345,676 microseconds into the future... You step out of the local RFID'sRUS, bandage under your left armpit, with your new Implant-A-Scan Patent Pending; fully loaded with all the pertinant information. You stand at the taxi stand and when, for the first time, you get into the next available cab and say "Home"; the driver presses a button on the dash and the scanner registers your address, calculates the fare and deducts the amount from you E-Account. As you near your residence, you say, "Stop here, I think I will walk the rest of the way home". As the cab sidles to the curb, the scanner recalculates the fare difference and redeposits the balance to your account. Nearing the crosswalk, the PedestOScan® recognizes your implant and automatically changes the traffic signal to RED and gives you the WALK signal, since there is no traffic being scanned. PSSSST... PSSSST, Bill. You stop, look around, see nothing, continue walking. "Bill Smith, I'm talking to you, over here, in the alleyway". You turn, walk to the alley and in the darkness you see a figure in the shadows. "How do you know my name?", you ask leerily. "Easy, with this Portascan®". "But aren't those only for Police only?". "Sure they are, but that's not why I called you". As the stranger looks down at the reader, he says, "According the scanner, you've been arrested once for drug possession". "Hey, wait a minute, that was over ten years ago". you protest loudly. "Don't get all bent out of shape, I just want to know if you want to but some coke?" "No, I don't do drugs anymore, I have a good job and I don't want to screw it up". "Hey, I was just askin'". Shaking your head, you continue on your way home. As you near your residence, you hear the automatic door lock release letting you in without fumbling for your keys. "Good Evening, Bill", chimes the HouseMaster® computer."The time is now four-thirtyfour, you have six new messages, the last from the bank with an URGENT flag attached". "Play last message", you state quizzically. "This is Michael Thompson, your service representative at Central Office of Chase Bank". "Mike, what's up?". "Bill, we just had a flag raise on your account concerning a withdrawl made at four-fifteen, normally we don't register E-Withdrawls®, but since this one is just under your threshold limit, we thought we should inquire". "I didn't make any withdrawls at that time, Mike, but I did have an encounter with a stranger with what I believe to be an illegally possessed Portascan®" "Don't worry sir, the withdrawl has been registered, you account is insured and the Police will arrive in twentyfive minutes to take your statement, sorry for the inconcenience, Mr. Smith".
Watches/bracelets/rings can be stolen. Tie tacks or lapel pins or key fobs or medallions such as a St. Christopher medal/crucifixes would be more apropos. Small pins such as those used by security services could also serve as well. How about high tech dog tags? People with dentures/bridges can embed them in their appliances. False finger nails also come to mind. Sewing them into articles of clothing like bookbags, breifcases, hats, ties, cufflinks, buttons. Need I continue? Whats more important, is that they can readily be discarded, not so with bodily implantation.
Skills will only get you so far Degrees will only get you so far Certifications will only get you so far but... If you combine all three, you can be assured that you will be noticed, by no means will you be guarenteed a job. Only demonstrated skills based on years of experience can make the difference. Of course having photos of the CEO/HR/Union Official f**king a goat wouldn't hurt either.
Bats eat mosquitos. Eliminate bats, there will be an increase in the mosquito population, thereby increasing the chance of blood-born diseases. Typical human thinking is to blame nature for man's stupidity.
It's not nice to F**K with MA Nature, she's a real B**ch to placate.
the article states that the implants cannot be lost or stolen *BULL* Security Officer:"What happened to you implant to the Nuclear Materials Area? Employee: "I cut it out and gave it to the terrorists in exchange for my wife and childrens lives". Security Officer:"No Christmas bonus for you".
NEWS ITEM: Today it was discovered that 14 billion euros in uncut diamonds was stolen from the Brussels diamond exchange. NEWS ITEM: Three bodies of the missing diamond exchange employees were found with their right arms severed, apparently while they were still alive and without anesthesia.
Question: if brainwaves are used to control electronic devices, will the next step be that the electronic devices control the brainwaves?
Another question: who has the intelectual property rights to my brainwaves?
Still another question: are the thought police just around the corner?
It's quite simple, run your ass off for years, do all the meanial jobs (on your own time), make your bosses look great while they trash your credibility.
Then, when all the higher ups than you take your credit for doing a great job, leave. When it comes down to your bosses understanding what the heck you did, they will have absolutly no clue. THEN!!, come back as a consultant and make obscene amounts of money off of them. If this does not work, the job was not worth it in the first place, reguardless of the money. Get a clue and move on. God does funny things to funny people, believe it or not.
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345,676 microseconds into the future...
You step out of the local RFID'sRUS,
bandage under your left armpit, with your new Implant-A-Scan Patent Pending; fully loaded with all the pertinant information.
You stand at the taxi stand and when, for the first time, you get into the next available cab and say "Home"; the driver presses a button on the dash and the scanner registers your address, calculates the fare and deducts the amount from you E-Account.
As you near your residence, you say, "Stop here, I think I will walk the rest of the way home". As the cab sidles to the curb, the scanner recalculates the fare difference and redeposits the balance to your account.
Nearing the crosswalk, the PedestOScan® recognizes your implant and automatically changes the traffic signal to RED and gives you the WALK signal, since there is no traffic being scanned.
PSSSST...
PSSSST, Bill.
You stop, look around, see nothing, continue walking.
"Bill Smith, I'm talking to you, over here, in the alleyway".
You turn, walk to the alley and in the darkness you see a figure in the shadows. "How do you know my name?", you ask leerily. "Easy, with this Portascan®".
"But aren't those only for Police only?".
"Sure they are, but that's not why I called you".
As the stranger looks down at the reader, he says, "According the scanner, you've been arrested once for drug possession".
"Hey, wait a minute, that was over ten years ago". you protest loudly.
"Don't get all bent out of shape, I just want to know if you want to but some coke?"
"No, I don't do drugs anymore, I have a good job and I don't want to screw it up".
"Hey, I was just askin'".
Shaking your head, you continue on your way home. As you near your residence, you hear the automatic door lock release letting you in without fumbling for your keys.
"Good Evening, Bill", chimes the HouseMaster® computer."The time is now four-thirtyfour, you have six new messages, the last from the bank with an URGENT flag attached".
"Play last message", you state quizzically.
"This is Michael Thompson, your service representative at Central Office of Chase Bank".
"Mike, what's up?".
"Bill, we just had a flag raise on your account concerning a withdrawl made at four-fifteen, normally we don't register E-Withdrawls®, but since this one is just under your threshold limit, we thought we should inquire".
"I didn't make any withdrawls at that time, Mike, but I did have an encounter with a stranger with what I believe to be an illegally possessed Portascan®"
"Don't worry sir, the withdrawl has been registered, you account is insured and the Police will arrive in twentyfive minutes to take your statement, sorry for the inconcenience, Mr. Smith".
Watches/bracelets/rings can be stolen.
Tie tacks or lapel pins or key fobs or medallions such as a St. Christopher medal/crucifixes would be more apropos.
Small pins such as those used by security services could also serve as well.
How about high tech dog tags?
People with dentures/bridges can embed them in their appliances.
False finger nails also come to mind. Sewing them into articles of clothing like bookbags, breifcases, hats, ties, cufflinks, buttons.
Need I continue?
Whats more important, is that they can readily be discarded, not so with bodily implantation.
Honestly Professor, I did my homework...
but Homeland Security confiscated it.
Skills will only get you so far
Degrees will only get you so far
Certifications will only get you so far
but...
If you combine all three, you can be assured that you will be noticed, by no means will you be guarenteed a job. Only demonstrated skills based on years of experience can make the difference. Of course having photos of the CEO/HR/Union Official f**king a goat wouldn't hurt either.
If coffee is the persuasion tool of choice, I suggest that you buy more coffee.
brought to you by the International Coffee Board.
No exceptions
Except one - Flying Ninja Monkey Robots
Bats eat mosquitos.
Eliminate bats, there will be an increase in the mosquito population, thereby increasing the chance of blood-born diseases.
Typical human thinking is to blame nature for man's stupidity.
It's not nice to F**K with MA Nature, she's a real B**ch to placate.
Yes you did choose to be born, your parents, your clothes...etc ad infinitum.
Don't you remember?
the article states that the implants cannot be lost or stolen *BULL*
Security Officer:"What happened to you implant to the Nuclear Materials Area?
Employee: "I cut it out and gave it to the terrorists in exchange for my wife and childrens lives".
Security Officer:"No Christmas bonus for you".
NEWS ITEM: Today it was discovered that 14 billion euros in uncut diamonds was stolen from the Brussels diamond exchange.
NEWS ITEM: Three bodies of the missing diamond exchange employees were found with their right arms severed, apparently while they were still alive and without anesthesia.
Question: if brainwaves are used to control electronic devices, will the next step be that the electronic devices control the brainwaves?
Another question: who has the intelectual property rights to my brainwaves?
Still another question: are the thought police just around the corner?
The true brainwasher is the television box that you are stuck to. If all that life has to give you is gangsters, guns and the next episode...GAL!
It's quite simple, run your ass off for years, do all the meanial jobs (on your own time), make your bosses look great while they trash your credibility. Then, when all the higher ups than you take your credit for doing a great job, leave. When it comes down to your bosses understanding what the heck you did, they will have absolutly no clue. THEN!!, come back as a consultant and make obscene amounts of money off of them. If this does not work, the job was not worth it in the first place, reguardless of the money. Get a clue and move on. God does funny things to funny people, believe it or not.
Better to form a team than to become a contractor
A place with a scary database (search engine) mating with a place with scary (Cray YMP) computers. How scary can that be.Hmmmmmmmmm