My friend at work is getting married

[Jon Brakel]

My friend at work is getting married and he and his finace don't want to use wedding rings. He asked me if I had any alternative ideas and I suggested that he either get matching trucker hats that say "I married stupid --->" or tattoos. He discussed it with his fiance and they have decided on tattoos. I suggested that a mobius would be a cool marriage tattoo design. Anyone else have a good idea?

[jim]

interlocking nipple rings
or
just wear each other's underwear
always

[myndcraft]

Get wanding band tattoos.

Seriously thought, this isn't the first time I have heard of this, but they should get something personal and special to them, something that symbolizes the love they have and the bond they have created... We're not going to be able to help with that.

"The path that leads to happiness is so narrow that two cannot walk on it unless they become one."

[jim]

what did the couple decide upon, jon?

[Jon Brakel]

what did the couple decide upon, jon?

They haven't decided on anything, but they are flying to VEGAS BABY! on Monday. They will probably do nothing for a wedding token for now.

[jim]

I have now heard of a medically implanted LoJack system for people.
They have had one for pets for a few years.
Now you can always know exactly where your spouse is.

Imagine . . . if you could send messages through this device . . . like an RC . . .
oooooh the applications .........

[mirth]

I hear the government is putting RFID tags in new $20 bills, behind Jackson's right eye.

The bill explodes/burns originating from that point if you microwave it.

[Myk]

hmmm...do I want to try this at home?

[mirth]

Here's a link to the story

http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904rfidtagsexplode.html

[Jon Brakel]

Here's a link to the story

http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904rfidtagsexplode.html

Hopefully you don't believe this story. RFID tags are way too large to be "inside" US currency.

[Jon Brakel]

Here's a link to the story

http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904rfidtagsexplode.html

Also, wrapping an RFID tag in foil would not do anything to it to not set off alarms. And for that matter, the RFID tag would not set off any security alarms anyway. I have never heard of RFID technology being used in the Euro, but if it was in money you'd be able to tell just holding it. RFID tags do have a noticable thickness and weight. You'd be able to see it when holding up to the light. We are a Walmart supplier and I've seen RFID tags. You just couldn't put them in money without being noticable.

At Kinko's we used weight scales to count money. Put the stack of bills on the scale and it tells you how many bills you have. All bills weigh the same. New, old, ones, twenties.

They are using more ink with metalics in them in the new money. Maybe that would cause the bill to burn in the microwave.

All the above information goes out the window though if the US mint is using 1950's alien space ship technology in the new bills.    

[mirth]

Well in that case nevermind. Having never seen an RFID tag I'm obviously ignorant....

[Bruce Brakel]

All the above information goes out the window though if the US mint is using 1950's alien space ship technology in the new bills. 

The space alien technology we are getting these days is much better than what we were getting from the Roswell wrecks.  These days the government is dealing directly with the "Nordics" rather than back engineering off the remains of "Gray" piloting errors.  They could put the whole Encyclopedia Brittanica in Jackson's left nostril if they wanted too.

 

[Jon Brakel]

Well in that case nevermind. Having never seen an RFID tag I'm obviously ignorant....

Well, I still thought the article was funny. I just wasn't sure if the article was trying to be truthful, or funny.

[Jon Brakel]

A typical RFID tag has the size and flexibility of an address label and allows remote reading and writing from up to several meters without requiring line of sight.

Here are two examples of RFID tags.

[Jon Brakel]

W-RFID are the ones I'm more familiar with. The technology is a little scary as far as its capabilities. Some regulation of the industry should be done. RFIDs that expire after a certain amount of time is one idea. Being able to only attach them to the consumer packaging and the distribution packaging is another. Assuming that you throw out the box that the thing came in, "they" would only be able to track your garbage after that.

However, some of the future uses have great potential. Imagine going to the grocery store, picking up your items and then walking out of the store without having to go to the check-out. Or, if you do go to the check-out, your shopping cart will produce your receipt on your way and the check-out person just has to collect your money. No more scanning items. OR, you go to the check-out and the whole cart is scanned. No more scanning each item.

In reality right now, only a few stores are starting to require RFID and of those most are starting out with just putting the tags on complete pallets and not individual consumer items.

[jim]

Those look exactly like the "new age" products sold late at night on Channel 26 about 5 years ago. You slapped these things on the side of our cell phone and viola! - magically, all static would be gone.

[mirth]

Its funny... those rfid tags look a lot like some anti-theft devices you find on stuff. Are they one & the same?

[Jon Brakel]

Its funny... those rfid tags look a lot like some anti-theft devices you find on stuff. Are they one & the same?

I think they are similar technology.

I think the "wire" that is going around and around in the rectangle is acting like an antenna. That is basically how those cell phone extenders were supposed to work also.

[jim]

antenna.  yeah right.  its a mind control device which doubles as a tracker of consumer buying patterns.  for more info, please see senseless ramblings under 'presidential elections'..........