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Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by Rebelgecko »

randerson wrote: post #9
zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've had one in my hand for 12 years. It has my contact card on it.

I'm not even sure which of many questions to ask first.. - Are you a furry? - Do you tend to wander off and forget who you are? - Who would think to scan a human for a chip? - Is this a common thing to do and I just don't know it? - Did you put the chip there or did someone else? - Or was it some kind of freak accident?

* they're definitely disproportionately common in the furry community but not really a "furry thing"

I think most people use them as a backup work badge or controlling other RFID readers (car key, smart lock, etc). Or as a party trick

It's not particularly common but I've met other people.

Some people selfinject but it's probably more common to go to like a tattoo parlor or body mod shop

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by emmelaich »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #5
arjie wrote: post #3

I wear one of these chips on my wristwatch since the 125 kHz RFID lets me open doors and use the elevator in my building without needing to pull out my keys. It’s entirely passive so I’m guessing that the chip in question carries an ID that is read by a reader and points to an ID on some pet identification database. So she was “updating the chip” less and “keeping the database up to date” more. Ubiquitous microchips…

I've had one in my hand for 12 years. It has my contact card on it.

I remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Oxer getting one in 2008. Quite the pioneer.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by zoklet-enjoyer »

randerson wrote: post #9
zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've had one in my hand for 12 years. It has my contact card on it.

I'm not even sure which of many questions to ask first.. - Are you a furry? - Do you tend to wander off and forget who you are? - Who would think to scan a human for a chip? - Is this a common thing to do and I just don't know it? - Did you put the chip there or did someone else? - Or was it some kind of freak accident?

Hahaha definitely not a furry. I had some magnets implanted and was looking into other subtle body mods and thought an NFC chip would be fun. I bought the magnets and the chip from dangerousthings.com

I went to a piercing shop to get it done by a guy who does silicone implants and other less common body modifications.

It's not common. The only other people I've met with chips are the guy who implanted it and my girlfriend at the time.

I have considered getting a newer model implanted and using that to badge in at work and home, but I'd likely have to travel halfway across the country to get it done.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by zoklet-enjoyer »

nickthegreek wrote: post #15
zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've had one in my hand for 12 years. It has my contact card on it.

21 years in my right hand. Sadly, they weren't writable back then, so it is just a static number.

You must have been one of the first to do it!

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by zoklet-enjoyer »

thelastgallon wrote: post #8

> her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years. > He's super docile and friendly. Always has been. Are pit bulls known for being docile?

I used to have a pitbull/boxer mix and she was the sweetest dog. She had the longest tongue and would do big yawns and I'd just stick my hand in her mouth and grab her tongue and she'd shake her head and look confused. It was pretty funny. Most dogs are nice if they live in good homes.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by bombcar »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #23
randerson wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not even sure which of many questions to ask first.. - Are you a furry? - Do you tend to wander off and forget who you are? - Who would think to scan a human for a chip? - Is this a common thing to do and I just don't know it? - Did you put the chip there or did someone else? - Or was it some kind of freak accident?

Hahaha definitely not a furry. I had some magnets implanted and was looking into other subtle body mods and thought an NFC chip would be fun. I bought the magnets and the chip from dangerousthings.com I went to a piercing shop to get it done by a guy who does silicone implants and other less common body modifications. It's not common. The only other people I've met with chips are the guy who implanted it and my girlf…

Bright side! you'll never be John Doe - unidentified serial killer victim #3

if they bother scanning the bodies

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by duskwuff »

_doctor_love wrote: post #16

Microchipping dogs makes a lot of sense. What are the privacy concerns though? If someone wants to hunt a person down, I imagine the microchips in the dogs would make a great tracking device.

> I imagine the microchips in the dogs would make a great tracking device.

They don't. The range of a typical chip reader is a few inches - reading one requires handling the dog (and can be tricky if the chip's migrated from its expected position). It's not something that can be done covertly, or from a distance.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by arjie »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #5
arjie wrote: post #3

I wear one of these chips on my wristwatch since the 125 kHz RFID lets me open doors and use the elevator in my building without needing to pull out my keys. It’s entirely passive so I’m guessing that the chip in question carries an ID that is read by a reader and points to an ID on some pet identification database. So she was “updating the chip” less and “keeping the database up to date” more. Ubiquitous microchips…

I've had one in my hand for 12 years. It has my contact card on it.

Haha, mine is meant to fit in the webbing between thumb and index finger, but I just have a little 3d-printed attachment that holds it to my watch. Didn't have the balls to go the whole way.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by albatross79 »

thelastgallon wrote: post #8

> her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years. > He's super docile and friendly. Always has been. Are pit bulls known for being docile?

That's just what the owners tend to say after the dog has ripped some child apart. It's the "I didn't know it was loaded" defense.

Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

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Post by randycupertino »

_doctor_love wrote: post #16

Microchipping dogs makes a lot of sense. What are the privacy concerns though? If someone wants to hunt a person down, I imagine the microchips in the dogs would make a great tracking device.

It may vary by company but a lot of the time the chip company acts as a neutral intermediary. For example we adopted a homeless cat, and the vet found a chip on her, gave us the chip company info. The chip company wouldn't give us the owner's information but contacted them on our behalf and said we'd found her. They replied to the chip company who told us they moved away and we could have her. We love her so much!
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