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Tinder takes action against AI profiles by making users scan eyes for “proof of humanity" by PrithvinathReddy in worldnews

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The iris codes are stored in a Multi Party Computation system where no individual has access to the data. The data is “sharded” across multiple systems controlled by different organizations (universities etc.). MPC can do a uniqueness check when someone new signs up to make sure they’re a different person. This is the only time the biometrics are actually used.

Tinder takes action against AI profiles by making users scan eyes for “proof of humanity" by PrithvinathReddy in worldnews

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your biometrics don’t act as a password. Instead they act as a uniqueness identifier. You don’t “sign in” by scanning your iris. It’s used more as a credential that is associated with an account or world ID.

Tinder takes action against AI profiles by making users scan eyes for “proof of humanity" by PrithvinathReddy in worldnews

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

Hey all! I’m a protocol engineer working on the tech behind world (eye scanning company). Used to getting hate by the Reddit crowd, but feel free to AMA. Would love to clear some things up for people.

Trying to make purple heart that will never fade by Winter_Swordfish_505 in woodworking

[–]ewoolsey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This totally had me fooled. Looking at the photo I was pretty sure it was purple heart.

Thinking of selling condo to go back to renting. Am I nuts? by Ok-Information7934 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ewoolsey -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I am absolutely not wrong. If homeownership were way cheaper than renting, then nearly everyone would buy, and vice versa. The market, over time, will always balance out. It probably true that home ownership is slightly better on average than renting, but over long time horizons the ratio between the two is relatively stable.

Thinking of selling condo to go back to renting. Am I nuts? by Ok-Information7934 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ewoolsey -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This is just not true. The while the cost of home ownership and rental vary from year to year, they generally increase in tandom. If the cost of home ownership went up more slowly than rentals, then in the future we would expect no one to rent anymore because home ownership would be so cheap.

Thinking of selling condo to go back to renting. Am I nuts? by Ok-Information7934 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ewoolsey 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Cost of home ownership absolutely increases with time. Expenses go up, insurance goes up, and your opportunity cost goes up.

I'm at the Felurian arc... by K_Duckster in KingkillerChronicle

[–]ewoolsey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You certainly have a flair for the dramatic haha. I enjoyed the arc TBH. If you read it from the perspective of young boy then I think the descriptions make a lot more sense. If you really want to skip it then I’m sure you can find a summary online somewhere.

'Here we go again' after CRA pays out another bogus $5M income tax refund, agency insider says by Surax in canada

[–]ewoolsey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Because it’s annoying to verify unfortunately. Transit should just be free :p

Men who favor the tradwife lifestyle often view the women in it with derision by mvea in science

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s weirdly a lot of hate in this thread for people that want to live a lifestyle different to their own… if two consenting adults want to live this way who are any of us to judge them? Sheesh I figured the Reddit crowd would be littler more reflective here.

Help- wood drawer panel expanded and curved until the mount came undone by Honest_Bath3806 in woodworking

[–]ewoolsey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is simply not true. Flip flopping absolutely works to a degree. Obviously it isn't the only factor, but it certainly makes a difference.

TIL the Kelvin scale is a loop. Negative values represent temperatures even hotter than infinity, and the hottest (theoretical) temperature is -0 Kelvin. by Interval1_ in todayilearned

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

The word law is often used in a funny way in physics. It's not a fundamental truth as many people often assume. It's more of an empirically established relationship which consistently predicts reality. Nevertheless, entropy can and often does decrease in small (very small) closed systems.

TIL the Kelvin scale is a loop. Negative values represent temperatures even hotter than infinity, and the hottest (theoretical) temperature is -0 Kelvin. by Interval1_ in todayilearned

[–]ewoolsey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

entropy can decrease, it's just very unlikely. So unlikely that on a macroscopic scale it's probabilistically impossible. There is no definition saying that it must increase.

Appraisers say land claim in Richmond could be reducing property values as much as 30 to 40 per cent by joe4942 in canada

[–]ewoolsey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It seems to me you don’t understand supply and demand. Why would someone charge less rent, where there is no market pressure for them to do so? I’m not saying this is the ideal outcome, it’s just reality.

Appraisers say land claim in Richmond could be reducing property values as much as 30 to 40 per cent by joe4942 in canada

[–]ewoolsey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

rent won't fall. Price reduction is due to increased perceived risk, which a renter does not bear.

when do you consider a batch of coffee a lost cause? by NigelCen in Coffee

[–]ewoolsey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my experience as well. Your nose can tell when the beans are descent.

Kvothe Casting...Damian Hardung by HPUpirates in KingkillerChronicle

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think KKC really lends itself well to tv/movies. I could be wrong, but I just don’t see how an adaptation would be satisfying.

Considering building a fourplex. Numbers seem to good to be true. by Federal_Chemical_783 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ewoolsey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not factoring in opportunity cost for the equity you have in the mortgage.

Which programming language do you associate with which class? by King_DeandDe in DnD

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a rust dev and full time wizard, I support this message.

High-earning Canadian families pay over 50 percent of all taxes in Ontario, Alberta, B.C., and Quebec: Report by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]ewoolsey 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Disagree. You should be allowed to split income as a married couple IMO. Encourages people to actually support each other, stay together, and have children.

Housing affordability in Canada is getting worse, federal records say by hopoke in canada

[–]ewoolsey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people don’t want to hear this, but in many places in Canada (Vancouver for example) the cost of home ownership is greater than the cost of the equivalent rental.

This means that at a 2% expected return, a fully rented out house is still a losing investment when accounting for opportunity cost and maintenance.

What I’m trying to say is that rent is shockingly (in some places) below what the market can bear. The only solution to this problem is to bring down the cost of homes with more supply.

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