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| You do realise that that 'retina' scanner on CLSOTW is actually just photographing the cornea, not the retina, don't you? Jason Railton (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) You're right! But, in fact, who cares? I mean, it's kind of nitpicking. In my opinion it's more important if it works or not. Okay, now when I think about it, does it work? Isn't cornea every time little bit different due different light (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) You can call it nitpicking if you ignore the implications, but it's like saying you've built a fingerprint scanner when what you're actually doing is photographing the _back_ of someone's hand. From a few basic measurements of the image, you (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Okay, you made a point. It should be called "cornea photographer" or something like that. Robert Seifert (but still, isn't it good approximation? I mean it's still lego, you cannot expect something such sophisticated as retina scanner. That was what (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Well, call it an 'eyeball scanner' or something. I suppose I could equally come down on someone who's made a hotdog stand that doesn't really cook hotdogs, or a minifig Outside Broadcast Unit that doesn't really take live video (oh wait a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Iris Recognition Camera: (URL) PS: toppostbad. (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) That's more like it. Though I'm not sure about the "most mathematically unique biometric" bit. If it's so amazing, and it's obviously easy to capture the image, why isn't it more widely used? I remember reading about a UK school that (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Indeed, the situation lens itself to goofy humours. Maybe the media thought that the pun was cornea than they could handle, and they were afraid to sclera 'way their readership, or perhaps that some reader might have retinal letter to the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I think I might have to optic-ill you with a rod if you make any more cone-y puns. The nerve... -Tim (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| (...) Nothing could be fovea from the truth... Jason R (22 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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