Researchers develop method to identify flashers on Chatroulette
Men who drop their trousers and display their genitals on the internet can now be detected more reliably and automatically, is the thrust of this new study. In “SafeVchat: Detecting Obscene Content and Misbehaving Users in Online Video Chat Services” (Xinyu Xing, Yu-Li Liang, Hanqiang Cheng, Jianxun Dang, Sui Huang, Richard Han, Xue Liu, Qin…
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Marc Abrahams -- Improbable Research
This windowless monolith is a bird nest factory
Swiftlet nests command a high price for the thick texture they give bird’s nest soup. But how does one go about farming birds’ nests? By building imposing concrete towers, of course. “This drab, windowless concrete facade does not conceal an electricity substation, data servers, or a high security detention center,” Nicola Twilley writes over at…
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Geoff Manaugh -- BLDGBLOG
