John OverholtFeb 5
When a piece of type gets damaged, it's like a fingerprint that can be used to tie all the work of a printer together, whether or not their name appears on the title page. The Catalog of Distinctive Type is building a database of these fingerprints for Restoration England. https://cdt.library.cmu.edu/
Show threadAllan ChowFeb 5
@overholt if this hasn't been used in an episode of csi it's just a matter of time
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@grumpasaurus @overholt *glances nervously at my laser printer*
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Show threadAllan ChowFeb 5
@theorangetheme @overholt I every single laser printer's firmware has a unique fingerprint that I've been able to script and search for this exact a
Show threadThe Orange ThemeFeb 5
@grumpasaurus @overholt The microdots? I just checked mine for them, and I couldn't find any, but I can only scan at 600 DPI and I don't know if that's enough. 😅
Show threadAllan ChowFeb 5
@theorangetheme @overholt just ENHANCE the image
Show threadThe Orange ThemeFeb 5
@grumpasaurus @overholt