A student has studied openCV for his masters thesis and determined how face detection algorythms should work. By putting dark makeup around your eyes and cheekbones, you should be able to break the detection and make the system think you’re something else.
Reverse-engineering artist busts face detection tech • The Register.
Since the dykes were built in 1953, the low lands have been saved from flooding, but the water behind the dykes is stagnant, leading to ecological problems in those areas. There are now proposals to allow water through, creating tides in the sea estuaries. This will also allow tidal power to be generated.
nrc.nl – International – The tide has changed for Dutch dykes.