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U.S. Offers $50 Download

Posted by michael on from the don't-copy-that-fifty dept.

chill writes "CNN is reporting that the U.S. Government is offering low-quality images of its new $50 bill for artists, students and others who discover that their computers, scanners or printers won't allow them to view or copy pictures of the new currency, due to mostly-secret anti-counterfeiting measures built-in. This anti-copying technology has been discussed on Slashdot before. Now to go and test my new Epson scanner and printer to see if they're affected!"

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  1. Obligatory by The-Bus · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    1. Find scan of $50 bill
    2. Digitally put John Kerry's face on it
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

    I tried my best to find a link to the $3 GWB note.

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    Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.

  2. Re:I don't get it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    In the debates last night, Kerry criticized the U.S. "coalition" in Iraq. Kerry mentioned the U.K. and Australia and Bush interjected "You forgot Poland."

    Pathetic.

  3. Re:I don't get it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Worse than that.. it was "Actually... you forgot Poland!". the "actually" makes it twice as bad, to any literate/intelligent viewer.