Saturday, April 24, 2004

2 

2: "reused by the new firm.
The Piscan Document of Philadelphia dates from the early 12th century. Primitive bookkeeping with sequential transactions using Roman numerals was presented in paragraph form. Fragments of an unknown Florentine banking firm date from 1211. Not yet double entry bookkeeping, but advancing in that direction. Other fragments include the Castra Gualfred and the Borghesia Company from 1259-67; Gentile de' Sassetti and Sons, 1274-1310; and Bene Bencivenni, 1277-96. The most complete records were from Rinieri Fini & Brothers, 1296-1305, and Giovanni Farolfi & Co., 1299-1300. "

Wednesday, April 21, 2004



Practical jokes. Post it notes all over the walls, desks, everything...

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Biometrics 

Biometrics

Background information on biometrics.

Fingerprints as ID - good, bad, ugly? | The Register 

Fingerprints as ID - good, bad, ugly? | The Register

Article on fingerprints as ID.

Again it makes the standard mistake. If there is a 1 in 1000 error rate on matching real fingerprints that is one thing. Its a real pain but not a problem. However, what's the error rate in picking up a gummy fingerprint? 1 in 1000 missed? I doubt it. My understanding is that they systems won't detect gummy prints.

Next on iris scans. People are reticent about messing with their irises. Apart from all those that wear contact lenses...

Friday, April 09, 2004

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP 

Download details: Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP

Download for OpenWiki

Monday, April 05, 2004

The Register 

The Register: "Identity is actually something that is established through a series of factors, history, occupation, location, parentage, and the whereabouts and circumstances of you or your ancestors when state systems began to require fixed and recorded tagging systems. The existence of these fixed systems does not however mean that you do not have multiple identities or identifiers (more people in my street, for example, will know me as the bloke at the top of the road with the dodgy old motor than will know me by name), nor does it mean that what they regard as fixed is what you personally regard as your identity. "

A great article on ID cards.

Sunday, April 04, 2004

Indecent photograph of a child - Wikipedia 

Indecent photograph of a child - Wikipedia

Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997 

Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997