By, Uwe Paschen. Sheep Farmers do it better! Or in this case Shepherding broth to the extreme. My Son send me a video attached to his e-mail. The question asked was, “can we do it better?” Well, after...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 2 years ago | updated 1 year ago 1141 views | 79 recommendations | 17 comments
Speech- and image- analysis software can detect and quantify minute deviations from "normal" communication patterns. This being an election year, these tools have been pointed towards the television to have a look at two particular speakers... I wonder who."Technology is here...
Recommendation engines, aggregators, filters, selectors, DJs, friends, and algorithms: all are tools to help us find more relevant, cool stuff, by selectively narrowing the infinite entertainment choices available...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 482 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"Math algorithms aid our lives in many ways. Here at Symblogogy, we have highlighted the use of math and the reading of symbols with regards to:
** Barcodes for retail transactions and item tracking...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 832 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
"Researchers at UCSC developed a tool that measures the trustworthiness of each Wikipedia page. Roughly speaking, the algorithm analyzes the entire 7-year user-editing-history and utilizes the longevity of the content to learn which contributors are the most reliable: If your...
created by AlanEvans | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 552 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Crowd Sourcing their recommendation engine / algorithm (which frankly needs a lot more then 10% improvement) is a great idea, and well worth the $1mm USD Netflix is offering to the team or group that pulls it off. I'm shocked they are struggling so much with this as...
created by meyers | 4 years ago 541 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
No, this isn't porn; it's interactive birdwatching. Webcams set up to watch a given environment are nothing new (I'm a fan of ski-report webcams myself), but this is the first I've heard of that has a crowdsourcing element."Craig Newmark has set up a webcam on his rear deck...
"In a “complex technology made simple” scenario, one does not need specialized GPS Satellites and the systems that pick up their signals in order to determine a specific location in most cities in the United...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 560 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Researchers have discovered a faster way to crack the Wi-Fi security protocol
The Wi-Fi security protocol WEP should not be relied on to protect sensitive material, according to three German security researchers who have discovered a faster way to crack it. They plan to...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 525 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Not just a photo, or an algorithm analyzing a simple X, Y axis, or a PIN number process ... No, not for this Japanese company. What they were really looking for is a system that delivered a sort of "DNA" as in...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1181 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
"What is Photo Pattern Recognition (PPR)?
PPR is the ability to render a still photograph into an algorithm discernable identification symbol that then can be used for all of the cellphone applications that are...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 862 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Ah, but then Microsoft would own the international photo standard. I can see why MS would want to push this, but I do not see this as a good thing. For example, the .doc standard, whilst not accepted as the international standard, is the most widely used, and is also insecure...