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I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. I suspect as the

I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. I suspect as the hardware is further refined and becomes less intrusive, we'll start to see more interesting things done with the technology. My only real concern is, who pays for it? Taking advantage of seamless sharing would require a 4g connection. Do I pay another $60 a month for my glasses, on top of my cell phone?

javajosh 14y ago
It would be funny if you could either type or speak what you wanted your avatar to say and do, too!
maxerickson 14y ago
I hope you don't. I hope you do without until the cell companies decide that data is data. I'm a dreamy eyed optimist.
Bjartr 14y ago
>I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. The beginnings of Stephenson's simstim, right here.
- icot 14y ago
  William Gibson's simstim and Stephenson's Gargoyle?
  - redthrowaway 14y ago
    Was the Gargoyle from Snow Crash? I don't remember it. Either way, I'm reading Neuromancer at the moment and I picked up on that minor snafu, as well.
    - icot 14y ago
      Yes, it's from Snow Crash. I don't remember the whole description, because the Gargoyle included various additional modules/gadgets and one of the points was that it was odd-looking from outside.
  - Bjartr 14y ago
    Gah, can't believe I managed to get those mixed up, but yes.
king_jester 14y ago
> I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. Ah yes, all the glamour of watching people make a porn film, with the constant starting and stopping, set changes, wardrobe snafus, and arguments when it turns out some tech crew can't make the shoot or an actor's medical paperwork is out of date. TBH, this has more of a use for recording things on the fly that you normally wouldn't be able to catch due to fiddling with a camera rather than a replacement for higher quality film cameras for commercial productions. Of course, amateur productions (of any kind) are a different story.

javajosh 14y ago

It would be funny if you could either type or speak what you wanted your avatar to say and do, too!

maxerickson 14y ago

I hope you don't. I hope you do without until the cell companies decide that data is data. I'm a dreamy eyed optimist.

Bjartr 14y ago

>I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. The beginnings of Stephenson's simstim, right here.

icot 14y ago
William Gibson's simstim and Stephenson's Gargoyle?
- redthrowaway 14y ago
  Was the Gargoyle from Snow Crash? I don't remember it. Either way, I'm reading Neuromancer at the moment and I picked up on that minor snafu, as well.
  - icot 14y ago
    Yes, it's from Snow Crash. I don't remember the whole description, because the Gargoyle included various additional modules/gadgets and one of the points was that it was odd-looking from outside.
- Bjartr 14y ago
  Gah, can't believe I managed to get those mixed up, but yes.

king_jester 14y ago

> I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. Ah yes, all the glamour of watching people make a porn film, with the constant starting and stopping, set changes, wardrobe snafus, and arguments when it turns out some tech crew can't make the shoot or an actor's medical paperwork is out of date. TBH, this has more of a use for recording things on the fly that you normally wouldn't be able to catch due to fiddling with a camera rather than a replacement for higher quality film cameras for commercial productions. Of course, amateur productions (of any kind) are a different story.