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The coolest example of someone using Glass was a friend of mine on our recent company retreat. Up in the mountains in a beautiful hotel, out early in the morni

The coolest example of someone using Glass was a friend of mine on our recent company retreat. Up in the mountains in a beautiful hotel, out early in the morning, and looking at a beautiful view. I wanted to take a picture, and that meant fumbling out my phone in the cold, cold morning air, and taking a picture. My friend just stood there, taking it all in, and just had to utter 5 simple words, and took a picture, never taking his eyes off the view. We can talk all day long about how some people might find it creepy, others might find it useless, or how it's not feasible in real life yet. But what Gruber and many other miss is this simple point: why shouldn't I be able to just look at what's in front of me and take a picture? It's so much easier than anything else.

samastur 13y ago
We didn't miss it. It's just that its benefits are not worth its costs to many of us. He also didn't say you shouldn't wear it. Just that if you don't, it's not your fault.
- jasonlotito 13y ago
  You missed it. Again. And I spelled it out simply for you: why shouldn't I be able to take a picture of what I'm seeing? That's it. Full stop. Back to the Glass itself: "If Glass were a good product, people who have them would wear them." But they do wear them. Do they wear them all the time? No. But then I'm not always carrying my phone with me, either. Does that make it not good? What Gruber is saying is essentially: "Yes, the iPhone is not good because I am not using it right now." Just like my friend would use Glass when it made sense, I use my phone when it makes sense. It's as simple as that. And he preferred it to pulling out his phone. And I was envious of it. So yeah, you missed the point.
  - lostlogin 13y ago
    No he didn't. A memory of the view is what you have, that's for you. The picture taken with the Glass, while nice, can be seen by others. Not everyone is happy with the thought that anything they have ever done could be reviewed by others. They (and I) perceive the Glass to be a step in that direction. It is not always socially acceptable to take a photo and that is why.
  - samastur 13y ago
    I didn't miss it. I completely understand that you'd like to take pictures of what you see and nobody or certainly not me is saying that you shouldn't. What I am saying to you is that I don't dislike Glass because I couldn't fathom a useful application, but because on the whole I see more or at least more substantial downsides than upsides. I don't expect you to share my view, but just because I don't share yours, it doesn't mean I don't know what it is and why you have it. I also made no comment about how much you should or shouldn't wear Glass (or phone). What I said is that if you are using something less often than expected, then it's not your fault (at least not in most cases). I know English is not my first language, but I am reasonably certain my previous short comment said more or less this same thing.
    - jasonlotito 13y ago
      I'm curious than, what's the downside to being able to take a picture of what I'm seeing?
stevewilhelm 13y ago
Have you seen the resulting Glass photo? I would wager it's low resolution, poor color and contrast, and captured most of the deck's railing. Hope you took the picture with your phone, it would be worth seeing again.

samastur 13y ago

We didn't miss it. It's just that its benefits are not worth its costs to many of us. He also didn't say you shouldn't wear it. Just that if you don't, it's not your fault.

jasonlotito 13y ago
You missed it. Again. And I spelled it out simply for you: why shouldn't I be able to take a picture of what I'm seeing? That's it. Full stop. Back to the Glass itself: "If Glass were a good product, people who have them would wear them." But they do wear them. Do they wear them all the time? No. But then I'm not always carrying my phone with me, either. Does that make it not good? What Gruber is saying is essentially: "Yes, the iPhone is not good because I am not using it right now." Just like my friend would use Glass when it made sense, I use my phone when it makes sense. It's as simple as that. And he preferred it to pulling out his phone. And I was envious of it. So yeah, you missed the point.
- lostlogin 13y ago
  No he didn't. A memory of the view is what you have, that's for you. The picture taken with the Glass, while nice, can be seen by others. Not everyone is happy with the thought that anything they have ever done could be reviewed by others. They (and I) perceive the Glass to be a step in that direction. It is not always socially acceptable to take a photo and that is why.
- samastur 13y ago
  I didn't miss it. I completely understand that you'd like to take pictures of what you see and nobody or certainly not me is saying that you shouldn't. What I am saying to you is that I don't dislike Glass because I couldn't fathom a useful application, but because on the whole I see more or at least more substantial downsides than upsides. I don't expect you to share my view, but just because I don't share yours, it doesn't mean I don't know what it is and why you have it. I also made no comment about how much you should or shouldn't wear Glass (or phone). What I said is that if you are using something less often than expected, then it's not your fault (at least not in most cases). I know English is not my first language, but I am reasonably certain my previous short comment said more or less this same thing.
  - jasonlotito 13y ago
    I'm curious than, what's the downside to being able to take a picture of what I'm seeing?

stevewilhelm 13y ago

Have you seen the resulting Glass photo? I would wager it's low resolution, poor color and contrast, and captured most of the deck's railing. Hope you took the picture with your phone, it would be worth seeing again.