Pah
I see the armchair analysts are out in force again. I wonder how many of them have ever had to maintain even a moderately sizeable chunk of code.
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I seem to remember reading somewhere that fingerprints were not actually unique, close to it yes, but not enough that you couldn't get two people with ones than matched within the normal range of any person's medium term variation.
Related to that, does the reader account for such variations and self-modify to correct for trends?
Why is it that we seem to hear of more problems with printers (on any OS) than all the other devices people attach? They've been around as long as I can remember and have always been a pain in the arse.
Just what is it about sticking (mostly black) dots on paper that's so arcane?
... whilst reading carefully through the contract, silently crossing out bits you don't like (and signing the crossings) without saying a word, followed by a quick double-check then handing the amended document back to the (usually open mouthed) company official with a friendly smile.
Never use it myself. While driving there's too much happening on the roads these days to look away, and I find either their 3d effect road view or the very reduced map field completely destroys my sense of spatial awareness and mental mapping.
If I'm going to an unknown place I'll check the on-line maps first (also look out for likely problem areas). Also, there's a large size map book on the back seat under the car rug, as a fall-back. Never had a battery problem and replace the 'hardware' every couple of years :)
Call me a Luddite if you like, but it works for me, and on the occasions I do go slightly astray I usually end up finding some fascinating places that most people never see.