Sometimes I want to just travel without being a radio station. This is interesting and I agree with the initial conclusions.

In a misguided attempt to make US passports more secure, the US
Department of State plans to put radio frequency identification (RFID)
chips in all new passports.  This RFID chip will contain the same
information currently on our passports, including the passport holder’s
name, date and place of birth, passport number and photograph.

In a dangerous world where Americans are targeted by thieves,
kidnappers and terrorists, the RFID-chipped US passport will turn
tourists into targets, and American business travelers will transmit
their identities to kidnappers wherever they go, thanks to the US State
Department.

Close up, the information broadcast from the RFID chip can be read
by anyone with an inexpensive electronic reader.  Farther away, the
RFID chip can be activated enough to identify the passport holder as an
American.  From identity theft to identity death, an RFID-chipped US passport means good news for the bad guys.  More Information

Via Joi Ito

Late last night, Yahoo! launched a Creative Commons search engine , permitting you to search the web, filtering results on the basis of Creative Commons licenses. So, as I feel like I’ve said 10,000 times when explaining CC on the road, "Show me pictures of the Empire State Building that I can use for noncommercial use," and this is the first of about 13,000 on the list.

Cory Reiss, The Ledger online
09/09/2003
 
WASHINGTON — When modern life halted for millions in the Northeast last month, people throughout the country asked if a blackout could strike them.

Members of Congress have a more frightening question: Could someone cause such havoc on purpose?

The blackout combined with unrelated but crippling computer viruses and worms has lawmakers connecting the dot-coms. They say the blackout provided a vivid example of the chaos that cyber-terrorism could inflict.
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For the past two weeks, I’ve been listening exclusively to podcasts on my iPod during my commute.  The software automatically downloads the content and places it within my iTunes library.  I sync my iPod and them I am ready to go.  The content is fantastic and I can tune into whatever podcast I am interested in.

Check it out at Podshow.com  or Podcast alley