Show HN: Test your license plate identification skills
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2 months ago
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Earlier this week on HN I came across a dataset that had a bunch of approved/rejected California license plates, so I made it into a game! Enjoy
aaronbrethorst
2 months ago
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    LUV CBDS

    YOUR ARE WRONG!!!

    REJECTED | Reason: CBD=CANNABIDIOL, A COMPOUND OF MARIJUANA LIKE THC.
Well, that's silly seeing how CBD is available OTC basically everywhere (thanks to Mitch McConnell and the law of unintended consequences https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-mitch-mcconnell-acc...)
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EvanAnderson
2 months ago
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Several years ago I received a letter from the Ohio BMV asking me to explain my vanity tag. I always wondered if somebody complained about it. I bet my explanation ended up in a database not unlike the one this game is based-on.

(My explanation to the BMV was that it was my favorite prime number less than 32,000...)

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swalsh
2 months ago
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This game feels like someone trying to RLHF some license plate model
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tbihl
2 months ago
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Virginia has a national park license plate with a picture of a black bear. I recently saw it, vanity letters, "AHHBEAR", googly eye glued to the bear.
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jony1266
2 months ago
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LOL this is so fun -- esp because these are real license plates that got approved + rejected...

where did you get the data for the license plates from?

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cAtte_
2 months ago
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forthwall
2 months ago
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Yup! I actually couldn’t find it for some reason, will add it to attribution- thanks
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jony1266
2 months ago
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ah very cool
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purplezooey
2 months ago
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Strangely addicting :)
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croisillon
2 months ago
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i don't get it?

CHULO62

APPROVED | Reason: CHULO=PIMP

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forthwall
2 months ago
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These are the notes written by the DMV. They may note that a plate may have a negative connotation, but they will still approve it
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croisillon
2 months ago
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ah ok thanks!
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laweijfmvo
2 months ago
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Same. I don't really understand the output.
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ovulator
2 months ago
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YOUR ARE WRONG!!!

REJECTED | Reason: POOP

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