Perhaps she's shy and a bit worried about being in the dark with you. You probably need to chat her up a bit first!
I see news today that Microsoft has deleted a database of 10 million images which was being used to train facial recognition systems. I read a bit about these systems recently and what struck me was that they must be so easy to fool - the old false moustache trick, dark glasses, a bit of actor's make-up (I saw M. Portillo made up to look older and with an added facial scar) and even full facial masks, hijabs etc. If the systems start to be used widely I expect people will start having fun fooling them but that could then lead to people hiding their faces often, which would be a deterrent to social interaction and trust. The system developers need to keep in mind the Law of Unintended Consequences.
Took me half an hour to load the TalkTalk online chat link. Open Reach engineer number 7 or is it 8 ordered up. Chat operator tried to get me to check my internal setup. I told him where to get off as this has been checked, modified and checked again multiple times. I still maintain that the fault is likely to be the tree line multiway cable at the bottom of the street. Only thing that has ever gone wrong over the 30 years that we have lived here. I also asked for a rebate for out of contract service for the last nine months. Just signed up for another fixed contract, £11 a month cheaper than what we were paying. No point swapping to another ISP they all use the same infrastructure.Thinking of the current BT advert though. They guarantee no speed drop or you don't pay anything.
