[melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-01 Thread Mike Dewhirst
Hi all! I attended a dangerous goods meeting yesterday and most of the time was spent discussing waste. Some contractors who can no longer ship waste to China now pay a few months rent in advance for a factory, stack it to the roof with waste and when no more can be squeezed in they disappea

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-02 Thread Andrew Stuart
I’d like to see the packaging industry ended - or at least stop making single use wrappers. The core problem is not reusing waste, it’s that we manufacture an infinite amount of the stuff and every day the packaging industry (actually the garbage manufacturing industry) pours out never ending t

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-02 Thread Mike Dewhirst
On 2/08/2018 5:07 PM, Andrew Stuart wrote: I’d like to see the packaging industry ended - or at least stop making single use wrappers. The core problem is not reusing waste, it’s that we manufacture an infinite amount of the stuff and every day the packaging industry (actually the garbage man

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-03 Thread Tim Krins
Unfortunately, I'm not sure that Python would be a silver bullet here, or even any kind of bullet. I would expect sorting with computer vision is already very very possible, but would be slower and more expensive than huge shredders, magnets, water baths and other 'passive' sorting methods. The i

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-03 Thread Andrew Stuart
>> That is what I think it has to do with Python Sorry Mike I meant my comment had nothing to do with Python - did not mean to invalidate your idea which is a good one and relevant to Python. ___ melbourne-pug mailing list melbourne-pug@python.org http

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-04 Thread Dan Peade
Hi Mike, Have you seen WALL-E (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E) ? Worth watching (for adults and kids). I've definitely had similar thoughts to what you're proposing particularly with regards to extricating plastic from the oceans and waterways. Absolutely no idea how feasible it is though.

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-05 Thread Mike Dewhirst
On 4/08/2018 3:50 PM, Andrew Stuart wrote: That is what I think it has to do with Python Sorry Mike I meant my comment had nothing to do with Python - did not mean to invalidate your idea which is a good one and relevant to Python. I apologise for mis-reading your reply. Ain't email wonderf

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-05 Thread Mike Dewhirst
On 4/08/2018 7:13 PM, Dan Peade wrote: Hi Mike, Have you seen WALL-E (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E) ? Worth watching (for adults and kids). No. But the synopsis is interesting. I've definitely had similar thoughts to what you're proposing particularly with regards to extricating p

Re: [melbourne-pug] AI and ML idea

2018-08-05 Thread Mike Dewhirst
On 2/08/2018 7:57 PM, Tim Krins wrote: Unfortunately, I'm not sure that Python would be a silver bullet here, or even any kind of bullet. I would expect sorting with computer vision is already very very possible, but would be slower and more expensive than huge shredders, magnets, water baths