Friday, August 26, 2005
Ma'am, if you could just scan your ID here.
Here it is.
No, you can't just hold it up, I need you to scan it over the turnstile. It's the new system.
It's not...
No, the bar code. The bar code on the bottom. Scan it. No, other way. Just hold it over the-- no, not there, the window. Turn the card over - not around, over, yeah - and slide it slowly over the little window with the laser in it. There you go.
Oh, my god!
Problem?
Why does my face come up on the screen like that?
It just reads the card and brings up your picture the way it's encoded on your ID, ma'am.
Does the monitor have to face the whole lobby like that?
It's a security measure, ma'am. So the guard can see if you match the picture.
But does it have to be so big?
This way if someone's not at this post, then someone at the other post can see the image.
But the picture on the screen is bigger than my actual head!
Yes. That's the level of security we're offering in this building.
Ack! What's that huge red X over the face on the screen now?
Now, your scan ran out, because you didn't go through in 20 seconds. You're going to have to go around to the other side now and scan it over there to verify.
Verify?
Yes, ma'am. Since the time expired to go through the turnstile, we'll need to see another piece of ID we can match up with your building card and issue an override. Otherwise it will go into the system as a breach.
But I work here.
Well, the machine doesn't know that. It just knows what it reads on the card.
But that's like the only thing the card says. That I work here. That's the only reason I have it. And it just scanned it.
Yes, but you see, it just timed out. So.
Here it is.
No, you can't just hold it up, I need you to scan it over the turnstile. It's the new system.
It's not...
No, the bar code. The bar code on the bottom. Scan it. No, other way. Just hold it over the-- no, not there, the window. Turn the card over - not around, over, yeah - and slide it slowly over the little window with the laser in it. There you go.
Oh, my god!
Problem?
Why does my face come up on the screen like that?
It just reads the card and brings up your picture the way it's encoded on your ID, ma'am.
Does the monitor have to face the whole lobby like that?
It's a security measure, ma'am. So the guard can see if you match the picture.
But does it have to be so big?
This way if someone's not at this post, then someone at the other post can see the image.
But the picture on the screen is bigger than my actual head!
Yes. That's the level of security we're offering in this building.
Ack! What's that huge red X over the face on the screen now?
Now, your scan ran out, because you didn't go through in 20 seconds. You're going to have to go around to the other side now and scan it over there to verify.
Verify?
Yes, ma'am. Since the time expired to go through the turnstile, we'll need to see another piece of ID we can match up with your building card and issue an override. Otherwise it will go into the system as a breach.
But I work here.
Well, the machine doesn't know that. It just knows what it reads on the card.
But that's like the only thing the card says. That I work here. That's the only reason I have it. And it just scanned it.
Yes, but you see, it just timed out. So.
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