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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by hyperdimension on Sunday September 06, 2020 @08:36PM (#24395811)
> heavier, thicker, face detection

Isn't that kind of facial detection done in software? How can it be `heavier' or `thicker' if it's software?

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by scarface74 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @08:41PM (#24395835)
Quote out of context much?

> heavier, thicker, face detection that is not secure,

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by hyperdimension on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:11AM (#24408523)
Maybe so, but I still am unsure how the words `heavier' and `thicker' can apply to a software function.

Is it maybe a way of saying more computationally intense or more layers in a neural network? It could be a non-native speaker, but to me those adjectives only really apply to physical things. I'm not sure.

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