Yes, you can and it's not very expensive. It works a little differently, though, in that you can't read it from a satellite. Animal Control or the Humane Society or your vet will have a handheld scanner that will pick up the trace from the implant when they pass it over the animal's shoulderblades (where the chip is implanted) and display its information. In that respect, it isn't much different than a dog tag. Dog tags and collars can come off, though.
This has been in the works at Cadillac for years now. I'm surprised that it hasn't been on Slashdot before now.
And anyway, it's not the entire windshield, it's just a small rectangle at the lower edge directly in front of the steering wheel. The idea is that it gives you IR highlights of what's in front of you without obscuring your normal vision.
The fact that it's wireless is irrelevant. It doesn't matter what medium the signal travels through, whether it's air or copper, bandwidth is bandwidth. It's dependant on the transmission frequency. If the transmitting tower is only capable of a total aggregate bandwitdh of 44Mbps, then it has to be shared by all users of that tower.
Probably what will happen is that you will have to purchase levels of service like with ADSL, rather than a single speed level that's shared by all users (like cable modems).
"Cisco technology in the base station would allow 3,000 simultaneous users to receive data 1,000 times faster than they would from a typical voice line."
For 3000 simultaneous users at ~28k, you'd need about 80meg. For 3000 at 1000x ~28k, you'd need an 80,000meg pipe (~80Gb). Someone please check my numbers, because either the article is fscked or I can't do simple arithmetic.
It's about time that our legal system started to realize that there are some major differences in the computer industry where traditional laws and interpretations have a significantly different impact. Let's hope we see more 'net-savvy judges in times to come!
I have to agree with the author. About 18 months ago, we acquired a new CEO that is EXTREMELY technology oriented. One of his main goals is a totally paperless office. He refuses to accept anything on paper that could be given to him electronically. And while this attitude is virtually required to push the rest of the company, it's like pulling teeth. I (as the network admin) continue to see more and more paper wasted, especially now that my users have access to the WWW via our new T-1.
So what's the answer? How do we get people to stop printing things that don't need to be printed? I'm not talking about things that are easier to work with when printed, I'm talking about endless two-line emails et. al. that get glanced at then deleted (and printed, of course, so you have a hard copy for archives...)
My CEO has the right idea, but I think constant education on things like how to sort and file e-documents and how to find them later on is a requirement. I just don't see companies putting a lot of emphesis on training (especially something low-priority like this).
SSN numbers should never be used for ID anyway. It's only a tiny step from there to issuing federal ID cards since everyone already has an SSN.
Legally, noone except the IRS can require you to provide your SSN as a form of ID. I've had several issues with school or banks, etc. with trying to register by using something besides my SSN.
I applaud the students for standing up to their privacy rights, but they should not be settling for a mere increase in security.
Unless an implanted microchip gives me superfast reflexes or allows me to play Q3 without a computer, you're not getting a microchip implanted in me without a fight.
I'm glad to see that this issue will apparently be resolved quickly. My biggest concern was that more and more companies would be releasing non-GPL versions under the claim that "it's still beta and therefore internal" and then just have continual beta releases, thereby circumventing the license.
I look at it this way. If I buy a PS2 next fall, I don't need to worry about there only being 5 PS2 games out for it because I can always buy PS1 games to play. I think you need backwards compatibility to keep the older games (that are still fun to play and still a viable sale) from dying.
They do the same thing here in Michigan, but by law can only put information printed on the front of the license in the mag strip, and it's not all that hard to read the strip with a card reader to verify the information that's in it.
Being qualified to fly a jet should be irrelevant. I'm not qualified to drive a speedboat, yet I enter the boat giveaway at the boat show every year. Should I be denied?
Just because it's a military aircraft is meaningless as well. It's already possible and legal for a civilian to own and fly a stripped-down F-14 Tomcat purchased from military surplus. Last time I checked, one of those could be had for around $300K.
Lastly, I don't think this guy actually thought they were giving away a jet. I'm of the opinion that he just wanted to call Pepsi's bluff. Wouldn't you?
I'm hardly a lawyer so I don't know the grey areas, but it's already illegal for the FBI or local police to tap a phone line without a warrant. Yes, anyone can sniff data off of "public" networks, but these people doing the sniffing are not also controlling access to cryptography technology. If we allow the Fed to watch all our communication, what incentive do they have to ease restrictions on encryption? For that matter, WHY should they? It would only server to hinder themselves in their "crime fighting" tactics.
I disagree. CODC releases BO to point out security holes. Their whole philosphy with BO is "someone else should fix the security holes". Their efforts could be more productively focused towards providing software to make systems MORE secure, not less (incidentally making them some bucks in the process). The security specialists can't churn out protection software as fast as the trojans (or virii, or whatever) can be released and proliferate, leaving us (system admins) stuck in the danger zone. This is just going to create one more headache for me that I won't be able to do anything about. Doesn't it make more sense to have them (CODC et. al.) on our side instead of on the bad guys'?
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British pilots would do this in the Falkland Islands for amusment. Sounds pretty funny to me, the sight of 10,000 penguins slowly falling over backwards in unison.
I used these at Comdex last November. They were surprisingly easy to use. I can't vouche for long-term ergonomic effects, but they were comfortable short-term. Probably the best thing about them was that I could use a GUI without constantly taking my hands off the keyboard. It was a little tricky to learn (left foot forward and back for left and right-click, right foot for moving the cursor) but didn't take long.
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Yes, you can and it's not very expensive. It works a little differently, though, in that you can't read it from a satellite. Animal Control or the Humane Society or your vet will have a handheld scanner that will pick up the trace from the implant when they pass it over the animal's shoulderblades (where the chip is implanted) and display its information. In that respect, it isn't much different than a dog tag. Dog tags and collars can come off, though.
This has been in the works at Cadillac for years now. I'm surprised that it hasn't been on Slashdot before now.
And anyway, it's not the entire windshield, it's just a small rectangle at the lower edge directly in front of the steering wheel. The idea is that it gives you IR highlights of what's in front of you without obscuring your normal vision.
Or they open poem repair shops.
The fact that it's wireless is irrelevant. It doesn't matter what medium the signal travels through, whether it's air or copper, bandwidth is bandwidth. It's dependant on the transmission frequency. If the transmitting tower is only capable of a total aggregate bandwitdh of 44Mbps, then it has to be shared by all users of that tower.
Probably what will happen is that you will have to purchase levels of service like with ADSL, rather than a single speed level that's shared by all users (like cable modems).
According to the article:
"Cisco technology in the base station would allow 3,000 simultaneous users to receive data 1,000 times faster than they would from a typical voice line."
For 3000 simultaneous users at ~28k, you'd need about 80meg. For 3000 at 1000x ~28k, you'd need an 80,000meg pipe (~80Gb). Someone please check my numbers, because either the article is fscked or I can't do simple arithmetic.
It's about time that our legal system started to realize that there are some major differences in the computer industry where traditional laws and interpretations have a significantly different impact. Let's hope we see more 'net-savvy judges in times to come!
Mine are all named after classic arcade games. They all have names like
Sinistar
Xevious
PacMan
Pong
Galaga
etc.
I have to agree with the author. About 18 months ago, we acquired a new CEO that is EXTREMELY technology oriented. One of his main goals is a totally paperless office. He refuses to accept anything on paper that could be given to him electronically. And while this attitude is virtually required to push the rest of the company, it's like pulling teeth. I (as the network admin) continue to see more and more paper wasted, especially now that my users have access to the WWW via our new T-1.
So what's the answer? How do we get people to stop printing things that don't need to be printed? I'm not talking about things that are easier to work with when printed, I'm talking about endless two-line emails et. al. that get glanced at then deleted (and printed, of course, so you have a hard copy for archives...)
My CEO has the right idea, but I think constant education on things like how to sort and file e-documents and how to find them later on is a requirement. I just don't see companies putting a lot of emphesis on training (especially something low-priority like this).
SSN numbers should never be used for ID anyway. It's only a tiny step from there to issuing federal ID cards since everyone already has an SSN.
Legally, noone except the IRS can require you to provide your SSN as a form of ID. I've had several issues with school or banks, etc. with trying to register by using something besides my SSN.
I applaud the students for standing up to their privacy rights, but they should not be settling for a mere increase in security.
Unless an implanted microchip gives me superfast reflexes or allows me to play Q3 without a computer, you're not getting a microchip implanted in me without a fight.
Did you know that the US has like 4% of the world's population but over 50% of the world's lawyers? Everybody wants their chance to roll the dice.
What is it with sue-happy americans?
(Yes, I'm an american and I'm shamed by this garbage)
I'm glad to see that this issue will apparently be resolved quickly. My biggest concern was that more and more companies would be releasing non-GPL versions under the claim that "it's still beta and therefore internal" and then just have continual beta releases, thereby circumventing the license.
I look at it this way. If I buy a PS2 next fall, I don't need to worry about there only being 5 PS2 games out for it because I can always buy PS1 games to play. I think you need backwards compatibility to keep the older games (that are still fun to play and still a viable sale) from dying.
They do the same thing here in Michigan, but by law can only put information printed on the front of the license in the mag strip, and it's not all that hard to read the strip with a card reader to verify the information that's in it.
Being qualified to fly a jet should be irrelevant. I'm not qualified to drive a speedboat, yet I enter the boat giveaway at the boat show every year. Should I be denied?
Just because it's a military aircraft is meaningless as well. It's already possible and legal for a civilian to own and fly a stripped-down F-14 Tomcat purchased from military surplus. Last time I checked, one of those could be had for around $300K.
Lastly, I don't think this guy actually thought they were giving away a jet. I'm of the opinion that he just wanted to call Pepsi's bluff. Wouldn't you?
I'm hardly a lawyer so I don't know the grey areas, but it's already illegal for the FBI or local police to tap a phone line without a warrant. Yes, anyone can sniff data off of "public" networks, but these people doing the sniffing are not also controlling access to cryptography technology. If we allow the Fed to watch all our communication, what incentive do they have to ease restrictions on encryption? For that matter, WHY should they? It would only server to hinder themselves in their "crime fighting" tactics.
I disagree. CODC releases BO to point out security holes. Their whole philosphy with BO is "someone else should fix the security holes". Their efforts could be more productively focused towards providing software to make systems MORE secure, not less (incidentally making them some bucks in the process). The security specialists can't churn out protection software as fast as the trojans (or virii, or whatever) can be released and proliferate, leaving us (system admins) stuck in the danger zone. This is just going to create one more headache for me that I won't be able to do anything about.
Doesn't it make more sense to have them (CODC et. al.) on our side instead of on the bad guys'?
They do it becasue they can. Most irritating.
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I won't say first, even though i am.
British pilots would do this in the Falkland Islands for amusment. Sounds pretty funny to me, the sight of 10,000 penguins slowly falling over backwards in unison.
My house is already too cold as it is. Besides, how would you get it to sit on top of your monitor all the time?
NOT THE FIRST POST!!! WOO HOO!!!
I used these at Comdex last November. They were surprisingly easy to use. I can't vouche for long-term ergonomic effects, but they were comfortable short-term. Probably the best thing about them was that I could use a GUI without constantly taking my hands off the keyboard. It was a little tricky to learn (left foot forward and back for left and right-click, right foot for moving the cursor) but didn't take long.