Can someone here explain what she was updating? If her dog wasn't nearby, what does it mean to "update his chip"?
Stupid people who don't understand how things work and then convey them imprecisely... Even with a job as a "journalist"...
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
#32These microchips are amazing technology. I highly highly encourage all you pet lovers to obtain one for your little homie. You never know when you’ll need it.
24 EU countries have mandatory dog micro-chipping.
In Belgium there is a centralized database in which the data is maintained.
When I moved to the USA I thought it was very weird that it wasn't done automatically, and that there are many databases out there.
In fact, one went bust a while ago: https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/microchip-company-cl...
Now what? Gotta pay to have 18 digits and an address inserted in a database?
I thought it was very weird in the USA
Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
#33Earlier 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?
You can inject these things pretty easily. They're about the size of a grain of rice, and pretty popular in some circles.
Popular in Sweden, apparently: https://geeksaroundglobe.com/6000-swedes-implant-chips-in-sk...
And when they used it as a digital identifier to check for the Covid-vaccination status, of course all the wormbrained screamed that "Covid certificate mandate leads to Swedish government microchipping its citizens!'.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
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Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
#35> 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?
Not typically - but when it's called Forty Cal, maybe? That's what, one bell pepper?
Or maybe it's short for Forty Caliber. Pretty big difference.
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#36> 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 took a few pit mixes out of the local humane society last summer for "Doggy Day Out", basically an opportunity for dogs who need new homes to get exposure to the community and get away from the kennel for a few hours, and they were universally friendly, sweet dogs.
There's some selection bias, obviously, but their reputation is definitely overblown.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not typically - but when it's called Forty Cal, maybe? That's what, one bell pepper?
Or maybe it's short for Forty Caliber. Pretty big difference.
Hm, that's a good point. I totally did not think of that as a possibility. But what are the chances? I mean, it's just a cute little pit bull we're talking about here! It's not as if it's even a big dog, like a golden retriever, or a nice friendly alsatian.
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#38was the dog a stray for 11 years? or just owned by someone? I'm not following what actually happened
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#39I wonder how the dog survived for 11 years... Surely he wasn't a stray that entire time?
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