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D.C. Commuters to be Scanned With Infrared Cameras 452

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @09:29PM from the seeing-what's-real dept.

owlgorithm writes "Washington, D.C. area commuters are going to be "scanned like groceries at the supermarket" in order to catch single-occupant vehicles who are illegally using carpool lanes. The article, from the Washington Post, says that infrared cameras capable of detecting human skin will be installed, rather than the visible-spectrum cameras in use today. So much for using dummies in the front seat."

Comment Re:Why would I want this? (Score 1) 203

by radicalnerd on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @07:39PM (#19315957) Attached to: Hardware Firewall On a USB Key

Forget the WRT54G. Even the lowly Etherkiller does a better job. Sure, it doesn't provide NAT, DMZ, VPN, port forwarding, or even wireless card support, but once you plug one of these babies into your Ethernet card, it will "physically keep threats away from your PC"... at a fraction of the cost! You don't even need to keep it plugged in!

10 Reasons To Buy a DSLR 657

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 07, 2006 @07:40PM from the through-the-lens dept.

Kurtis writes, "If you're planning on getting a digital camera for yourself this holiday season, here's 10 reasons why you should choose a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera instead of a point-'n'-shoot. DSLR cameras are obviously not perfect for everyone. This article also has a couple of small blurbs about who shouldn't buy a DSLR, and a few things that could be deemed negative aspects of DSLR cameras."

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