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amaxerlite | 13 years ago | on: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses

As someone who's worked with computer vision, I doubt this is fully effective. It might prevent an exact match, but a good facial recognition algorithm can still whittle down the total possibilities. That's because your cheeks, ears and nose are also used as identifying features. The only effective cover is something that covers whole face.

amaxerlite | 13 years ago | on: U.S. Senate: Vetoes

It's most likely because there was a lot of attempts to dismantle and undo his New Deal. See particularly 1937, I would bet as the year they most occurred, but I could be wrong on that. I am guessing on that year because things were starting to look little better from the Great Depression, so as lot of programs and spending were cut, promptly followed by the economy falling back down.

An additional thought is that FDR was the first really powerful president who made a power grab for the executive branch and so faced resistance from a Congress that was used to being in control.

amaxerlite | 13 years ago | on: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

the solution is simple, don't put anything online you don't want anyone to see, this should be known by now.

Also this is the most wretched and terrible website layout I've ever seen, I couldn't even finish the article and will never return to this site.

amaxerlite | 13 years ago | on: What If Cars Were Rented Like We Hire Programmers?

Question since I'm in the middle of interview sright now (I haven't experienced anything like this other than the last part of negotiations): how and what do you look for in terms of team and company for? for some reason in not sure myself.