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Re: Google Glass

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Post by socillion »

blazingfrog2 wrote: post #276
mkr-hn wrote: post #237

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On the one hand, I completely agree. On the other, we need people like artursapek to make us think about how far we're willing to go into the digital abyss. And we need people like you to offer the counterarguments to the counterarguments. And maybe people like me to remind everyone that our natural social checks and balances are still working perfectly. For what it's worth, I never see people with their smartphones…

I don't know you or your background but I'm going to guess you may not be part of that younger generation (late high school, early college years) who was literally born with a computer in their crib and came into their teen years with with a smart phone in their hand. I'm often reminded of the divide between them and my generation (born in the mid 70's) when I visit friends who have children that age, or even in publ…

My personal experience has been similar. When a group conversation peters out, its easy for a lot of people to pull out their phones instead of continuing the conversation - and when one person pulls it out, everyone else does as well.

It definitely seems more noticeable among the ~17-18 age group than ~20-25 (20 here but I had an odd childhood and behavior patterns like this were explicitly discouraged.)

Good news is that not everyone does this.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by sawyer »

abraininavat wrote: post #367
artursapek wrote: post #345

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You're not saying anything worthwhile, man. Look at how big this thread has gotten. I'm not angry at phones. I'm sure you read plenty of good research papers on your phone and learn heaps from them. Good for you. I don't really care what people do on their phones, it's reflective of who they are anyway. People like you who read research papers on their phones would 30 years ago probably be reading them on paper. What…

I don't really care what people do on their phones, it's reflective of who they are anyway Precisely. So phones give passive, stupid people easier access to their passive, stupid habits. Similarly, phones give active, intelligent people access to their active, intelligent habits. It sounds to me like you have a sincere dislike for a majority of people, and technology has nothing to do with it. You're better than all…

Your final sentence is cruel and out of line.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by jff »

sytelus wrote: post #16
revorad wrote: post #8

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You're paying $1500 to beta test a product You say that as if this is a USB dongle. This is sci-fi stuff. Who cares if it's beta?

No to throw cold water here but Is it really? It seems to be rather trivial integration of currently known and available technologies with bit of miniaturization efforts. Nothing that 5 year old iPhone can't do with albeit more convenience. Space elevators, 100% artificial life form, fusion reactor of the size AA batteries - now that, my friend, would be sci-fi stuff.

Nobody's ever done a really decent job of the miniaturization before, though. Generally a wearable computer involved an additional enclosure in a backpack or on the belt. The "best" I've seen that's all in one piece is the Golden-i (http://www.mygoldeni.com/home/) and just look at that damn thing.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by api »

Never used Glass, but I'm inclined to suspect that it's the Apple Newton: ahead of its time, ground breaking, probably the ancestor of many things to come, but not here yet.

What's missing: full viewports instead of just the top corner thing, probably better resolution, and most importantly cheap ubiquitous wireless broadband. I am not paying another $60/month to have Glass in addition to a smartphone, etc. Pretty much all progress in computer networking and networked devices depends on breaking the carrier oligopolies.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by jff »

stcredzero wrote: post #295
xradionut wrote: post #169

Here's a use case: House shopping You are driving through an older neighborhood close to commuter rail station looking for a house for you and your spouse. Driving past the station "posts" the schedule for the next three trains and bus. You can "see" the Zillow and the tax values of the houses you are looking are in real time. You glance at the elementary school on the corner and the rating comes up. Glance at anothe…

If you can turn it off when you're done, that sounds great.

You could, you know, take it off your head. Or exit the house-hunting application.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by artursapek »

abraininavat wrote: post #367
artursapek wrote: post #345

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not saying anything worthwhile, man. Look at how big this thread has gotten. I'm not angry at phones. I'm sure you read plenty of good research papers on your phone and learn heaps from them. Good for you. I don't really care what people do on their phones, it's reflective of who they are anyway. People like you who read research papers on their phones would 30 years ago probably be reading them on paper. What…

I don't really care what people do on their phones, it's reflective of who they are anyway Precisely. So phones give passive, stupid people easier access to their passive, stupid habits. Similarly, phones give active, intelligent people access to their active, intelligent habits. It sounds to me like you have a sincere dislike for a majority of people, and technology has nothing to do with it. You're better than all…

You know nothing about me or her besides the one anecdote I've shared, and you've concluded that I have a superiority complex and you're giving me relationship advice? Why do arguments on HN always devolve into baseless personal attacks?

Forget your edit, I saw what you had written earlier.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by jff »

stcredzero wrote: post #302
blhack wrote: post #228

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And your girlfriend who was looking at instragram while she was walking with you, was she looking at the pictures, or was she watching another character look at them?

She probably smelled way better than her avatar. (And if you think this is just being crude, then something essential and primal has been lost for you.)

Not if she's a WoW player...

Re: Google Glass

#388

Post by derekchiang »

damoncali wrote: post #319
waterlesscloud wrote: post #301

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If you're hearing the same point made from a lot of quarters, then maybe there's an actual phenomenon behind it. But more than that, Glass is fundamentally different. It's designed, from the concept up, to always be in your awareness. That's what it is . That's the entire appeal of it. That's not a book, and it's not even a smartphone that spends most of its time in your pocket. It's something that always demands som…

If that is true and it catches on, then it is terrifying.

Dude I don't care what you think, but Google is the greatest technology organization ever existed. The "How It Feels" video literally made me in tears because the vision is so great, so compelling. The way we interact will change fundamentally, but that isn't a bad thing. People are always terrified by progress because progress means difference, and people feel comfort in falling back to the same thing. But, again, I don't care. The future is already here; it's just not evenly distributed. We will all be living in an age of augmented reality.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by jff »

njharman wrote: post #249

#ifihadglass, standing on the shoulders of Prof Mann and MIT Media Labs I would reach into the future.

If Professor Mann would ever share any real information on how to make your own Eyetap, or share any of his software, or really tell anybody anything except, "Yeah, I claim I'm doing all this cool stuff, too bad you can't try it ner ner ner", I'd care more about what he's done.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by gfodor »

rogerchucker wrote: post #233
rogerchucker wrote: post #190

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Most devs (including myself) are butt ugly - these glasses won't make you look worse.

Oh look - a downvote for a shallow response to a shallow comment.

It doesn't take much for someone to appreciate the humor in the HN crowd trying to predict what is or isn't going to become fashionable.
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