To the Computer, You're Still Beautiful

[J.A. Terranson]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, R.A. Hettinga wrote:


> computer chip. In airports and at border crossings, a machine will read the
> chip to see if the information there matches the bearer's face. But the
> machine can be flummoxed by smiles, which introduce teeth, wrinkles, seams
> and other distortions.

<snip>

> In the end, some critics say, the joke may be on the government, because
> the face recognition system may deal poorly with aging, and a passport is
> good for 10 years.

On the other hand, this provides a "reason" for passports to be reduced to
5 years.

-- 
Yours,

J.A. Terranson
sysadmin at mfn.org
0xBD4A95BF

 Civilization is in a tailspin - everything is backwards, everything is
upside down- doctors destroy health, psychiatrists destroy minds, lawyers
destroy justice, the major media destroy information, governments destroy
freedom and religions destroy spirituality - yet it is claimed to be
healthy, just, informed, free and spiritual. We live in a social system
whose community, wealth, love and life is derived from alienation,
poverty, self-hate and medical murder - yet we tell ourselves that it is
biologically and ecologically sustainable.

The Bush plan to screen whole US population for mental illness clearly
indicates that mental illness starts at the top.

Rev Dr Michael Ellner