Re: A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?
From: Jeremy Boden (jeremy_at_jboden.demon.co.uk)
Date: 03/02/05
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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:36:32 +0000
In message <xYudncWTwdUdK7jfRVn-sw@rcn.net>, jmfbahciv@aol.com writes
...
>In article <1109752670.624947.105870@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>Most data designers wouldn't do that because it would be a
>waste. People like to pack as much information as
>possible into a field...or that's how it used to be.
>
>/BAH
I suppose that's why the whole identity of a book can be captured in a
short number - the ISBN - which seems to work quite well.
Alternatively, if you must have a guaranteed unique identifier then an
email address works well (at least until they change their ISP).
Watch out for more news on this subject when "rfid" becomes more widely
used on consumer products.
-- Jeremy Boden
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