftigt! 2011_12_27_18:31:53.290 156.034.188.xxx Heh I did lots of basic on C64 2011_12_27_18:34:30.578 156.034.188.xxx Fight the delighters ! 2011_12_27_18:34:52.890 068.224.073.xxx I typed that in on a Teletype at 110 baud back in the 70's (22) 2011_12_27_18:36:44.196 156.034.188.xxx Ahh but did you use punch cards or cassette tape for storage ? :P 2011_12_27_18:37:55.467 068.224.073.xxx We put all our programs on paper tape! And used punch cards too (23) 2011_12_27_18:38:53.162 068.224.073.xxx Data General monster computer, sheesh.. (24) 2011_12_27_18:40:21.198 138.210.193.xxx Don't forget the Do Loop 2011_12_27_18:40:32.336 156.034.188.xxx Wb Alek 2011_12_27_18:41:38.946 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Actually, I'm old enough to have used punch cards in my early days! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_18:41:57.992 068.224.073.xxx People still use a while do loop (25) 2011_12_27_18:43:02.989 068.224.073.xxx My old Apple II is around here somewhere, along with the C64 (26) 2011_12_27_18:43:44.372 156.034.188.xxx My C64 died but I never had the heart to throw it out 2011_12_27_18:45:48.772 068.224.073.xxx Ebay probably has parts! I have the disk drive too, ones for apple too (27) 2011_12_27_18:47:28.488 156.034.188.xxx eBay saves our former lives for us 2011_12_27_18:47:45.326 068.224.073.xxx The old floppy data is probably still good, remember they thought only 5 yrs? (28) 2011_12_27_18:48:43.564 156.034.188.xxx I still have some disks too, especially Law of the West 2011_12_27_18:49:44.128 068.224.073.xxx Atari? (29) 2011_12_27_18:50:11.844 156.034.188.xxx Accolade 2011_12_27_18:51:08.678 076.184.035.xxx HELLO POLLY? 2011_12_27_18:51:37.816 068.224.073.xxx Do you have an Atari 800 or 400? (30 IM's so far today) 2011_12_27_18:53:31.995 068.224.073.xxx Alek may have programmed Fortran or Cobol back then (31) 2011_12_27_18:53:53.306 156.034.188.xxx No, never had either, used to admire them at Sears though :) (10 IM's so far today) 2011_12_27_18:54:44.044 068.224.073.xxx Yea, never could see a reason to spend money on an Atari (32) 2011_12_27_18:55:54.064 156.034.188.xxx Everyone I knew owned Commodore stuff C64 Vic 20 (11) 2011_12_27_18:56:15.823 068.224.073.xxx Someone parked out front taking pictures? Strange light on and off (33) 2011_12_27_18:57:27.492 068.224.073.xxx C64 was fun but Apple II was more "open" (34) 2011_12_27_19:00:59.864 068.224.073.xxx Remember the Pet, Sim, Kim, Aim-64, Sinclare ? (35) 2011_12_27_19:01:28.476 156.034.188.xxx Timex Sinclair ? (12) 2011_12_27_19:06:38.779 068.082.209.xxx hello 2011_12_27_19:08:26.412 156.034.188.xxx Greetings (13) 2011_12_27_19:34:25.121 203.120.125.xxx Wa**UP 2011_12_27_19:40:32.839 099.040.025.xxx Ron Paul 2012 2011_12_27_19:54:16.887 190.189.094.xxx hello romina lamberti :P 2011_12_27_19:54:44.866 190.189.094.xxx hello from argentina!! :D 2011_12_27_20:09:17.811 050.054.210.xxx Happy New yhear 2011_12_27_20:10:42.447 065.101.119.xxx Greetings, Earthlings 2011_12_27_20:14:26.885 078.148.094.xxx Ho Ho Ho 2011_12_27_20:20:02.965 072.171.000.xxx Hello from Galena, Alaska 2011_12_27_20:22:48.620 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Greetings Galena and Aliens! ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_20:24:01.939 072.171.000.xxx Good to see you Alek ! 2011_12_27_20:25:52.978 066.068.133.xxx hi luisa 2011_12_27_20:28:04.194 067.003.073.xxx Tina and Maggie say HI!! 2011_12_27_20:31:18.019 193.200.150.xxx PEZ rocks 2011_12_27_20:31:22.017 193.200.150.xxx PEZ rocks 2011_12_27_20:37:07.792 193.200.150.xxx POWER OUTAGE!!! 2011_12_27_20:41:42.594 072.081.062.xxx Keep the lights lit! 2011_12_27_20:42:28.577 193.200.150.xxx POWER OUTAGE!!! 2011_12_27_20:46:59.519 069.010.198.xxx GIg Harbor WA says lighst up 2011_12_27_20:52:06.140 068.058.047.xxx Forte, Tillman, Graham, Briggs, Urlacher to Pro Bowl 2011_12_27_21:12:57.116 098.209.214.xxx hey 2011_12_27_21:31:15.909 068.224.073.xxx It's like watching the Komar reality show! (36) 2011_12_27_21:33:14.047 098.209.214.xxx hi alek are you gong to put a timelapse viedo soon 2011_12_27_21:33:22.613 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** Yea, but hopefully not quite the drama as depicted in TV Reality shows ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_21:34:03.609 098.209.214.xxx yea i know that make everything extreme 2011_12_27_21:37:32.850 074.066.029.xxx Sweet lights 2011_12_27_21:38:13.999 098.209.214.xxx yea they are pretty cool i love watching the cams 2011_12_27_21:38:44.152 074.066.029.xxx Where's Hulk 2011_12_27_21:39:56.850 074.066.029.xxx lol...nice! 2011_12_27_21:39:56.491 193.200.150.xxx ahhh 2011_12_27_21:43:39.147 072.240.096.xxx Ello. 2011_12_27_21:44:20.111 072.240.096.xxx Cool stuff. 2011_12_27_21:44:20.965 074.066.029.xxx Keeping up with the Komar-shians 2011_12_27_21:47:33.904 074.055.007.xxx ***ALEK*** HULK says only 13 minutes left to Puny Humans - tomorrow night will be last ***ALEK*** 2011_12_27_21:48:38.475 072.240.096.xxx Hello Ned from Ohio. 2011_12_27_21:49:22.280 072.240.096.xxx Hi, I'm Joyce. 2011_12_27_21:53:35.509 075.159.028.xxx good day 2011_12_27_21:55:34.053 109.151.208.xxx merry christmas world! 2011_12_27_21:58:50.879 074.066.029.xxx Bye 2011_12_27_21:59:30.166 074.066.029.xxx lights out... 2011_12_27_21:59:56.729 068.224.073.xxx LAST POST - Now saving power all night! 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