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I built a security scanner that checks if you are a dog

This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition What I Built I went looking for a dog in the GPU family tree. I found fish, dead physicists, and a bridge in Florence. NVIDIA names its architectures after scientists — Tesla, Kepler, Hopper, Blackwell. AMD names its GPUs after fish : Sienna Cichlid, Navy Flounder, Hotpink Bonefish. Intel uses Italian bridges. There is exactly one dog…

This weekend challenge submission showcases a security scanner designed to identify whether an object held up to a camera is a dog or not. The scanner, named Dog or Not, was built with a specific purpose in mind. To accomplish this task, the scanner utilizes live video feeds and voice commands to determine if the object in view is a canine.

If the object is identified as a dog, the scanner responds by barking. The scanner is a straightforward and unambiguous system, without any attempts at charm or humor. It serves as a cold, objective threat-assessment tool, albeit with a humorous twist. The scanner was developed for the Dev Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition.

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