Parent is not just funny, it is insightful. There should be a +2 mod for that.
When the unicode mapping exploit became known to me, I played around with the SpoofStick extension to Firefox, which mapped the unicode into punycode to make the phishing attempt more apparent. It worked as advertised, but aside from being unbelievably ugly, SpoofStick required creation of yet another toolbar. I use a laptop, so vertical screen space is at a premium. No more toolbars!!
Fortunately, updated Firefox config options allow user to do the punycode mapping in the URL, my personal preference. Problem solved.
But every time a new problem comes along, must we really use another toolbar?
Ryan O'Neal was a rather popular actor in the late '60s. He starred with Ali McGraw in the particularly saccharin "Love Story" in 1970. Could be related.
I named my daughter Stephanie, after Stephanie Powers ("The Girl from Uncle"). I never knew any Stephanies while growing up, now it's one of the top ten names for girls. Go figure.
It IS true that RFID tags are used in tires, just not passenger car tires. I am a retired chip designer and have worked on several designs of these. One of them even had a Goodyear blimp as part of the logo, the work was funded in part by Goodyear.
One important application of RFID tags is for TRUCK tires in fleets. These are very expensive tires and (I am told) the tags are coupled with pressure sensors to help drivers and maintenance personnel read pressures on the tires they can't see. This is something of an inventory control problem, for which RFID tags are particular well suited.
Sure, you can imagine a day when we all are are tracked by our tire signatures at US borders, right now that is just a rejected XFiles script.
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Parent is not just funny, it is insightful. There should be a +2 mod for that.
When the unicode mapping exploit became known to me, I played around with the SpoofStick extension to Firefox, which mapped the unicode into punycode to make the phishing attempt more apparent. It worked as advertised, but aside from being unbelievably ugly, SpoofStick required creation of yet another toolbar. I use a laptop, so vertical screen space is at a premium. No more toolbars!!
Fortunately, updated Firefox config options allow user to do the punycode mapping in the URL, my personal preference. Problem solved.
But every time a new problem comes along, must we really use another toolbar?
Ryan O'Neal was a rather popular actor in the late '60s. He starred with Ali McGraw in the particularly saccharin "Love Story" in 1970. Could be related.
I named my daughter Stephanie, after Stephanie Powers ("The Girl from Uncle"). I never knew any Stephanies while growing up, now it's one of the top ten names for girls. Go figure.
Geez you are such a troll.
It IS true that RFID tags are used in tires, just not passenger car tires. I am a retired chip designer and have worked on several designs of these. One of them even had a Goodyear blimp as part of the logo, the work was funded in part by Goodyear.
One important application of RFID tags is for TRUCK tires in fleets. These are very expensive tires and (I am told) the tags are coupled with pressure sensors to help drivers and maintenance personnel read pressures on the tires they can't see. This is something of an inventory control problem, for which RFID tags are particular well suited.
Sure, you can imagine a day when we all are are tracked by our tire signatures at US borders, right now that is just a rejected XFiles script.
Lighten up already.
As a good buddy of mine used to say, "Any noun can be verbed." And it's true.
Besides, in Soviet Russia, noun verbs you!!
At the very least, when you eat a slime mold,
your Wisdom should go up a point.
Sardonica the Aspirant