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McNealy Calls for National ID Card Too
Syre writes: "Well McNealy's at it again calling for a national ID card (a smart card powered by Java, anyone?)." So let's get this straight: Oracle wants a national ID card powered by Oracle. Sun wants a national ID card powered by Java. (Even though the U.S. already has a national ID card, since the states are in the process of linking their driver's license databases together.) Is there any company that doesn't want to exploit a tragedy for financial gain? And didn't each and every one of the hijackers present valid ID?
The Oracle ID card would have an initial cost of $100,000 and require a fulltime DBA to administer.
A long time ago, this man was respectable.
Dude, you must be way older than me, because I can't remember a time when McNealy was ever respectable.
Mockable? Loud-mouthed? Two-faced? Yes.Yes.Yes.
No, no, NO!
.how DARE you criticize our government during this time of crisis and national unity behind our leaders?
This time, it's gonna work. You just watch and see!
Oh, and by the way. .
If you build a house, I want to know who you are. Otherwise you might be able to combine different household chemicals to create chemical weapons that could wipe out the world.
If you have privacy, I want to know who you are. Anytime the government does not have complete control over what you are doing is a security risk. We cannot not let petty issues like "freedom" stand in the way of protecting American ideals.
F-bacher
James Tiberius Kirk: "Spock, the women on your planet are logical. No other planet in the galaxy can make that claim."
so I could host my homepage on the card.
Why should they get to decide what goes on MY id card?....I could see it now, at the checkout line sliding my card through the reader,
and the checkout clerk says
"hey did you do those animations yourself? that's really cool!"
"The Most Fun Possible on 4 wheels" is at SunBuggy in Las Vegas
My local Taco Bell doesnt take credit cards.
National ID Card? They dont take checks either.
Aha, We can starve the terrorists!
Shit. Ellison is the Beast?
These terrible people, taking advantage of such tragedies...
In completely unrelated break through, I will be selling white t-shirts with "Check out this shirt, I'm a real American!" written on it with black magic marker. Only 29.95.
Orders to come in anytime now.
He's the catch, I want it tattooed right in the crack of my ass. I belive that this would be great. Think about it:
Authority Abusing Cop: "I need to see your ID tatoo son"
Me: Gulps down last spoon of Super Ass Ripper Chilli, "Alright, but you're going to have to get nice and close, there's not much light in here officer"
Best idea I've had all week.
I've got my religion. You don't need to see my identification.
Tarkwyn.
If I remember correctly, the official way to pronounce Tcl was ``tickle'', so then everybody in the USA would have a tickle ID, a license to tickle! I like it, a new reason to bring your ID to bars!
Best Slashdot comment ever
Sign me up, but I want full medical/dental coverage and guaranteed employment in whatever field I'm competant in, with an option for self employment.
If you're reading this, then your Slashdot ID and your geek code will probably be enough for them...
Government suggests National ID card, complete with DNA: "No, not a chance, keep away from me Big Brother!"
Ellison suggests National ID card, tracked in an national Oracle DB: "No! What are you, son kind of nut? This isn't Japan, buddy!"
McNealy suggests National ID card, powered by Java: "No! Now go away and stop trying to oppress me!"
However...
Microsoft suggests a National ID card, powered by WindowsID: "Gee, you really think that's a good idea, huh? Well, OK, if the world's richest man says it's really for our own good, I'll go along."
Then, from across the ocean, the people of France hear a loud, collective "Moo"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
a poem by Drew
--///--
Ellison's motives come from below.
Look in his eyes. What do they show?
You may think that smile is for the stockholders,
but his home is Hades, where all evil smoulders.
His Chief DBA is the Dark Prince of Lies,
His unholy power is version 9i.
You thought that this baby ate up RAM before?
For version 9i, you'll buy six times more!
What violence will come of these columns and rows?
SQL*plus is the reaper of souls!
To commit is sure folly; to roll-back, calamity.
A cartesian join will doom all of humanity!
Constraints are forged of titanium chains,
and triggers are hardwired into your brain.
A single long int marks your identity --
The mark of the beast is a primary key.
The language of Satan? PL/SQL --
How else would he store his procedures in Hell?
You'll live in dread fear of the keyword DELETE.
The mark of the beast is a primary key.
Oracle 9i is a harbinger of Dark!
(But I cannot say more; nor publish benchmarks.)
But you value your soul, so my words you will heed:
The mark of the beast is a primary key.
--///--
Thank you.