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To: LLCF who wrote (68628)	9/22/2005 4:01:17 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 74559

General Chen is in the back yard burying his shiny metal deep down in a hole - the deeper it is the more valuable it becomes. Meanwhile mastercard is going in the opposite direction of the General slashdot.org MasterCard To Distribute RFID Credit Cards Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday September 20, @02:31AM from the next-stop-rfid-theft dept. wellington writes "Reuters is reporting that MasterCard expects to have 4 million "pay pass" cards in circulation by year's end. These new cards will be equipped with a radio-frequency chip that allows customers to pay for purchases by simply waving their cards at readers posted near cash registers or gas pumps." The cards, previously covered on Slashdot, were announced earlier this year. You can always find him on his blog - but that is just for therapy you see - hehe. Deathmatch doesn't relax him like it used too! slashdot.org Blogging As A Form Of Therapy Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 22, @12:40PM from the so-sick-of-blogging-stories dept. wellington writes "According to an AOL survey, blogs are more likely to deal with personal matters than politics or current events, and nearly 50% of bloggers see the activity as a form of therapy."

To: LLCF who wrote (68628)	9/22/2005 4:11:31 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

General please forgive me for the following - I couldn't resist - you know I love you Chen! pacificnet.net hand-dyedfibers.com Picture of the General digging holes and blinking at shiny metal - FREE! images.google.com 10 years from now - picture of coconut using RFID card while laughing at daddy digging holes - PRICELESS - mastercard - master the moment.