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Random story just for fun. Years back I was at a tech meetup, and left my laptop sitting on a lunchroom table, and wandered off to chat. Now my laptop then look
by mncharity 5y ago
Random story just for fun. Years back I was at a tech meetup, and left my laptop sitting on a lunchroom table, and wandered off to chat. Now my laptop then looked a bit odd, with three extra cameras, on folding sticks gaff taped to the lid. Two fisheyes perched on the corners, and a keyboard cam hanging out on a wooden-ruler arm.[1] For head, eye, hand and stylus tracking - the ThinkPad's quadro would run hot just driving the HIDs, even before starting the desktop UI, let alone any apps. Now while I was gone, a host had gone around the tables, and left a gift. Sitting on/beside the laptop, under the assorted extra cameras on sticks, was a small piece of logo-ed swag... a little webcam sliding-cover thin plastic stick-on. There was laughter.
[1] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERqCfdkX0AEWTN_?format=jpg&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERqCfdkX0AEWTN_?format=jpg&name=...
- NoImmatureAdHom 5y agoI think we should all be pushing for norms that any camera must be covered with an easily visible (i.e., yellow) cover if not in use at that actual moment. Like zipping up the fly in your pants.