This post inspired me to make some changes with my facebook. Now it is nearly filled with information on topics I'm interested in. I've taken most of the people I don't interact with off my news feed. Now when I go to facebook, I'm learning instead of reading posts that are meaningless to me. You can search for topics on the top and click "like" to receive that information in your news feed.
You hafta be careful what you 'like'. Especially if the chosen interest has an off site website you get redirected to because your picture/info shows up on a side window @ their site
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I've been "off" facebook for quite a time. And I don't miss it at all. A couple friends I miss, but they did have my email address and never bothered to reply to my saying hi and all that, so maybe I was fooling myself *about the "friend" part?
No pinterest, twitter use either.
My cell is usually OFF and I sometimes use it as an excuse to not connect with people in extreme situations: waiting in line, seeing someone I don't want to speak to, etc.
I have never played a game on my phone - ever. I don't use it while driving. Biking. Walking.
Was at Ikea yesterday trying to push a very heavy cart on slippery floors was made even MORE challenging by the majority of people walking around staring at their effing phones!! I had to maneuver around THEM!
After the third near miss of someone walking straight into me-where I could NOT get the cart to miss them - I began saying very LOUDLY "excuse me" PLEASE excuse me. Over and over again. Just to get the dorks to look up and save themselves.
Saved over $70 on a GORGEOUS mid-century looking piece and a floor sample side table.
What is it with folks that they don't ever want to just be WITH the people they email/text/etc??
>>>And...is it true that our government can see every little detail? Can read every little like/dislike, pic, entry, etc? Or maybe someone more nefarious? No thanks.
I even removed my info from all those sites that have my address, phone number, kids info. I am trying to hide from my soon to be ex, but the internet makes it very hard to do. I am deleting my youtube too.
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Reason: Social Media? Really? Or a reason to be UNsocial?
Yo! You talkin' bout me? At least I don't pick up bacteria, and I can ignore at will.
Mebbe. Hey some bacteria haz the GOOD. don't be hatin on the germs. (just wash your hands)
Ignore? You talkin' bout me? Ok. Call what you will. I say momentarily, and most conveniently disposed. While walking past you! Ahhhhh, saved by the cell.
Indeed, facial recognition technology is being utilized on the internet as we speak, however to what extent is still not clear. The use of facial recognition in public places like airports depends on widespread video monitoring, an intrusive form of surveillance that can record in graphic detail personal and private behavior. And experience tells us that video monitoring will be misused. Video camera systems are operated by humans, after all, who bring to the job all their existing prejudices and biases. In Great Britain, for example, which has experimented with the widespread installation of closed circuit video cameras in public places, camera operators have been found to focus disproportionately on people of color, and the mostly male operators frequently focus voyeuristically on women.
An ACLU special report highlighted an investigation by the Detroit Free Press which showed the kind of abuses that can happen when police use video surveillance. Looking at how a database available to Michigan law enforcement was used, the newspaper found that officers had used it to help their friends or themselves stalk women, threaten motorists, track estranged spouses – even to intimidate political opponents. The unavoidable truth is that the more people who have access to a database, the more likely that there will be abuse.
Facial recognition is especially subject to abuse because it can be used in a passive way that doesn’t require the knowledge, consent, or participation of the subject. It’s possible to put a camera up anywhere and train it on people; modern cameras can easily view faces from over 100 yards away. People act differently when they are being watched, and have the right to know if their movements and identities are being captured.
Two things must be understood by mass populations before any further cooperation in facial recognition technology. The first is to validate if the technology is effective for its intended purpose. The second is whether the technology violates the appropriate balance between security and liberty. Unfortunately, facial recognition fails on both counts: because it doesn’t work reliably, it won’t significantly protect our security – but it would pose a significant threat to our privacy.
Google Glass was going to originally have facial recognition. Imagine going to a reunion and be able to recognize most everyone. Imagine having Alzheimer's and be able to recognize your caretakers.
Here are some examples of Gen A Google Glass applications:
- Google Glass sensors can track a person's gait, and identify mobility problems that signal a potential fall and broken bones in the near future. Early warning signs can trigger preventative treatments and healthcare providers would be motivated to try stop a fall before it happens.
- Reminders for taking medication and preventing double dosing -- a big health problem. Plus reminders of family birthdays.
- People beginning to suffer from dementia would find Google Glass based apps tremendously useful. For example, the device could recognize family members and offer simple messages such as, "This is your son,
his name is John. Say, "Hello John, how are my beautiful grandchildren?"
- When John asks his aged mother, "Do you remember the trip we took last year to Las Vegas?" Google Glass can run a quick replay video of the highlights. Not only would John's mother recall the trip but she could use John's wireless printer to print out her favorite photos for him, right there and then.
- Families are often separated from their older members because of jobs thousands of miles away. They could check-in with their parents very easily. With Google Glass-type devices, they could patch into what they are doing, even what they are seeing (there would be a "courtesy" filter to screen out any embarrassing scenes).
- And if there were a problem, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up," aid would be on the way in seconds.
- Finding old episodes of "The Rockford Files."
The possibilities for Google Glass are huge in this older market. Why do companies chase the 19 to 25 year old demographic? Those kids have little money and the entire generation has lousy job prospects.
The Baby Boomers of Generation A are the largest and wealthiest demographic of them all. They will love Google Glass.
I can understand how helpful a gentle reminder can be when you cannot place a name/face. Still cannot CHANGE the fact this person does NOT recall them any more. It is actually doing the recall FOR the brain. From what I understand, won't that just speed dementia up?
I can understand how helpful a gentle reminder can be when you cannot place a name/face. Still cannot CHANGE the fact this person does NOT recall them any more. It is actually doing the recall FOR the brain. From what I understand, won't that just speed dementia up?
But you would probably be able to play hands free games. Word games. Seek interesting challenges. Answer and comment on Facebook posts.
Ooooh! I can't wait. Christmas gift to myself. Or I'll wait until others pay for the technology. I remember when DVD players first came out. Outrageous costs. Only the elite could afford them.
Then there is the EMF problem and some kind of battery so close to your brain.
I am in the IT industry and work on high-end corporate servers and networks. And people are amused when they find out I have an old type cell phone that just, well, makes phone calls. I don't text and don't want to text. I usually keep my cell phone in my car and don't walk around with it on me. Send me an e-mail or leave a message in my cell phone voice mail and I'll get back to you. (I picture all those folks in the mall walking around talking on their phones are talking to other people walking around in another mall.)
As for reunions - if I haven't talked to you in 20 years, there must be a good reason.
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