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Darren Stone, Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Once men turned their thinking over to
machines in the hope that this would
set them free. But that only permitted
other men with machines to enslave
them." - Frank P. Herbert, Jr., 1965
"The programmer, like the poet, works
only slightly removed from pure
thought-stuff. He builds his castles
in the air, from air, creating by
exertion of the imagination."
- Fred P. Brooks, Jr., 1975recent activity (1,004 total)
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A quick scan of the linked project suggests no such healthcare provider code is required. The source[1] suggests the flow is literally: "I Have COVID-19" -> "Are You Sure?" ->…
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Impressive prescience over 27 years ago: """Precocious associate editor and columnist for the Daily Telegraph, 32-year-old [Boris] Johnson has been called the "rising star of the w…
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One approach to saving weight while increasing telephoto reach is to use a smaller sensor. e.g. that Nikon 300mm f/2 lens can be mounted to a modern Micro Four Thirds camera (e.g. Olympus or Pana…
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Yes, several Chinese companies claim to do reliable identification of masked faces.[1] I find that pretty amazing but time will tell. [1] https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/0…
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Related thought, on hiding from cameras and overzealous public identification systems... Most western nations are now, temporarily, accepting face coverings as daily attire in the age of COVID-19. Ple…
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Being an analog component, a capacitor's capacity to retain a value would not be measured in bits, would it? Read/write floating point values! Also, design for leakage. ;-)
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Cool, I appreciate the link. The truth is unclear because there is physical evidence suggesting the contrary. For example, the Nikon D850 is referred to in your link, yet here are teardowns which conf…
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For those not keeping up with the consumer and pro digital camera scene, nearly all brands (except Canon?) buy Sony sensors for their cameras.[1] Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, etc. [1] https://…
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Here in Vancouver there are social media accounts of cougar tracks on a beach and in a park. Unconfirmed. Unlike coyotes here (common)[1], or bears and deer (occasional), cougars are virtually unheard…
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FWIW, for non-Americans (like myself) ... you apparently cannot opt out of this photo/face initiative. TSA/airport full-body scanners are still opt-out for all.
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Hello, sbilstein! ;-) It's considered grammatically correct. > When the salutation in your letter or email starts with Hello or Hi, then you should put a comma before the name of the person y…
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I smiled at this. But, as I'm sure you know, historic data is public in finance. There is good business in keeping current data private to sell it.
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> It could then generate practically any style and probably quite creatively. Mimicking a style... easy. Delivering a coherent message or story... harder. Emotional impact... even harder. IMO. But …