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There are two words that strike sufficient fear into the hearts of the worlds leaders which has likely led to the current state of global printer enshittificati
by jzemeocala 3y ago
There are two words that strike sufficient fear into the hearts of the worlds leaders which has likely led to the current state of global printer enshittification:
Counterfeit money
- hakfoo 3y agoThat feels like a US problem. Go find a recent GBP, CAD, or AUD note. Printed on a polymer stock you can't just get at Office Depot, so it doesn't feel like paper. Has clear windows and shiny foil elements in said stock, so if you look at it for 3 seconds, it won't be right. Although, even throwing the US a bone, they have introduced some better security features, and the intaglio printing process does impart a specific feel that you can detect, it's of limited benefit because they never withdraw notes. I've gotten notes from the 1960s in circulation.