[SATLUG] OT: renew passports NOW before RFID

[Justizin]

On 10/3/06, Tom Weeks <tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org> wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 October 2006 00:29, Gino Mancillas wrote:
> > Problem solved.  http://www.difrwear.com/purchase.shtml
> >
> > Or you could just microwave it or take it to a local magnet store (do we
> > have any magnet stores in San Antonio?).
>
> A simple magnet won't harm an RFID chip.  That is.. unless a) it's very
> powerful and b) you're moving it past the chip at very high speed (as in a
> fraction of C fast.. ;)
>

ThinkGeek has super strong magnets.

How fast? ;)

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Justizin, Independent Interactivity Architect
ACM SIGGRAPH SysMgr, Reporter
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