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    Retina scanner? —Jason J. Railton
   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)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Robert Seifert
   (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Jason J. Railton
   (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Robert Seifert
   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 (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Jason J. Railton
     (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Matthew Miller
   (...) Iris Recognition Camera: (URL) PS: toppostbad. (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Jason J. Railton
   (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Dave Schuler
   (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Tim Courtney
     (...) I think I might have to optic-ill you with a rod if you make any more cone-y puns. The nerve... -Tim (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
   
        Re: Retina scanner? —Jason J. Railton
   (...) Nothing could be fovea from the truth... Jason R (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
 

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