I could have said "lots of lawyers and therefore no sense of humour", but the reverse is also true. I'm not sure if it's a cause/effect relationship, and if so, in what order.
Perhaps you should seek a large organization without lots of lawyers and with a sense of humour? Those, while likely rare, at least seem possible.
Every time the Olympics come to a city, they have lawyers run around threatening all the long-established Greek restaurants, travel companies, etc. Anyone know how they managed to obtain obtained such an overarching trademark/ownership on that word? I understand Zeus wants a word with them.
"First they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Of course, you have to pick your battles. You have to be careful when you poke a large organization with lots of lawyers and no sense of humour. (Note to self: fix up site to be "more poking".)
The routing of the information might be complex. Also, there might be conditions involved in handling the information, such as form data entry checking. Since a reader might not understand a given form, that information should be bundled with the "form". Perhaps there should be a standard scripting format to allow the RFID information to do smart routing and processing? The scripts could be automatically executed by the reader to save time.
For the people worried about the privacy problems with RFID tagging everything: Give it to Microsoft. No, really! As soon as they start doing RFID for Windows, someone will have the bright idea of allowing RFID readers to automatically execute any arbitrary code that it finds on an RFID tag. Then we all just have to start wearing viral RFID tags.
There was once when our Top Secret RCMP agents were fighting it out with foreign agents in the suburbs of Ottawa. We subdued them, but the police were about to arrive. (A few hand-grenades had been used.) As the other players wondered what to do, I loudly stated that we arrest them. "...... oh yeah." (After that, we were always sent on missions outside of Canada.;)
How about the first non-Photoshopped "ALL YOUR BASE" digital billboard? Some people might remember that, but "Klaatu" from Army of Darkness is ancient forgotten history. The Earth doesn't stand still, you know!
There were LED signs in British post-offices (cira 1988) that got their messages from data piggybacked on BBC-TV signals. If there are any still in use, I might have a copy of the source code somewhere... (Doubt it, they were a kludge abomination even then.)
There's probably laws against any kind of animated display on a moving vehicle. (i.e. non-constant.) When the Ontario gov sent out the RFP for the 401 highway signs on Toronto, the controller firmware couldn't have any capability for flashing, animation or moving letters. ("Well, don't use it." "Not good enough.")
Of course, with enough green pass-slips, I'm sure that some selective law enforcement could be arranged.
The systems that determine what radio stations people driving by are listening to probably depend on leakage from the radio tuners. Since this isn't a protected usage of the radio spectrum, a simple low-power circuit that "leaks" a jamming signal to overpower their spy receiver would be a nice project. (It wouldn't interfere with radio listening because the signal would be offset from the station by the radio IF frequency.) It's a privacy invasion system that deserves to be hacked.
"Damnit, everyone on that road listens to Country, why aren't our ads for BillyBob Beer selling?!"
The @Biz computer section of the Toronto Star was almost all Linux stories today. Here's a link to the links to the stories (No soul-sucking required.) I was going to submit it, but it's been a busy day and I'm going to bed. If someone hasn't submitted it, now might be a good time...
Tyler Hamilton has things to say about Linux zealots. Ahem.
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Perhaps you should seek a large organization without lots of lawyers and with a sense of humour? Those, while likely rare, at least seem possible.
Every time the Olympics come to a city, they have lawyers run around threatening all the long-established Greek restaurants, travel companies, etc. Anyone know how they managed to obtain obtained such an overarching trademark/ownership on that word? I understand Zeus wants a word with them.
Of course, you have to pick your battles. You have to be careful when you poke a large organization with lots of lawyers and no sense of humour. (Note to self: fix up site to be "more poking".)
Can't get me! I'll look at all tag data in the Preview Pane before opening them. That ought to be safe.
Perhaps Microsoft might do VB for Tags?
For the people worried about the privacy problems with RFID tagging everything: Give it to Microsoft. No, really! As soon as they start doing RFID for Windows, someone will have the bright idea of allowing RFID readers to automatically execute any arbitrary code that it finds on an RFID tag. Then we all just have to start wearing viral RFID tags.
So using a large number of proprietary systems rather than a universal standard is a good thing?
I doubt even Lord Byron invented the idea. It seems to be something universal in the human spirit. He just said it so cultural. :^)
No, I'm sure that HR people with half a brain exist. It's the far end of the curve, but there must be some of them.
Being right-brain dominant means that you're sinister not stupid.
There was once when our Top Secret RCMP agents were fighting it out with foreign agents in the suburbs of Ottawa. We subdued them, but the police were about to arrive. (A few hand-grenades had been used.) As the other players wondered what to do, I loudly stated that we arrest them. ".. .. .. oh yeah." (After that, we were always sent on missions outside of Canada. ;)
So I guess trying to swamp their receiver with "votes" for the local Industrial Femminist Metal-Bach station just isn't in the card eh?
It's later on in that section in the Classified ads: "#666 Astrologers, Psychics & Suckholes"
Ha! Sure, you like what Tyler Hamilton says this week, but Slashdot hasn't always received his stories gracefully. :^)
The Toronto Star's @Biz section stories were all-but-one about Linux yesterday. (The Tux with sling was big across the front.)
They run a sock-puppet site where they have all sorts of out-of-context IRC quotes to prove that critics are eeevil beings sent by Xenu.
How about the first non-Photoshopped "ALL YOUR BASE" digital billboard? Some people might remember that, but "Klaatu" from Army of Darkness is ancient forgotten history. The Earth doesn't stand still, you know!
Leave a little fly-power transmitter near their sign and tell them what station everyone is listening to.
There were LED signs in British post-offices (cira 1988) that got their messages from data piggybacked on BBC-TV signals. If there are any still in use, I might have a copy of the source code somewhere... (Doubt it, they were a kludge abomination even then.)
Of course, with enough green pass-slips, I'm sure that some selective law enforcement could be arranged.
"Damnit, everyone on that road listens to Country, why aren't our ads for BillyBob Beer selling?!"
Of course they do citizen. It is very strange that you ask.
Bwahahahaha! You've never played D&D with the original three books. Even after Greyhawk (Sup I, 1976), it was pretty clunky.
Locked room? Hmm, according to the map, this wall is ten feet thick, and the exit is on the other side. Stone to Flesh! Start cutting boys...
Tyler Hamilton has things to say about Linux zealots. Ahem.