Woah...CRAZY!!!

I mean...ouch! :o

nah is tiiiiny chip :)

Some tiny coils.

thats not crazy
these implants are great :)

and this pic is great. looks much more dangerous than it is

I'd considered being chipped myself, so that I could always be returned to my owner if found. Never got around to doing it, though (and they're not entirely compatible with MRIs, should you ever need one).

I'd consider getting chipped if it had any neural-interfacing built in. That opens up so many cans of worms, so very many of them all kinds of fun. Otherwise, it basically lacks any real useful function that couldn't be done less invasively. (RFID glued to the back of your watch face? Insert in glasses? JAVA rings? (basically smart RFIDs running Java that Sun was working on a decade ago))

Mine was less functional and more symbolic - just as RFID are used to identify a domesticated pet's owner, mine would identify me as belonging to my master. Because the animal-grade RFIDs typically don't store a lot of data, just an identification number that's tied to a database, it would also allow for my registration with the Species Survival Plan (SSP) or some other breeding or species identification program as my master saw fit.

I still would consider it, but it turns out that there's a minor standards war going on between the two primary companies that make RFID readers for animal/veterinary use, and if I were going to the effort, it'd be nice to get one that actually worked everywhere.

Oh, I entirely understand your point. And just for shits & giggles, I drew a picture based on it; I hope to have it online tomorrow.

That last post was written last night, and I forgot to press the go button.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2052761/

that's why you just need a universal reader...

most vets have a universal reader, and there are plans on the net to make one. it's not that difficult, albeit, technically the other company says it's a violation of their patent for other people to make a reader which can read it's chips but that's actually a farce you can make any type of antenna / sensor reader you want without violating any law similar to owning a scanner and listening in on police EMS frequencies HOW EVER you cannot legally make and SELL the device without getting into the legal ramifications

They put chipped dogs through MRI's I think. And thats usually fine.
The chips won't explode or anything. Worst that can happen is burning out the chip.

Nah, they won't explode, but they do heat up, which can get uncomfortable pretty quickly if your tech. doesn't know that it's there. Dogs have pretty standard placement for chips, so I think vets know to look out for them. Tigers... not as much

i looks, er.. rather insertable

So, who can get me a chip unit so I can have it done. I guess I could fake being a vet and get what I need, but ehh. I thought about getting chipped just for the hell of it.

And squick my parents, "mark of the beast" stuff 8=P

Im almost serious. If i can get one I would apply it myself (Emer. Med Tech for 12 years, I know how to inject - also can do catheters, but thats beyond the scope of this thing).

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Let us know how it goes. This one's a 1.0 biomonitor implant, actually - with the right readers, it'll give you your body temperature in under a second, in addition to the ID code.

Thats tiny. I think you did a good job with the lighting on this one as well.