At 15:41 02-02-01 -0600, you wrote:
>On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
>
> >
> > Staple a camera to the head of every lobbyist and politician in DC?
> >
>
>I don't know about stapling -- it's a little messy, and staples can be
>pulled.
>
>What I figure you ought to do instead is install 3 or 4 pieces of hardware
>in the top of the skull, designed to have bolts screwed into them. (3 in
>a triangle, 4 in a rectangle, is what I'm envisioning -- it gets too
>complicated beyond 4.) Then you have a base sort of unit that you screw
>into those holes with bolts. Due to natural variation between skulls,
>there should probably be some sort of padding between the skull and the
>base. The camera snaps onto the base. Require politicians and lobbyists
>to have their cameras on at all times outside of their domiciles;
>exceptions can be made for small parties with family or close friends, but
>any event over some minimum number of people (say, 10?) requires camera
>coverage. Also, if the individual in question is sleeping elsewhere, they
>can remove the camera to get ready for bed, sleep without it, and wait
>until showering in the morning to put it back on.
>
>As camera technology advances, the required base may change some, but
>that's why you don't just permanently attach the base to the skull.
>
>Also, the base should probably be removed for cleaning (both of the base
>and the scalp under it) on a regular basis.
>
>Isn't that just much tidier than staples? ;)
>
> Julia
Uhh . . . maybe just require them to wear one of those button-sized
mini-cameras? With stringent penalties for taking it off or turning it off?
-- Ronn! :)
