Number Eight by Colin Cotterill

Author:Colin Cotterill [Cotterill, Colin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9786164560086
Publisher: Proglen
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

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We left Uncle Chu, Psycho and their belongings at a roadside pavilion and paid visits to all the agencies that might stand to gain from shooting a bum. On the way I called Sissy in Chiang Mai.

“What can you tell me about face recognition?” I asked.

Since we were kids we’d spoken to each other in English. It annoyed the pants off everyone around us. It was one of Mair’s strategies to make us all children of the planet.

“Well, when you see a face you recognize you probably know the person that owns it,” she said.

If she hadn’t gone into computers she’d have done quite nicely in standup.

“You know very well I’m talking about a computer program,” I said.

“In the trade we call it an ‘app’,” she said.

She knew I wasn’t cut out for IT.

“Don’t tell me,” I said. “It stands for ‘Appy to make your acquaintance.’ (There was room for me up on that stage.)

“It’s an ‘application’, fool,’ she said. “What I believe you’re referring to is facial recognition technology. They’ve started using it at airports to spot terrorists and people with bad haircuts.”

“Do you have it?”

“I have everything.”

“If I email you some photos I’ve just taken of a homeless man, do you think you can see if there’s a match anywhere?”

“You’re photographing homeless men?”

“These are hard times for a single girl.”

“I wish you a happy and fruitful life together.”

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