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NYC Wants to Ban Geiger Counters

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-you-can't-monitor-can't-hurt-you dept.

Ellis D. Tripp noted a village voice article about attempts in NYC to pass a law requiring permits for air monitoring devices including apparently geiger counters. I'm sure everyone will feel much safer not knowing anything.

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  1. Re:RTFA by bugs2squash · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If NYC is worried about bad geiger counters, have one of the universities create a low-cost calibration and test program and then offer all who pass an oppotunity to join in a web ring or something. Seems to me like a good way to get the city monitored for almost free and to give the authorities a heads up if there are lots of spurious readings. Sounds like a win-win to me, how expensive could a basic check be ?

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