The Disappearing Desktop - It's Real This Time

[Dan Shafer]

I can only shake my head.

Dan

On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:09 PM, Judy Perry wrote:

> Funny, we just talked about biometric stuff in class a couple of weeks
> back.
>
> Of course, one problem with things like thumb/face scans is that  
> they can
> be cut off your body (happened to a guy whose MB got carjacked and  
> which
> used biometrics for access).
>
> As for your face, well, there's a doctor somewhere in  Europe I  
> think who
> will shortly (within a few years) attempt a facial transplant.   
> Already
> done it with rats and the like.  I kid you not.
>
> Judy
>
> On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Dan Shafer wrote:
>
>> occur. Today, there are increasing advances being made in biometric
>> mechanisms (thumb-prints, retinal scans, etc.), which is one way of
>> addressing this problem.
>
>
>
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