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I don't want to get punched, so won't be buying one. But eagerly await seeing my first glasshole in the flesh.

bla2 12y ago
This just in: Yesterday, more people not wearing Glass were punched than people wearing Glass, despite media reports that Glass reportedly makes people want to punch you.
- turnip1979 12y ago
  I have Glass and one reason I don't wear it outside is discomfort from having strangers point or ask to try them on. I haven't encountered any threats so far (thankfully), but I try my best to be polite. I hoped the novelty would have worn out by now but it hasn't. I regret the purchase :(
  - freehunter 12y ago
    >having strangers point or ask to try them on. That's just rude. Whatever happened to common decency? I would never walk up to someone and ask if I could try out their new iPhone or drive their interesting car.
freehunter 12y ago
Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.
- untog 12y ago
  Sure. But that kind of ignores human nature, no? If I see a person with a gun I'm going to be watching them, irrespective of the fact that anyone around me could have a concealed firearm on them. (and no, I am not trying to equate the two)
  - freehunter 12y ago
    Yeah it's a bit different because to use a gun you have to reveal the fact that you have a gun (whether through pulling the gun out of your pocket or by firing the gun, making a noise). Using a recording device is 100% passive. If the question is "who should I hate more, people that I know could be recording me or people that could be recording me without me knowing", the answer is neither. In public, always assume you're being watched, always assume you're being recorded. In the US and the UK, you have no expectation of privacy in public places. I could be holding the world's largest and most obvious camera recording you walking down the street and you couldn't legally do anything about it. Just because that camera is pointing at you doesn't mean it's recording, either. So why is Glass so different? The answer: because the real Glassholes want something to bitch about, and it's easy to hate on people who are different from you.
- gurkendoktor 12y ago
  Yes, but anyone with a camera in their hat or a microphone in their clothes would be labeled creepy real quick. (Which is the point.) It's not like people who hate Glass are fine with spy cams. And the irony about "live and let live" is that Glass is recording other people. Nobody cares about what people do to themselves.
  - csallen 12y ago
    I think the parent's point is that the technology to secretly record people already exists, but people treat Glass as if it's the sole means by which to do such thing. And even when they do recognize other forms of secret recordings, they give them a pass while simultaneously condemning Glass. There's a huge double standard. Case in point: Remember that Seattle restaurant that famously argued (via Facebook) with a diner it ejected for wearing Glass? That same restaurant had numerous photos of random customers posted to its Facebook page, many of which were taken without the subjects' knowledge, let alone permission.
    - gurkendoktor 12y ago
      It is consensus that having a hidden camera in your hat is creepy. There is no need to point it out every time someone talks about Google Glass. Holding your cellphone at a 90° angle while facing people, especially for longer periods of time, will not make you any friends either.
- andy_herbert 12y ago
  Anyone recording me with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes would be treated in roughly the same manner as someone recording me using Glass. Just because the act of wearing the recording device is in plain-sight doesn't make it anymore acceptable to people who find it objectionable.
  - freehunter 12y ago
    With a truly hidden camera, you would never know. So you're freaking out over someone who might be able to record you, ignoring the fact that everyone could be recording you without you knowing it.
    - andy_herbert 12y ago
      Either you're wilfully ignoring the point I'm making, or you've missed it completely. I get that I might never know if or when I'm being monitored by some device, but that in no way justifies explicitly recording someone without their permission.
      - freehunter 12y ago
        I get the point you're making. But if you're in a public place in the US or UK, you have given your consent to be recorded. The difference between Glass and smaller, less conspicuous recording devices is that with Glass at least you know there's the possibility of being recorded by that person (same way with cell phones). If someone really wanted to record you without your permission, there are cheaper and sneakier ways to do it. Also, it's not that hard to pull out a phone and pretend to text while actually recording video. No one would ever know. So the idea that people wearing Glass are assholes is a ridiculous notion because there are already numerous ways to record someone without explicit approval, you already have the right to record anyone in a public place even without explicit permission, and it's already possible (and already happens) with existing smartphones. So if you're getting mad at Glass wearers for something that people are already doing, you're the asshole. The only difference between Glass and other technology is that Glass is newer and less common. That's it.

bla2 12y ago

This just in: Yesterday, more people not wearing Glass were punched than people wearing Glass, despite media reports that Glass reportedly makes people want to punch you.

turnip1979 12y ago
I have Glass and one reason I don't wear it outside is discomfort from having strangers point or ask to try them on. I haven't encountered any threats so far (thankfully), but I try my best to be polite. I hoped the novelty would have worn out by now but it hasn't. I regret the purchase :(
- freehunter 12y ago
  >having strangers point or ask to try them on. That's just rude. Whatever happened to common decency? I would never walk up to someone and ask if I could try out their new iPhone or drive their interesting car.

freehunter 12y ago

Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.

untog 12y ago
Sure. But that kind of ignores human nature, no? If I see a person with a gun I'm going to be watching them, irrespective of the fact that anyone around me could have a concealed firearm on them. (and no, I am not trying to equate the two)
- freehunter 12y ago
  Yeah it's a bit different because to use a gun you have to reveal the fact that you have a gun (whether through pulling the gun out of your pocket or by firing the gun, making a noise). Using a recording device is 100% passive. If the question is "who should I hate more, people that I know could be recording me or people that could be recording me without me knowing", the answer is neither. In public, always assume you're being watched, always assume you're being recorded. In the US and the UK, you have no expectation of privacy in public places. I could be holding the world's largest and most obvious camera recording you walking down the street and you couldn't legally do anything about it. Just because that camera is pointing at you doesn't mean it's recording, either. So why is Glass so different? The answer: because the real Glassholes want something to bitch about, and it's easy to hate on people who are different from you.
gurkendoktor 12y ago
Yes, but anyone with a camera in their hat or a microphone in their clothes would be labeled creepy real quick. (Which is the point.) It's not like people who hate Glass are fine with spy cams. And the irony about "live and let live" is that Glass is recording other people. Nobody cares about what people do to themselves.
- csallen 12y ago
  I think the parent's point is that the technology to secretly record people already exists, but people treat Glass as if it's the sole means by which to do such thing. And even when they do recognize other forms of secret recordings, they give them a pass while simultaneously condemning Glass. There's a huge double standard. Case in point: Remember that Seattle restaurant that famously argued (via Facebook) with a diner it ejected for wearing Glass? That same restaurant had numerous photos of random customers posted to its Facebook page, many of which were taken without the subjects' knowledge, let alone permission.
  - gurkendoktor 12y ago
    It is consensus that having a hidden camera in your hat is creepy. There is no need to point it out every time someone talks about Google Glass. Holding your cellphone at a 90° angle while facing people, especially for longer periods of time, will not make you any friends either.
andy_herbert 12y ago
Anyone recording me with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes would be treated in roughly the same manner as someone recording me using Glass. Just because the act of wearing the recording device is in plain-sight doesn't make it anymore acceptable to people who find it objectionable.
- freehunter 12y ago
  With a truly hidden camera, you would never know. So you're freaking out over someone who might be able to record you, ignoring the fact that everyone could be recording you without you knowing it.
  - andy_herbert 12y ago
    Either you're wilfully ignoring the point I'm making, or you've missed it completely. I get that I might never know if or when I'm being monitored by some device, but that in no way justifies explicitly recording someone without their permission.
    - freehunter 12y ago
      I get the point you're making. But if you're in a public place in the US or UK, you have given your consent to be recorded. The difference between Glass and smaller, less conspicuous recording devices is that with Glass at least you know there's the possibility of being recorded by that person (same way with cell phones). If someone really wanted to record you without your permission, there are cheaper and sneakier ways to do it. Also, it's not that hard to pull out a phone and pretend to text while actually recording video. No one would ever know. So the idea that people wearing Glass are assholes is a ridiculous notion because there are already numerous ways to record someone without explicit approval, you already have the right to record anyone in a public place even without explicit permission, and it's already possible (and already happens) with existing smartphones. So if you're getting mad at Glass wearers for something that people are already doing, you're the asshole. The only difference between Glass and other technology is that Glass is newer and less common. That's it.