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Any other Apple Mac users out there tried the latest version of iLife 09? iPhoto has been given a new feature of automated face recognition, and it works...
Barry Wainwright
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Feb 1, 2009
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8862
So you only have to identify a person in one photo then iLife identifies that person in all other photos he appears? How well does it work if one photo of a...
Bonnie
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Feb 1, 2009
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The accuracy depends on a lot of things. profiles are not good - the recognition routine is obviously deigned for full-on faces - but this covers a _lot_ of...
Barry Wainwright
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Feb 1, 2009
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It seems to vary. Some people, I only had to identify once, and it even picked them out in backgrounds; a few others, it has a hard time with even after I tag...
Shae
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Feb 1, 2009
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Please do forward this to anyone you feel would be affected by this cut. The senate is looking to cut IDEA funding in half (is it possible to cut a nickel?). ...
Michelle
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Feb 6, 2009
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8866
I don't really know much about this. I had been told that locally our towns are required to provide for special needs before regular schooling such that if...
Marcyshamb@...
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Feb 6, 2009
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Marcy --   Schools are caught between the requirements of government mandated achievement levels, and lack of funding to make it happen.   And yes, schools...
Michelle Sarabia
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Feb 7, 2009
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8868
Hello, I'm currently doing research about a woman who became faceblind after suffering from a stroke. As many of you already know, she is unable to recognize...
basil_leaf05
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Feb 7, 2009
9:28 pm
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... Sounds like a sound theory to me. (pun intended :) ) Some of us are very good at voice and sound recognition. Others of us not quite so much. There has,...
Glenn Alperin
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Feb 7, 2009
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... From: "basil_leaf05" <rihana-alghalayini@...> ... It's probably related, since some of us are 'carblind', too, meaning we can't tell one blue car...
Delila
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Feb 7, 2009
10:23 pm
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Remembering objects falls under a different category.  I cant recall the name.  In the quick test on faceblind.org they are different categories. ...
daniel palmeri
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Feb 7, 2009
11:15 pm
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I know I am face blind and I know that we are not all alike in degree, etc. Still, sometimes when I read other folks account of their faceblindness I wonder If...
Marcyshamb@...
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Feb 7, 2009
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I had not realized that I was faceblind until relatively recently. Many years ago when my son was a toddler I took him to the aviary of a zoo. There were...
Fran Zahn
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Feb 8, 2009
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As many of you already know, she is unable to recognize who the person is until she actually hears their voice. * * * * * Actually, we recognize people by...
Bonnie
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Feb 8, 2009
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8875
Hey, I'm new to the group, and I have a question for you all. I have a date tomorrow, and I've met her only once before. Normally I recognize people by their...
abi14743
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Feb 8, 2009
4:58 pm
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I just love scenarios like this.... :( I suggest either telling her in advance that you're face blind and just asking her to meet you.... (maybe not what you...
Dawn
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Feb 8, 2009
5:19 pm
8877
Coordinate by cell phone. Stand in a conspicuous place. Wear a hat or jacket that she can use to identify you. I agree that you should arrive early to be the...
Bonnie
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Feb 8, 2009
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<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489587,00.html> In Malaysia twins were acquited for drug trafficking (punishable by hanging) because the arresting...
Bonnie
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Feb 8, 2009
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  One factor I have found is expectation and context in recognizing people. For example I can recognize coworkers at work but if I happen to run into them at...
daniel palmeri
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Feb 8, 2009
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coming to a law and order episode very soon....i do recall they had something similar...not with twins but with sisters who looked close to being identical.  ...
daniel palmeri
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Feb 8, 2009
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How interesting... I was thinking that this would be a great idea for illustrating a website or a book but it would still give the wrong idea. It's not a...
SilverPaladin
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Feb 9, 2009
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I am not faceblind but have family members who are. So, in that context, what would I do if I were in your shoes? I'd get there early as others have said. I...
bbrodley
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Feb 9, 2009
4:46 pm
8883
You are a genius and I am not even kidding. I am not completely faceblind and this situation comes up all the time--meeting someone I have met once or twice...
vcreek2002
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Feb 9, 2009
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8884
I do just want to point out that public schools are serving a population that would have been served elsewhere in the past(the mental health system through...
vcreek2002
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Feb 9, 2009
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8885
Sadly, I haven't yet seen BSG. It's not showing out here in Oman, although I have finally torrented it and will start watching it soon. For anyone who isn't...
Dawn
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Feb 9, 2009
5:43 pm
8886
There was a show that aired on the Discovery Channel called "Science of Sex Appeal". I cant find a time where it will air again for those who had misswed it. ...
palmeridj
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Feb 9, 2009
6:22 pm
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I'm not very good at social protocol; but if I were meeting someone I just met for a first date (or any date) and found him engrossed in a newspaper, I would...
Bonnie
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Feb 9, 2009
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Hi: Just making sure I understand... People chose other people that were close to themselves based on "The Golden Ratio?" Here is something that I have always...
vcreek2002
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Feb 10, 2009
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Below are some links on the theory of facial attration and the golden ratio.... http://www.intmath.com/Numbers/mathOfBeauty.php   ...
daniel palmeri
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Feb 10, 2009
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... From: "vcreek2002" <vcreek2002@...> ... As a rule, neither do I. When I see ads for certain shows, like the batchelor, I can see that the men are...
Delila
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