tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7181226005771607652..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Facing Up To It...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53578372521753725762014-07-26T10:07:51.818-04:002014-07-26T10:07:51.818-04:00Interesting observation, Everett. I'd think m...Interesting observation, Everett. I'd think most folk recognize persons from their faces...not their bums...but, living on a beach as I do, I appreciate where you're coming from.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-3492411770099668212014-07-25T12:53:08.881-04:002014-07-25T12:53:08.881-04:00I hope to never have to identify anyone, as to me ...I hope to never have to identify anyone, as to me they all look like Jeff. I guessed Connery, Stewart, and Nicholson, the rest just looked like a bunch of bums to me. (BEACH bums, Jeff, BEACH bums...)Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60510918435928109582014-07-25T09:46:32.945-04:002014-07-25T09:46:32.945-04:00I agree with AA. I got Connery, Stewart, Nicholson...I agree with AA. I got Connery, Stewart, Nicholson, and Prince Charles right off. I'd argue that Atkinson and De Niro look more like Peter Lorre and Burt Lancaster, respectively (my original guesses of course), and that Al Pacino should only look so good. The only one I completely missed was John Cleese who I saw as Peter Sellers. That's very interesting, because of all the faces, the only person I knew very well on a personal basis was John Cleese!Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60399474635009061412014-07-25T07:38:03.204-04:002014-07-25T07:38:03.204-04:00Caro, this is fascinating. Goes very well with th...Caro, this is fascinating. Goes very well with the previous post on unreliabity of eyewitnesses. I guessed only two: Patrick Stewart and John Cleese. If I ever have to identify a killer, I hope the bad guy has a dimple in his chin!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-50182978990303957722014-07-25T05:45:43.608-04:002014-07-25T05:45:43.608-04:00Very interesting piece, Caro.
Computer facial re...Very interesting piece, Caro. <br />Computer facial recognition is also a big deal these days. Often the issue is to recognize one of a relatively small group (1000) of acceptable (person authorized) or unacceptable (known terrorist) faces. One common technique is to use "eigenfaces" - sort of an average face and the variations from it in certain key directions. The directions are not necessarily determined by specific features, but rather by a minimal way of separating the faces. Maybe 25 such "eigenfaces" will be enough for the 1000 candidates.<br />Your post suggests that humans may do something similar, but smarter of course. No computer would be able to deal with the combinations of faces you showed (unless it knew they were combinations.<br />I'm wondering how well it would do on the photofit composites. Hmm, maybe an interesting student project...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com