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Post by gumby »

lesostep wrote: post #118
gumby wrote: post #57

The real killer app form me requires a camera (though it doesn’t need to record photos or video for me to access — I have a phone for that). I need a device that tells me who I’m talking to if I’ve been introduced to them before and tell me how I know them (This is Bob Dobbs, you first met him in Texas in 1985 and he saved you at that party when you needed some Slack)”. Especially great when I meet someone out of con…

The bigger problem is that you essentially need to host somewhere a database with personal information of everyone you met, including their names, biometrics and private details. Nonconsensually. And it has to be accessible through the internet. Honestly, just take notes and reread them sometimes, maybe?

You already collect data on some of the ppl you meet (messages, contacts, LinkedIn connections etc).

But the face recognition, memory of interactions etc should stay on device. That why I said I don’t want it to,take pictures I have access to.

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Post by gumby »

mattoxic wrote: post #76
gumby wrote: post #57

The real killer app form me requires a camera (though it doesn’t need to record photos or video for me to access — I have a phone for that). I need a device that tells me who I’m talking to if I’ve been introduced to them before and tell me how I know them (This is Bob Dobbs, you first met him in Texas in 1985 and he saved you at that party when you needed some Slack)”. Especially great when I meet someone out of con…

I would immediately walk way from you. Then you could label me as an uncooperative element in your database of people you've met. These things are peak ick

Politicians, celebrities and wealthy people often have staff who accompany them to collect this info and to remind them as you approach who you are and why you might want to talk to you.

This is extending it to more people, not just those who can afford it. And if you have an aging parent you’ll probably understand why this can help. It’s why I called it a prosthesis.

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Post by georgemcbay »

paxys wrote: post #150
georgemcbay wrote: post #71

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> Release a model without a camera and people might actually give it a chance They also have to look radically different, because anyone who sees someone wearing the current design will always just assume the person using them is a creeper recording creepy videos whether or not the glasses are even capable of doing that. The association is already made from the current model.

Without the camera they are literally just Ray Bans

Yeah, so now any thicker than usual or obviously powered/electronic Ray Bans are now creeper glasses, whether or not they record video. People will assume they do.

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Post by wolvoleo »

ElProlactin wrote: post #137
wolvoleo wrote: post #98

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Well my family doesn't live in the same country and most of my friends I don't see every day yet I communicate with them daily. Same with the communities I'm in, they're really active online. And all my stuff is connected yes but not through big tech cloud. It is pretty easy to avoid all that. I use home assistant and I buy stuff specifically because it supports local connectivity. The biggest issue is whatsapp for n…

I won't dismiss that technology can be great for keeping in touch with people (especially family) who are not physically close to you but we should also acknowledge that there's a huge difference between digital interactions and face-to-face connection. There is a compelling body of evidence that the latter provides far more emotional and mental health benefits than the former. Anyone truly interested in their well-b…

Well my friends I meet in person a lot too. This is in fact most of the stuff we talk about online, plans to meet up.

And with the family yeah it's not healthy but it is what it is. Flying home more is not really an option either.

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Post by lotsofpulp »

afavour wrote: post #146
infinite_spin wrote: post #108

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How does having a video record of encounters benefit women? I'm sure you can figure that out. You only have to remind yourself of what catcalling is.

Think a little deeper. It is already possible for women to record these encounters and many do. It is widely known the police do nothing about it and the videos make no difference.

Most videos might not make much of a difference today. However, in the future, perhaps Meta or Alphabet or Apple can offer a service that does facial recognition and provides a pervert/abuser score on who they are looking at via a heads up display on the glasses.

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Post by afavour »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #155
afavour wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Think a little deeper. It is already possible for women to record these encounters and many do. It is widely known the police do nothing about it and the videos make no difference.

Most videos might not make much of a difference today. However, in the future, perhaps Meta or Alphabet or Apple can offer a service that does facial recognition and provides a pervert/abuser score on who they are looking at via a heads up display on the glasses.

Jesus Christ what a dystopia

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Post by infinite_spin »

smokedetector1 wrote: post #142
infinite_spin wrote: post #107

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Not a substantial difference, recordings of both kinds are uploaded to the internet all the time. So if we're not going to forbid one, then I don't see a significant enough reason to forbid the other. What it seems like is that you offer your trust for one situation, because you benefit from it, but are unwilling to trust the other, because you don't. This seems like selfishness, especially after years of being told…

I believe NYC cops should be able to have guns. I dont want guns to be widely accessible in NYC. I’m comfortable with armed security at an airport. I’m less comfortable at a supermarket. absolute rules only hold in math. in life, almost everything is a matter of degree and of details. that doesnt make it hypocrisy

We need equal rights, ones that exist for everyone, i.e. constitutional rights. When we say some people have those rights more than others, we destroy equality under our laws, at the very root of our system. I think it muddies the water to call these "absolute" rules, they're clearly up for interpretation, but what shouldn't be up for interpretation is their applicability to all, in "absolute". If you're going to say "rules for thee but not for me", then we view these rules in a fundamentally different way.

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Post by jareklupinski »

jader201 wrote: post #86

Could you imagine someone walking around with their phone pointed wherever they look, recording the whole time, as they casually walk down the street, sit at a cafe, or engage in a conversation with you? How are these things not publicly shamed out of existence? It feels like each year lately has been a new Black Mirror episode.

this is basically what it's already like to live in any area with tourism

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Post by smokedetector1 »

infinite_spin wrote: post #157
smokedetector1 wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe NYC cops should be able to have guns. I dont want guns to be widely accessible in NYC. I’m comfortable with armed security at an airport. I’m less comfortable at a supermarket. absolute rules only hold in math. in life, almost everything is a matter of degree and of details. that doesnt make it hypocrisy

We need equal rights, ones that exist for everyone, i.e. constitutional rights. When we say some people have those rights more than others, we destroy equality under our laws, at the very root of our system. I think it muddies the water to call these "absolute" rules, they're clearly up for interpretation, but what shouldn't be up for interpretation is their applicability to all, in "absolute". If you're going to say…

Identical treatment of all people in all situations for all laws does not exist and should not exist.

Children have different labor restrictions than adults.

Police have different gun access than civilians.

Businesses pay a different set of taxes than individuals.

And allowing businesses to do camera surveillance when you enter their property is in no way the same as allowing everyone to videotape each other at all times covertly and without consent. I really can't understand what process of reasoning could even get you there, besides "equal rights absolutism," which makes no sense.

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Post by lesostep »

gumby wrote: post #151
lesostep wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The bigger problem is that you essentially need to host somewhere a database with personal information of everyone you met, including their names, biometrics and private details. Nonconsensually. And it has to be accessible through the internet. Honestly, just take notes and reread them sometimes, maybe?

You already collect data on some of the ppl you meet (messages, contacts, LinkedIn connections etc). But the face recognition, memory of interactions etc should stay on device. That why I said I don’t want it to,take pictures I have access to.

I can't have a message or a LinkedIn connection without other person registering with messaging app or LinkedIn, willingly. When they setup LinkedIn or message me, they are fully aware of the fact that I will either access or receive that information. Not comparable.

>> face recognition, memory of interactions etc should stay on device

It can't be processed there, chip too small. And physics don't allow us to make chips smaller anymore.

I wonder, though, if it could be hosted on a phone and processed here. Not realistic for current smartphones, but if we talking about theoretical, it's would be a neat trick.

I can imagine a future device that has three parts: lightweight glasses with HUD as a thin client, a glovelike input device to track your hand, and a small box you put in your pocket/bag.

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