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[doodab]

No doubt someone will accuse me of bedwetting, but this is a serious matter and requires serious treatment.

Ms doodab "has had an idea for an ap (sic)" and asked me do I know anything about "making apps for phones".

What sort of phone?

"the most popular one that takes apps, an iphone or an apple"

Well you need to spend a bit of cash, cos you need a mac. And an iphone.

"I know someone with a mac"

Are they going to give it to you?

"no"

etc.

This went on a bit longer and I can see she isn't going to rest until I have either invested money and time in bringing whatever it is to fruition, or worse, been forced to give her a crash course in C (and with pointers and ms doodab in the same room it will definitely be a crash course), or worse, been accused of pooh poohing her idea.

Advice on how best to nip this in the bud please?

[MarillionFan]

What are you moaning about?

I'd dream of a partner who said 'i've had a great idea for a
business' or even said 'sledges! MF you're a genius'

All I get is 'when can you take a holiday, how much can I spend and when is Eastenders on'

[Wodewick]

No doubt someone will accuse me of bedwetting, but this is a serious matter and requires serious treatment.

Ms doodab "has had an idea for an ap (sic)" and asked me do I know anything about "making apps for phones".

What sort of phone?

"the most popular one that takes apps, an iphone or an apple"

Well you need to spend a bit of cash, cos you need a mac. And an iphone.

"I know someone with a mac"

Are they going to give it to you?

"no"

etc.

This went on a bit longer and I can see she isn't going to rest until I have either invested money and time in bringing whatever it is to fruition, or worse, been forced to give her a crash course in C (and with pointers and ms doodab in the same room it will definitely be a crash course), or worse, been accused of pooh poohing her idea.

Advice on how best to nip this in the bud please?

You could try:
"Yes Dear!.... Oooo look over there! Pretty things. You like pretty things don't you dear?"

Let us know how it goes.

[TimberWolf]

My brother suggested writing an app along the lines of recognising people, not sure where that idea was heading as I nipped it in the bud by saying that the brain has had billions of years to master pattern recognition and doing so on a computer was surprisingly difficult, even if brains find it really easy.

[doodab]

I'd dream of a partner who said 'i've had a great idea for a
business' or even said 'sledges! MF you're a genius'

Yes, unfortunately I have "what do you mean I'm never going to sell a million copies of 'lunch tracker' for £20 each?"

[PRC1964]

My brother suggested writing an app along the lines of recognising people, not sure where that idea was heading as I nipped it in the bud by saying that the brain has had billions of years to master pattern recognition and doing so on a computer was surprisingly difficult, even if brains find it really easy.

Pssst... BBC News - Facebook sorry over face tagging launch

Oh, and my point and click cheapo camera does it. Not very well, but it does have a go.

[Wodewick]

Pssst... BBC News - Facebook sorry over face tagging launch

Oh, and my point and click cheapo camera does it. Not very well, but it does have a go.

I am not a techie - but I am pretty sure "recognising someone" ie identifying who they are is a little bit trickier than "recognising a face as a face".

[TimberWolf]

Pssst... BBC News - Facebook sorry over face tagging launch

Oh, and my point and click cheapo camera does it. Not very well, but it does have a go.

So does mine come to think of it. I guess the presence of a face is easy enough to identify, when it's large and near the centre of a picture.

I wonder how Google maps identify faces in photos (and number plates, etc) so that they can blur them?

[AtW]

I wonder how Google maps identify faces in photos (and number plates, etc) so that they can blur them?

Colour distributions...

[zharrt]

Tell her there already is a Kitting & Crocheting app and point her back in the direction of the kitchen

Knitting & Crocheting HD for iPad on the iTunes App Store