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New comment by KGIII in "What Makes Extraordinary Science Extraordinary"

KGIII — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:27:35 +0000

This may be a better link:

http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2018/01/29/guest-po...

New comment by KGIII in "Roland – Kiyola – Artisan Digital Piano"

KGIII — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:17:34 +0000

Your email is in the URL.

New comment by KGIII in "How Gullible Are We? A Review of the Evidence from Psychology and Social Science"

KGIII — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 23:46:18 +0000

http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-22175-001

New comment by KGIII in "Police Homicides in the United States"

KGIII — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:42:28 +0000

Ah, you said blame them. I'd assumerd that meant you felt they were the cause of both. I was pretty confused. Thanks for clearing that up.

I am a fan of responsible firearm ownership, but not the NRA - by the way. I don't know if I'd blame them, but I'd agree that they contribute to the 'gun culture' that ends up with irresponsible people wanting to own firearms.

New comment by KGIII in "Police Homicides in the United States"

KGIII — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 12:52:44 +0000

And this led to the police militarization?

New comment by KGIII in "Police Homicides in the United States"

KGIII — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 11:50:25 +0000

Can you elaborate on why you want to blame the NRA?

I should disclose that I own a number of firearms, many of them sidearms, and don't like the NRA very much, nor have I ever donated to them or been a member. I'm just curious as to how you see them as being the source to blame.

New comment by KGIII in "What Is the Difference Between Vibrato and Tremolo Effects?"

KGIII — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:09:30 +0000

I am unsure what you want. But I can clear up your question.

On an electric guitar, and some acoustics, you will see a bar that they.call the whammy bar. This is often a tremolo bar by name. The truth of it is it is a vibratto bar

Vibrato modifies music by changing the pitch.It bends wires.

For reasons unknown, tremolo adjust by moving the volume. The real tremolo is inside your amp or in a pedal.

Where the confusion came from is still unknown. But, your tremolo is probably in an amp or pedal. Vibrato is by the bar they sometimes call a whammy bar.

New comment by KGIII in "How the sandwich consumed Britain"

KGIII — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 05:09:58 +0000

I ordered a sandwich in Cann River and got a plate of sandwich ingredients as an unassembled sandwich. This happened again in Melbourne. I'm skeptical of your whole country's sandwich making skills.

New comment by KGIII in "Maine town tries to charge MuckRock $750 for opening an email"

KGIII — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 22:02:16 +0000

Up here, we still consider Brunswick to be Northern Massachusetts.

Why does that matter? Nowhere in what my neighbors consider Maine actually wants Amazon. But, BNAS might be a brilliant location for it.

New comment by KGIII in "Cards Against Humanity Saves America"

KGIII — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:18:10 +0000

If my experience in highway infrastructure is any guide, this is mostly futile. If they really want to slow it down, start with an environmental impact study. The best thing about it is the government has to pay for it and they are very subjective.

You can make a project take twice as long.

New comment by KGIII in "Zimbabwe's Military in Apparent Takeover, Says It Has Custody of President"

KGIII — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:51:04 +0000

Well, they still have people living. They could address that next.

New comment by KGIII in "Zimbabwe's Military in Apparent Takeover, Says It Has Custody of President"

KGIII — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:40:29 +0000

I'd not be so sure. It can almost always get worse.

New comment by KGIII in "Using CNNs for Handbag Brand and Color Detection"

KGIII — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:35:58 +0000

Neat, thanks! I could see a few valuable use cases, from customs to personal.

New comment by KGIII in "Using CNNs for Handbag Brand and Color Detection"

KGIII — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:50:19 +0000

My thinking was that one might be able to do it with their cell phone, with close up images. Then it could maybe tell things like stitching, material, precise color match, and maybe then be able to say if it is counterfeit.

I'm just not sure ML is yet that good. My thoughts were more about multiple pictures or a small video. I'd suspect that it could train itself further as the DB expands.

I'm just not sure how good it actually can be. It probably only has to be better than a layperson, though I could see more precise stuff used to scan by customs. Any percentage higher than the normal buyer of such would be better, assuming few false positives.

New comment by KGIII in "Using CNNs for Handbag Brand and Color Detection"

KGIII — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:20:51 +0000

I wonder if it will ever get good enough to detect counterfeit bags? My understanding is that they are a prolific problem.

New comment by KGIII in "Cyclist Lost Her Job After Raising Middle Finger at Trump’s Motorcade"

KGIII — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:32:05 +0000

Heh... I stand up for the rights of Nazis to speak freely. Standing up for her isn't even going to get me bitched at.

However, free speech has consequences. This probably isn't a Constitutional matter, but she absolutely has the right to do this. They absolutely have the right (I'm pretty sure) to fire her.

So, I'm sympathetic but not surprised. Freedom of expression should be more than a part of the Constitution, it should be a societal goal. I'd much prefer a world where off-duty expression doesn't risk your employment but that's not up to me.

Err... Who are these 'free speech folks' that you're thinking of? We used to just call those people by the name, 'Americans.' The liberty of free speech applies to all, or none.

New comment by KGIII in "Tesla's head of battery engineering exits"

KGIII — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:02:33 +0000

https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

Sibling post also has the link but I don't want you to miss it.

New comment by KGIII in "Tesla's head of battery engineering exits"

KGIII — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 23:33:03 +0000

You're free to use their patents, there is no charge.

New comment by KGIII in "Tesla's head of battery engineering exits"

KGIII — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 23:31:19 +0000

The Model T was $575 in 1912, when the average salary was ~$600/year.

New comment by KGIII in "US Court Grants ISPs and Search Engine Blockade of Sci-Hub"

KGIII — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:26:43 +0000

I will have to spin up some spare drives and it's going to take a while. I'll do the SciMag, though it will take a few months to synch it all. I've got spare driver and will actually end up needing to set them in a new box. I've been meaning to do this project for a while but lacked a good reason.

Thanks.