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How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by justifier »

timanglade wrote: post #8

Just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome from HN when the app was released last month — I hope this blogpost answers the questions that were raised back then. I’d be happy to answer anything else you’d like to know! Original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14347211 Demo of the app (in the show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmydtFDTGs App for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/not-hotdog/id12124…

Can you speak to the origins of it being 'not hotdog'?

Did you, or the writing staff or other consultants, start with hotdogs or dick picks?

It made me laugh because it reminded me of this popular lecture(o) that was, and is, passed around tech circles

Any relation? Or fun coincidence?

(o) https://youtu.be/uJnd7GBgxuA?t=5555s .. the lecture is given by andrej karpathy on 2016-09-24 and the timestamp goes to a point in the lecture where the lecturer discusses an interface made to have humans compete with conv nets to identify hotdogs

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by woodrowbarlow »

timanglade wrote: post #21
SmellTheGlove wrote: post #17

Wow, great writeup. This is an area that I know nothing about but have wanted to learn - seems like this post is a good starting point. Any chance the full source will ever be opened up? Would be an excellent companion to the article.

That’s not in the cards, at least at the moment, although if we get enough requests for it, I may be able to convince the powers that be… In the meantime, iff there are any details you’d like to see, don’t hesitate to chime in and I’ll try to respond with details!

what is the best avenue for making such requests?

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by chjohasbrouck »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #52
timanglade wrote: post #8

Just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome from HN when the app was released last month — I hope this blogpost answers the questions that were raised back then. I’d be happy to answer anything else you’d like to know! Original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14347211 Demo of the app (in the show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmydtFDTGs App for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/not-hotdog/id12124…

I am making an app that takes pictures and tries to tell you if the food in the picture has allergens. I didn't know if I should feel humble or just laugh. (I decided it was hilarious in the end) But it made me aim higher in a hackathon last weekend. I also use your app in my elevator pitch for people to understand.

Is this possible? It doesn't seem like the necessary information is captured in a picture.

I don't think there's a person that could tell you whether food in a picture has allergens, let alone an app.

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by plumeria »

timanglade wrote: post #8

Just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome from HN when the app was released last month — I hope this blogpost answers the questions that were raised back then. I’d be happy to answer anything else you’d like to know! Original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14347211 Demo of the app (in the show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmydtFDTGs App for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/not-hotdog/id12124…

In which countries is it available? Mine isn't :(

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by ethbro »

timanglade wrote: post #39
ethbro wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel your pain. I once watched a single episode of Jeopardy 50+ times in pursuit of timings for a prototype app demo. I could have a good half-hour conversion about the nuances of Alex Trebek's vocal inflections... shudders

Ha, I’d love to hear more. What was the app for? I can’t imagine why you’d have to pick up on Trebek’s elocution??

Less interesting than you'd expect, as it was for a rapid mobile app prototyping class.

We had a telesync'd demo that let you play along with a Jeopardy episode by yelling answers at your phone. The app knew the timing markers for when the question was asked + when a contestant answered, so would only give you credit if you beat the contestant with the correct answer.

Our model user was "people who yell answers at the screen when Jeopardy is on."

Still think it would have made a decent companion app to the show though...

Trebek's elocution is just something you pick up on after rewatching an episode enough times. He has really interesting ways of emphasizing things, but they seem normal if you're just listening to them once through.

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by [deleted] »

x2398dh1 wrote: post #95

I don't relish saying this but the, "Not Hotdog" app does not cut the mustard in even the most rudimentary of tests: https://twitter.com/iotmpls/status/879381125541613568/photo/... Probably only 20% of the world's hot dogs are just a basic hot dog with mustard on it. Once you move past one or two condiments, the domain of hot dogs identification along with fixings gets confusing from a computer vision standpoint. Pin…

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Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by ethbro »

eagletusk wrote: post #92
ethbro wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their neural network localizes your submitted hotdog images. To get around the block, try showing it a Canadian hotdog.

Will it block Canadian hotdogs shot on USA soil? How about Mexican hotdogs? Asking for a friend.

Canadian hotdogs on US soil (aka "cross-dogging") and vice versus are disambiguated by shadow inclination vs timestamp to estimate latitude (outdoors) and fingerprinting microfluctuations in the power grid and resulting effects on lighting (indoors, Canada has a much larger share of hydroelectric).

GPS was considered, but rejected as insufficiently cool.

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by zitterbewegung »

KGIII wrote: post #88
0003 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great idea that I would be terrified to pursue from a legal perspective.

I am going to chime in and really suggest they hire a qualified legal professional - if they intend to share this application. A simple disclaimer may not be adequate. Edit: Typo.

Yea I'm not going to release the app. I was already on the fence on it. I could have finished it months ago but I was worried about legal implications . Thank you .

Re: How HBO’s Silicon Valley Built “Not Hotdog” with TensorFlow, Keras and React Native

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Post by zitterbewegung »

0003 wrote: post #53
zitterbewegung wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am making an app that takes pictures and tries to tell you if the food in the picture has allergens. I didn't know if I should feel humble or just laugh. (I decided it was hilarious in the end) But it made me aim higher in a hackathon last weekend. I also use your app in my elevator pitch for people to understand.

Great idea that I would be terrified to pursue from a legal perspective.

Yes. I'm not going to release the app. The show already discouraged me and made me do another app that won't have legal implications .
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