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An ID Number for Everything

Posted by michael on from the technology-is-not-neutral dept.

jon323456 writes "Put this in your privacy pipe and smoke it. According to news.com, MIT researchers have cooked up a new barcode that has enough dataspace to include a unique serial number for everything. And in combination with RFID tags...."

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  1. Hmm. by nepheles · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wonder how much MIT paid VA Software today...

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  2. Re:Pushing the limits by flyneye · · Score: 0, Troll

    look at that chia...we bring up some thoughts bearing concideration as side threads and some cheetoes corked geek with no sense of humor and a few points to burn points his booger encrusted index at the mouse and calls us trolls.
    (the ann landers and politically correct among us,are likely recessive traits caused by pi**ing in the gene pool)

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  3. Redneck technology by TurtleBlue · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Every molecule on Earth is what the MIT boys said," Abell said.

    Wow, them MIT boys shure know their tech-nology!

    on a side note, with radio frequency barcodes can I phone my cereal to pour itself? I'm still waiting for that oven I can call from my cell to turn itself on... or a successful internet business model.