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bill · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 395

While this is NOT Puppy Related,I think it info EVERY World Citizen should
be aware of :
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n&tag=related;photovideo

WhoDo · Posted: Fri 07 May 2010, 19:07 Post subject: Re: Copy machines a security risk

Lobster · Posted: Sat 08 May 2010, 00:40 Post subject:

Fascinating.
If so inclined you could hack a web enabled photocopier . . .

http://boingboing.net/2010/03/26/discarded-photocopie.html

Good info to know. Quite serious really Cool

What happens when the washing machine is web enabled? Ours puts up a phone number for an engineer when at fault, I wanted auto calling.
What happens when it starts to get spam ads?

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Ah.....takes me back to those sixties ads saying you'll have hours of leisure as machines learn to do the 'menial tasks'
....and just imagine what it's like for technophobes......

Aitch Smile

benali72 · Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 261

Thanks for posting this.

I had read a couple years ago that most copies use disks that record everything until written over with newer info. I specifically bought a new all-in-one printer that does copying just to eliminate my use of public copiers.

I understand that unwiped disks go for 10 - 20 pounds UK in Nigeria (up to $50 US).

Makoto · Posted: Wed 12 May 2010, 03:21 Post subject:

Do they still market any machines (fax or otherwise) using thermal transfer film, or anything like it?

I remember saving the film whenever we replaced it in one of our first few fax machines, because you could unroll the used film and read everything that had been printed through the machine. Neutral

cthisbear · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 2943 Location: Sydney Australia

This post from Bill has finally stopped me sitting on
photo copiers and scanning my derrière.

Chris.

WhoDo · Posted: Wed 12 May 2010, 08:08 Post subject:

bill · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 395

Gee, I hate it that I have gone and thrown a wet blanket on our
exhibitionist friends Rolling Eyes

But technology is a double-edged sword. It appears,that a very high government official was railing about Ipods, cell phones and the like lately. Seems it is interfering with their keeping things in the dark. Don't you just hate it when that happens !?!? Wink