Репост из: Memory Holed
How can one simple comic grind my gears so much?
Printers make small identification marks in yellow ink on every printed sheet. This is so our alphabet boys can always connect it to your printer in case you want to print money or God forbid "It's OK to be White" fliers.
SOURCE (archive)
Since 1990 all hi resolution photocopiers and scanners have to print underlying dot pattern of yellow tied to specific firmware, as divulged in congress in testimony in 1991. Modern printer drivers re-encode your IP address into your printed sheets.
Printers make small identification marks in yellow ink on every printed sheet. This is so our alphabet boys can always connect it to your printer in case you want to print money or God forbid "It's OK to be White" fliers.
SOURCE (archive)
Since 1990 all hi resolution photocopiers and scanners have to print underlying dot pattern of yellow tied to specific firmware, as divulged in congress in testimony in 1991. Modern printer drivers re-encode your IP address into your printed sheets.