http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2263 You still have 16.5 hours, by my watch. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:33:25 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2263 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2260 I only got it in the mail this week, forgive me. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:28:53 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2260 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2258 I've been gone for what seems an eternity, you should have beat it by now and written a review for me to digest. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:22:32 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2258 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2257 mmmm I heart google... Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:21:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2257 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2256 I did end up getting Dead Space 2. Haven't cracked it open yet, though. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:19:22 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2256 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2255 Play more videogames, sheesh. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:18:18 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2255 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2151 When I see Google and Microshaft and whoever putting out these free services that ask you to contribute more of your personal data/information, then i immediately think of this comic: http://www.xkcd.com/792/ kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Cognitive Surplus Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:15:20 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2151 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2150 ditto that... If I ever get old enough to where I don't remember all my friends names, I really hope I can just call it quits. That would be so sad... But I do wonder about the purpose behind that too, because it doesn't actually link with the persons google profile or anything like tags do in facebook. So if it just a way for google to say hey, we do this tag thing like facebook does too. so HA! CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Cognitive Surplus Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:35:32 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2150 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2114 YES! Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:24:47 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2114 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2111 Damnit, Lee. I spend enough time on bizarre programming exploits solving problems nobody asked to be solved. (I did look at the database format for Picasa, though...not sure what I can do with it... but its' there...) kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:58:06 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2111 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2110 I could see that happening though, like if they released an api that interacted with the face recognition. That'd be pretty cool. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:15:09 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2110 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2109 Nah, it was 150+ people that it detected total. I was just making a joke that it was possible (but not necessarily easy) to detect if somebody had a alternate identity. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:10:08 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2109 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2108 Whoa, I like the 150+ tagged you mentioned, but that isn't a stat that's readily available right? I mean, if you go to Picasa, it doesn't say these XX people aren't ever with each other, right? So if that's the case.. how did you come up with that number? Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:53:26 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2108 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2107 It's all about meta-data. Prior to the overwhelming popularity of digital photography, people wrote information on the back of their prints/polaroids. Things like "Josh, Age 4" or "Family reunion" or "1992." They did this because after taking a photo, and unless the camera burned the date and time on the photograph itself, the exact date and time of the photograph was lost. This was a reasonable system, because compared to today, people took considerably fewer pictures (How many used to be in a roll of film? 30? 40? Certainly less than the 500+ that fit on my camera today.), and developed their film much less frequently as well. Only a few good photos would come out of a roll, and those would get thrown in a drawer, or a folder, or maybe a photo album, and forgotten about. Fast-forward to modern day, where digital cameras rule the world, everyone carries a camera phone in their pocket, and Star Trek was rebooted with hyper-tight lighting and lens flare and nobody walks anywhere. Embedded in every single photograph are at least thirty unique values embedded in every photograph. They even go so far as to assign your photos GPS coordinates so you know exactly where the photos were taken. This is for a few reasons: Computer programmers and data archivists / analysts (like myself) wanting to make use of cheap storage to better and more conveniently document each photo, or to be able to see in aggregate how photos are being taken (ie, Flickr's camera stats). People's expectations that they will probably never have a physical copy of 99% of the photos they take. People now take an incredible number of photos, and need ways to manage them that cater to people's a) laziness, b) lack of interest, and c) lack of time. So, Picasa and iPhoto make it brainless to organize your photos by date and "event," giving you the ability to sort, collate, preview, color adjust, edit, crop, collage, kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:43:08 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2107 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2100 This is how Skynet takes over the world, first by cataloging everybody and then systematically destroying them. Don't become a battery, hide your children, hide you wife, they're going to find you, they're going to find you! Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:57:44 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2100 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2092 You know, I sometimes question the purpose of that function on Picasa. There is a similar one on iPhoto. When I look at a photo, I pretty much know who is in it. Are we all eventually going to have extreme dementia some day? In which case we'll all say "Thank you Picasa and iPhoto! For helping me remember the names of the people I love and cherish on my archaic computer machine. Maybe when the nurse decides to change my depends, they'll decide to visit me again like they used to." I suppose it's handy for sorting by individual... I don't wan't to get old. missmalgal@idkfa.com (missmalgal) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:22:03 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2092 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2085 You mean, LOVE. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:19:27 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2085 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2084 Yep. That way it would be the trifecta of things I hate in board games. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:36:36 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2084 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2083 I thought that was Pit. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:33:41 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2083 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2082 By that logic, we should get the expansion where you yell at each other for 5 minutes to determine turn order. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:41:53 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2082 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2081 But Josh, considering how much you love Risk and Axis & Allies, this game would be a great fit for you! It's just a more complicated version of those games! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:28:54 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2081 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2080 I should finish my other painting projects first. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:10:36 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2080 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2079 Sounds like someone needs a new hobby. I have a lot of Warhammer 40k rulebooks, I'll call Dark Eldar. John will probably want Blood Angels. You can pick whichever other army. Go buy some mini's and start painting! We'll start with 750 point armies. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:03:13 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2079 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2078 It took me four hours to tag 3600 faces detected by Google Picasa, but now it is done. I have associated every face in my photo album with a name (save for those people who just happened to be in the photo, folks that I don't know, or folks that I can't remember their names). Also amended my backups script so I never have to do this again. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:21:33 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2078&msg_id=2078