Taking the "frog in water" tack a step further, let's assume that the RFID chip is currently the same size as the one I just put in my dog. (About the size of a grain of rice, they tell me.) This is probably far too large/intrusive to put in the hand(for Revelations to come to fruition). With the advent on nanotechnology, there is no doubt that these can be made not only smaller in the future, but they also can be made of a 'non-rejectable' material so that the body wouldn't force it out thru the skin. Now let's take it out of the bicep, which has relatively little range of movement. If it were restricted to the upper arm, the reader/receiver would have to be at a certain height, relative to the "average" bicep height. This wouldn't last for long. It needs to be given a more full range of motion, so that employers/sellers/buyers/governments could put the receiver anywhere. What's a place on the body with a great range of motion, could reach either side of a door, capable of going high/low/everywhere? The hand, you say? What a novel concept! This is not a great leap to tie the necessity of having a chip implanted for work to requiring permanent identification for the conduct of everyday life, and as a side note, coming close enough to a 2000 year old prophecy(that I believe, BTW) to allow 'him who has understanding' to 'reckon'.
Not only is it a harsher sentence in this case, but in most[0] jurisdictions, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor is a felony.
[0]No, I have not exhaustively researched this information, I just know of about 5 states and the federal statutes. IANAL
What are the taxes like in Mass., anyone know? Seems like it might not be a bad spot to relocate to, unless, of course, your field is hardlinked to proprietary document formats!
I'm forseeing problems with people who might have objectionable stuff in their browser cache by browsing X-rated sites but at the same time not looking for underage content.
I think a case could be made if you were a "regular" (adult) porn fan who may have a picture in your browser cache of Tracy Lords the day before she turned 18, but to aggregate and save multiple images or films of kiddie porn is completely different. And others are correct, the subject of TFA did not harm any kids directly (his money may have gone to those who do however--supply and demand, you know), and therefore SHOULD be punished differently: The originator should be drawn and quartered in the public square, the guy who created the copy should only have to spend about 20 years in a maximum security prison.
Companies offering (presumably manufacturers') rebates are not looking to decrease their bottom line by offering them at the point of sale. They shouldn't even consider it! We all know that rebates are a 'bait-and-wait' scam where the manufacturers lure customers to products with big dollar rebates, and then bet on the fact that only a small percentage will ever claim them.
As far as the ones that get their boxtops but never pay up, there should be a special level of hell for.
if the would-be shoe bomber's name wasn't on any security list, then checking his ID would do absolutely nothing to prevent him from boarding the plane. No red flags would go up in any search, so he'd be free to board.
IIRC, he was caught trying to ignite the device on the plane in the air. A proper (el-al type) security screening would have caught that.
Let us also not forget that the 9/11 terrorists had valid papers that were checked at the gates, yet their names didn't show up on any lists (due to the inability of the various agencies to share data).
Definitely NOT due to the fact that whenever a list of such 'terror suspects' is put together, the anti-defamation groups start the "racial profiling" and "civil liberties trampling" mantra
So we m-m-m-might have to wait a little while to get on a plane so they can make sure noone has a BOMB in their SHOE? Or wait at another checkpoint/search to catch the guy planning the train bombing?
History has shown that 'terrorists' will try to bring weapons/explosives/harm to the mass transit system. If the bomber gets on the plane, the headlines scream "THE AIRLINES SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE GUY". If they ask for ID and want to look in your bags/pockets/shoes/whatever, the headlines scream "CIVIL LIBERTIES BEING TRAMPLED". Sorry, but we can't have it both ways. It boils down to the fact that we have all become so self-important that we can't be 'inconvenienced' by waiting to make sure people don't try to kill us.
Don't confuse these wafer-thin devices with other prototypes of "electronic paper" on the market, mainly targeted for publishing text. Lunar Design's MicroMedia Paper -- in concept stage only -- is a highly visual, rather than text-driven, concept.
"But Sir, it's only a 'waffer thin device'"
Is it just me, or does the 'snowglobe' video device conjure up images of "Help me Obi-Wan"?
While the above reply is insightful, it kinda misses the point on security. It's not enough for the twin to "know how to talk like a General". For access to most secure facilities, the process is difficult to fake. 1. Drive to the site, showing the guard at the gate an appropriate ID CARD. 2. Proceed to an inner gate, showing a separate ID BADGE (the sticker on your vehicle, as well as the license plate ## must match information on the badge). 3. Use the BADGE to gain entrance to the first door by passing badge over a card reader. 4. BADGE into another reader at the second door, and punch in a personal code. 5. Door number 3 uses another code. 6. Ummmm.....PROFIT!
This is not the method to launch the nukes, mind you--this just gets you into a relatively low-security building.
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"Enormous penis", or "Internet Porn"? They have other songs?
Insert Political/religious/OS statement here.
Really should be more insightful than funny, but that's not for me to decide.
Taking the "frog in water" tack a step further, let's assume that the RFID chip is currently the same size as the one I just put in my dog. (About the size of a grain of rice, they tell me.) This is probably far too large/intrusive to put in the hand(for Revelations to come to fruition). With the advent on nanotechnology, there is no doubt that these can be made not only smaller in the future, but they also can be made of a 'non-rejectable' material so that the body wouldn't force it out thru the skin. Now let's take it out of the bicep, which has relatively little range of movement. If it were restricted to the upper arm, the reader/receiver would have to be at a certain height, relative to the "average" bicep height. This wouldn't last for long. It needs to be given a more full range of motion, so that employers/sellers/buyers/governments could put the receiver anywhere. What's a place on the body with a great range of motion, could reach either side of a door, capable of going high/low/everywhere? The hand, you say? What a novel concept! This is not a great leap to tie the necessity of having a chip implanted for work to requiring permanent identification for the conduct of everyday life, and as a side note, coming close enough to a 2000 year old prophecy(that I believe, BTW) to allow 'him who has understanding' to 'reckon'.
Not only is it a harsher sentence in this case, but in most[0] jurisdictions, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor is a felony. [0]No, I have not exhaustively researched this information, I just know of about 5 states and the federal statutes. IANAL
What are the taxes like in Mass., anyone know?
Seems like it might not be a bad spot to relocate to, unless, of course, your field is hardlinked to proprietary document formats!
How about: "Buy Vista because we won't support XP?"
And others are correct, the subject of TFA did not harm any kids directly (his money may have gone to those who do however--supply and demand, you know), and therefore SHOULD be punished differently: The originator should be drawn and quartered in the public square, the guy who created the copy should only have to spend about 20 years in a maximum security prison.
Companies offering (presumably manufacturers') rebates are not looking to decrease their bottom line by offering them at the point of sale. They shouldn't even consider it!
We all know that rebates are a 'bait-and-wait' scam where the manufacturers lure customers to products with big dollar rebates, and then bet on the fact that only a small percentage will ever claim them.
As far as the ones that get their boxtops but never pay up, there should be a special level of hell for.
So we m-m-m-might have to wait a little while to get on a plane so they can make sure noone has a BOMB in their SHOE? Or wait at another checkpoint/search to catch the guy planning the train bombing?
History has shown that 'terrorists' will try to bring weapons/explosives/harm to the mass transit system. If the bomber gets on the plane, the headlines scream "THE AIRLINES SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE GUY". If they ask for ID and want to look in your bags/pockets/shoes/whatever, the headlines scream "CIVIL LIBERTIES BEING TRAMPLED". Sorry, but we can't have it both ways. It boils down to the fact that we have all become so self-important that we can't be 'inconvenienced' by waiting to make sure people don't try to kill us.
Is it just me, or does the 'snowglobe' video device conjure up images of "Help me Obi-Wan"?
s/Inigo Montoya/Fezzig/
Too general a question. I wouldn't know what books to get my OWN geek friends-'cept this one guy--the little sellout wants an entire .NET library.
The best bet would be the good old impersonal gift card.
Or Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe, or a Far Side gallery.
While the above reply is insightful, it kinda misses the point on security. It's not enough for the twin to "know how to talk like a General". For access to most secure facilities, the process is difficult to fake.
1. Drive to the site, showing the guard at the gate an appropriate ID CARD.
2. Proceed to an inner gate, showing a separate ID BADGE (the sticker on your vehicle, as well as the license plate ## must match information on the badge).
3. Use the BADGE to gain entrance to the first door by passing badge over a card reader.
4. BADGE into another reader at the second door, and punch in a personal code.
5. Door number 3 uses another code.
6. Ummmm.....PROFIT!
This is not the method to launch the nukes, mind you--this just gets you into a relatively low-security building.