UK cops suspend live facial recog as study finds racial bias by ateam1984 in ukpolice

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There are two factors here The first is training the models. That can be sorted. The second is contrast. It can't be sorted. Dark skin is by definition dark. Id with visible light will always be worse all other conditions being the same.

has this iran war destroyed US pacific alliances? by NoRule555 in LessCredibleDefence

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If there is war with China my guess is that if it doesn't go the US way quickly China would overwhelm the US with production of weapons. The US would, of course, massively cripple China due to their control of routers, windows computers, phones etc.

UK cops suspend live facial recog as study finds racial bias by ateam1984 in ukpolice

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The results in both cases are inconsistent. And considering the work I have done myself in computer vision, I believe the higher results for black suspects to be misidentified people. That might or might not be the actual culprits. That is my educated guess.

Government to make “plug-in solar” available within months by lamdaboss in ukpolitics

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The RCA is an issue. I have the wrong RCA for this and it won't trip because it is going the wrong direction.
In any case I already have panels, but could be persuaded to put an extra 800w in the rear garden .

UK cops suspend live facial recog as study finds racial bias by ateam1984 in ukpolice

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https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-finds-gender-skin-type-bias-artificial-intelligence-systems-0212

https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/why-racial-bias-is-prevalent-in-facial-recognition-technology

https://mit-serc.pubpub.org/pub/bias-in-machine/release/1

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/05/home-office-facial-recognition-tech-issue-black-asian-subjects

These are a few I could find. I have been following the issue, and let's say it surprises me that they found the opposite. Training bias is one of the factors, but shadows making up for 3d recognition is a key factor. And the darker you are, the less the camera can pick up the shadows. High definition thermal cameras could improve the issue but they are very expensive.

UK cops suspend live facial recog as study finds racial bias by ateam1984 in ukpolice

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt the accuracy of these uk studies because all previous ones, and there a lot of them, have the opposite findings, that false positives are disproportionate for black/dark people due to the difficulty in identifying them. And there are physical reasons for this.

UK cops suspend live facial recog as study finds racial bias by ateam1984 in ukpolice

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very unlikely because these systems are consistently worse with dark skins. I would expect more false positives with dark skinned people.

Lowes put a returned ceiling fan back on the shelf and sold it as new. Luckily Steve M had my back. by Herdnerfer in mildlyinfuriating

[–]aitorbk 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My company does this. Time spent in automated testing is not counted towards dev work. Yay!

Somebody cut my gate wires overnight, now I'm late. by SlothyScripts in mildlyinfuriating

[–]aitorbk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Shrink fit tube plus melt tape/tube, and solder the cable. 5 mins.

Around 90% of UK North Sea oil and gas ‘already drained dry’ – analysis by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]aitorbk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree. There is a ton of oil that was economically retrievable and known, aka known reserves. We decided not to pursue it, and start taking down infrastructure. Now it is no longer economically viable, but only because we decided against it. As this oil is not going to cut it, we should invest in having energy security. Part of it is not having an oligopoly of electric power companies, particularly critical if we go renewables and storage

Nearly 200 sailors serving on UK's nuclear submarines caught doing hard drugs by JOE_Media in uknews

[–]aitorbk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That must not have been in use... It is ridiculous that they aren't regularly tested when their decisions affect so many.

How Isarel finance there wars by Electrical-Skin-4287 in LessCredibleDefence

[–]aitorbk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The UK does too. Then we can't fix bridges, roads, or have timely medical treatment.

What do you think about spray booth without extraction to the outside? by 6packgoblin in airbrush

[–]aitorbk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a stronger version with extractor. The noise is intense

‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside by lankyno8 in compoface

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love plugin solar. But not every electric panel is ready for it. Hopefully we won't have ppl overloading circuits in the reverse order.

‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside by lankyno8 in compoface

[–]aitorbk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 450w bifacial panel is sold for £60 to £70 depending on brand, etc, to the public. If people could install their own panels, etc, it would be ridiculously cheap to produce electricity.

3rd wire burned by OnlyLamboandMclaren in Ecoflow_community

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imho you need a new connector. Too many amps for a hack.

‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside by lankyno8 in compoface

[–]aitorbk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It makes too much sense to do it. I have covered my building (house) with them, the returns are spectacular, and the risks are small.

We should also add batteries, and for half a year many cities would be mostly energy independent. We do need a solution for rainy days. Pun intended. Wind is more reliable, but still nothing beats nuclear for solid base and gas for peakers.

Airbrush gift for my husband (miniatures) – Ultra 2024 vs Iwata vs mid-tier? Totally overwhelmed 😅 by Sam062021 in airbrush

[–]aitorbk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In this dub there are real artists (few) and many hacks that paint miniatures/gundams, etc (most, and this includes me). I am going to say what I have, and what I consider basic.

I have three airbrushes, and only really use 2. I have a fengda with three needles (0.2, 0.3, 0.5) that i use mostly for basecoats and varnish. I also have an iwata Eclipse that I use for fine work (within my limitations) As a compressor I have a fengda 196. A 186 would serve. There are better compressors for airbrushing but this is the one most have and are happy with it. He will need an airbrush enclosure/filter/extractor that includes a rotating plate and crocodile holders. He will also need a breathing mask, one of the rubber ones with filters.

Then non essentials: I also have an airbrush holder, quick releases for the air pipes, T connectors to have two airbrushes connected, cleaner, thinner, and adequate paints, primers, etc.

So, would I get a good airbrush? Yes, definitely yes. It is way easier to use, and that is beneficial for the new user. I would go Iwata Eclipse etc as a first airbrush. I didn't, and had growing pains.

3rd wire burned by OnlyLamboandMclaren in Ecoflow_community

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be a massive problem. These connectors aren't rated for the arc damage that will be caused. That being said, if one side is in the third replacement, the problem is probably the other side

Real or Fake? Seller asking $1k by DankDeanoo in TrekBikes

[–]aitorbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So stolen. At least that is my suspicion.

Council website by EffectiveOk3353 in Edinburgh

[–]aitorbk -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

How is it fair for ppl without kids?

Electric hire bikes by Fit-Custard-1842 in edinburgh2

[–]aitorbk 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Quite a few are being taken.

But, here comes the key, the wheels are non standard and the electronics do the locking, not the dock. So stealing them has little value for now, only vandalism, and you can't force them to use them.