@Polynomial Well, when the tattoo artist asked if there was a picture example Brown probably went through his wallet looking for the least beaten woman in there.
"So I beat my girlfriend, and then got a tattoo of a beaten woman's face on my neck, but it's ok because the tattoo isn't of her, it's a different woman."
@Iszi The guy just called me to know how I should be known. We convene on "professional cryptographer" but I have apparently been promoted to "well-known cryptographer".
@JeffFerland I'm a little bit confused as to what he's proposing to do with the QR codes, to make them any more effective than watermarks already in use?
It talks a lot about how the "QR Code" would require special lasers and microscopes to read, and that it's been wear-tested. There's mention of putting in a "microscopic message" to be read by forensics investigators, but no mention of the message's proposed contents.
@JeffFerland So, security by obscurity, more or less? Really would have been more impressed if they could have gone the "digital signature on paper" route.
@Iszi Yes and no. If enough are printed and they hit the bank system, the bank might notice it has multiple bills with the same serial number floating around
Especially the Fed
It does put a limit. You can't print 1,000 bills of the same serial number without somebody seeing.
@JeffFerland You'd have to design a system very carefully, and also rely heavily on proper human procedure implementation, in order to reliably catch that without a high probability of false-positives.
On another note, the fact that my DSL modem died made me very sad. AT&T hadn't registered that I was installed... despite functioning Internet, I apparently wouldn't ever get a bill.
@ScottPack I seem to remember those being available from the store. Don't think any of my sets had one though. Speaking of which, have we heard if mod candidates and/or the elected one are getting care packages?
Is it appropriate to ask a question about a specific penetration testing course? (offensive-security.com/information-security-training/…) I wanted to ask here first because the FAQ doesn't make it particularly clear if this sort of question is appropriate for the site..
@LucasKauffman Well, I moved in summer. It's hard to beat a Maine summer... but it's consistently nice ou there and I can ride my moto year-round. I'm looking forward to that.
@LucasKauffman At least in Silicon Valley, the only thing I've noticed is that there's more diversity in racial background. Population density helps, though. Last night at the rock gym was... pleasant on the eyes.
