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Feds push for mobile phone tracking, even when idle

Feds push for mobile phone tracking, even when idle

February 14th, 2010

When people think somehow “they” are able to track me by RFID implant, aside from trying to explain the limitations of the technology and the actual effective range of the implant (2 inches), I also point out that cell phones are able to pinpoint your exact whereabouts at any time. Private companies providing location based […]

Implantable continuous glucose monitoring sensor

Implantable continuous glucose monitoring sensor

February 14th, 2010

Just a few days ago I noted the future of implants really is going to be medical sensors that use the same passive power and data transmission methods as passive RFID, and now I hear about these guys doing exactly that for glucose measurement. Not quite at the “lab on chip” level yet, but this […]

Killing mosquitoes with lasers!

Killing mosquitoes with lasers!

February 12th, 2010

Now this is something I can really get behind. It involves lasers (very cool) and killing mosquitoes (the only animal I wish didn’t exist… ok, mosquitoes and fleas). The idea is to stamp out malaria by tracking mosquitoes in flight by IDing them based on their flight/wing noise, and shooting them down using lasers. I […]

Borderlands co-op mode

Borderlands co-op mode

February 12th, 2010

So I’ve been playing Borderlands at night before going to bed, but now I’ve expanded to playing in the morning before work. I think I’m right at the end of the game, but who knows… it could just go on forever. Eventually though, the solo-fun will run out, and that’s where things get interesting. I […]

The first really interesting news about cancer in a long time

The first really interesting news about cancer in a long time

February 11th, 2010

Something that’s always bothered me is this feeling that everyone in the cancer industry (yes, it is an industry) is hiding something. Like they are keeping the simple truth in the shadows, while searching desperately for a more complicated “cure” that only they can make/control, and does not involve something people could easily do on […]

1Gbps fiber optic residential internet access?!

February 10th, 2010

Google is planning on rolling out 1Gbps fiber to homes? Uhh, where do I sign up!? I wonder what impact will this have on colo facilities who’s primary claim to fame is 100Mbps burstable pipes? Will they once again shift focus to power, cooling, and security if every home has 1Gbps feeds? I sure hope […]

The future of implants: Lab-on-a-chip

February 9th, 2010

Some BYU dudes created a “lab-on-chip” that uses slots like a coin sorter to detect specifically sized particles, which could be proteins, viruses, etc. The chips work like coin sorters, only they are much, much smaller. Liquids flow until they hit a wall where big particles get stuck and small particles pass through a super-thin […]

Keyless motorcycle ignition diagram

Keyless motorcycle ignition diagram

February 9th, 2010

A while back I posted a video of me starting my ’05 Hayabusa using my RFID implant. I had always intended to post a diagram but never got around to it. Finally I was prodded into action by a forum member looking for advice setting up his own GSXR. My actual wiring is a bit […]

More fMRI fun... actually reading minds

More fMRI fun… actually reading minds

February 8th, 2010

PopSci put out an article today about modern day mind readers. If a few very smart neuroscientists are right, with enough number crunching and a powerful brain scanner, science can pluck pictures—and maybe one day even thoughts— directly from your brain Since the 1950s when people were shoving blunt electrodes directly into brain tissue through […]

Why is RFID the mark of the beast but not fingerprint scanners?

February 7th, 2010

From Reuters, A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday. “This is comfortable. We don’t have to stand in a line to get the priest’s signature (confirming our presence at the […]

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