Comment Re:Nothing new under the sun (Score 2, Funny) 459
Indeed, nothing new,
This is about Tzar Peter the Great (1672-1725):
To add insult to injury, Peter personally cut off the beards of his noblemen. All men except the peasants and priests had to pay Peter's yearly beard tax and wear a medal proclaiming, "Beards are a ridiculous ornament."
If we re-introduce the beard-tax we can pay the development of better face-recognition systems.
