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Real ID: You Can Still Fight It
toupsz writes "Bill Scannell has created a website where anyone and everyone can fax their senators regarding the Real ID Act. Note that the act is up for vote on Tuesday, May 10th!
All those against the Act might want to go to Bill's site: UnrealID.com.
Thanks, Cory from BoingBoing!"
now it's to late for everyone as it's has been /.
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kabooom!
when this site gets slashdotted, how are we supposed to fight it?!
Wouldn't it be more productive to attempt to persuade the President to use his much-neglected Line-Item Veto than to attempt to stop a military spending bill for one of its riders?
That what was all this school was for... to teach us how to solve our own problems. -- janeowit
What are editors for, again?
Complaining about
Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
UnrealID: Tournament Edition
All your Sybase are belong to us.
I actually don't oppose the Read ID on the grounds that it's invading my privacy or anything, but that I don't think it'll help much and it's going to cost a lot.
"I have never won a debate with an ignorant person." -Ali ibn Abi Talib
Vwls wst bndwdth.
All movements for social change begin as missions, evolve into businesses, and end up as rackets.
what we really need is to have a world wide identification system, that is also tied to a universal screenname/email etc. also, this should be the sole form of credit currency. this chip should be placed in the skin, preferably on the forhead or hand.
we shall call it... the mark of the best!!!
(note, while im kinda making this a light hearted jab, i realized in all honesty that its not a happy matter for the people that will still be on the earth when this is inacted)
I dont even have a senator, you American-centric clods!
That's ok, I have two. You want one of them?
http://publicvoidlife.blogspot.com
Look at the no child left behind act. Oh yes, that do SOOOO well didn't it?
Evidently not...
In America, we call those people Commies/terrorists.
Another REAL product? Will this ID included embeded Spyware an Adware like all their other products?
- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
what is so bad?
1.) See Roman empire for downfall.
2.) Hackers are going to know everything about you by walking past you. They can even cut your finger off and use your precious Biometric security enabled device because they'll know your 16-digit password is your social security number plus your last name and birthday, Mr. Smith.
3.) You don't need an ID to take off with a plane from Canada and smash it into whatever the expletive you want.
RIGHT! Doing nothing is MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE! Everyone, the government is trying to pass legislation to put tracking devices in everyone's ass! Quick, let's all sit around and read about the new XBOX...that'll stop em!!!