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Here is an idea. Given a Craigslist listings and Tensor Flow deep learning whatever, build a tool for searching stolen bikes -- batman style.
by xendo 10y ago
Here is an idea. Given a Craigslist listings and Tensor Flow deep learning whatever, build a tool for searching stolen bikes -- batman style.
- oh_sigh 10y agoAll you need to do is look for bikes that are being sold for far less than their fair value
- tamana 10y agoThis doesn't happen. Dealers aren't stupid. They sell stolen bikes for market price.
- brewdad 10y agoIt can happen if you are willing to buy directly from the meth-head under a bridge at an odd hour of the day. $20 can get you a nice carbon fiber racing bike under the right conditions and if you personally have no morals.
- auxym 10y agoKnowingly buying stolen goods is also a crime. And if you're buying a CF racer for a 20, you sure know it's stolen.
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- jacalata 10y agoDid you read the article? The guy gives very specific details about stolen bikes being sold for well below market value.
- analogmemory 10y agoThe people selling stolen bikes often don't put much information, so you'd get lots of false positives.
- taeric 10y agoYou might get a lot of false positives. I'd go so far as to say it is likely. However, the point is the algorithm may just surface a pattern that you hadn't considered.
- bfuller 10y agoPeople selling stolen goods on craigslist almost always use a bait and switch scheme. They will list one item, and when they get a response, they'll say, "oh I sold that bike, but I also have this very similar one for sale..." but I guess you could programatically account for that if you were truly so inclined.
- bhance 10y agoInstant CL TOS violation and would get you C&D'd. There have been stolen-goods-finding sites shut down by CL for less than that ...