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> In general there isn't a good natural key to identify people, that's why
> most databases use various surrogates (like SSN.) I've proposed a
> natural key for people; the precise latitude, longitude, altitude and
> time of their birth. I don't claim that it's a practical system.
I think that's a good idea. But then what do you think of fingerprints? Received on Wed May 07 2003 - 09:47:49 CDT
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