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Feds Back Off Mandatory Livestock Registration – For Now

December 1st, 2006

Good news? Maybe. Maybe not. My guess is that this will be back with a vengeance, and slammed through VERY fast under the guise of an “emergency”. The system will be up and running on a voluntary basis. After the “emergency” it’s just a flick of the president’s pen to make it mandatory. The hissing, […]

Access Your Postal Mail on the Web

November 28th, 2006

People do a lot of very stupid things as a matter of routine, but signing up for this service might take the cake. I wonder if new clients get a free dunce cap with this? Via Slashdot: “Remote Control Mail gives us one more reason not to leave our computers. Their service lets you access […]

UK: Roadside Fingerprint Reading

November 22nd, 2006

Via The Guardian: Police trials of a hand-held electronic fingerprint reader are being launched. Experts hope the device will save massive amounts of police time and money by allowing officers to identify suspects on the roadside without having to take them to the station. A pilot scheme – called Project Lantern – will be used […]

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