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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Your next glasses should have a very thin frame so that people don't need to wonder if you're filming (www.bbc.com)
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj37z8357e5o

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I want to make a small apologia on behalf smart glasses. I have an Orcam MyEye (pictured) which uses computer vision to provide a number of assistive features. It lets me know who I'm looking at, and will attempt to guess age and gender. It will read text that I indicate by pointing, and it identifies currency. I believe it also has a UPC barcode database but I don't remember. It does this completely offline.

Admittedly I don't use it all the time since it has to attach to a glasses frame via a magnet, which is somewhat uncomfortable, and the battery makes hummingbirds look good (I think it only lasts an hour) but it proved instrumental when my eye was hemorrhaging after a surgery and I had to travel alone with even less vision than I normally have (my doggo was amazing, too).

So it's not all dystopian.

[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago

Thank you for your input. As assistive technology, glasses with cameras definitely have a place.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The moron selling them isn't even wearing them

Edit.

Mark Zuckerberg, seen on stage talking about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

We need federal two-party consent

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Anyone who doesnt stop recording when I ask is going to be made to stop.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

no thanks. I did nothing wrong so I won't change. how about we regulate glassholes and force them to wear ugly colored frames.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

First they came for the men who wear red baseball caps and I said nothing.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

then they came for men with assholes for mouths, and I said nothing.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

is anyone in this room making a 8K video????

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've already had a run-in with a glasshole. A service guy that came to work on something and I didn't realize they were smart glasses for over an hour, when his phone started talking and he said, "Sorry, that's my glasses talking to me". I said, "Are you wearing smart glasses?" and he said, "Don't worry, I wasn't recording or anything." Fucking glasshole. I really hope people give them a lot shit and make them feel unsafe to wear them in public, like last time. I'll be a lot more observant from now on and it pisses me off that I should have to be.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I mean, if he's not recording anything, what's the problem?

[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 3 points 6 days ago

Trust is the issue. These corpos are know torecord and collect the video without their user consent. So how can you prove that your not recording, because everybody see a pattern that these corpo will record and use all the inputs for glasses with or without the user consent.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh my god... You are the "nothing to hide" type.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not, and I hate that people don't even realise nor case their phones are constantly voice recording everything including me.

I just didn't think of this with those glasses.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It will lead to a society where anyone can be secretly filmed and shamed on social media. I think its horrible.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No way! I'm going with thicker frames than I usually do, just to keep them guessing.

Are you being recorded? Who knows? Better behave yourself, just in case!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

tell that to the Dad about to kick your ass at the playground.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A new underground market might encourage thefts of such valuable tech ripe for the picking.

[–] med@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

More like every single mugging is going to now involve smashing your glasses just to be safe

[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It needs to be the norm to ostracize anyone who wears this shit.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

can we still call them Glassholes?

[–] khornechips@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But I like the aesthetics of thicker frames. And not having those stupid plastic discs that dig into my nose and give me headaches. Just require everyone to dip their glasses into a tub of water or something, I doubt smart glasses are water proof.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They're gonna be at least a bit waterproof. People wear glasses outside, remember.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Microwave em for 2 seconds. It won't heat up the metal bits in plastic frames enough to cause damage but it'll fry an IC.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, thin and light frames are nice for comfort too. Titanium ones are cool

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

Titanium ones are cool

Comfortable but very easy to deform. I ruined mine simply because I always take my glasses off with my left hand and that caused the right arm to bend outwards (and this was not fixable).

No one ever told me to take my glasses off with both hands! I've been doing it this way for 30+ years, so the habit isn't about to change.