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01/16/2003 entry: "Am I the only person who sees something wrong with this?"

I was watching the news, and they were talking about new technology and all that. Apparently, they're working with this thing called RFID, Radio Frequency Identification. One use would be to put these tags on products in stores, so the system could not only keep track of inventory, it can also note that YOU took the product off the shelf, and debit your checking account as you walk out of the store. Do you see what this means? Even the anchorwoman did. No more checkouts.

I'm not fond of long lines, hassles and difficult cashiers. But by using this technology, you'd be getting rid of a lot of jobs. You'd basically be getting rid of the job, "cashier". You know how many of those there are? Man.

But of course the anchorwoman was like "Yeah, this is great, no more checkouts, yay for technology". Meanwhile I'm so pissed and annoyed I'm already halfway to the inventor's house to crack his kneecaps. Stupid stupid stupid world.

However, immediately after that story, they showed another story about a cat who got its head stuck in the tiny hole in a sewer cap or whatever it's called. I don't know how it did, but it had to be pulled out by police and sewer workers. I kind of thought that was adorable, but that doesn't make me less pissed about the other thing! Rahh.