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| Re: My flabber has never been so gasted ... [message #363890 is a reply to message #363879] |
Mon, 19 February 2018 14:52   |
Jon Elson
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Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> In the face of such miniaturisation and integration, what
> hope is there left for those of us whose careers are based
> upon low-level hacking or else spending a year or so developing
> projects in assembler which are much simpler in context? :-) ...
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> http://uk.farnell.com/omron-electronic-components/b5t-007001 -010/human-
vision-component-50deg-lens/dp/2766341?CMP=e-email-fix-Promo -EU-200218-Omron
GENDER? Oh, RIGHT! I'll believe that when I see it. Know how police
officers are taught to ID gender? Look at people's hands!
I think maybe Omron has put some marketing blather in there.
Jon
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| Re: My flabber has never been so gasted ... [message #363895 is a reply to message #363890] |
Mon, 19 February 2018 17:09 |
Ahem A Rivet's Shot
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On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:52:48 -0600
Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
> Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
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>> In the face of such miniaturisation and integration, what
>> hope is there left for those of us whose careers are based
>> upon low-level hacking or else spending a year or so developing
>> projects in assembler which are much simpler in context? :-) ...
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>> http://uk.farnell.com/omron-electronic-components/b5t-007001 -010/human-
> vision-component-50deg-lens/dp/2766341?
> CMP=e-email-fix-Promo-EU-200218-Omron GENDER? Oh, RIGHT! I'll believe
> that when I see it. Know how police officers are taught to ID gender?
> Look at people's hands!
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> I think maybe Omron has put some marketing blather in there.
There was a distinct absence of anything like confidence ratings
eg. detects gender with 50% accuracy.
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