another one of those "what not to say" threads

[dannylion]

Oct 6, 2015 16:08:43 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Oct 6, 2015 15:40:07 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Any significant change in the state of the blood vessels of the eye will render it unrecognizable by a retinal scanner.  Death causes significant change in the state of the blood vessels of the eye. 

Yeah, but you know the guy that is wanting to get into that super secret area is not going to buy it when you're telling him your eye won't work outside your head!  He's going to be like "Yeah, sure, you just don't want me gouging your eyeball out, very tricky telling me it won't work with all your science mumbo jumbo!"  Then he grabs the spoon....

Yeah, only in the movies.   To get to the door with the retinal scanner, the guy with the spoon is going to have to get through at least three other security checkpoints with his target, passing armed guards in corridors filled with other people, many of whom are current or former Rangers and Seals, and there isn't going to be a conveniently concealed spot to use the spoon close enough to the scanner to be practical, so once again, real life just takes all the fun out of the movie.  Also, unless the guy with the spoon has his own security badge to get him through the three other security checkpoints, he's going to find himself all alone with his spoon outside checkpoint #1.  Also, the spoon will probably set off the metal detectors and draw unwanted attention, not to mention that all the "victim" has to do is tell the first security guard they encounter about they guy with the spoon, and it's likely all over right there.  It's never as easy as it looks in the movies.  And none of the people are as attractive as they are in the movies (more's the pity). 

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Oct 6, 2015 16:17:50 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Oct 6, 2015 16:08:43 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Yeah, but you know the guy that is wanting to get into that super secret area is not going to buy it when you're telling him your eye won't work outside your head!  He's going to be like "Yeah, sure, you just don't want me gouging your eyeball out, very tricky telling me it won't work with all your science mumbo jumbo!"  Then he grabs the spoon....

Yeah, only in the movies.   To get to the door with the retinal scanner, the guy with the spoon is going to have to get through at least three other security checkpoints with his target, passing armed guards in corridors filled with other people, many of whom are current or former Rangers and Seals, and there isn't going to be a conveniently concealed spot to use the spoon close enough to the scanner to be practical, so once again, real life just takes all the fun out of the movie.  Also, unless the guy with the spoon has his own security badge to get him through the three other security checkpoints, he's going to find himself all alone with his spoon outside checkpoint #1.  Also, the spoon will probably set off the metal detectors and draw unwanted attention, not to mention that all the "victim" has to do is tell the first security guard they encounter about they guy with the spoon, and it's likely all over right there.  It's never as easy as it looks in the movies.  And none of the people are as attractive as they are in the movies (more's the pity). 

Yeah, but we're talking about retinal scanners being put on everyday devices for security.  What if it's on the next iphone and some nut job wants to hack your Facebook account? 

eta:  Or maybe we weren't talking about that and that's just where my mind went...that's possible.

[dannylion]

Oct 6, 2015 16:25:12 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Oct 6, 2015 16:17:50 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Yeah, only in the movies.   To get to the door with the retinal scanner, the guy with the spoon is going to have to get through at least three other security checkpoints with his target, passing armed guards in corridors filled with other people, many of whom are current or former Rangers and Seals, and there isn't going to be a conveniently concealed spot to use the spoon close enough to the scanner to be practical, so once again, real life just takes all the fun out of the movie.  Also, unless the guy with the spoon has his own security badge to get him through the three other security checkpoints, he's going to find himself all alone with his spoon outside checkpoint #1.  Also, the spoon will probably set off the metal detectors and draw unwanted attention, not to mention that all the "victim" has to do is tell the first security guard they encounter about they guy with the spoon, and it's likely all over right there.  It's never as easy as it looks in the movies.  And none of the people are as attractive as they are in the movies (more's the pity). 

Yeah, but we're talking about retinal scanners being put on everyday devices for security.  What if it's on the next iphone and some nut job wants to hack your Facebook account? 

eta:  Or maybe we weren't talking about that and that's just where my mind went...that's possible.

I actually have no idea where this started, so I'm no help in figuring out what we're really talking about.   

And if some nut job wants to hack my Facebook account on my phone, I'll just hand him the phone and run (er, waddle) away.  It's fingerprint activated, but it's always turned off, so by the time he gets it powered on and figures out he can't sign on anyway, I will have blended into the crowd. 

That's my plan, anyway.