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It isn't just the detection algorithm that is tuned to benefit big corporations. The end to end process is asymmetric with automated issuance of copyright claims which need to be m…

This is well understood by pain researchers and the article explicitly mentions that they are trying to find solutions that address chronic pain without impacting the pain response…

While not networked to the national police I expect that many commercial security cameras do have facial recognition to identify suspected thieves and VIPs along with tracking move…

"While their model is far from uncovering the full mystery of vision, it is a step in the right direction" This penultimate paragraph directly contradicts the headline. I know that…

For those who want to guide to reading the lawsuit check out this annotated version by Katherine Wu[1]: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac136ed12b13f7c187bd... [1] https://…

The most interesting tidbit for me was how similar the news breakdown was between the two sources: New York Times and The Guardian. The largest deviation was 3.4% for suicide cover…

Meta-analysis is a sound principle but undermined by selection bias. This is why every meta-analysis includes selection criteria for which studies are incorporated into the analysi…

This should only happen for user requested auto-completion. For example typing "g" "g" would result in Google in the provided example. This is very beneficial in code completion or…

"The girl and boy each have male and female sex chromosomes — in other words, each twin has some cells that carry an XX pair (female) and some that carry an XY pair (male)." They a…

Contact binaries are fairly common. Expected to make up about 10-15% of NEOs. My layman's understanding of how Kuiper object contact binaries develop is mutual capture during the e…

Wouldn't that require that the school provide the loan? If the debt is not held by the school then they are not impacted by bankruptcy. I like the theory of what you are saying but…

The existence of an address is public. The relationship between an address and a hacker news account is typically not public. Providing this link can make doxxing significantly eas…

The maintenance fee is $100 a month for each week of timeshare you own. So if you want to use the time share 4 weeks a year you pay $400 a month. After selling all 52 weeks the com…

You are assuming that harassment was direct, sending messages to the accusers. My impression is that this was a group chatting privately about the accusers either making fun of the…

Feels disingenuous to use the end-to-end CO2 generation for the battery but only the burn costs of diesel.

There are multiple cases where someone can be obligated to sell for a particular price. Eminent domain is the most obvious example but Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Licensing […

For a company about to spend ~$250,000 on the ability to fabricate 3d models in house "3D Printing Solution" does message better. A 3D printer is just an expensive tool that requir…

Do you have a source for these rumors. This is the second comment I've seen on this post suggesting this but I can't find any supporting evidence. According to Patreon's blog posts…

Typically these are worded as part of support & maintenance and is triggered by failure to meet that obligation. Acquisition, merger, spin-out, JV or bankruptcy would not trigger i…

Every jurisdiction I'm aware of considers using your phone while stopped at a red light the same as while driving. Apple enabling this behaviour within a feature specifically desig…

Sure there is some data companies are collecting of that form but typically it isn't Personally Identifiable Information and even when it is that isn't what people are worried abou…

http://ncase.me/trust/ is a great explainer that explores that question. How do different strategies compare depending on number of repeat interactions, population diversity and no…