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Comment · 6 years ago
For the sake of all of us I hope this plane never sees another flight.
Comment · 7 years ago
It definitely is. Automation is the end game. Devs are expensive and error prone.
Comment · 7 years ago
Rick Hanson has been a life saver. He is a psychologist with lots of meditation practice. https://www.rickhanson.net/

Also I've really enjoyed Heart Math. That book is where I learned about the physiological explanation of stress. And it has exercises that have helped me in moments of aniexty. Like waking up at 3am with worries and stress.

Comment · 7 years ago
There definitely are things you can do, but in my experience when you feel this way it is really hard to do them.

I've been reading and listening to a few things that are helping me. One thing I've been learning about recently are the body's responses to chronic stress, such as the release of cortisol in the body, and the long term damage that can do. And about allostatic load, which helps explain how it gets perpetually worse as time goes by.

The author's experience is real of course, but it doesn't sound like she is an authority to discuss if it can be cured or not.

Comment · 7 years ago
These types of applications come and go. That a Chinese company made a popular one shouldn't be shocking or indicate some major breakthrough.
Comment · 7 years ago
You don't seem to know much about gov financial regulation.

1. Gov didn't embrace bitcoin, they regulated it. The exchanges have to do KYC and AML monitoring and report activity.

2. If you think FB doesn't 100% control it, I have a bridge to sell you.

3. This doesn't really mean much at the end of the day. It's a tactical decision with low impact on regulations.

What you're failing to appreciate is how important it is for governments to control their financial operations. They don't make it hard just to make it hard. They make it hard because if they don't criminal activity will flourish.

Comment · 7 years ago
It's not ego, it's greed.
Comment · 7 years ago
The follow on question is, how did an idiot get so much money?
Comment · 7 years ago
That was my first thought. I'd be out of there. Though you might want to ensure its not going to catch that floor on fire.
Comment · 7 years ago
I live in a big city and never see the stars now.
Comment · 7 years ago
Insurance products are typically designed to make money for the provider. I'm sure they are doing a lot to lower risk.
Comment · 7 years ago
Not an expert in this area, would'nt that flow against the general laws of insurance?
Comment · 7 years ago
Good point. I should have left the nationality out and just said that companies good security policies to protect their IP. The threats come from many places.
Comment · 7 years ago
Normally I'm all for hiring the best and brightest from all over the world. But with the mission that China seems to be on, I think US startups should be wary of hiring Chinese nationals. Of course they are not all spies. But, it only takes one to fuck your company.

I don't know what the solution is. I don't think companies should flat out stop hiring Chinese nationals, because that's punishes the ones with good intent. But it's clear there is enough danger that you need some plan to take on the risk.

Comment · 8 years ago
I was responding to the OPs question about how the overall service of Rekognition can be useful. The question did not have a safety theme to it, although I gave an example that does. Note the service has other features and uses outside of facial recognition.

The types of sites I reference are frequently targeted by phishing attempts via text on image. Rekognition can help thawrt that.

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