Cracking Siri [§]
15 Nov 2011
Reverse-engineering Siri’s wire protocol.
Interesting approach, showcasing the power of open source machine learning and computer vision libraries.
Someday I’ll write my own take on parenthood, and I hope it’s half as good as Jeff Atwood’s.
As an aside, as the parent of twins, that pie chart is still pretty accurate—only it’s twice as big.
Proof-of-concept out of Georgia Tech using the iPhone 4’s accelerometer as a keylogger.
This is a special collection of problems that were given to select applicants during oral entrance exams to the math department of Moscow State University. These problems were designed to prevent Jews and other undesirables from getting a passing grade. Among problems that were used by the department to blackball unwanted candidate students, these problems are distinguished by having a simple solution that is difficult to find. Using problems with a simple solution protected the administration from extra complaints and appeals. This collection therefore has mathematical as well as historical value.
via @b6n