[Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter - magical flying unicorn pony that s***s rainbows

Tobias Oelgarte tobias.oelgarte at googlemail.com
Wed Sep 21 15:53:57 UTC 2011


Am 21.09.2011 17:37, schrieb WereSpielChequers:
> I get the idea that there are theoretical reasons why image filters can't
> work, and I share the view that the proposal which was consulted on needs
> some improvement. An individual choice made at the IP level was a circle
> that looked awfully difficult to square.
>
> But since Flickr has already proven that something like this can work in
> practice, can we agree to classify Image filters as one of those things that
> work in practice but not in theory? Then we can concentrate on the practical
> issue of if we decide to implement this, how do we do it better than Flickr
> has?
>
> NB I would not want us to implement this the way Flickr has
> http://www.flickr.com/help/filters/#258 And not only because I'm not totally
> convinced that our community would share their view that Germany is the
> country that needs the tightest restrictions.
>
> Hugs
>
> WereSpielChequers
>
> PS My niece absolutely wants that magical flying unicorn pony for the winter
> solstice, especially if it s***s rainbows. Would you mind telling me where I
> can order one
Using flickr as an example is an bad example. At first there thousands 
if not millions of images with false categorization, meaning that the 
filter is ineffective. Just do a quick search on your own and you will 
find the examples. Secondly flickr does not advocate knowledge. It has a 
completely different mission.

PS: Just implement the filter and you will see that 
unicorn-rainbow-brick-argumentation falling from the sky, where you 
pushed it.




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