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Music on vinyl records, mobile phones the size of house bricks and pornography printed on paper. What hideously out of date stuff do you still use?

Thanks to boozehound for the suggestion

(, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 12:44)
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If you roll it up really tightly you might be able to fit it down the phone line

(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 15:54, 1 reply)
Silly!
Just put it in the DVD drawer.
(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 15:59, closed)
Or you could just scan it and email it to them

(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 16:27, closed)
No that's illegal and the machines won't do it.

(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 16:45, closed)
Fr srs?

(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 17:33, closed)
Dunno about cheques but cash has tech to stop copying
If you look closely at banknotes you'll see apparently random groups of yellow dots on them. (On a tenner, to the left of the Queen's head, in the otherwise fairly clear bit)
These tell colour photocopiers (and possibly scanners but not sure) that you're trying to copy cash and to not let you.

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
(, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 22:34, closed)
I've sometimes considered getting a t-shirt made with this pattern on
See what it gums up...
(, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 3:22, closed)
...

In the USA, it's the latest in check deposit technology at many banks. The Americans tend to be a bit unconcerned with account security though (perfectly legal to lend someone your credit card)
(, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 3:20, closed)

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