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> What are you really going to use it for? Names, as you suggest. I don't know how old you are, but when I was in my 20s I could easily remember the name of ev
by Zanni 9y ago
> What are you really going to use it for?
Names, as you suggest. I don't know how old you are, but when I was in my 20s I could easily remember the name of everyone I'd met. Now, in my 50s, I know more people, and meet more people, than I can keep up with. I'd love a popup for not just friends, but friends of friends.
Addresses. I can't tell you how many times I've walked past a poorly labeled building I was looking for. Street addresses, street numbers, and names of buildings.
Construction. This morning I drove past a construction project by my house. The city is doing something to a little park in my neighborhood. What? No idea. Demolishing it? Improving it? Carving out an easement for an extra lane of traffic? It'd be so awesome to point my phone, or goggles, at the construction and get more info.
Metadata of all sorts, much of which is available now but inconvenient--Yelp reviews of the restaurant I'm standing in front of, hours of the government building that's closed at the moment, historical information about a landmark, etc.
Basically, a context menu for the world. I think there's no question that that would be valuable. The pain point, for now, is the interface.