[ltp] Re: Other uses for the fingerprint reader?

[Marius Gedminas]

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:48:10AM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
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> on Wed Apr 23 2008, Daniel Castro <castromd-AT-tcd.ie> wrote:
> > well not really... i only use it for password authentication.... which
> > as you said is not very safe..... but I'm not that crazy about
> > security either, and swiping your finger is much faster....
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> Seriously?  I had the reader activated for a while and got so fed up
> with misreads that I longed for the old days when I could just type in
> my password accurately in a quarter second.  Has the software improved
> recently?

Perhaps it is a matter of learning the proper alignment (straight) and
speed (not too fast).  I've been using thinkfinger since last August,
and perhaps 90% of my fingers are recognised correctly.  Very rarely I
have to try twice.

Occasionally I choose to type my password, because that way I don't have
to move my fingers away from the home row.

Marius Gedminas
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