--- Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > > > > >--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage, so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...] [F] http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > China raises the red tag > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RFID tags aren't just for tracking > consumer goods any more. > > > > > > > The Chinese Communist Party is > experimenting with tagging and tracking people. > [J] How is this any different than on StarTrek? [me] I think because as a member of Starfleet, you have chosen to go into dangerous space/situations, and it is an added safety factor [considering all the abductions and holodeck problems... ;} ] <snip> [R]> > > "Geordie" is not pronounced the same as "Gordy", either. > [J] How so? [me] "Geordi" has a "j" sound, as in "jump;" I *think* this is a "voiced G." "Gordy" has a 'less-voiced' "g," as in "go get." If anyone's really curious, I could ask my speech pathologist friend for the technical terms/descriptions. <snipped rest> A Teacher Once Announced My Name As "deBORE-ah" Maru <shudder delicately at the hideous memory...> :{ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
