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I know of three people who use iPhone 3G as their alternate phone when the other battery dies and/or international phone when traveling.

The phones don't just go away, they're get passed down.

We usually "region propose" and crop to a certain area (in this case the face area, usually at 256x256) then transform to align eye areas before passing to training. This is to standardize the data beforehand. I'm not sure if this lib does region proposal but you can easily write a pre-processor with openCV face plugins to identify face regions (if any, maybe your training image is a landscape not a face!) for cropping.
Re:YC Fellowship rejection letter on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @10:30PM (#10083402)
We hope so, we'll reapply for Winter. Good luck to you!
Re:YC Fellowship rejection letter on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @09:52PM (#10083304)
Thank you for applying for the Y Combinator Fellowship. We’re sorry to say that your startup was not selected for an interview. We think your startup would be more appropriate for YC’s Winter 2016 batch, and we encourage you to apply.

The startups we have invited to YC Fellowship interviews are primarily founders in the idea or prototype stage, and most are first-time founders who haven’t previously raised funding. We're asking almost all companies that are further along or with more experienced founders to apply to YC winter batch.

Applications open the week of August 24th at apply.ycombinator.com. We sincerely hope you will apply!

Thanks! :) If you have any more questions about our platform you can email: [email protected]
We're starting with clothes and accessories – most people still prefer shopping offline for clothing.

We use image recognition and scrape items from social media, partner databases and crowdsourcing.

Also testing with Beta users to snap what they're wearing and let them tag semantically ("night out","office","summer wear", "goth").

We just launched yesterday and welcome feedback.

Kip works best in NYC right now – search is still VERY buggy :D The more you use it, the better our search gets!

You can also create looks with snaps, emojis, stickers, etc.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kip | iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kip-styles/id1024791354?mt=8

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) on Monday December 08, 2014 @01:03AM (#8715152)
Interface Foundry (http://interfacefoundry.com) - New York City [LOCAL]

======= Front-End Developer [Fulltime] ========

Build out social widgets and interactive map themes for our mobile front-end and our bubble builder CMS geo plotting admin interface. ---- Knowledge of (or eagerness to learn): Angular.js (Javascript), CSS3, HTML5, PhoneGap, Git ---- Nice to have: Leaflet.js

======= About Us ========

Our first product Bubbl.li organizes the information relevant to you and makes it easily accessible when you need it. Our technology creates “databubbles” that are pinned to specific places and times. Users inside a databubble can access available information and have it personalized to their needs.

=========================

Interface Foundry is a Public Benefit Corporation. We believe in open source and transparency.

Our culture embraces diversity, we value a collaborative environment with lots of challenges that require creative solutions. We like walking-breaks, snacks and cats. We’re flexible about time as long as you get work done.

You’ll be joining us in our office in Flatiron, Manhattan NYC. When employees join full time, they receive:

• Stock options with vesting interest • Health insurance • Flexible scheduling

======= Contact ========

Interested? Send us a note: [email protected]

Re:The Anti-Facebook on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @01:57AM (#8196163)
You're basically describing http://tidepools.co

which was created as a localized discussion and mapping platform that runs on wireless mesh networks (or any server setup)

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2014) on Wednesday July 09, 2014 @11:54AM (#8010298)
Back-End Engineer - Node.js & Mongo in NYC

Interface Foundry http://interfacefoundry.com

//=== Tasks ====//

Develop our platform's back-end automated systems for API consolidation, widget deployment, and communication with 3rd party connected devices. Also, all levels of security and database optimization.

• Knowledge of: Node.js, MongoDB, Express.js • Nice to have: Angular.js, Hadoop, Elasticsearch

//=== Benefits ====//

• All early employees get both stock options and vesting interest when they join full time, along with health insurance. • Office located in downtown SoHo, Manhattan, near lots of great food in Chinatown.

//=== About Us ====//

Interface Foundry's mission is to index the physical world, allowing people to move seamlessly from one area or timeframe to another, interacting with their environment where information (apps, widgets, connected devices, data cards, localized maps) is absorbed into personal devices securely.

Our platform lets you browse & build databubble micro-worlds -- data pinned to a specific location or time, consolidating apps and other widgets into a single context-aware interface.

We just closed our first round of seed/angel financing, raised over 100K and looking to grow and scale quickly. We have over 20,000 users, deployed worldwide everywhere from Berlin to Barcelona, Detroit to Oakland and NYC.

Our platform is open source and open API. We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, and have benefit-corporation status.

//=== Apply ===//

If you’re interested, send us a note: [email protected]

:)

Node, Mongo, Angular
Re:U.S. Promotes Network to Foil Digital Spying on Monday April 21, 2014 @08:58AM (#7620822)
If anyone wants to know more about the Red Hook Wifi network mentioned that survived Hurricane Sandy:

http://jrbaldwin.com/tidepoolswifi/

http://tidepools.co

Also: "Get started on building community networks before a disaster hits and ensure that communities prone to disasters are aware of mesh technology beforehand."

Re: on Monday April 21, 2014 @12:55AM (#7619854)
The Red Hook WiFi network that survived Hurricane Sandy in the NYT article was built for this project: http://jrbaldwin.com/tidepoolswifi/
Nice and clean, but your color palette needs another round of iteration – I like the overall tonal feel, but using red vs. green as opposite signifiers leaves a majority of the color blind out.

Red/Green is the most common range of color blindness. Azure is a common substitute for green, or try some other combinations that move away from the Stop Light feel which is a bit overplayed anyway.

The Red Hook mesh is not related to meshnet (meshnet is a reddit.com/r/darknetplan intitiave from the beginning).

This one was developed directly with the community from the beginning, and it is still growing today. The city now funds Digital Stewards (local residents who learn about mesh networking) to expand and maintain their own network.

Facebook blocks links to Turkish protest organizing tool

This mapping / SMS reporting tool is being used by protesters in Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara for a variety of needs:http://tidepools.co/geziFacebook, which was the main channel to share this tool in Turkey, has now blocked the URL from posts and messages.Try posting or messaging with that link embedded and you will be prohibited. Here's a screenshot:http://imgur.com/1IIFlZi

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