What the hell ?!!?
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English school to use eye scan for lunch fees. somewhere on CNN[^] Max.
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English school to use eye scan for lunch fees. somewhere on CNN[^] Max.
Damn, I always knew I was born ten years too early. What an, er, interesting idea. Can't they just use "charge cards" to tackle the problem like my school did? If you could afford the meals yourself you turned up early of a morning and paid money onto your card, else the school would pay you an allowance, and then you just use it like a credit card to make food purchases. Worked like a charm and I bet it cost significantly less than retinal scanners! I don't recall anyone getting picked on for being poor with that system.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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English school to use eye scan for lunch fees. somewhere on CNN[^] Max.
Sounds interesting. Maybe a "cashless" school would also reduce bullying. However I'm sure there are simplier ways, unless they want to avoid theft and fraud - a retina scan is pretty safe unless they kids have watched Demolition Man too many times Michael You gotta roll with it You gotta take your time You gotta say what you say Don't let anybody get in your way - Oasis
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English school to use eye scan for lunch fees. somewhere on CNN[^] Max.
I noticed it is a school in sunderland. which no doubt means they no books, even if they have a retina scanning machine (It can't be much better than here just down the road in teesside)... Does this sound like money being spent on the wrong things? www.beachwizard.com/travelogue[^] "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best.
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Sounds interesting. Maybe a "cashless" school would also reduce bullying. However I'm sure there are simplier ways, unless they want to avoid theft and fraud - a retina scan is pretty safe unless they kids have watched Demolition Man too many times Michael You gotta roll with it You gotta take your time You gotta say what you say Don't let anybody get in your way - Oasis
Michael P Butler wrote: Maybe a "cashless" school would also reduce bullying Hell no. Now instead of the victim just being beaten up, his lunch money stolen and then left alone he will be dragged to the cafeteria by the hair and his eyes shoved into a reader by the bully as well. :rolleyes: Michael P Butler wrote: Demolition Man too many times Or Minority Report. What I don't get though is a: surely retina scanners in that future can detect non-living eyeballs and b: surely the "Look out for these eyes, arrest on sight" message had reached that back door scanner.
Paul Watson
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English school to use eye scan for lunch fees. somewhere on CNN[^] Max.
I bet some company is providing this equipment in exchange for beta testing and fine tuning, then they'll turn it into a marketing blurb, proving their technology works. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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Damn, I always knew I was born ten years too early. What an, er, interesting idea. Can't they just use "charge cards" to tackle the problem like my school did? If you could afford the meals yourself you turned up early of a morning and paid money onto your card, else the school would pay you an allowance, and then you just use it like a credit card to make food purchases. Worked like a charm and I bet it cost significantly less than retinal scanners! I don't recall anyone getting picked on for being poor with that system.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: Worked like a charm and I bet it cost significantly less than retinal scanners! Luckily they haven't reached the technical pinnacle of rectal scanners as yet. :omg: Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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David Wulff wrote: Worked like a charm and I bet it cost significantly less than retinal scanners! Luckily they haven't reached the technical pinnacle of rectal scanners as yet. :omg: Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Michael Martin wrote: Luckily they haven't reached the technical pinnacle of rectal scanners as yet. That was attempted some years ago, but the researchers only succeeded in verifying common knowledge. One asshole is pretty much the same as another, and if they could fly there'd be airports where most bars are standing.:) "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)