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Show HN: Test your license plate identification skills

https://shub.club/games/good-or-bad-plate
22•forthwall•7h ago
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

Comments

jony1266•6h ago
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?

cAtte_•6h ago
OP seems to be referring to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44025022
jony1266•6h ago
ah very cool
forthwall•6h ago
Yup! I actually couldn’t find it for some reason, will add it to attribution- thanks
croisillon•6h ago
i don't get it?

CHULO62

APPROVED | Reason: CHULO=PIMP

laweijfmvo•6h ago
Same. I don't really understand the output.
forthwall•6h ago
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
croisillon•5h ago
ah ok thanks!
swalsh•6h ago
This game feels like someone trying to RLHF some license plate model
aaronbrethorst•5h ago

    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...)
EvanAnderson•5h ago
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...)

ovulator•5h ago
YOUR ARE WRONG!!!

REJECTED | Reason: POOP

tbihl•1h ago
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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