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Xerox Reveals Transient Documents

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bum-papers dept.

Heartless Gamer writes "Xerox has lifted the veil from some of its research and development work in the field of printing. They demoed the very intriguing 'transient documents.' These offer the prospect of reusable paper in the sense that the content is automatically erased after a period of time, ready for fresh printing. Inspired by the fact that many print outs have a life-span of a few hours (think of the emails you may print out just to read, or the content you proof read on the train journey back home), the specially prepared paper will preserve its content for up to 16 hours."

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  1. Coming soon... by themushroom · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next use of this paper will be for printing those Microsoft Genuine Advantage certificates with your Windows registration code on them. Made expecially for those rare folk who do know where their documentation is.

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  2. Your message, should you choose to accept it by Kesch · · Score: 5, Funny

    This memo is set to self-destruct in 16 hours.

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  3. Transients don't need documents by TheSexican · · Score: 5, Funny

    What kind of documents do hobos need, aside from IOUs, and you might want those to last a while...

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  4. Finally, contracts ... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, contracts that aren't worth the paper they're written on.

    1. Get signatures on contract
    2. Let the rest of the text fade
    3. Print contract again, with new terms
    4. Permanent photocopy of new contract
    5. PROFIT