http://futurismic.com/2008/07/08/japanese-teen-smokers-hack-age-verification-with-bank-notes/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2008/07/08/japanese-teen-smokers-hack-age-verification-with-bank-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-15517 Claes Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:39:55 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3588#comment-15517 they sell everything in vending machines in Japan - liquor (everything from cups of sake to bottles of whiskey), porn etc etc. And the really strange thing in my experiance is that the kids actually don't by any of it if they're underaged. I can't decide if I think that is sane and well-mannered or just fucked up. they sell everything in vending machines in Japan – liquor (everything from cups of sake to bottles of whiskey), porn etc etc. And the really strange thing in my experiance is that the kids actually don’t by any of it if they’re underaged. I can’t decide if I think that is sane and well-mannered or just fucked up.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/07/08/japanese-teen-smokers-hack-age-verification-with-bank-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-15400 SMD Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3588#comment-15400 Wouldn't it be more efficient to have both a card reader (put a little data strip on the back of the ID) and the camera? Granted, you'd have kids stealing, but you'd think that would work better to some extent...or, you know, don't have vending machines for products you don't want kids to get... Wouldn’t it be more efficient to have both a card reader (put a little data strip on the back of the ID) and the camera? Granted, you’d have kids stealing, but you’d think that would work better to some extent…or, you know, don’t have vending machines for products you don’t want kids to get…

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