Posted by Neredbojias on 07/16/06 07:34

To further the education of mankind, Toby Inkster
<usenet200606@tobyinkster.co.uk> vouchsafed:

> Dylan Sung wrote:
>> Safalra wrote:
>>
>>> How about an animated GIF that shows the image for 99 hundredths of
>>> a second, but for one hundredth of each second displays a subliminal
>>> message saying 'thou shalt not steal this image'? It's fool-proof.
>>
>> If I had animation software, all I need to do is import it into it,
>> see all the different frames that make up the picture, then delete
>> the frame with your 'subliminal' message, and save the rest.
>
> I think you miss the point. By the time you've saved it to your hard
> disk, the subliminal message has had its desired effect and you no
> longer feel like stealing the image.

Bet it wouldn't work on kleptomaniacs or heavy blinkers.

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Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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