Right now I am working for an office that has about the most horrific filing system I've ever seen. I've been toying with the idea of suggesting using RFIDs to make file searching a lot easier.
My question is this. Is it possible to search out a specific RFID among thousands?
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Re: RFID questions
Of course. RFID tags are just transponders which reply with a unique ID when interogated.Alyeska wrote:Right now I am working for an office that has about the most horrific filing system I've ever seen. I've been toying with the idea of suggesting using RFIDs to make file searching a lot easier.
My question is this. Is it possible to search out a specific RFID among thousands?
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RFID's are those devil chips that you implant in people, right?
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I get the impression that's a kind of RFID, it's a transmitter thats attached in or on something for the purpose of tracking it, in this case, files.
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RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and it’s a form of technology. There are many possible applications, for example placing a chip in every product your factory produces so you can keep track of them all with greater ease then scanning barcodes. Placing one in a person is a possible use with multipul applications; you can already get one implanted in a pet in case it gets lost and is brought to an animial shelter.Shroom Man 777 wrote:RFID's are those devil chips that you implant in people, right?
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Right now its my job to search for these things, and its not uncommon to spend more then 2 hours for some files. 2 hours and 3 seperate people. Thats an incredible waste in time and money on the salaries of something like 10 file clerks.
The current filing system is an absolute mess and no one is responsible for the files they have. Find the file you want on someones desk? Take it and never tell them, lets make things real fun!
The current filing system is an absolute mess and no one is responsible for the files they have. Find the file you want on someones desk? Take it and never tell them, lets make things real fun!
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"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."
"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."
I see, so it's actually finding the actual file that's the problem. Well, keep in mind that RFID is not (yet) cheap enough to put on every item in a supermarket, but it's getting towards that point. It should be useful for you before that point.
Also keep in mind the cost of getting them stuck on in the first place, then the cost of re-doing the ones that will inevitably be entered incorrectly.
Also keep in mind the cost of getting them stuck on in the first place, then the cost of re-doing the ones that will inevitably be entered incorrectly.
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So.... we can assume regular beatings to improve filing practices is out of the question?Alyeska wrote:The current filing system is an absolute mess and no one is responsible for the files they have. Find the file you want on someones desk? Take it and never tell them, lets make things real fun!
It would be sooooo satisfying....
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Ah.Sea Skimmer wrote:RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and it’s a form of technology. There are many possible applications, for example placing a chip in every product your factory produces so you can keep track of them all with greater ease then scanning barcodes. Placing one in a person is a possible use with multipul applications; you can already get one implanted in a pet in case it gets lost and is brought to an animial shelter.
Anyway, sorry if I'm shifting to another topic and stuff, but I heard that if a guy were to have an RFID implant, it would have to be placed in your right hand or in your forehead. Is this true? Because some Christian friends of mine are saying that and going "it's the Mark of the Beast! oh no!" and stuff...
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You can have it implanted in your dick if you want. Doesn't matter where you implant it.
"If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If the law is on your side, pound on the law. If neither is on your side, pound on the table."
"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."
"The captain claimed our people violated a 4,000 year old treaty forbidding us to develop hyperspace technology. Extermination of our planet was the consequence. The subject did not survive interrogation."
RFIDs seem something like a crutch, though, and even if every document was tagged, what if you're led to a cabinet filled with documents in random order? Institution of proper filing procedures is going to be the only way to get out of the mess ... but it'll probably take much more clout than you have.
Maybe get allies in management and make a case for productivity improvements, lowered costs, increased efficiency, etc?
Maybe get allies in management and make a case for productivity improvements, lowered costs, increased efficiency, etc?
Searching a single filing cabinent would be absurdly easy. 10 minutes work tops. I spend 2 hours per file some times. It would save so much man time.
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I can see the utility of putting in a hand (which would depend on if you're left or right handed), because then you can wave your hand over sensor points much like smart cards and mobile phones are used in some places.Shroom Man 777 wrote:Anyway, sorry if I'm shifting to another topic and stuff, but I heard that if a guy were to have an RFID implant, it would have to be placed in your right hand or in your forehead. Is this true? Because some Christian friends of mine are saying that and going "it's the Mark of the Beast! oh no!" and stuff...
In the forehead just seems pointless, it might even be a hazard since there isn't hardly any flesh there anyway. Putting one in your dick would certainly be an interesting way of operating a drink machine.
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My sister was ranting shit about the bioelectricity...and...Bill Gates...and...the AntiChrist and...bah.
As for the dick waving thing, do RFID sensors have to have direct skin contact? Or does it have to have nothing obscuring the part of you where the RFID is?
As for the dick waving thing, do RFID sensors have to have direct skin contact? Or does it have to have nothing obscuring the part of you where the RFID is?
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