I wear #glasses. I prefer wire frame/ Ben Franklin style glasses
Some people prefer bold bulky glasses. Some styles are stunning, I love them
But…
If you do, you have something new to worry about:
People thinking you might be a #Meta Creep
'“It was all very cute until the end of the conversation, when one of them was like, ‘So, these glasses have been recording this whole time.’” …Lin was taken aback at the young man not asking permission to film her'
oh fucking awesome
interesting little tech arms race, personal space transgression vs protection
sorry i didn't see your post, i was busy watching the advertisement on my refrigerator's smart screen. the fridge was free to me as long as i have to wait 1 minute every time before opening it, watching ads. it also monitors the contents of my fridge and uploads it, and watches my comings and goings in my kitchen
(/s)
...i really shouldn't be making this joke. i'm sure some slimebag techbro is cooking up this exact scenario in some godforsaken slimebag techbro company right now
@benroyce You mean like this xD hahah xD
Silicon Valley - Smart Fridge #yt
https://youtu.be/GT_h_RE-zYg /s off xD
"...i really shouldn't be making this joke. i'm sure some slimebag techbro is cooking up this exact scenario in some godforsaken slimebag techbro company right now"
Yeah, well, you know the Fediverse is, from what I've read, accessible when posts are public; there's a good chance a slimebag techbro might get inspired by that xD haha
@benroyce HAL 9000: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
https://youtu.be/ARJ8cAGm6JE /s
sorry 😅 🤣 🙏
Sincerely
I can't even see the point of a fridge with a screen.
Its generally placed too far away from the rest of the kitchen and in an awkward position to either read recipe content or watch entertainment (whilst waiting for something to cook) and if you are ordering any significant amount of groceries, its surely uncomfortable to do this standing up via a vertical touchscreen..
I bought a (normal) fridge freezer last year, freezer in my existing one was about to give up the ghost (I live alone, so luckily I don't put a lot in it so was able to save its contents).
Those with screens are all significantly more expensive than without (even for the same size). This is however in the UK, where consumer and privacy protection regulations are stronger than USA..
there are already multiple smart/wifi kettles, being marketed all across the UK and the wider Commonwealth.
I'm unsure exactly why anyone would want them (as you still need to physically get to the kettle to pour the water), I presume the app logs the location and time/date of usage which might be of some use to marketers to work out peoples lifestyle patterns (at least aggregated with other data)
but the whole appeal of the electric kettle is how low tech it is. it's reassuring in that way. tea is a daily ceremony almost like a religious ceremony in nature. to gadgetize it is to remove all of that. it's like putting wifi in a religious item in a church or temple or mosque, for "convenience." seems like a big turn off
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