Computing

AI Engine behind Google Image App now open source

UPDATE 7.21.2016: TensorFlow is running away with the developers.

I suspect this is what is making google reverse image search so good.  Good compared to how awful this sort of thing was in past years.

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Propaganda warning: This video is pretty obviously being used by google to highlight their "diversity".  I suspect it is overdone in that regard.  I'm not a fan of phonies of which social justice warriors are the worst ever created.

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USB Install of Linux on USB for Security Reasons

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I want a system dedicated to only financial or encrypted transmissions.  These are my notes on the topic.

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The task bar at the bottom is what I have condition to and find it much more usable than other Linux versions.

 

 

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PGP Encryption Software Notes

Browsing session has been hanging around on my computer for some time now.  Had to do something with it.

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Slur Website –

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Slur is an open source, decentralized and anonymous marketplace for the selling of secret information in exchange for bitcoin. Slur is written in C and operates over the Tor network with bitcoin transactions through libbitcoin. Both buyers and sellers are fully anonymous and there are no restrictions on the data that is auctioned. There is no charge to buy or sell on the Slur marketplace except in the case of a dispute, where a token sum is paid to volunteers.

Touted as Wikileaks 2.0

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Android Applications – Investigations into how safe they are to install

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I use quite a bit of open source software and the protection mechanism is that the code is open and can be inspected by capable programmers across the globe.  If you use the popular software that is widely used you can be relatively sure of problems being discovered quickly.  

What about with installing apps into your android based phone?   There are two business models.  Advertising and selling the application.  It appears selling apps is an uphill battle.  So most rely on advertising.

What is the business model? Is there incentive for malware etc?

SleepBot – I want to use this app and thus will be using it as an example to investigate.

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