OT: Odd system folders!

[Azselendor]

I should also point out that on most enterprise-level printers for businesses, you'll find that when you duplex (double-sided print) they will never line up perfectly, they are offset by 2mm to 4 mm on each side. While annoying to those making brochures, it is a SS anti-counterfeiting tool. Also, if you you print images with many fine details with the same or similar color pallets as found on a dollar bill, it will cause the printer to lock in most situation and require a service technician to unlock it.

[Atrocities]

The US Secret Service must do what it can to prevent the onslaught of counterfiting that was introduced to the US when laser and color printers became previlent in the market place.

I can remember back in the early 90's as a checker when people would try and pass off photocopied fake bills. It was very annoying. If we accepted a fake bill it came out of our pocket to cover the cost. (Illegal now, but mainstream practice back then.) The big red S had earned a notorious reputation because many managers would use the laser printers in the office to photocopy bills and then replacing a real bill with a fake one in many checkers tills when they would turn them in at night. They would pocket the real money, and then bill the checker for the fake bill.

Thankfully it is very hard now to print fake money. I have no problems with any security steps that have been created so long as I have the option to turn them on or off with the exception of the printer dots. Those I think are a good thing and really don't effect me.

[Fyron]

Ok AT, so what you posted several posts earlier is, in fact, still bogus. A manufacturer serial number added by a relatively tiny number of high end printers (which very few people have in their homes) is a far, far cry from "your printer prints all information about itself, and your PC on each and every peace of paper printed." That post is the same kind of sensationalism I was referring to earlier.

[Santiago]

I hear yellow dots are now being used in web pages too!
[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon49.gif[/img]

[Atrocities]

Santiago said:
I hear yellow dots are now being used in web pages too!
[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon49.gif[/img]

Hum, interesting, how would you decode these dots?

[Suicide Junkie]

I think that parses as "terrorism-nukeular"

[Santiago]

SEV is almost ready
SEV is in the mail
SEV is here
Couldn't get the graphics options to work right
the above was my fault
time to play
Empire building
there are game bugs!
Eventually the bugs will get fixed
Is there an AI in the game?
ship to ship combat
Balance Mod to the rescue
new game version
delete old game - start new game
New game has many great improvements
While attacking 1 empire- another attacks me
Stop with the ridiculous treaties
never ending turns
is the next patch out yet
take a nap waiting for the turn to complete
Damn power failure
[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon49.gif[/img] Glass the planet!

[Atrocities]

Imperator Fyron said:
Ok AT, so what you posted several posts earlier is, in fact, still bogus. A manufacturer serial number added by a relatively tiny number of high end printers (which very few people have in their homes) is a far, far cry from "your printer prints all information about itself, and your PC on each and every peace of paper printed." That post is the same kind of sensationalism I was referring to earlier.

That is correct, I did over state and post incorrect information, however, the topic moved away from that incorrect information onto the very real yellow dot discussion. While this technology may not yet be mainstream, it certainly is possible that it could become mainstream within the very near future. While I have no issue with this, I am certain there are people who will.

I doubt that the Washington Post article is bogus, but if you have any proof to verify that, please by all means post that information.