Google Glass... Would you?

[BillTurlock]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass

GOOGLE GLASS APP LETS USERS WINK TO TAKE A PHOTO
http://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795784-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4dbbededd872-bf&brand=TECHREPUBLIC&s=5

http://tinyurl.com/d9dsw6q

I think I might, when they get to 'script glass. It's such a pain to
have to pull my Android Smart Phone from its holster and... gasp!
_touch_ it to check the price of gold.
(Which, BTW right now is $1470.70, thanks to a nice phone/computer app
from Kitco, right there in the system tray on XP)

&...

WINDOWS XP: IF IT AIN'T BROKE...
http://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795778-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4dbbededd872-bf&brand=TECHREPUBLIC&s=5

http://tinyurl.com/d6p9gus

[N Jill Marsh]

On Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:14 -0700, BillTurlock wrote:

>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
>
>GOOGLE GLASS APP LETS USERS WINK TO TAKE A PHOTO
>http://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795784-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4dbbededd872-bf&brand=TECHREPUBLIC&s=5
>
>http://tinyurl.com/d9dsw6q
>
>I think I might, when they get to 'script glass. It's such a pain to
>have to pull my Android Smart Phone from its holster and... gasp!
>_touch_ it to check the price of gold.

I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
hear their reactions.


--
nj"internym here"m

Send reggae, guns & numbers.

[rroger]

On May 3, 8:41 pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:14 -0700, BillTurlock wrote:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
>
> >GOOGLE GLASS APP LETS USERS WINK TO TAKE A PHOTO

> >http://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795784-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4d...

>
> >http://tinyurl.com/d9dsw6q
>
> >I think I might, when they get to 'script glass. It's such a pain to
> >have to pull my Android Smart Phone from its holster and... gasp!
> >_touch_ it to check the price of gold.
>
> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now.  I have a couple of
> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
> hear their reactions.
>

Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.

[Gus]

"N Jill Marsh" <njm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:57m8o8d0m31v5v06r...@4ax.com...

> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now.

Perhaps when you wear Google Glasses you will see the appeal.

[N Jill Marsh]

On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raus...@aol.com>
wrote:

Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.

[rroger]

On May 3, 10:20 pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raust...@aol.com>

> wrote:
>
> >On May 3, 8:41 pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
> >> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
> >> hear their reactions.
>
> >Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.
>
> Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.
>

It was, as it relates to the word hoopies, You Really Do Learn New
Words Here. Until your response to Bill Turlock, I had never even
seen or heard of the word hoopies.

[Richard]

On May 3, 7:42 pm, BillTurlock wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
>

> GOOGLE GLASS APP LETS USERS WINK TO TAKE A PHOTOhttp://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795784-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4d...

>
> http://tinyurl.com/d9dsw6q
>
> I think I might, when they get to 'script glass. It's such a pain to
> have to pull my Android Smart Phone from its holster and... gasp!
> _touch_ it to check the price of gold.
> (Which, BTW right now is $1470.70, thanks to a nice phone/computer app
> from Kitco, right there in the system tray on XP)
>
> &...
>

> WINDOWS XP: IF IT AIN'T BROKE...http://ct.techrepublic.com/clicks?t=1177795778-5259bb8bc2efaf46ba9a4d...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d6p9gus

I won't be too concerned about the guys watching something virtual as
they step in front of an oncoming physical bus. But the bus drivers
watching virtual stuff is more of a concern.

Richard R. Hershberger

[Pastime]

Even though I love gadgets, and I'm a huge fan of the Android OS, and
use my Samsung S3 phone a *lot* as a PDA, those glasses don't really
appeal to me. I'd like to try them for a short while, just out of
curiosity, but that's about it.

However, I suspect they may become very successful indeed.
--
John

[Hactar]

In article <dee58e6b-0274-4ce8...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,

You should read more Douglas Adams.

--
-eben QebWe...@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81
LIBRA: A big promotion is just around the corner for someone
much more talented than you. Laughter is the very best medicine,
remember that when your appendix bursts next week. -- Weird Al

[rroger]

On May 4, 1:13 pm, ebenZERO...@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
> In article <dee58e6b-0274-4ce8-bcad-580ee840d...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> rroger  <raust...@aol.com> wrote:
> > On May 3, 10:20 pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raust...@aol.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >On May 3, 8:41 pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
> > > >> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
> > > >> hear their reactions.
>
> > > >Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.
>
> > > Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.
>
> > It was, as it relates to the word hoopies, You Really Do Learn New
> > Words Here.  Until your response to Bill Turlock, I had never even
> > seen or heard of the word hoopies.
>
> You should read more Douglas Adams.
>

I've never read ANY Douglas Adams.

[Mary]

No time like the present.

Mary

[Tim Wright]

On 5/4/2013 2:11 PM, rroger wrote:

Have you seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

--
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell
the color nine.
Tim W

[Dhubghall]

About 16 years ago at SIGCHI (the ACM's human factors conference)
wearables were all the rage. Most of the crew from MIT's media lab were
there showing off the prototypes. Some of us from a more practical side
of the field made a point of randomly stopping to look at something while
directly in front of them. Even after 3 days they still couldn't manage
to walk and keep situational awareness to a manageable level. This of
course is now standard practice of walking while texting but we did
acurately predict what would happen long before it was commonplace.

Glass is a potential nightmare with a few interesting applications. But
it will cause a variety of injuries and death until it augment's
situational awareness in a usefull way.

Dougall

[rroger]

No. I also never watched their tv show(s) and the ONLY movie of
theirs that I've seen is The Meaning of Life. I never watched or "got
into" Monty Python. I was, and still am, a Benny Hill fan.

--
rr-every sperm is sacred, every sperm.....-oger

[Gus]

"rroger" <raus...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:e95ba012-ba3d-43be...@i3g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...
--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss

[D.F. Manno]

In article <s8qdncHjQ-Wn6RjM...@supernews.com>,

Tim Wright <tlwri...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

I've seen one of them.

--
D.F. Manno | dfm...@mail.com
GOP delenda est!

[N Jill Marsh]

On 04 May 2013 22:36:26 GMT, Dhubghall <dou...@eris.prismnet.com>
wrote:

>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>> hear their reactions.

By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
to do with Douglas Adams.

>About 16 years ago at SIGCHI (the ACM's human factors conference)
>wearables were all the rage. Most of the crew from MIT's media lab were
>there showing off the prototypes. Some of us from a more practical side
>of the field made a point of randomly stopping to look at something while
>directly in front of them. Even after 3 days they still couldn't manage
>to walk and keep situational awareness to a manageable level. This of
>course is now standard practice of walking while texting but we did
>acurately predict what would happen long before it was commonplace.

Indeed. Who's the dude with the implanted glasses? I did an event
with him, some years ago, he's trying to go full cyborg...thank you
google...Steve Mann. He has some interesting things to say about that
sort of thing, but I never got the impression he's all that functional
in the real world, you know, stuff like cutting the grass and driving.

>Glass is a potential nightmare with a few interesting applications. But
>it will cause a variety of injuries and death until it augment's
>situational awareness in a usefull way.

I have no doubt that's the case. I can sort of see the appeal of a
camera you don't need to pull out and turn on, and maybe a few other
things, but I remain unconvinced all that's going to be worth wearing
the damn thing.

[Paul Madarasz]

On Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:14 -0700, BillTurlock wrote:

>
>

Someone was impressed by William what's-his-name, the cyberpunk guy,
who wrote _Visual Light_, about cyber-sooperpower-glasses.

[Paul Madarasz]

On Fri, 03 May 2013 22:20:26 -0400, N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raus...@aol.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On May 3, 8:41�pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. �I have a couple of
>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>> hear their reactions.
>>>
>>Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.
>
>Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.

"Hoopies" is too new for me. I still use "jalopy". Child of the 50s.

[Snidely]

Remember when N Jill Marsh bragged outrageously? That was Friday:

> On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raus...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>

>> On May 3, 8:41ï¿œpm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. ï¿œI have a couple of

>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>> hear their reactions.
>>>
>> Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.
>
> Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.

Usually you at least as caring as any other AFCAn.

/dps "flexible standard, though"

--
Killing a mouse was hardly a Nobel Prize-worthy exercise, and Lawrence
went apopleptic when he learned a lousy rodent had peed away all his
precious heavy water.
_The Disappearing Spoon_, Sam Kean

[N Jill Marsh]

On Mon, 06 May 2013 22:48:08 -0700, Snidely <snide...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Remember when N Jill Marsh bragged outrageously? That was Friday:
>> On Fri, 3 May 2013 17:55:54 -0700 (PDT), rroger <raus...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>

>>> On May 3, 8:41�pm, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. �I have a couple of

>>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>>> hear their reactions.
>>>>
>>> Concerning the word "hoopies", YRDLNWH.
>>
>> Concerning whatever you wrote up there, IDGAS.
>
>Usually you at least as caring as any other AFCAn.

Usually, but that's an irritant.

[Lesmond]

On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:42 -0400, N Jill Marsh wrote:

>On 04 May 2013 22:36:26 GMT, Dhubghall <dou...@eris.prismnet.com>
>wrote:
>
>>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>> hear their reactions.
>
>By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
>to do with Douglas Adams.

Care to enlighten me?

--
If there's a nuclear winter, at least it'll snow.

[N Jill Marsh]

On Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:27 -0400 (EDT), "Lesmond"
<les...@verizon.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:42 -0400, N Jill Marsh wrote:
>>>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
>>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>>> hear their reactions.
>>
>>By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
>>to do with Douglas Adams.
>
>Care to enlighten me?

It's a slang term for someone you added to a circle, or, in a verb
form, "to hoop" is to add someone to one of your circles (e.g.,
"Everyone in my horror circle should hoop Lesmond, because she's
completely gruesome!"). It comes from the imagery of a hula hoop, or
lasso - you reach out and hoop that person. If I recall correctly,
the Hitchhiker Guide usage is an adjective, as in "hoopy frood",
meaning, I think, really great, cool, or attractive.

It's not widespread across all g+, but I see it regularly among my
circles.

[Lesmond]

Makes perfect sense. Thank you.

[Tim Wright]

I was thinking it was folks he played basketball with.

[Gus]

"Hactar" <ebenZ...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:2c4q5a-...@pc.home...
> | Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows
> | where his towel is.

I got a fortune cookie a while ago that contained the message "Don't Panic"

I kept that one.

[Pastime]

Interesting. I'd never encountered "hoop" with that meaning before,
and you know how much I use G+.
--
John

[Xho Jingleheimerschmidt]

Did you add "except in bed"?

Xho

[Kevin]

On Wed, 08 May 2013 08:53:23 -0400, N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com>

wrote:

>On Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:27 -0400 (EDT), "Lesmond"
><les...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:42 -0400, N Jill Marsh wrote:
>>>>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
>>>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>>>>> hear their reactions.
>>>
>>>By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
>>>to do with Douglas Adams.
>>
>>Care to enlighten me?
>
>It's a slang term for someone you added to a circle, or, in a verb
>form, "to hoop" is to add someone to one of your circles (e.g.,
>"Everyone in my horror circle should hoop Lesmond, because she's
>completely gruesome!"). It comes from the imagery of a hula hoop, or
>lasso - you reach out and hoop that person. If I recall correctly,
>the Hitchhiker Guide usage is an adjective, as in "hoopy frood",
>meaning, I think, really great, cool, or attractive.
>
>It's not widespread across all g+, but I see it regularly among my
>circles.

I thought it meant trailer trash. I was a little confused by your
usage.

[bill van]

In article <5haro89gp1bsqqten...@4ax.com>,

It does mean trailer trash, or the West Virginia equivalent. It's also
the name of the awards handed out to hula hoopers by hooping.org.

bill

[Lesmond]

Yes, I guess we all Googled it.

[rroger]

On May 10, 11:57 pm, bill van <bill...@delete.shaw.ca> wrote:
> In article <5haro89gp1bsqqtengqdekik2qpgfch...@4ax.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  Kevin <K_S_ONe...@yh.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 08 May 2013 08:53:23 -0400, N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com>

> > wrote:
>
> > >On Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:27 -0400 (EDT), "Lesmond"
> > ><lesm...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > >>On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:42 -0400, N Jill Marsh wrote:
> > >>>>N Jill Marsh <njma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now.  I have a couple of
> > >>>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
> > >>>>> hear their reactions.
>
> > >>>By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
> > >>>to do with Douglas Adams.
>
> > >>Care to enlighten me?
>
> > >It's a slang term for someone you added to a circle, or, in a verb
> > >form, "to hoop" is to add someone to one of your circles (e.g.,
> > >"Everyone in my horror circle should hoop Lesmond, because she's
> > >completely gruesome!").  It comes from the imagery of a hula hoop, or
> > >lasso - you reach out and hoop that person.  If I recall correctly,
> > >the Hitchhiker Guide usage is an adjective, as in "hoopy frood",
> > >meaning, I think, really great, cool, or attractive.
>
> > >It's not widespread across all g+, but I see it regularly among my
> > >circles.
>
> > I thought it meant trailer trash. I was a little confused by your
> > usage.
>
> It does mean trailer trash, or the West Virginia equivalent.
>

"You might be a hoopie if....."

--
rr-calling Jeff Foxworthy-oger

[N Jill Marsh]

On Wed, 08 May 2013 18:53:19 +0100, Pastime <wsub...@tznvy.pbz>
wrote:

Yeah, but you don't hang out in the sick and twisted circles I do.

[N Jill Marsh]

On Wed, 8 May 2013 10:34:10 -0400, ebenZ...@verizon.net (Hactar)
wrote:

>In article <d9iko81g5io4moj0l...@4ax.com>,

>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:27 -0400 (EDT), "Lesmond"
>> <les...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:42 -0400, N Jill Marsh wrote:
>> >>>N Jill Marsh <njm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> I don't see the appeal, at least not right now. I have a couple of
>> >>>> hoopies that have them or are going to get them, I am interested to
>> >>>> hear their reactions.
>> >>
>> >>By the way, that usage of "hoopie" has very little to nothing at all
>> >>to do with Douglas Adams.
>> >
>> >Care to enlighten me?
>>
>> It's a slang term for someone you added to a circle, or, in a verb
>> form, "to hoop" is to add someone to one of your circles (e.g.,
>> "Everyone in my horror circle should hoop Lesmond, because she's
>> completely gruesome!"). It comes from the imagery of a hula hoop, or
>> lasso - you reach out and hoop that person. If I recall correctly,
>> the Hitchhiker Guide usage is an adjective, as in "hoopy frood",
>> meaning, I think, really great, cool, or attractive.
>

>Many people think so, but no. The quote is:
>
>,--

>| Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows
>| where his towel is.

>'--
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day#Origin

Is that the only time it is used in any of the HHGTTG creations?

[Hactar]

In article <2mf5p89nfba8r8aua...@4ax.com>,

There's "hooptiously" in the Vogon poetry, but other than that, I think
so.

--
-eben QebWe...@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81
LIBRA: A big promotion is just around the corner for someone
much more talented than you. Laughter is the very best medicine,
remember that when your appendix bursts next week. -- Weird Al

[art...@yahoo.com]

On May 3, 7:42 pm, BillTurlock wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
>
> GOOGLE GLASS APP LETS USERS WINK TO TAKE A PHOTOhttp://ct.techrepublic.com/

Mine is half full. And smudged.

[Pastime]

True, I only surround myself with the chaste and the virtuous.

*cough*
--
John

[N Jill Marsh]

On Tue, 14 May 2013 23:08:58 -0400, ebenZ...@verizon.net (Hactar)

It's an interesting question, there must be a Hitchipedia out there,
but I have a (possibly false) memory of it being used in a couple of
places in the radio show.

[Gus]

"N Jill Marsh" <njm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:bebsp8h5b7q9k18s8...@4ax.com...

In the book Gulp, Mary Roach says that when prisoners (and others) put
things in their rectum to smuggle they calling it "hooping"
http://www.sfchronicle.com/books/article/Roach-s-Gulp-The-grosser-the-better-4406875.php

"...what gave her the idea to explore our intestines. "I met this
gastroenterologist at a party and asked him what was the most interesting
thing about his job," she said. His answer was swift: the anus. Nobody
respects it, but it is a fascinating body part, he said, so sensitive it can
detect pressure from solid, liquid or gas, and know whether to release or
hold back.

She even sat down with a prisoner at Avenal State Prison to discuss
"hooping," slang for smuggling contraband (often drugs or smartphones) in
the rectum. From start to finish, she wanted to know everything no one ever
thought to ask about the lowly gut.

When our cocktails arrived, Roach took a sip and exhaled out her nose.
"Rose petals," she said, then showed me a technique she learned from a
Harley-driving "sensory analyst" who detects scents for a living. Roach told
me to exhale through my nose while drinking, so the volatiles in the gin
wafted up to my olfactory epithelium, the "internal nostrils," at the top of
my nasal cavity.
I sipped. I snorted, and bam! I was bowled over by the scent of my
great-grandmother's rose hand cream, plus a hint of Big Sur sage. The human
tongue perceives only five tastes: sweet, bitter, salt, sour and unami
(brothy). Nearly 90 percent of the sensory experience of eating comes from
an infinite number of smells, according to the first chapter in "Gulp."

We glanced at the menu, and I was horrified. Crispy pig ear is seasonal,
apparently. No longer on the menu. Roach was unfazed, instead choosing the
fried Brussels sprouts, which she likes because they create some of the most
noxious flatus. Really. They've done studies. With special Mylar pantaloons
that trap the gas. Roach was in the lab. "Women's gas has higher
concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, so professional odor judges say women's
gas smells worse," Roach said. "But men make up for it in production
volume." The people next to us were pretending not to listen.

We ordered sweet and spiced nuts because Roach wanted me to experience
"marker foods." "Thirty hours from now, you'll say hi again," Roach said. I
offered to report back.

I asked Roach whether her eating habits had changed since writing her book.
"I don't take a throat lozenge before I go to bed," she said. "I could fall
asleep and swallow it." It's a killer. The most dangerous food on Earth,
according to experts who talked to Roach, are round foods that match the
shape of the airway - especially lozenges, hot dogs and grapes. "I don't
give out hard candy to kids anymore," she said.

And she's taking ideas for her next book, trying to figure out what she has
yet to explore about our bodies. "What about dreams?" I offered. "I thought
about it, but it's too boring," she said. "The research is watching someone
be comatose for eight hours. And what's worse than listening to someone tell
you about their dreams?"

Yeah, not gross enough. Unless one is dreaming about swimming through the
intestine. It was time to say goodbye. We kissed on the cheek, and Roach had
one last tip:"If you get a colonoscopy, you should really insist they give
you no drugs - then you do get to see what it's like to swim through your
own intestines."


http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Roach-s-Gulp-The-grosser-the-better-4406875.php#ixzz2U88QFc00