Glare Reducer? [Archive] - Thoughts Media Forums

Janak Parekh

12-20-2002, 02:02 AM

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.sumabrand.com/pages/4/index.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.sumabrand.com/pages/4/index.htm</a><br /><br /></div>One doctor has come up with, shall we say, an <i>innovative</i> technology to reduce glare: the SUMACKE.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/360_trent_website.jpg" /><br /><br />I thought this was a joke, but no: <a href="http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=328&adcampaign=email,ewb03110">eCost is selling it for $100</a>. Oh, and by the way, they're also coming out with a purple-colored version too. 8O

Paragon

12-20-2002, 02:12 AM

I think these should only be worn with the geek hat! You know the one with earflap to protect your head from the high consentration of microwaves coming off you cellphone. I would suggest a Scot eVest but that would look a little to mainsteam

Dave

icatar

12-20-2002, 02:14 AM

Oh yeah! Give me this, an eVest, a utility belt, and bring on the babes!

:D

GoldKey

12-20-2002, 02:23 AM

After you get your XXX kicked for looking like a dork by everyone in your office, a little glare would be the least of your problems. And $100! what a rip.

yawanag

12-20-2002, 02:23 AM

REDUCE GLARE - INCREASE STARE! I was all set to buy one to go with every outfit until I saw the price. When I first glanced I thought it was $1.00. Boy, I could a pair of Foster Grants for less.

All depends how cool you guy wanna look to pick up girlsl. You could drop some of those corny lines. :lol:

Willa

12-20-2002, 02:26 AM

This is too much, I tell ya. Between the glare reduction "specs," the geek hat, the gadget bandolier... some folks in marketing are trying to make sure that geek guys never have sex again. (Geek gals would never wear such stuff, BTW.)

revolution.cx

12-20-2002, 03:05 AM

Wow, a name that is actually a combination of SUCK and STOMACH ACHE

serpico

12-20-2002, 03:06 AM

mmm, powerbook... who cares about those geeky glasses, no one will wear it. :lol:

jweitzman

12-20-2002, 03:13 AM

... some folks in marketing are trying to make sure that geek guys never have sex again.

If geek guys are having sex with anyone other than geek gals, they are going to lose their geek credentials fast. Therefore these glasses are a boon to geeks everywhere.

Isaac

12-20-2002, 03:20 AM

I am surprised pt hasn't tested one yet.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Willa

12-20-2002, 03:25 AM

st63z

12-20-2002, 03:28 AM

Hehe!

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5044&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=sumacke&start=11

masaki

12-20-2002, 03:38 AM

Cool!!! I want one!! Is the size of the hole adjustable? heheehe.. maybe put a pair of rear view mirrors on the sides?? cos you really need to see what's coming when you're wearing those... :D

Kati Compton

12-20-2002, 03:53 AM

One doctor has come up with, shall we say, an innovative technology to reduce glare: the SUMACKE.

When I first read this, I misread it as "SHMUCK". Heh.

Kati Compton

12-20-2002, 03:54 AM

If geek guys are having sex with anyone other than geek gals, they are going to lose their geek credentials fast. Therefore these glasses are a boon to geeks everywhere.

There's not enough geek gals to go around, I think. You're condemming male geeks everywhere to a celibate lifestyle...

Will T Smith

12-20-2002, 04:20 AM

First, $100 seems an awful lot for something that children often make with crey paper. Of course, they call them "scuba goggles" but hey, you get the point.

Second, there is a very well known solution for glare. It's called polarized glass. Pick yourself up a pair of really lightly tinted polarized specs for $20. You'll look a lot cooler and feel a lot smarter.

BTW, I don't believe that these are a joke. I believe these are a bet.

"I bet I can get people to pay $100 to look like a moron." :-)

Sheynk

12-20-2002, 05:18 AM

I ordered one for all my frieds

Just kidding

I would be excomunicated......most of my friends think I odd for reading tech sites/forum...but I cant help it...I love you guy too much...were like a family

Rirath

12-20-2002, 05:22 AM

It's shaped like a rainbow and it's "coming out" in purple. :?

Paragon

12-20-2002, 05:23 AM

I am surprised pt hasn't tested one yet.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good one Isaac :D

He probably has. Being married now it doesn't matter as much anymore.

Dave

Cudalac

12-20-2002, 05:42 AM

What I'm wondering is how they got a patent for something thats been around for some time. Long ago, anyone that spent a lot of time in the snow/desert used a similar set of eyewear that used slits to cut the glare.

Rirath

12-20-2002, 06:01 AM

I had some time to spare, couldn't resist... :lol:

(Removed by Rirath, why bother.)

feo

12-20-2002, 06:10 AM

Do they offer some type of insurance to go with it?
I don't care what age you are, you get caught wearing something like that, it could get violent...

Kati Compton

12-20-2002, 06:32 AM

I had some time to spare, couldn't resist... :lol:

Okay - that's really funny. Esp. the pic of Christopher Lowell.

Note: took the picture out of the quote for space reasons, since it's right above my post and all...

Willa

12-20-2002, 06:37 AM

I had some time to spare, couldn't resist... :lol:

Why do you think this is so funny, this angle you're adding? I mean, sure, the "glare reducers" themselves are a ridiculous hoot, but given your earlier comment about gays and now the rainbow pic, one has to wonder why anyone would spend so much time betraying what appears to be intolerance (or perhaps just ignorance). I thought there was enough of that in the thread on the "married/not married" poll earlier today. Sheesh. :roll:

Kati Compton

12-20-2002, 06:42 AM

Why do you think this is so funny, this angle you're adding? I mean, sure, the "glare reducers" themselves are a ridiculous hoot, but given your earlier comment about gays and now the rainbow pic, one has to wonder why anyone would spend so much time betraying what appears to be intolerance (or perhaps just ignorance). I thought there was enough of that in the thread on the "married/not married" poll earlier today. Sheesh. :roll:

True - perhaps this is bad timing. I frequently think that politically incorrect things are funny, though (including those directed towards myself of course). No doubt many will see that as a fault in me. But when it's not a joke, I do try my best to be tolerant.

JonnoB

12-20-2002, 06:52 AM

This message board is getting too serious.

Jason Dunn

12-20-2002, 06:57 AM

but given your earlier comment about gays and now the rainbow pic, one has to wonder why anyone would spend so much time betraying what appears to be intolerance (or perhaps just ignorance). I thought there was enough of that in the thread on the "married/not married" poll earlier today. Sheesh. :roll:

I'm sure I'm just fanning the flames here, but since when did the rainbow become completely co-opted by gays? They didn't invent it, they didn't design it, they just borrowed it. Symbols are fine, but to assume that every time you see a rainbow is has deep political or social resonance is just silly. :? When I saw the picture I just thought it was a funny guy with a rainbow on his face - it never occurred to me it was a "slam" of any kind.

See what I mean about political correctness destroying everything it touches? Even the simplest things can be taken as offensive.

Jason Dunn

12-20-2002, 07:04 AM

This message board is getting too serious.

I agree - this is starting to suck big time, and I don't like it. 8O

It would seem that whenever we stray from technology, we get into trouble. :cry:

If someone posts something truly offensive, and not something that requires "politically correct interpretation", we'll delete it - you can count on it. The worst thing people can do is respond to it and start a discussion - that makes it much harder for us to moderate. That's exactly what I did of course... :lol:

Willa

12-20-2002, 07:24 AM

I'm sure I'm just fanning the flames here, but since when did the rainbow become completely co-opted by gays? They didn't invent it, they didn't design it, they just borrowed it. Symbols are fine, but to assume that every time you see a rainbow is has deep political or social resonance is just silly. :? When I saw the picture I just thought it was a funny guy with a rainbow on his face - it never occurred to me it was a "slam" of any kind.

See what I mean about political correctness destroying everything it touches? Even the simplest things can be taken as offensive.

Jason, there was an earlier post by Rirath, now edited twice. Before it became what I'm quoting below, he specifically mentioned "gays" and "rainbows" - it's not something I made up or tossed into the thread to start a flame. Here's the quote as it stands now (again, edited twice since first posted):
It's shaped like a rainbow and it's "coming out" in purple. :?

As for political correctness.... this is your site. I'm a big fan of Pocket PC Thoughts. I don't post much, but I do visit often. There are a lot of talented witty folks who do post here, and I learn a lot from them and from you. However, I am surprised by such a knee-jerk reaction against... against... heck, being just a little aware of our differences without resorting to being offensive. Self-deprecating humor is one thing; being plain offensive towards another group of people, that's just uncalled for and I can't imagine that you would defend that kind of behavior if you were aware of it as such. My apologies for spoiling the "fun."

Rirath

12-20-2002, 07:33 AM

Jason, there was an earlier post by Rirath, now edited twice. Before it became what I'm quoting below, he specifically mentioned "gays" and "rainbows" - it's not something I made up or tossed into the thread to start a flame.

one has to wonder why anyone would spend so much time betraying what appears to be intolerance (or perhaps just ignorance).

Yes, and I toned it down long before these posts to a subtle joke as it was ment to be, I said nothing offensive about anyone. It's reasons like this I've all but stopped posting here, you guys are just too uptight for your own good. It was a 5 minute joke that I myself thought was a good chuckle. For the record, my original post was: "It looks FAR less geek, and far more gay to me. I mean, it's shaped like a rainbow and it's "coming out" in purple." I figured someone somewhere would get offened, so I edited it. This is getting just plain ridiculous.

And Willa, for the record: I'm not intolerant as you seem to think. What people do in their private lives is their own business. It was a simple joke. 20 posts bashing geeks = a-ok. 2 posts with subtle humor = ingnorance. :? The only thing I apologize for is I should have linked to the image, rather than post.

Ainvar

12-20-2002, 01:56 PM

I think someone here needs to take some prozac. This is way to serious for something I found funny.

This reminds me of those parents that think the tv is a true daycare and the tv stations should edit all there content, just cause they are too uninformed of what there kids do and watch.

Almost everyone here is an adult, if you do not like something just overlook it. Use commonsense before you pounce on someone cause they made a joke. I found nothing offensive to it and I do not think most of the users did here and if they did they OVERLOOKED it.

I know this is fanning the flames but people get so bent out of shape for any little thing, and it kills not only the topic, mood, and the relaxed atmosphere of the place but makes people actually rethink is it worth posting something here cause I might get pounced and ripped apart cause I wanted to make a comical funny.

My 0.02 here.

Marcel_Proust

12-20-2002, 03:19 PM

Unfortunately, I was not on the board yesterday, and did not notice this post, and now I am incenst, just incest, at the ignorance displayed on the board!
This being a wonderful device! I have been testing it since the early prototypes in 1994, right the final alpha and beta testing of 2001. This is not a device any ordinary child can make as one reader liked to implicate. Rather, it is a futuristic hi design piece. I have been in the privy to some of its secrets but cannot reveal them. Let's just say, that the material looks simple, but I have it on good word, it is the exact same type as used in the clothes on Star Trek, both original, TNG, Voyager, but maybe not invented yet in the new one.
Since using it, I have experienced relief from chronic fatigue, hernia relief, fibromyalgia, and totla environmental sensitivity.
In addition, my virility has 'shot' way up! This I think would be something we could all agree would be good, whether straight or gay!
As a great man said once, People, why can't all we get along!

Paragon

12-20-2002, 03:56 PM

Well that would explain some of Captain Kirks behavior, wouldn't it. :D

Dave

rfischer

12-20-2002, 04:15 PM

....I think I can live with the glare if I have to look like that...No thanks! :D

Jason Lee

12-20-2002, 05:00 PM

Marcel_Proust

12-20-2002, 05:22 PM

Well that would explain some of Captain Kirks behavior, wouldn't it. :D

Dave
exactement mon ami!
he just couldn't help himself because of this device!

revolution.cx

12-20-2002, 06:12 PM

don dre

12-20-2002, 08:55 PM

Rirath you may have to step down from your Senate majority position. PC has def taken much of the fun out of things. Many of us are trained to be offended. At any rate, I love ppc thoughts and Rirath, I disagree that we are all too uptight. I love the site and will continue to post unnoticed until I'm banned entirely. Oh, and they def should have named them SCHMUCK instead. (no offense instended to any schmucks out there who might be reading this.)

The Big Jay

12-20-2002, 09:37 PM

As for political correctness.... this is your site. I'm a big fan of Pocket PC Thoughts. I don't post much, but I do visit often. There are a lot of talented witty folks who do post here, and I learn a lot from them and from you. However, I am surprised by such a knee-jerk reaction against... against... heck, being just a little aware of our differences without resorting to being offensive. Self-deprecating humor is one thing; being plain offensive towards another group of people, that's just uncalled for and I can't imagine that you would defend that kind of behavior if you were aware of it as such. My apologies for spoiling the "fun."

That's okay, but you wrote this:

This is too much, I tell ya. Between the glare reduction "specs," the geek hat, the gadget bandolier... some folks in marketing are trying to make sure that geek guys never have sex again. (Geek gals would never wear such stuff, BTW.)

How is that any different? It's not self deprecating as I assume you are not a geek guy.

Rirath said he meant it as a subtle joke. I'm pretty sure you wrote the above as a subtle joke. So when do jokes cross the line to being offensive?

To take this in perspective, I'll introduce the following scenarios:
Guy gets kicked in the nuts (ala Austin Powers 2): Funny? Not funny?
Prison Rape: Funny? Not Funny?
Geeks being made fun of because they're clumsy and can't find girlfriends: Funny? Not Funny?
Fat woman being made fun of, because she is fat: Funny? Not funny?
Fat man being made fun of, because he is fat: Funny? Not funny?

I'm not taking offensive at anything, I'd really like to know.

Paragon

12-20-2002, 09:47 PM

To take this in perspective, I'll introduce the following scenarios:
Guy gets kicked in the nuts (ala Austin Powers 2): Funny? Not funny?
Prison Rape: Funny? Not Funny?
Geeks being made fun of because they're clumsy and can't find girlfriends: Funny? Not Funny?
Fat woman being made fun of, because she is fat: Funny? Not funny?
Fat man being made fun of, because he is fat: Funny? Not funny?

I'm not taking offensive at anything, I'd really like to know.

Well first off let's get it right. I believe that as for Austin Powers he didn't get kicked in the nuts. It was a falling Meteor that got him in the balls. Balls is funnier then nuts. And, it IS funny especially when he grabs them and falls over. :-)

Dave

The Big Jay

12-20-2002, 09:53 PM

[quote=The Big Jay]Well first off let's get it right. I believe that as for Austin Powers he didn't get kicked in the nuts. It was a falling Meteor that got him in the balls. Balls is funnier then nuts. And, it IS funny especially when he grabs them and falls over. :-)

Dave

I was talking about the end of AP2 when Austin's love interest kicked Fat Bastard in the nuts. Then Austin says "I'm sorry, but you just shouldn't do that to a guy" or something like that.

Paragon

12-20-2002, 09:56 PM

Ah, you see that's the problem with Austin Powers, there's too much funny stuff. It's easy to get mixed up. So my kids tell me anyway. I've only seen the promo's.

Dave

Marcel_Proust

12-20-2002, 10:29 PM

Unfortunately, I was not on the board yesterday, and did not notice this post, and now I am incenst, just incest, at the ignorance displayed on the board!

Mr. Proust you have earned yourself a free copy of our dictionary, Lextionary!

I've sent you a private message.

I think the word you were looking for was "incensed", though I'm sure your English is much better than my French!

oh la la! merci beaucoup Mr. Revolution!! i did not know and am tres embarrassment! i just downloaded your software and it is a most excellent program. by next year I will be a very cunning linguist!

and speaking of these "Austin Power," is this videophone Mr. Michael York call him on, is it PocketPC. Always very good sound and video.

The Big Jay

12-20-2002, 10:39 PM

Unfortunately, I was not on the board yesterday, and did not notice this post, and now I am incenst, just incest, at the ignorance displayed on the board!

Mr. Proust you have earned yourself a free copy of our dictionary, Lextionary!

I've sent you a private message.

I think the word you were looking for was "incensed", though I'm sure your English is much better than my French!

If all it takes to get a copy of Lextionary is a lot of misspellings then... :)

Anyways I took a look at your software. Very impressive.