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Comment Geeks in the future... (Score 0, Offtopic) 98

by design.sound on Friday December 15, 2006 @11:48AM (#17255962) Attached to: Xeons, Opterons Compared in Power Efficiency

"I got a 2KW Optitron running GoogOS, you?"

"3KW Sexium on Microsoft Linux."

"Shut up and roll."

Are National ID Cards a Good Idea? 746

Posted by Cliff on Thursday April 27, 2006 @07:50PM from the we-already-have-driver's-licenses-and-passports dept.

Dracophile asks: "The Sydney Morning Herald recently ran a front-page article about a 'smart card' to access government services and that it would double as a national identity card. The article points out that the current Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, who fiercely opposed from opposition the Australia Card idea in 1985, is now a supporter. The article goes on to say that about 100 nations have some form of ID card. Is your country one of them? What concerns were raised? How were they addressed? Have welfare fraud and other identity-related crimes decreased? Have National ID cards improved or deteriorated conditions where you live?"

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