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Sensors Gone Wild

Posted by timothy on from the ubiquity-is-everywhere dept.

tulanian writes "forbes.com has an interesting article on networked, intelligent sensors. It mentions an experiment done by DARPA where several dozen magnetic sensors were scattered along a road and passing vehicles could be identified by their magnetic signatures."

6 of 203 comments (clear)

  1. CENSORSHIP IS BAD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We should HANG and BURN all the fucking CENSORS for trying to subdue our free speech! They don't believe in American ideals, so they don't deserve American citizenship! Send them to the gallows!

  2. Obligatory Mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In case it gets slashdotted (forbes.com, it's possible), I'm posting (AC) a link to the story since it's too big to post here.

  3. oh no my privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now they will monitor my toilet so they will know when I make my number twos!

    1. Re:oh no my privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Now they will monitor my toilet so they will know when I make my number twos!

      Man, the entire workforce at my office knows when I destroy the shitter. I mean, I drop a bomb on that motherfucker like Hiroshima. I fucking rock it like nobody's business.

  4. Perfect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now Ellen Fiess will be able to detect when the Fat Linux Hippies have come a stalkin. That is of course if we can get the system to detect lead-asses.

  5. Re:SHORTEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm greek so fuck you! Greeks and Jews run the country.