thanks kendall. i would suggest writing congrssmen and
senators sooner rather than later too.
i am not that familiar with wikipedia, it was just
the first on the search i did imediayly after reading
mag's post. although youtube can have anything by
anybody out there too.
you and mike had better sources by far.
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ken, Mike and Mag,
>
> I read the Epic article re:RealID, and didn't find
> any referrence to
> implantable technology, so I went to Thomas (the
> Library of Congress site),
> looked it up there, and searched for all the
> permutations I could think of
> that might show up for _implantable_ RFID
> technology, and didn't find
> anything.
>
>
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r109:7:./temp/~r1094R8NzR
>
> As the EPIC article points out, the use of RFID
> technology has been
> included as part of the cards, but Big Brother isn't
> supposing implanting
> them in our bodies, that I can find.
>
> Also, implementation of Real ID has been delayed
> until at least 2009, as
> there are major logistical hurdles that need to be
> overcome before it can be
> done on a nationwide basis. I suggest contacting
> your Senators and Congress
> members soon about the problems with this well
> before that date, though.
>
> The main problem with Wikipedia, is that anyone can
> contribute to it, at any
> time, and verification of material submitted is
> often much slower to occur.
> Most universities, UW included, do not accept
> Wikipedia referrences in
> student papers for that reason.
>
> Here's an article from the Chronicle of Higher
> Education by Jimmy Wales, the
> founder of Wikipedia, talking about it's problems as
> a source.
>
>
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1328/wikipedia-founder-discourages-academic-use-of-his-creation
>
>
> On 3/30/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > what is wrong with wikpedia? just for my
> information.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > A video on youtube, with an author who has done
> > > extensive reaserch, the video at the end goes
> too
> > > far in dramatizing the possible problems. But
> the
> > > author's book is called spy chips, and I will be
> > > buying it. it's no joke. it has very scary
> > > implications. Even if the tag is only in your
> driver
> > > license, you can be tracked! and ken, I never go
> to
> > > wikpedia as a source.
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > www.cafepress.com/Tamarmag
> > > Lots of new art & designs ~ come and look!
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:16:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war tax
> or
> > > a call to national service.
> > >
> > > mag, i had heard nothing of this. where did you
> hear
> > > about this?
> > >
> > > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just heard about how our lovely 109th
> Congress,
> > > > three years ago, passed public Law 109-13.
> It's
> > > > called the Real ID Act.
> > > > And it's so damn scary that I urge all
> Americans
> > > to
> > > > read up on it! Starting in May 2008, we will
> need
> > > to
> > > > submit to have RFID
> > > > implanted somewhere in our bodies! If we do
> not,
> > > we
> > > > will not be able to board airplanes, trains,
> or
> > > > buses! We will not be able to enter Federal
> > > > buildings! We will be tracked from a distance.
> > > > Everytime we enter or exit a building, our
> > > implanted
> > > > ID tags will be read.
> > > >
> > > > Yesterday at my doc's office, they fed all my
> > > > medical cards into a reader, and then asked
> for a
> > > > photo id! Which they then fed into the scanner
> as
> > > > well. I have been going there since 1984! and
> they
> > > > need my photo ID? boy, if this does not rouse
> the
> > > > American public, I don't have much hope for
> us! We
> > > > are being led down a path toward totalianism
> that
> > > > resembles the old Soviet Russia! All in the
> name
> > > of
> > > > fighting terrorism! Only instead of kgb spies
> on
> > > > about half the population, it will be these
> chips
> > > no
> > > > bigger than a pencil point. We must tell the
> new
> > > > 110th Congress to repeal the act!
> > > >
> > > > Mag
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > www.cafepress.com/Tamarmag
> > > > Lots of new art & designs ~ come and look!
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:37:55 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war
> tax
> > > or
> > > > a call to national service.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'll have you know I laughed so hard at this,
> I
> > > spit
> > > > out my drink!
> > > > Deri, you're ruddy dangerous!
> > > >
> > > > Kat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mar 29, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Deri James wrote:
> > > > > Mind you, when it does get a little boring
> you
> > > > can jazz it up a
> > > > > little by answering every question of the
> type
> > > > "How would you solve
> > > > > such and
> > > > > such a problem..." by saying "Imposition of
> > > State
> > > > Control and
> > > > > assassinate all
> > > > > opposition"!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Deri
> > > > >
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