That was the most important use-case for me. I thought it would be awesome to have facial recognition and not have to worry about remembering people's names.
I've finally gotten to the point where I just admit upfront that I'm shit at remembering names. After two years with Juliane, I still look at her sometimes and her name is simply gone from my blank brain. It's a real problem. I need help. Google, you're my only hope.
Actually, that other company that Google is blocking until they get their own facial recognition API in place... YOU'RE my only hope.
So, guys, I get that I'm a drive-by contributor, and all, and that I annoy, if not actively anger.. I dunno.. most of you? But hey, could you take a look at this:
And hey, I did that Tekkit Server thing. That was fun, for like, a week... right?
If you know anybody in the CT area looking for a sweet saltwater reef aquarium set up, I'm currently selling one soup to nuts for a stupidly low price in an attempt to fund Molly's surgery/surgeries.
Thanks either way, and sorry for the interruption. Carry on.
Wait, that's the commercial that everyone's freaking out about? I hadn't seen it, because advertisement controversies tend to be stupid. the fuck are people freaking out over?
But I'd been seeing the mixed race (I refuse to use the term biracial on the grounds that it sounds like the person goes back and forth between the two races) crowd being up in arms. RT @YoIsThisRacist "I'm biracial, and trust me, this cheerios ad is big shit." I think Tumblr.txt had a good one, too, but I can't remember it.
STOP TRYING TO IMPOSE LOGIC ON OUR ILLOGICAL WORLD.
Edit: Thought about it while getting a snack. Maybe they think the daughter is being portrayed as dumb and that this is racist. Maybe they dislike racial casting (Even though that is done all the time). Either way, it's still dumb.
My understanding is that internet racists are mad about interracial families being acknowledged. Some people seem surprised about this, but I doubt any of us interracial babies are nearly as surprised. My dad (a black-haired, brown-skinned, brown-eyed Latino) used to get scrutinized by security guards and cops when he was carrying baby me (white, blonde, blue-eyed) in public. A family friend is a Latina with some ginger kids, and she's been asked her rate and availability for nannying several times, and has also been commended on her "strong command of English" during the same exchanges.
In my experience, interracial families tend bring out a very subtle, insidious form of racism that is kind of prevalent in people who are vehemently opposed to the more typical and immediately evident "my race vs. their race" racism. People like to point out differences between interracial kids and their "different" parent, or say things that exclusively stem from their observations on the races of the parents, and they don't really understand that any comment about race at all enforces a lot of really hurtful (and entirely artificial) boundaries.
The Cheerios commercial is a huge step because it points out that, yeah, these families exist, and surprise! They're totally fucking normal. Not a lot of media addresses this yet. Here's a good article (from Jezebel, shockingly) that says a lot more about this issue.
Don't even get me started on people who think the word "mutt" is okay. It's in the Jezebel comments, and I've also been called it by well-meaning people of many races. That's like the interracial baby N-word, though. [/rant]
Is "mutt" not okay in ANY context? I've been referring to myself as a "white mutt" for years because it's simpler than breaking down the 300 years of geneological clusterfuck called "America."
I hate having to buy pants(trousers). Too many places have skinny as the main variant with little other selection. There needs to be somewhere like Threadless or Design By Humans for pants.
I hate having to buy pants(trousers). Too many places have skinny as the main variant with little other selection. There needs to be somewhere like Threadless or Design By Humans for pants.
There have been a lot of kickstarters for good pants, but those are usually on the expensive side.
Tried to repair my work headphones. Failed. The wires inside the headphone cables are just too damn thin. Maybe if they weren't so thin, this shit wouldn't break in the first place.
It is incredibly frustrating just how many perfectly good headphones break because the cables are shit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the important part of these things.
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Actually, that other company that Google is blocking until they get their own facial recognition API in place... YOU'RE my only hope.
Edit; one guys argument is to call me a cunt over and over....yeah the people I know.
http://www.youcaring.com/savemolly (TRIGGER WARNING: Animal in severe distress.)
and maybe share it around if you feel amenable?
And hey, I did that Tekkit Server thing. That was fun, for like, a week... right?
If you know anybody in the CT area looking for a sweet saltwater reef aquarium set up, I'm currently selling one soup to nuts for a stupidly low price in an attempt to fund Molly's surgery/surgeries.
Thanks either way, and sorry for the interruption. Carry on.
I don't know.
STOP TRYING TO IMPOSE LOGIC ON OUR ILLOGICAL WORLD.
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Thought about it while getting a snack. Maybe they think the daughter is being portrayed as dumb and that this is racist. Maybe they dislike racial casting (Even though that is done all the time).
Either way, it's still dumb.
In my experience, interracial families tend bring out a very subtle, insidious form of racism that is kind of prevalent in people who are vehemently opposed to the more typical and immediately evident "my race vs. their race" racism. People like to point out differences between interracial kids and their "different" parent, or say things that exclusively stem from their observations on the races of the parents, and they don't really understand that any comment about race at all enforces a lot of really hurtful (and entirely artificial) boundaries.
The Cheerios commercial is a huge step because it points out that, yeah, these families exist, and surprise! They're totally fucking normal. Not a lot of media addresses this yet. Here's a good article (from Jezebel, shockingly) that says a lot more about this issue.
Don't even get me started on people who think the word "mutt" is okay. It's in the Jezebel comments, and I've also been called it by well-meaning people of many races. That's like the interracial baby N-word, though. [/rant]
I think... I'm gonna be done with that community.
It is incredibly frustrating just how many perfectly good headphones break because the cables are shit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the important part of these things.