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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    01/28/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    The cat on the right is giving the, "I see what you did there" look.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Oooh "Faces"!
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    Image of gerrylum gerrylum
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Hmm... can it distinguish between twins?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    01/27/09

    @gerrylum: That should be easy. One is always on the left, the other is always on the right.
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    Image of Jake Simonds-malamud Jake Simonds-malamud
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    yeah, but $50 says it can't tell black people apart.
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    Image of Sammy Yousif Sammy Yousif
    01/27/09

    @Jake Simonds-malamud: I believe you are referring to azn people as they are the ones who all look the same
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    Image of All your Gizmodo are Belong to Us All your Gizmodo are Belong to Us
    01/27/09

    @Sammy Yousif: Jake's comment was racist but had an underlying truth under it as darker colors are harder to recognize on webcams. However, saying all "azn" people look the same is incredibly racist on many levels.

    Oh... You're commenting from Facebook?

    Nevermind then.


    BY THE WAY:

    One of the rules on commenting that will result in the Mighty Banhammer of Thor is NO racist comments. Because of Jake's phrasing, you both fail at following this rule and should be banhammered to no return.

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/27/09

    @Ihaveanipod: Why not change your name to "Ihaveastickupmyass", hmm?


    My sarcasm detector pinged on both their comments. Whether in bad taste or not, the notion that white people can't tell blacks apart has been a staple of black comedians' repertoires for decades.


    Asians have suffered from similar stereotyping, and in fact also get their heritages mixed up, as many Americans can't tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc.


    Neither of their comments appeared to be racially motivated or derogatory to blacks or Asians. Aparently you have a hero-complex and feel the need to step in on the behalf of these minorities.... why? All this namby-pamby political correctness is fucking sickening.


    By the way, what color is your iPod?

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    01/28/09

    @Ihaveanipod: I have one thing to say to you.


    [stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com]

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    Image of All your Gizmodo are Belong to Us All your Gizmodo are Belong to Us
    01/28/09

    @BeautifulAgony: Sarcasm is just another was to convey something while stepping back and saying "But it was just sarcasm, no don't punish me... no... I'm a little bitch and have to hide behind sarcasm.... nooo."


    Yes, Asians have suffered from stereotyping. But there's a difference between not knowing how Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, or any other Asian race differ and saying they all look the same. That absolutely denies any individuality. Your argument is made even more irrelevant when I introduce the idea of trying to tell Germans, Irish, or any other "white" race apart. Just because you can't differentiate between the different sections of Caucasians doesn't mean they all look the same. It means the races are similar (see: Caucasian...).


    The second one was much more offensive in my opinion because it didn't play on any truths like the fact that darker colors are harder to differentiate to a webcam. If you actually look at someone of Asian heritage from a completely un-racist standpoint, you'll realize that while black hair is genetically the standard, just like with other races, the construction of faces differ as well as eye placement and nose shapes.


    The point is, the only reason all "azn" people look a like to you is because you don't give them a second glance. Are they not worth it because of their race?


    And my iPod is an 80gig iPod classic, so it has a matte black finish on the front and a chrome finish on the back and sides.

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/28/09

    @Ihaveanipod: Wow, ok, sorry I didn't realize you were a completely ignorant troll.


    I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you seriously have to get the fuck off the intarwebz NOW. You are going to have one hell of a rough time if you can't accept sarcasm. It's pretty much what the series of tubes are filled with.


    Fucking moron.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Her name was Lola, she was a white cat

    She left claw marks on the chair, and her fur had some black hair.

    She would sunbathe, and also take naps.


    OK, that's all I have.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Can it distinguish people from Terminators? Because that would be the most critical function for me.
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    Image of bana bana
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    What is Apple thinking, allowing iPhoto to recognize cats but not goldfish?
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    Image of VakeroRokero VakeroRokero
    01/28/09

    @bana: It doesn't recognize dogs also. Must have something to do with the Mayan prophecy for 2012.


    Or it's just because cats have facial proportions similar to humans, iPhoto probably thinks it's just a freeking ugly cousin or something...

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    Image of elementary elementary
    01/28/09

    @VakeroRokero: Then why doesn't iPhoto recognize my freeking ugly cousin?
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    Image of infmom infmom
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Any human who can't tell their cats apart needs a lot more than iPhoto. :)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    01/27/09

    @infmom: Two of mine have almost the exact same coloring as they are sisters. From a distance it's tough to tell them apart. In fact, when one of them returned home after 7 months, I didn't realize it until I saw both of them at the same time.
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    Image of Trey Glenn Trey Glenn
    01/27/09

    @QuadNipple_GitEmSteveDave:haha wow, different color collars maybe?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    01/27/09

    @Trey Glenn: My outside cats don't wear collars. They lose them to easily.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    01/28/09

    @infmom: The only way for me to tell cats apart is that the dark haired ones taste better in a spicy bbq and a red wine while the light haired ones are better paired with a citrus sauce and white wine.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    01/28/09

    @QuadNipple_GitEmSteveDave: Letting cats go outside makes no sense in this day and age.


    And our two wholly indoor cats wear collars and tags. Makes it a lot easier to hear when they're someplace they shouldn't be.

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    Image of icthis3t7 icthis3t7
    01/27/09

    In reply to iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
    Genius.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    01/27/09

    @icthis3t7: Mac has truly revolutionized the world of lolcats.


    I forcast a 20% jump in their stock values based on this.

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    IN THE FACE! was starred IN THE FACE! was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    12/03/08

    In reply to Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
    They should use an ear scan. I read once that the human ear has many points of uniqueness and seems to be easy enough to access, unless youre VanGogh or something.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    12/03/08

    In reply to Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
    Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't really see the point. Instead of using your fingerprint (which is attached to your body) or a username/password (which can be broken, but ideally, only you know it), you use an "enhanced" photograph of yourself. This is a photograph that you keep with you at all times, but should you leave it somewhere, it can be stolen, or lost at the very least. And then it's like you've lost the only key to your house, and there's probably no easy way to get it back or recreate it. And if it's stolen, then that person has it.


    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it like a nigh-unbreakable password that you write on a sheet of paper that you keep with you at all times? It just doesn't seem to make sense.

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    Image of Sergeant JoKer Sergeant JoKer
    12/03/08

    @Platypus Man: This isn't meant to be a photo to carry around with you to log into your computer, it showcases how somebody could, theoretically, get a photo of you, enhance it and use it to log on as you.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    12/03/08

    @Sergeant JoKer: So wait, is it supposed to demonstrate a massive security hole and make face recognition look stupid, or is that supposed to be a good thing?
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    Image of medopal medopal
    12/03/08

    In reply to Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
    who saw Madagascar 2?

    in the beginning of the movie, the guy scans his face, hand, fingerprint, and finally his butt to log in.


    Learn from cartoons how to make security :D

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/03/08

    @medopal: Yeah, Aliens vs. Monsters looks like it may be good....but Dreamworks is hit or miss.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    12/02/08

    In reply to Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
    I would be far more impressed if I could hold up an AK-47 and the computer would let me in. That fear element in computers is so under-rated.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/02/08

    In reply to Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
    Where's the fun in that? Used to be you can to kill the guy and sever whatever part of him was being biometrically scanned.


    Now you can just print out a photochopped image? Weak.


    The action movie industry will not be pleased.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/02/08

    @bpapa9013: Typ-o-rama, excuse me...


    can=had

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