[extropy-chat] Many eyes

[Dan Clemmensen]

Matthew Welch wrote:

>I'd be happier not having to worry about taking photos of my boring
>life even if I might one day brush shoulders with a bomber.
>  
>
This is your option. You do not need to participate. If a small 
percentage of the population participates, then we win. As I recall. 
there are about 100 Londoners in each carriage in the London Underground 
during rush hour. Assume that 2 percent of these people choose to 
participate. Then we have on average two cameras per carriage. Assume 
that participation jumps to 20% after an event occurs: we have 20 
cameras per carriage.

If no event occurs, assume that participation in analysis is zero: every 
day, the commuters simply purge their pictures. If an event occurs, I 
think that essentially all of the pictures will be made available, and 
all of the picture-takers. plus a very large number of volunteer 
analysts, will look at the pictures.