This from engadget… a little local-yokel color:
Tommy Thompson, the former Governor of Wisconsin and Health and Human Services Secretary during Bush’s first term, is now on the board of directors of Applied Digital, the company that owns VeriChip — makers of subcutaneous RFID tags…
Thompson intends to have an implant. They have a lot of benefits, like your bodyguard could track you down after an all night bender; or, critical medical information could be stored there for emergency medical personnel to access if you fell unconscious after an all night bender.
At gizmodo they point out that this is probably just a Satanic plan to mark us all with the number of the beast. Which, I suppose, would make the VeriChip board Satan’s co-conspirators… I’m not sure whether Tommy would consider this a promotion or a lateral transfer after serving in the Bush cabinet.
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Did this one recently myself. See:
http://www.nobodyasked.com/archives/2005/07/23/big-brother-attitude/
Yes! I was just over there and I have to say Winston, I am still unable to leave comments. This saddens me. What WordPress thing is blocking me do you suppose?
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