Hi Bill!
The first one I want is the automatic speed/psycho limit on cars. Driving
in a parking lot? Your car *will* go a maximum of 10mph. School zone?
15mph. Floor it if you want, it maxes at the speed limit. Won't need any
speed bumps. Police want to talk to you? Your car *will* stop. High speed
chases will be a thing of the past. Alcohol on your breath? Car won't even
start.
Regards,
Pete
At 02:13 AM 8/31/03 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hi Dan,
>
>If only it were just cans of coke
>
>I think what we're seeing is an underlying trend towards a day when
>every physical thing bears a unique identify. So be it, we may as well
>say, because it's inevitable.
>
>It's even possible that this particular device will be usurped by
>another, smaller and even more powerful, now that interest is churning.
>It's either that or this version will be improved over time. Maybe a
>version will generate micro-signals that would allow people to know a
>whole lot about a home without even going inside. Police, government ...
>not to mention hackers, will be delighted with the possibilities.
>
>About the only thing that would surprise even us is the speed with which
>changes like this can be implemented. We're not talking a hundred years
>before manufacturers are routinely churning out products bearing unique
>ids. We may not even be talking 10.
>
>We read every day about all these big things going on in the world, from
>these inventions to invasion, but there doesn't seem to be anything
>going on about what our elected representatives are doing to protect
>(dare I say strenthen?) individual rights and liberties in this new age.
>Will mfg's be permitted to add some sort of transmitter to these
>devices? Would we be responsible to carry tagged ID cards? One in every
>car?
>
>Technology is changing so many things so fast, but many of the benefits
>gravitate upwards to the government and wealthy, and nobody seems very
>interested in what it all means to us, the ordinary people of this
>planet.
>
>With respect to these devices, someone should be pushing for legislation
>that prohibits these devices from ever generating signals. Reason: we
>simply don't want authorities or hackers even considering the
>possibilities. But I wonder if anyone in Congress is even thinking along
>these lines?
>
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>> Bill: (moved to [OT])
>>
>> The first thought that comes to mind is, "Who gives a rat's ass about
>> individual cans of Coke?" However, I guess some marketing genius
>> (substitute words: "idiot", "asshole", etc.) would probably
>> like to know
>> the migration patterns for coke cans, how far they stray from
>> their factory
>> before being consumed, etc. And that will be a HUGE data
>> processing job,
>> and provide lots of employment for us programmers. Or the
>> ones in India. :-(
>>
>> Dan Covill
>>
>>
>>
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