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Picasa, Google Street View, and other overzealous face-recognition magic

Posted on 1 April, 2010 by Sebastian

Lately I’m impressed by Picasa‘s ability to recognize faces in my digital photos. It’s so keen, in fact, it even asked me to tag the following “people” that I encountered in Amsterdam: This reminds me of how Google Street View’s face recognition … Continue reading →

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My first Google number one!

Posted on 19 December, 2009 by Sebastian

This blog isn’t even the top Google result for my own name, so it seems odd that I should be at #1 for something as generic-sounding as “snow over london“… edit 27 Dec 09: Looks like this post is now … Continue reading →

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Google Now Has Realtime News Updates

Posted on 9 December, 2009 by Sebastian

Not that I care about the Tiger Woods scandal, but if I did, I’d be able to see acres of gossip and analysis unfold before my eyes – and I wouldn’t need to refresh my browser, or even go to … Continue reading →

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