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Professor Has Camera Surgically Implanted In the Back of His Head
There won't be any cheating in professor Wafaa Bilal's class anymore. The New York University photography professor is having a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head. The camera will take a still picture every minute for one year, and the best shots will be put on display at a new museum in Qatar. Visitors can also watch a live stream of images from the camera which has some NYU administrators and faculty worried about student privacy. "Obviously you don't want students to be under the burden of constant surveillance; it's not a good teaching environment," said Fred Ritchin, associate chairman of the department.
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Is there that much interesting stuff going on behind him? As he is a professor, I suspect a lot of the footage will be of the wall behind his desk in his office... Hopefully there is a TV or a window there or something.
Changing the cameras batteries is going to be a bitch.
The thumbnail-sized camera will be affixed to his head through a piercing-like attachment, his NYU colleagues say.
Not the same.
And why is this 'STUFF THAT MATTERS' because it really doesn't matter. You could have the same result by wearing a headband with a camera attached to it.
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Hook up a GPS and connect it to a live version of Google Street View and you're done.
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Constant surveillance of NYU students? Sounds dull. If I want to watch a bunch of pretentious, talentless, hipster trust fund kids from flyover states who think they're going to make it big in NYC as artists/musicians/directors, I'll just go hang out in Williamsburgh. I don't need to go all the way to Qatar.
...just wear a hat? Seems a bit less extreme, less expensive, and would ultimately prove much, much simpler...
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Just another silly attention seeking stunt. What exactly is he trying to prove other than what a fool he is?
He obviously has insecurity about what people do when he isn't looking. Are they talking about me, making faces at me, I wonder!
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what's wrong with having it on a hat?
Anyone can put a camera on a hat. It takes real commitment to individuality to get one crammed into the back of your head. I just hope the camera doesn't have the dreaded 'Apple Battery Replacement Plan' that requires you to send it in to get the battery replaced.
Teacher: "Tommy, to the office for shooting that spit-ball, now!"
Tommy: "I didn't do it, Bobby did it!"
Teacher: "Instant replay, observe....."
Tommy: "Drats! See ya at the office, Professor Bilal."
Table-ized A.I.
That could make for really awkward viewing by the selection committee as they look through his private life.
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This is really not much different than Justin.tv, right? I mean... sure, the Prof is getting pierced, and it faces backwards, but the idea is the same. Is Justin.tv in a Museum?
It seems like this guy is a serial offender of jackassery.
I guess that's what you get from someone who is a professor of photography, and likely is constantly ridiculed and bullied by the "real art" professors.
There's so much fail surrounding this idea that it's not even worthy of commenting on what all is wrong with it.
I just hope the camera doesn't have the dreaded 'Apple Battery Replacement Plan' that requires you to send it in to get the battery replaced.
Or worse...I hope he didn't use a Sony laptop battery. He could wind up with a lot more than a headache.
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That way, when the Li-ion battery inside his head catches fire, he won't have to try to rip open his skull before flames shoot out his eyes like General Grievous.
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I disagree about the constant surveillance environment comment by Fred Ritchin. It's a great environment. One of my most frustrating issues is my students goofing off in facebook while I teach.
I also think it's great training for this new world where privacy has become illusory. Things have gone transparent, and if someone wants a creative new view of the world, I feel that's his prerogative. We should be allowed to do whatever we want with any photons bouncing off us.
What the fuck is with his photo? I see the birth of a meme.
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Captain Cyborg's implants aren't exactly stupid. They at least mean the doors in his department buildings open automatically for him, and he *is* a professor of cybernetics!
I already saw someone do this in a gay space movie .... uh ... damn!
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They at least mean the doors in his department buildings open automatically for him
Yes but is that interesting or relevant? To me it's just a PR stunt. This guy is a professor of photography and has a camera implanted in his head. It's just on par.
Is it me or does that guy look like a Zoolander reject!?
Never turn your back on the Students.
The camera will take a still picture every minute for one year, and the best shots will be put on display at a new museum in Qatar. Visitors can also watch a live stream of images from the camera which has some NYU administrators and faculty worried about student privacy.
does this mean I have to go to the musuem to see the stream, or is there a website? Seriously, no uStream link?
Does it run Linux?
Apple has "Mac vs PC", Microsoft has "Laptop Hunters", Linux has recession
... New camera model to come with idiot attached.
1. The dude that had friends filming drowning him and then reviving him. 2. The guy that shot up the college but had been submitting creative writing of it. No, not everything is art. This is just a lame stretch.
They really shouldn't let Borg drones become teachers.
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My reaction was 'What... the administration thinks a classroom is a private place?!?' Of course, with a camera in the back of one's head, there are certain legal considerations (like not being able to use a public restroom or go into certain areas... and don't stand with your back towards a Swedish military base, as it is illegal to photograph those... and don't use the MTA, as personal photos are allowed until you actually try it, then they will come and kick you out for life... but I'm rambling). However, I really think we are in trouble once we start calling streets, classrooms, stores, and so forth private areas. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy. (Try the acid test, would most people be comfortable having sex there? No? Then it most likely isn't private.)
To secure his internet fame, he should head to Saudi Arabia, do something seriously un-Islamic and get himself beheaded.
On a side note, who would own the copyrights?
He must be married.
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They at least mean the doors in his department buildings open automatically for him
Yes but is that interesting or relevant? To me it's just a PR stunt. This guy is a professor of photography and has a camera implanted in his head. It's just on par.
A PR stunt? Any garage door opener should fix that. Hope he doesn't have plans to see the president, the secret service would have a fit.
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Maybe they should use a camera too.
that it's not a question about what is/should be private, but a question on what is public.
Why do all the photos I see of this guy show the uninteresting side of the appendage in question?
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