Software Magic: Recognizing People in Photos

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Another thing, alot of my friends were unfairly barred from your casinos as part of your Facial Recognition Research. I feel you probably did them all a favor; however, it wasn't very american how you discriminated against them publicly, labeling them as "undesirable". (Thank goodness, at least the local judges aways threw your "trespassing" cases out of court.)
Now that the testing is out in the open and you can get the software free on Google, why don't you let the poor jaded human guinea pigs that you outwardly and publicly labeled at "undesirables" for no good reason, back through your casino doors? Though you may have saved their pocketbooks (to some extent), you really assaulted many of their egos - and unfairly so. Plus, their money spends as good as anyone elses.
Give up the charade. Think of how they feel. Unless there is a good reason, why don't you accept them back?

Chris Torvik of CA 4:05AM November 13, 2009

...And to think that only 10 years ago the casinos thought they really had an "in" with Uncle Sam when he used them to test his new-found defense toy: Facial Recognition. What a coveted secret that was. Now, 10 years later, you can get it for free on Google.
Ha, Ha. Gotta love it.

Chris Torvik of CA 3:53AM November 13, 2009

I have been taking photos since I was 20, that is for 49 years. In that time I have moved to the US, got married, had children, joined Scouts with them, been camping and canoeing, visited family and the ocean, had grandchildren, watched my parents grow old. Photos are a vital part of one's life. Just going through the 15 or 20 GB of files I have has taken many hours, but has reminded me of the most important parts of my life. I have not finished yet, and may never complete the task, because I am still clicking away.
I used Picasa, which works well enough for my purposes. I have about 200 people in the index, including pets. The hardest part is setting up the files and folders in an orderly way, so they can be backed up. My wife and I both take pictures, and the two sets have to be integrated.

Eric Scott of NY 3:57PM October 30, 2009