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  • We need to bring back the term "Glasshole".
    by arccy
  • Saw a guy the other day in the gym wearing these

    I joined many others in giving him a “shit on a shoe” look.

    by hbcdbff
  • Airplanes are a great use case for display glasses. They make using a computer or watching a movie in economy class so much nicer. I like using display glasses that don't have a camera. But unfortunately everybody assumes they do have one. Assuming I'm a dork because I'm wearing them is fair. Assuming I'm a creep isn't.
    by bryanlarsen
  • Seems fair; I won't speak to people wearing glasses with cameras in them.
    by jgrahamc
  • Amazing news! Something like this should implemented in all areas. What if my family and I are on the flight and I don't want them filmed?

    I have heard the middle east has some very strict public filming laws, especially for women and children. Would be very popular globally!

    by karakoram
  • I fly BA across the Atlantic every few months, and today for the first time the safety briefing included a specific callout of respecting privacy while filming aboard.
    by twoodfin
  • In the US anyway it feels like the battle for public spaces has been lost. Everywhere I go people are listening full blast to their phones with no headphones - I find this about 100x more obnoxious than filming. I think both should be banned with Singapore-style punishments but I expect even if companies posture about this nothing will happen. United famously prohibited using your audio without headphones but based on my trip with them last week that has done nothing. At this point it’s a societal problem that needs a tougher approach.
    by andy99
  • It's really unfortunate that to make the world visual-legible to a machine we have to permit recording in a high-fidelity format. I'd love to have an AI assistant perceive the universe around me and assist but I prefer to give people a measure of discretion in personal interactions. I've used the Meta Glasses in public, though, and they're really fantastic. You can ask about fish you can see, or you can capture your kids in a moment. Such a pity about this perhaps immutable property of life.
    by arjie

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