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Re:Teamspeak 5 to be based on the Matrix protocol
on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:41PM (#25750334)
> unbundling
and re-bundling:
https://acrowdedspace.com/post/166470695392/the-re-bundling-...
Re:Malware on My Android Phone
on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:24PM (#25736054)
Re:Clearview AI being used to identify Capitol rioters
on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:05PM (#25704723)
> He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to arrest of the wrong man (nj.com)
>258 points 12 days ago 174 comments
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25562321
...
> I got my file from Clearview AI (onezero.medium.com)
> 811 points 9 months ago 224 comments
Re:The Now Habit
on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:30PM (#25652119)
Effective Executive. I gifted this book to the executives at work. Recommended.
Re:Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering
on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:36PM (#25641756)
yes! That is it. The game is https://thimbleweedpark.com/
Re:The Lab Leak Hypothesis
on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:07PM (#25641169)
> The chances of the CCP releasing a self-harming bioweapon in order to harm the US seems silly.
But to harm someone else?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/coronavirus-neande...
]] Dr. Paabo said the DNA segment may account in part for why people of Bangladeshi descent are dying at a high rate of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/oios-tan0930...
]] IMAGE: THESE GENETIC VARIANTS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY ABSENT IN AFRICA AND OCCUR IN THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY IN BANGLADESH.
https://media.eurekalert.org/multimedia_prod/pub/web/244496_...
Re:Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering
on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:42PM (#25635961)
http://www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/
....
I recall a recent kick-starter-type blog post about a work-in-progress game with huge 2d side scrolling dither art - can't find the link but :(
Re:A Nigerian motorcycle rideshare app boom went bust
on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:44AM (#25631909)
connected story "Suspect arrested in murder of founder of Gokada ride-sharing app: media reports"
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nigeria-gokada-idUSKC...
U.S. Wind Turbine Database and Interactive Heatmap
Re:The Great Suspender: New maintainer is probably malicious
on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:16PM (#25623108)
For anyone not clicking the link, TheMageKing opened this issue on Nov 3, 2020.
Re:Baltimore police lied about almost every aspect of its spy plane pr...
on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @05:47PM (#25587176)
Does anyone have a link to a article about the use of the 'Persistent Surveillance Systems' to investigate crime in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), the plane would fly back and forth over El Paso (Texas).
The story was a female Mexican police officer had been ambushed, and with the use of the spy plane, the US was able to back-track the routes of the ambushers, and the routes all led back to (cartel headquarters) house on the outskirts of town.
Was this all a dream?
Edit: Found the article: Persistent Surveillance Systems https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/eye-s...
Re:500k graphics cards found in an abandoned container
on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:32AM (#25571481)
> After the news started to spread, however, the article's author added an update saying, "This is a fake news story created and published on December 28 in celebration of the Holy Innocents Day in Spain. The content of it is false and has been created with a satirical humorous purpose. We hope you had fun reading it."
> Apparently December 28 in Spain is somewhat akin to April Fools' Day, in which it is common for false news stories to be posted, usually with a humorous slant.
Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to arrest of ...
on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:09PM (#25565881)
> Does Clearview AI train on mugshot datasets specifically?
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126063/facebook-clearvie...
* "Facebook and LinkedIn are latest to demand Clearview stop scraping images for facial recognition tech. Twitter and YouTube have also objected."
Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to arrest of ...
on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:08PM (#25565876)
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126063/facebook-clearvie...
> "Facebook and LinkedIn are latest to demand Clearview stop scraping images for facial recognition tech. Twitter and YouTube have also objected."
https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/youtube-linkedin-and-ot...
> "Facebook notably has not sent a formal cease-and-desist letter but claims to have sent other letters to Clearview to request more detail on its practices and then eventually “demanded” that it stop scraping user data. Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and notable surveillance enthusiast who sits on Facebook’s board of directors, invested $200,000 in Clearview’s first round of funding."
Re:He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to arrest of ...
on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:05PM (#25565858)
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126063/facebook-clearvie...
https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/youtube-linkedin-and-ot...
* "Twitter sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company ordering it to stop mining the social media platform’s data and delete anything it had already collected."
* "YouTube, and Venmo sent their own cease-and-desist letters"
* "Here’s a LinkedIn spokesperson on Clearview AI: “We are sending a cease & desist letter to Clearview AI. The scraping of member information is not allowed under our terms of service and we take action to protect our members.”"
* "Facebook notably has not sent a formal cease-and-desist letter but claims to have sent other letters to Clearview to request more detail on its practices and then eventually “demanded” that it stop scraping user data. Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and notable surveillance enthusiast who sits on Facebook’s board of directors, invested $200,000 in Clearview’s first round of funding."
Re:What’s the best non-smart TV sold today?
on Sunday December 27, 2020 @01:27PM (#25553086)
On a recent Smart TV installation, the multiple EULA alluded to the following:
* if you use the "Who Where What" 'feature', they will take screen shots of what you are watching, send the screenshots home, use "AI" to identify 'things' in the scene - then display relevant advertising - for example, if there is an washing machine on the screen, they will show ads for that.
* if you use their "IP TV" service, they will report home with your usage stats, and share them with advertisers.
* if you use the voice activated remote control microphone, they will send the audio clip home.
* if you use their built in "apps" (Netflix, Youtube, Disney+, etc) they will report home about your usage (and maybe what you watch? TBD)
* they might have an additional content watching service, that takes screenshots and reports them home to identifies of what you are watching.
* System setup has an optional 'user profile' (name, age, zip code, etc), if you fill this informat in, they will share with their advertising partners.
* They will show advertisements on the "home" screen
* they will show advertisements on the "App" screen
* they will show advertisements on the "change input source" screen
* they will show advertisements on their "IP TV" channels
* if you use the built-in web-browser they will report usage home
etc
Why Vizio Is Getting into the Advertising Business
Re:Starship / Super Heavy
on Saturday December 26, 2020 @07:55PM (#25547803)
Serious cadence.
Here is the popular graphic of the current (2020-12-27) production line by https://twitter.com/brendan2908
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1342967357006729216/p...
Edit: and the 'decommissioned' product line:
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1338689061817487360/p...
Snack stall uncovered in Pompeii, revealing frescoes and traces of street food
Re:What’s the best non-smart TV sold today?
on Saturday December 26, 2020 @02:15PM (#25545639)
like the last time this question was asked on HN, this blog post is really about the amazon affiliate links.
Short answer is "Sceptre 65" Class 4K UHD LED TV HDR U650CV-U" https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sceptre-65-Class-4K-UHD-LED-TV-HD...
However, If you are in the market for a modern TV - be sure to look at the OLED technology - OLED is amazing. This video shows an example of how the OLEDs self-light - and how that tech is great for viewing star-fields
Re:Print this file, your printer will jam (2008)
on Saturday December 26, 2020 @11:37AM (#25544446)
Might have different tire size front and back - https://tiresize.com/tires/Tesla/Model-3/2020/
Re:The Mayron Cole Piano Method is now free
on Thursday December 24, 2020 @09:58AM (#25527968)
Re:The Mayron Cole Piano Method is now free
on Thursday December 24, 2020 @09:46AM (#25527865)
He says "el cheapo keyboard", but the search term would be "MIDI keyboard controller"
Re:The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC
on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @11:41AM (#25519400)
Looks like a ErgoDox EZ on a stack of books and an Apple Magic Trackpad 2.
Re:The Most Influential 80-Plus-Year-Olds in America
on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @11:33AM (#25519319)
Missing from this list, #21, my octogenarian neighbor - a prolific and influential internet commenter.
If you read the top user comments on major news and journal sites, odds are you've read one of his comments.
To bring this full circle - his own 'most influential' aspects are Bertrand Russell, alzheimer's, and vodka.
Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019)
on Sunday December 20, 2020 @05:17PM (#25490073)
What if there was contaminated, counterfeit, low-quality chemical MSG on the market?
For a comparison - search Amazon reviews of knock-off bulk "Creatine" supplement powder for 'headache'.
Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet
on Thursday December 17, 2020 @10:57AM (#25456703)
That is a great comparison.
This was the source cannel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJy8VU1mV08
Note that the image is a contentious summary (people talking about the camera's focus and aperture, and the many comments on the Index's screen shot) https://old.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/j15plf/12_h...
Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet
on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @05:57PM (#25449931)
VR Headsets comparison table:
"VR System Guide Summer 2020! Updated with Reverb G2, and all recent info. By Evanlyboy"
https://old.reddit.com/r/SteamVR/comments/hzkl36/vr_system_g...
Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet
on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @05:36PM (#25449735)
HYPER-REALITY by Keiichi Matsuda