Re: OT: LITF: Zuckerberg's creepy glasses.

On 10/6/2024 11:08 AM, Cryptoengineer wrote:

On 10/6/2024 3:59 AM, Charles Packer wrote:

On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 21:10:09 -0400, Cryptoengineer wrote:
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Meta, the company that runs Facebook, recently brought a pair of
Augmented Reality Glasses. They have cameras, and can display data to
the wearer. I haven't tried them, but I have worn the Apple equivalent,
and those were remarkable.
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Zuck's glasses look normal enough that you can wear them on the street
without attracting undue attention; you look like an Elvis Costello
cosplay.
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I have been a big fan of Declan MacManus since the late 70s and have seen him in concert several times.  When he first hit the scene, many commented that he modeled his look on Buddy Holly.  Zuck looks even
closer to the late rock n' roller in those specs.
https://www.biography.com/musicians/buddy-holly
ObSF:
[quote]
In addition to biographies such as 'Remembering Buddy' by John Goldrosen and John Beecher and 'The Day the Music Died' by Larry Lehmer, he's been remembered by fantasy/science fiction writers such as Bradley Denton ('Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede') and Terry Pratchett, whose 'Soul Music' spins around the Discworld's greatest musician, Imp Y Celyn (which translates to 'bud of the holly'), about whom it is said 'He looks a little Elvish.' After sudden soaring fame, Buddy dies in a tragic cart crash.
There's also an alternate history set of novels, collectively known as 'Wild Cards,' in which Holly is alive but unable to perform his old songs due to contractual problems. He works as a lounge act covering other people's hits. Talk about music dying.
[/quote] - The day the music died
Mark Hughes Cobb 5 Feb 2009
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2009/02/06/the-day-the-music-died/27786308007/

Here, some Harvard students have hooked it up with AI facial
recognition, and public data sources. They can look at a stranger on the
street, identify them, and get sent personal information (name, phone,
address, etc) in real time.
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At the moment, the data is sent back to a phone app, but it could easily
be moved to the glasses HUD display.

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Where is "here?" Did you forget a link to an article? I'm wondering how
many windowless buildings filled with servers are required to support the
technology you're describing. Harvard Square is already a densely built-up
area...

 Video:
https://x.com/AnhPhuNguyen1/status/1840786336992682409
 Tech data:
https://docs.google.com/document/ d/1iWCqmaOUKhKjcKSktIwC3NNANoFP7vPsRvcbOIup_BA/edit?usp=sharing
 pt

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