The illustration that follows is a portion of a scan of my birth certificate. You will notice that the pink background is visible on the left, and virtually invisible on the right; however, you will notice the large diagonal letters from the word “VOID” on the right. The two scans are pretty much at the same resolution and scanned with the same settings. Why are they so very different?
I got a new scanner since 2010 when the certificate scan on the left was made. That’s why they are different. The raised seal (on another part of the certificate) is invisible on my old scanner but rather easy to see on the new.
I point this out just to say that valid comparisons require controls on equipment.
It looks to me like you have updated your operating system too. Which means different scanner drivers even if you had the same equipment.
I am inferring that by the different look of the ‘minimize’ button – but that could just be a different personalization theme, I suppose, so I could be wrong, but the comment still applies.
The differences between the two windows comes from the fact that one is the active window and the other isn’t. It’s all Windows 7. However, with a different model scanner, the scanner driver is definitely different. The old one was a Canon, and the new one an HP.
Sherif Joe uses a WND Scammer and calls it a scan.
Mark Zullo said that during their investigation of Obama’s birth certificate, they used many different scanners to observe different results. The use of different scanners in relationship to Obama’s birth certificate did not change their findings. Another claim debunked.
Well there goes another ‘hypothesis’ by our Yutube friend who somehow insisted that he understood computer science and that differences in equipment should make no difference.
Bummer, no wonder he ran away.
There are so many variables in the simple act of scanning a document that such denial on the part of simpletons is an understandable act of self-preservation. Any whiff of complexity tips them off that proceeding involves risk of cranial explosion.
When doing computer forensics, for the best possible outcome, you have to use the EXACT same hardware that was used in the forgery. If you do not, lawyers will pick you apart. In real cases, the hardware is usually confiscated (by warrant) so the forensic team can duplicate the scenario. Good luck getting a warrant on the White House.
I suggest a reading of:
Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations.
Nelson, B., Phillips, A., & Steuart, C. (2009).
which I bet he did not read.
This from Chapter 1:
Documents maintained on a computer are covered by different rules, depending on the nature of the documents. Many court cases in state and federal courts have developed and clarified how the rules apply to digital evidence. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (and each state’s constitution) protects everyone’s rights to be secure in their person, residence, and property from search and seizure, for example. Continuing development of the jurisprudence of this amendment has played a role in determining whether the search for digital evidence has established a different precedent, so separate search warrants might not be necessary. However, when preparing to search for evidence in a criminal case, many investigators still include the suspect’s computer and its components in the search warrant to avoid later admissibility problems.
Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations.
Nelson, B., Phillips, A., & Steuart, C. (2009).
Well said.
Perhaps for the birthers:
Computer Forensics for Dummies
by Volonino and Anzaldua (2008)
Looks to me like the correct statement is “another Cold Case Posse lie exposed.”
It’s fascinating that John would take the word of the Cold Case Posse over a demonstrated fact. This is the essence of “motivated reasoning.”
hey john, they scanned in a downloaded pdf copy, do you know what that means, I guess not
As a scientist, I know how critical the proper control is for any experiiment. Given that Obama is President the only appropriate control for a pdf of his birth certificate is a pdf of the birth certificate of his principal opponent. Therefore, we must compare it to a pdf of Romney’s birth certificate. The one Romney released is shown below:
You’ve been on a roll lately, Scientist! Keep’em coming! 😀
Just remember:
Nothing shocks me. I’m a scientist.
It’s debunked because you swollow those conspiracy theory nuts whole cloth!!??? You’re dumber than I thought……..although I don’t know how that’s possible……
When will John realize that Sheriff Joe will never take his “case” to court or give it to a prosecutor? Will he hang onto this last, false hope for years before concluding that the Sheriff is a “traitor” and needs to be spanked?