I've had google glass for a couple weeks now. We're trying to get another one for our team to make developing social apps for it easier.
I've been using it in different situations as pilots for some of our ideas and I've been wearing it home and in the office as much as i can.
The meeting/calendar integration is pretty impressive.
believe it or not, wearing it feels like having less of a reliance on technology. I know that sounds weird, but after a week or so it felt true. There is something liberating about not having to pull your phone out all the time. It almost has the feel of having an assistant whispering in your ear (without headphones) that you can ask any question of and who knows exactly where you have to go, how to get there and knowing where you are it knows when you have to leave to get there and even provides information on the people you're going to meet with the addition of apps like refresh and evernote. It paradoxically ends up being less intrusive than your phone or laptop.
We compiled a basic writing app for it and paired with a bluetooth keyboard it's really useful in that sense too.
And yes, the map/directions on this thing is far superior to any other path-finding device. it's amazing to use. I used it to catch my Uber driver trying to screw me over.
Wait until you see some of the apps we are designing for it. And i'm sure there are many great ideas out there waiting on a more stable developer kit.
Not sure if it would be worth it for non-developers at this point with presumably a release coming soon that will be much cheaper.
But what hell, if you have the money i say get it.
the problem really is that we are still on the verge of change. the people making decisions like not hiring stacy are still holding to the old way of thinking. once we reach a point where those people have grown up with the internet, once they're lives are out there all the time too, this won't be an issue. we'll all have a greater understanding of indiscretion then.
when you DO finally go see it, try to look at it with a fresh eye.
it seems like everywhere i read about this there are decades of critical review giving people base assumptions that they have difficulty letting go of.
in the movie, the reason they stop wearing disguises is because they are no longer running around doing "good" deeds. there is a specific incident that makes them all have to stop, or be hunted. the ones who continue to be "heroes", like rorsach and the comedian, still wear disguises.
the main thing is that all this takes place after the high point of being a hero, so it all looks odd to people used to seeing heroes in their prime.
i'm not an expert film desconstructionist but i bet if i missed it, then a lot of other people did too.
they all seem to be posessed of super strength, speed and endurance above and beyond everyone around them. otherwise the jail and gang scene would have gone a lot differently.
its like the new james bond movies giving him super powers, like they did with bourne.
sure, its not your typical turning lead-to-gold in-your-face super power like manhattan, but its there.
when i see it again, i'll look for a clearer sign.
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i live in new york city, and there were plenty of babes at the midnight showing on thursday. plus, i'm now spotting a lot of cute women reading the comic openly on the subways, even as the men are hiding theirs.
"Dr. Manhattan, we are told, is the only one of the bunch with any superpowers."
i'll be honest, i never got this idea from the movie. i never read the comics, so maybe its explicitly stated there, but all these guys in costumes seemed to be superheroes to me. they had powers, not glaringly over-powerful ones, but still they had powers.
manhattan was the only one who seemed otherworldly but seeing the comedian fighting in vietnam along with manhattan didn't feel out of place.
maybe its a key difference between the movie and the comics, but i didnt' really get that sense.
"you'll get more out of it if you read the graphic novel first."
i couldn't disagree more. i never read the comics and was very impressed, even astounded, by the movie. it was incredible. i'm starting to read the comics now and its like filling in a great story, making it even better.
no, if you haven't read the comics don't do so until after you see the movie. this is one of the rare times i would suggest that.
"And what is with hendrix being the new SF catch song..."
well, it IS all along the "WATCHtower" and it was originally a dylan song, who was quoted in the comics i believe.
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I've had google glass for a couple weeks now. We're trying to get another one for our team to make developing social apps for it easier.
I've been using it in different situations as pilots for some of our ideas and I've been wearing it home and in the office as much as i can.
The meeting/calendar integration is pretty impressive.
believe it or not, wearing it feels like having less of a reliance on technology. I know that sounds weird, but after a week or so it felt true. There is something liberating about not having to pull your phone out all the time. It almost has the feel of having an assistant whispering in your ear (without headphones) that you can ask any question of and who knows exactly where you have to go, how to get there and knowing where you are it knows when you have to leave to get there and even provides information on the people you're going to meet with the addition of apps like refresh and evernote. It paradoxically ends up being less intrusive than your phone or laptop.
We compiled a basic writing app for it and paired with a bluetooth keyboard it's really useful in that sense too.
And yes, the map/directions on this thing is far superior to any other path-finding device. it's amazing to use. I used it to catch my Uber driver trying to screw me over.
Wait until you see some of the apps we are designing for it. And i'm sure there are many great ideas out there waiting on a more stable developer kit.
Not sure if it would be worth it for non-developers at this point with presumably a release coming soon that will be much cheaper.
But what hell, if you have the money i say get it.
the problem really is that we are still on the verge of change. the people making decisions like not hiring stacy are still holding to the old way of thinking. once we reach a point where those people have grown up with the internet, once they're lives are out there all the time too, this won't be an issue. we'll all have a greater understanding of indiscretion then.
when you DO finally go see it, try to look at it with a fresh eye.
it seems like everywhere i read about this there are decades of critical review giving people base assumptions that they have difficulty letting go of.
in the movie, the reason they stop wearing disguises is because they are no longer running around doing "good" deeds. there is a specific incident that makes them all have to stop, or be hunted. the ones who continue to be "heroes", like rorsach and the comedian, still wear disguises.
the main thing is that all this takes place after the high point of being a hero, so it all looks odd to people used to seeing heroes in their prime.
i'm not an expert film desconstructionist but i bet if i missed it, then a lot of other people did too.
they all seem to be posessed of super strength, speed and endurance above and beyond everyone around them. otherwise the jail and gang scene would have gone a lot differently.
its like the new james bond movies giving him super powers, like they did with bourne.
sure, its not your typical turning lead-to-gold in-your-face super power like manhattan, but its there.
when i see it again, i'll look for a clearer sign.
i live in new york city, and there were plenty of babes at the midnight showing on thursday. plus, i'm now spotting a lot of cute women reading the comic openly on the subways, even as the men are hiding theirs.
"the times they are a'changing"
"Dr. Manhattan, we are told, is the only one of the bunch with any superpowers."
i'll be honest, i never got this idea from the movie. i never read the comics, so maybe its explicitly stated there, but all these guys in costumes seemed to be superheroes to me. they had powers, not glaringly over-powerful ones, but still they had powers.
manhattan was the only one who seemed otherworldly but seeing the comedian fighting in vietnam along with manhattan didn't feel out of place.
maybe its a key difference between the movie and the comics, but i didnt' really get that sense.
"you'll get more out of it if you read the graphic novel first."
i couldn't disagree more. i never read the comics and was very impressed, even astounded, by the movie. it was incredible. i'm starting to read the comics now and its like filling in a great story, making it even better.
no, if you haven't read the comics don't do so until after you see the movie. this is one of the rare times i would suggest that.
"And what is with hendrix being the new SF catch song..."
well, it IS all along the "WATCHtower" and it was originally a dylan song, who was quoted in the comics i believe.