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FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

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Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#131

Hey Gitlab, could you consider adding the following CSS so that README images don't break out of their containers? Having to horizontally scroll to see this image is brutal. .md img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } I think that goes here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/55a4cc5a53903250...

You’d want to pair that with `height: auto`, or else it’ll damage the aspect ratio of images that specify width and height attributes (which you always should).

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#132
post #89
post #32

I really hate dealing with my printer (or any printer for that matter), so I make pretty liberal use of my drawing tablet at this point. I import the PDF into Krita, use the ballpoint pen brush, and sign. I export to PNG, then use an imagemagick script to rotate it some random number between 1-3 degrees, and add noise onto it to look like a scan. It's a pain, but it's still less annoying than dealing with a printer.

I have a png of my signature, and I just paste it into the pdf, and submit that. Haven't run into a complaint yet, and I don't have to print anything.

This, but with extra noise around the signature and with at least 4 unique copies, max number of times one has to sign full name a document (in my personal xp). Whomever is going to read it and check for digital, will probably check closer on the signed pages. Also make sure the signature isn't too perfect and not too regular on the ink :)

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#134
post #115

Hey Gitlab, could you consider adding the following CSS so that README images don't break out of their containers? Having to horizontally scroll to see this image is brutal. .md img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } I think that goes here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/55a4cc5a53903250...

With the way people write CSS today, is there an argument today to not just have it be part of a reset, e.g.: img { max-width: 100%; }

That they are not already doing that made me believe it was intentional. Principle of least astonishment to start.

Anyway I agree, and have that present on all projects.

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#135
post #95

I had another version of this at the DMV. They needed to see bills that offered proof of my residence (ie power/water/etc). Turns out they wanted them to be mailed to you, which wasn't going to work because I do paperless billing for everything. So I printed them out and tri-folded them as if it had been in an envelope. People in front of me in line got turned away for using printed bills, but mine worked just fine.

Yes, they also do this for ID's, and for voter ID's. It's specifically created to prevent people whom don't have only 1 permanent address,with paper billing, being able to live their daily lives. I had to go to a local county courthouse 4 times to get a "realid" and to renew a driver's license. I had to call all sorts of people to get printed statements sent to me. It's incredibly ridiculous, I would call it complete…

The point is to authenticate residency, and while it’s not a great system, there also isn’t any better alternatives.

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#136
I had to do this! It was a 3-4 page document and I thought printing and scanning was stupid, but did it anyway. Naturally I only printed and scanned the last page with the signature on it. They rejected it saying I had to print and scan the entire document!

I would be very tempted to use something like this next time, however I have a feeling that the same people who think this is sane would accuse you of fraud if they ever found out. Not sure if it's worth it.

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#137
post #109

What's the thing with the Penises in the readme and example pdf? Is this a joke?

That was substantially more penii than I was expecting to see today. On the other hand this whole project is a pretty funny troll tool, so fair play!

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#138
post #95

I had another version of this at the DMV. They needed to see bills that offered proof of my residence (ie power/water/etc). Turns out they wanted them to be mailed to you, which wasn't going to work because I do paperless billing for everything. So I printed them out and tri-folded them as if it had been in an envelope. People in front of me in line got turned away for using printed bills, but mine worked just fine.

Yes, they also do this for ID's, and for voter ID's. It's specifically created to prevent people whom don't have only 1 permanent address,with paper billing, being able to live their daily lives. I had to go to a local county courthouse 4 times to get a "realid" and to renew a driver's license. I had to call all sorts of people to get printed statements sent to me. It's incredibly ridiculous, I would call it complete…

It's also designed to make sure that poorer people who don't have stable, permanent housing have a tough time

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In many places your driver license is used as authoritative identification for many other things, and the assumption is that those things require this additional verification. I don't know, but I think registering to vote might be one of these things in some places (it's been a while since I registered).

Side note: Why don't we have national ID in the US? I know many people don't want us to risk becoming a "show your papers" country, but A) We already kinda are (ever been pulled over?), and B) It just makes more sense to have something like ID be centralized, preferably with a much better model then SSN's.

There are federal IDs in the US, of several varieties. But people are not required to have one.

People mainly rely on their state drivers licenses because states regulate driving. (And most other day-to-day government interactions that require ID)

If you’re the authority asking for ID, you get to decide which one to ask for.

Re: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#140

Hey Gitlab, could you consider adding the following CSS so that README images don't break out of their containers? Having to horizontally scroll to see this image is brutal. .md img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } I think that goes here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/55a4cc5a53903250...

You’d want to pair that with `height: auto`, or else it’ll damage the aspect ratio of images that specify width and height attributes (which you always should).

Yep, will add.

Image in question is missing those values. I personally think README images should be be lazyloaded (making those inlined aspect ratios important) but I guess that's down to the maintainer.

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