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HP Probes 'Racist' Webcam Claim
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| Dec 22, 2009
| Paul McDougal
Posted on 12/22/2009 12:25:36 PM PST by DCurts
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Now even the computers are racist.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:25:39 PM PST
by
DCurts
To: DCurts
PCs that aren’t PC. Amusing.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:27:02 PM PST
by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
(Conservatives unite behind conservative Republicans in the primaries!)
To: DCurts
Technology - dat be racis’!
“Tony “Frosty” Welch”
There’s your problem right there - “Frosty” as in “snowman”, as in “white guy”.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:27:35 PM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: DCurts
Before they go any further, HP should first verify that Desi is not a vampire.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:29:03 PM PST
by
Bernard
(One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by Government)
To: DCurts
Just make it an infra-red camera. Problem solved.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:29:37 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The Stone Age did not end because they ran out of stones...)
To: DCurts
Although not a serious issue of "racism", this is a legitimate functionality issue. Is there a brightness adjustment on the camera or in its software that can correct for this, I wonder?
I, personally, do not like the camera following my head movement; I might like to scratch my nose off camera.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:30:02 PM PST
by
PackerBoy
(Just my opinion ....)
To: DCurts
All the black guy would have to is dust his face with talc...
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:30:34 PM PST
by
babygene
(Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
To: DCurts
It’s probably just an error in calibration (ie luminescence) or perhaps background (if it’s similar enough to his skin-tone the computer might not be able to differentiate).
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:30:52 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: DCurts
I’m surprised he’s smart enough to use the computer.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:30:55 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:31:34 PM PST
by
LearnsFromMistakes
(Yes, I am happy to see you. But that IS a gun in my pocket.)
To: DCurts
It makes me wonder if people have difficulty reading the faces of others from dissimilar ethnic or racial backgrounds.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:32:59 PM PST
by
swain_forkbeard
(Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
To: driftdiver
Im surprised hes smart enough to use the computer.
Ouch - that’ll leave a mark.
To: DCurts
Am I hearing that photons discriminate?
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:33:29 PM PST
by
AbeKrieger
(Islam is a trojan horse designed to infiltrate and bring down Western civilization.)
To: DCurts
Of course, if the camera followed black people around the room and left white people alone, Desi would say that camera is even more racist.
To: DCurts
Maybe if he weren’t the same color as the background he wouldn’t have that problem.?
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:33:55 PM PST
by
GeronL
To: equalitybeforethelaw
I’m sure he would interpret that as racism. Its not, its just commentary on how stupid he is.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:35:04 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: DCurts
Maybe the computers are like Senator “Sheets” Byrd (D-KLAN), think they all look the same anyway, so why bother with trying to recognize them?
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:35:17 PM PST
by
jessduntno
("The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.")
To: DCurts; All
And Jesse/Al will descend on Palo Alto to demand reparations in.... 3..... 2..... 1.....
To: DCurts
Please stop this madness.
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posted on
12/22/2009 12:36:52 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: DCurts
I blame political correctness at the HP testing labs. The folks writing the test scenarios for this hardware were probably too afraid to suggest that there might be skin color specific behavior associated with this device. Don’t want to have to spend another day in sensitivity training!
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