Author Archives: Phil

Chest-sized billboard

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Well, the last T-shirt seems to be working quite well – each time I have worn it out & about several people have asked me what NIR means. Interestingly, even the ones … Continue reading

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Behind closed doors…

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: …or at least very expensive* ones to get through! So Mr. Blunkett wouldn’t ‘face the music’ last week at the LSE [read Dr. Simon Moores’ review in Computer Weekly, via White Rose] … Continue reading

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Dupe-checking and the mechanics of trust

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Thanks to Irdial for clarifying the proposed use of a centralised database in his scheme, now christened ISLAND: “The centralized database of photographs held by the passport office is there only to … Continue reading

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Divergent thoughts

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Great! Irdial Discs is all fired up and has now outlined a(nother) web-based ID card demo using PIC cards, GPG for encryption – BUT using some form of database with facial recognition … Continue reading

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Mistaken Identity, missing politicians

Re-posted from archive of infinite ideas machine 2004: Well, that was interesting. Yesterday’s Mistaken Identity public meeting at the LSE was notable in many respects, but one of the most glaring was the complete absence of any representative from the … Continue reading

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