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Issues in authentication systems
Friday, November 14 2008
I have my own issues with biometric authentication systems, but this is not one I had foreseen.
Tags: security ~ authentication ~ biometricsTo Whom it May concern: It has come to the attention of Recognition Systems that some people have a particular concern about using our hand scanners which relates to their religious beliefs. The concern revolves around the detection or placement of what is described in the Scriptures as “the mark of the Beast.”
Digital TV on Linux with a Pinnacle USB stick
Sunday, November 02 2008
My laptop is now running Intrepid Ibex, and in a moment of curiosity, I decided to try my Pinnacle nano stick.
It works fine with VLC (but not with xine, Totem, mplayer or Kaffeine). I have to use the house aerial, because signal strength just isn’t good enough with the little one that came with it. Still, it’s pretty neat. As a result, I can now get HD television via Freeview.
There is the odd rendering glitch. This laptop is lacking in CPU grunt and signal strength is not good so it’s hard to say where the fault lies without more detailed investigation than I have time for right now. I also noticed that it worked much better with Compiz turned off.
Here is a channels.conf file for the Wellington area which I created. You can open it in VLC and channels will appear in the playlist.
Tags: dvb ~ linux ~ wellington ~ digital television ~ freeviewRendered at 2010-03-14 07:06:39