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Harnessing Subatomic Effects for Product Authentication
Anon writes: "Israeli company Microtag claims to have come up with a way to avoid counterfits, and they mean everything from CDs to clothes to cash to vegetable seeds. Mix several micrograms of their 'magic powder' - which is engineered with a unique identification using the matter's spin - into your product - and later you can verify its authenticity with a relatively low-cost reader. Although their presumption is that no-one else will be able to create this 'magic powder' (which is probably only a matter of time and enough money), an Israeli article claims that Motorola and even the Bank of England are interested in the technology."
...but you can't cook that bean in this pot. You can use that pot but that pot wont work with your stove. You may want to call the manufacturer to get that other pot activated for your new stove.
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Mod him up for humor, just to throw a monkey wrench into his plans.
Why is Grand Theft Auto a much more serious crime than Reckless Driving?
Whenever I hear claims of some company being "interested in" some technology, I imagine the following scenario:
(at trade show)
salesman: "Hey, we've got a magic powder that we can mix into stuff and do cool stuff with it and stuff"
joe schmoe:"Yeah, that would be kinda cool if you can make it work. Maybe then I'd even buy some of it for myself"
salesman:"What company do you work for Sir?"
joe schmoe:"Motorola. Why do you ask?"
It seems like someone is planing another adventure in venture capital. Improbable + investment = angry_shareholders + carribian_vacation.
--Jimmy has fancy plans; and pants to match.