Not that I'm aware of... just excited about the advancement of AR and VR technology! I understand the temptation to bash on devices which are overpriced for the typical consumer, but given that this is one of the first AR glasses release and none of the others are anywhere near affordable either, I think we can safely assume these are all targeted more at developers and wealthy early adopters. As with other technology, I expect the prices to come down towards the mainstream.
It'd be great if manufacturers would just release the $200 super-advanced technology on day one, but I'm more realistic than that, and there's clearly a market for these, even if it's very limited today.
From the pictures I've seen of the device, it's nearly pocketable and clips to your belt. Looks pretty compact compared to the typical tethered devices of today, but not as compact as the Oculus Go / Mirage Solo. My mistake for not remembering the pedantry inherent in Slashdot comments.:)
Well, really every device has a computer of some sort. My point was that it doesn't require a desktop, or even a laptop, but instead an easily portable computing device. Sorry that wasn't clear.
It's exciting to see another computer independent headset coming out this year - I was hoping we'd get past the VR-only devices like the Oculus Go and Lenovo Mirage Solo. Good opportunity for wealthy early adopters to get to play with the new tech and help support it as we move into an AR enabled future! I don't think I can justify the cost for this first generation device, but it's a step in the right direction!
Cue Family Guy "let's get rid of government" reference:
Now that we've freed ourselves from the terrible shackles of government, it's time to replace it with something better.
The first thing we need is a system of rules that everyone must live by...Got to have rules.
And since we can't spend all our time making rules, I think that we should elect some people to represent us, and they should make rules and choices on our behalf...That's probably a good idea.
Now, this may be kind of expensive, so I got a plan: everyone should have to give some money from their salaries each year.
Poor people will give a little bit of money and rich people will give a larger amount of money, and our representatives will use all that money to hire some people who will then provide us with social order and basic services.
Now, it won't be perfect.
Some of our representatives may end up being bastards.
But you know what? That's okay 'cause later we're going to have more elections, and we can use those elections to get rid of the bad guys and replace 'em with good guys, and then the system will just keep going on and on just like that.
So who's with me? Will you join me in trying this new crazy thing? Then let's do it.
Yeah, and we did it all without government.
I think there's a difference between "being willing to accept the risk of my credit card(s) being compromised on the internet" and "being willing to accept the risk of every account password I have being compromised on the internet". I essentially have insurance to help me recover losses from my credit cards. Having every bank account and retirement account drained by an enterprising criminal with access to all of my account and personal details is on a completely different risk level.
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Not that I'm aware of... just excited about the advancement of AR and VR technology! I understand the temptation to bash on devices which are overpriced for the typical consumer, but given that this is one of the first AR glasses release and none of the others are anywhere near affordable either, I think we can safely assume these are all targeted more at developers and wealthy early adopters. As with other technology, I expect the prices to come down towards the mainstream. It'd be great if manufacturers would just release the $200 super-advanced technology on day one, but I'm more realistic than that, and there's clearly a market for these, even if it's very limited today.
From the pictures I've seen of the device, it's nearly pocketable and clips to your belt. Looks pretty compact compared to the typical tethered devices of today, but not as compact as the Oculus Go / Mirage Solo. My mistake for not remembering the pedantry inherent in Slashdot comments. :)
Well, really every device has a computer of some sort. My point was that it doesn't require a desktop, or even a laptop, but instead an easily portable computing device. Sorry that wasn't clear.
It's exciting to see another computer independent headset coming out this year - I was hoping we'd get past the VR-only devices like the Oculus Go and Lenovo Mirage Solo. Good opportunity for wealthy early adopters to get to play with the new tech and help support it as we move into an AR enabled future! I don't think I can justify the cost for this first generation device, but it's a step in the right direction!
This. What are we trying to renegotiate in a voluntary, unenforced accord?
Cue Family Guy "let's get rid of government" reference: Now that we've freed ourselves from the terrible shackles of government, it's time to replace it with something better. The first thing we need is a system of rules that everyone must live by. ..Got to have rules.
And since we can't spend all our time making rules, I think that we should elect some people to represent us, and they should make rules and choices on our behalf. ..That's probably a good idea.
Now, this may be kind of expensive, so I got a plan: everyone should have to give some money from their salaries each year.
Poor people will give a little bit of money and rich people will give a larger amount of money, and our representatives will use all that money to hire some people who will then provide us with social order and basic services.
Now, it won't be perfect.
Some of our representatives may end up being bastards.
But you know what? That's okay 'cause later we're going to have more elections, and we can use those elections to get rid of the bad guys and replace 'em with good guys, and then the system will just keep going on and on just like that.
So who's with me? Will you join me in trying this new crazy thing? Then let's do it.
Yeah, and we did it all without government.
I think there's a difference between "being willing to accept the risk of my credit card(s) being compromised on the internet" and "being willing to accept the risk of every account password I have being compromised on the internet". I essentially have insurance to help me recover losses from my credit cards. Having every bank account and retirement account drained by an enterprising criminal with access to all of my account and personal details is on a completely different risk level.
Since OpenSSH is the #1 reason I wanted a /dev/random, that's a darned good reason to me! :)
Argh! At last, Solaris 9 has a /dev/random and there's no intel version! Ah well... prngd will have to do.