[CS-FSLUG] FDA approved a microchip (verichip) that will beimplanted in humans.
Norbert Bollow
nb at norbert.ch
Tue Oct 19 12:07:15 CDT 2004
Christopher Rose <kf6snj at lycos.com> wrote:
> Even though I am an amillenialist, I have been expecting this for
> about a decade now, so I not too surprised. If anything, I think I am
> more surprised that this has not happened sooner. I just have to
> wonder if perhaps microsoft is looking at this as a way to generate
> computer logins and track who uses which computer and when.
Tracking "who uses which computer and when" was definately part of the
original plans for Microsoft .NET; I can provide references if
desired. MS has in the meantime backed away from these ideas a
bit, probably because other big companies (whose support MS would have
needed to pull this off) didn't want to trust MS with their user data.
> Those of us using Linux may have too boot up linux our laptops and
> run, as we can not other wise survive in a society that uses such
> technology.
As a matter of fact the .NET stuff isn't all bad news. Those
who are into software development may want to have a good read of
the recent book "Cross-Platform .NET Development" by Easton+King
(ISBN 1-59059-330-0, published by Apress) - this is a good way to
break out of the MS monopoly without breaking compatibility with
the MS platform.
Blessings,
Norbert.
(Full disclosure: I didn't buy the above-mentioned book, but rather
the publisher sent me a "review copy" for reasons related to my
role in the DotGNU project - see http://dotgnu.org/ - however I do
think that this book is worthy of being recommended.)
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