Going Cyrillic

Slang for when a graphical display (LED panel, bit-mapped text and graphics) starts to display garbage, as in "The thing just went Cyrillic on me."

Source: http://www.netlingo.com/word/going-cyrillic.php, http://www.wired.com/1995/12/jargon-watch-33/

This app is a simulator of that effect. It draws random green characters on a black screen while making a delightfully horrible noise.

Development todo list

• Detect significant shock (e.g. dropped phone) and start app so people think the phone is broken
• More realistic text
• Alternate more to make it look like a snow crash
• Instead of drawing on a black screen, consider drawing on a screen-shot of the desktop/home-screen (or other previously visible screen state)
• Use actual Cyrillic characters