MetaFilter posts tagged with patternrecognition

Where's my image?

monospace — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:30:35 -0800

TinEye is the first image search engine on the web to use image identification technology. Every day TinEye's spiders crawl the web for additional images. Using sophisticated pattern recognition algorithms, TinEye creates a unique and compact digital signature or 'fingerprint' for each one and adds it to the index. When you want to find out where an image is being used on the web, you submit it to TinEye. The attributes of the image are analyzed instantly, and its fingerprint is compared to the fingerprint of every single image in the TinEye search index. The result? A detailed list of any websites using that image, worldwide.

Play with a Curta

Dave Faris — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:24:14 -0800

I first learned about them when they featured prominently in a Gibson book (Pattern Recognition). When I looked on eBay, I was stunned at the prices they fetch. Now I can at least play with a virtual Curta mechanical calculator.

"Your brain knows the shape of the word."

Blazecock Pileon — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:06:01 -0800

How the new type standard for American road signage reduces halation and improves readability.

oflinkey — Sun, 25 Aug 2002 10:35:00 -0800

Why should Christianity have the corner market on religious imagery in food and vegetation? God sends his message to all. [via Fark, last link takes a minute. First post, hope it's okay]

Steven Den Beste — Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:57:20 -0800

Can a computer tell a dirty picture from a clean one? This is a review of a product which claims to be able to filter pictures attached to your email and remove the naughty ones. Particularly interesting is its response to a portrait of Dubya...