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0 pointsRetric14y ago0 comments

Your missing his point. Printers have anti counter-fitting measures built in and it costs more money to build them that way.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2008-07-13-pr...

It's mostly a non issue, but there are always edge cases. For example there is software that let's you print backup data that can latter be scanned in which was somewhat hampered by this technology. 600DPI * 600DPI * 24 bits * 8.5inch * 11 inch = ~100mb a page which is not all that amazing today, but still useful in the early 90's.

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finnw14y ago

> 100mb a page which is not all that amazing today

100mb is probably enough to hold all the code you will write in your lifetime.

sliverstorm14y ago

I'm glad to hear someone else who isn't freaking out over it. You would not believe some of the tin foil hats that come out when discussing these measures.

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