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Submission + - Australia Scraps National ID Plan (arstechnica.com)

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IPU = Imaginary Property Unicorn

on Wednesday December 26, 2007 @05:45PM

IPU = Imaginary Property Unicorn writes: "The proposed Australian "Access Card", a universal ID that would be required for any Australian wishing to use Medicare, Centrelink, the Child Support Agency, or Veterans' Affairs, has been scrapped by the incoming Rudd Labor Government. The card would have contained an RFID tag with the person's name, date of birth, gender, address, signature, card number, card expiration date, and Medicare number, but there were also provisions to add more personal data later on. It seems that Rudd Labor is not eager to copy the American REAL ID Act."

Submission + - 10 Questions to hot & attractive personal prof

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eDR79

on Sunday May 13, 2007 @05:09AM

eDR79 writes: "Online dating has been one of the fastest growing industry on internet. But there are still many who fail on it, and the main reason is due to the dull, unimpressive personal profile."

Culture Determines Which Emoticon You Use 251

Posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, 2007 @04:32AM from the i'm-feeling-:/ dept.

Ant writes "A LiveScience story discusses the cultural differences in interpreting facial expressions. The article notes that where you come from plays a large role in what part of the human face you use to determine another person's mood. That also includes communicating online with the usages of smiley faces. 'For instance, in Japan, people tend to look to the eyes for emotional cues, whereas Americans tend to look to the mouth, says researcher Masaki Yuki, a behavioral scientist at Hokkaido University in Japan ... In Japan, emoticons tend to emphasize the eyes, such as the happy face (^_^) and the sad face (;_;). "After seeing the difference between American and Japanese emoticons, it dawned on me that the faces looked exactly like typical American and Japanese smiles," he said.'"

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