Comments on: Our vacation: Victoria Tall Ships 2008 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008 Technology, computer games, MMOGs, science...and other nerdy stuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18889 Kelly Adams Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:11 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18889 The weather was great :) The only problem was me: I seem to be a lot more sun-sensitive than I used to be, and I was always extra sensitive. Nothing that some time in doors and some Solarcaine can't fix, though ;) Funny, though: after a spring complaining about how crappy our weather has been, now I want air conditioning :) The weather was great :) The only problem was me: I seem to be a lot more sun-sensitive than I used to be, and I was always extra sensitive. Nothing that some time in doors and some Solarcaine can’t fix, though ;)

Funny, though: after a spring complaining about how crappy our weather has been, now I want air conditioning :)

]]> By: Shane http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18881 Shane Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18881 Sounds like you all had a lot of fun, and the weather couldn't have been better :), well maybe a little cooler, but I don't think you will find many of us B.C. folks complaining about the heat, after the craptastic spring we have had ;) Sounds like you all had a lot of fun, and the weather couldn’t have been better :), well maybe a little cooler, but I don’t think you will find many of us B.C. folks complaining about the heat, after the craptastic spring we have had ;)

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18868 Chris Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:29:22 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18868 It does make you wonder why the paparazzi have to get right up in people's faces... they don't have to to get pictures, neither you nor I have expensive equipment and you could get pics of me from a good 1500m away. As to people tracking you with cameras in public places and recognition software ... my problem with that isn't the tracking but not knowing who is doing it. As long as I got the name and address of the person doing the "find all instances of this guy" search, I'd be fine with it. Level playing field and all that. It does make you wonder why the paparazzi have to get right up in people’s faces… they don’t have to to get pictures, neither you nor I have expensive equipment and you could get pics of me from a good 1500m away.

As to people tracking you with cameras in public places and recognition software … my problem with that isn’t the tracking but not knowing who is doing it. As long as I got the name and address of the person doing the “find all instances of this guy” search, I’d be fine with it. Level playing field and all that.

]]> By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18858 Kelly Adams Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:22:46 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18858 I wasn't trying to spy, honest! Mostly, I was just feeling kind of wiped, and it was cool at that particular moment on our little balcony, and the camera was nearby... But it is a good illustration as to why the idea of having thousands of high-resolution cameras in public places, accompanied with advanced facial recognition software, is a bit on the 1984-scary side of things. Back to drinking my icy pepsi and trying to stay below the vaporization point... I wasn’t trying to spy, honest! Mostly, I was just feeling kind of wiped, and it was cool at that particular moment on our little balcony, and the camera was nearby…

But it is a good illustration as to why the idea of having thousands of high-resolution cameras in public places, accompanied with advanced facial recognition software, is a bit on the 1984-scary side of things.

Back to drinking my icy pepsi and trying to stay below the vaporization point…

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18857 Chris Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:14:32 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/06/29/our-vacation-victoria-tall-ships-2008#comment-18857 Yep. That's me. And yes that is my camera in hand. I'll have to check see if I was taking a picture of your hotel at that time... and hope I kept the curtains closed the rest of the time! :o Yep. That’s me. And yes that is my camera in hand.

I’ll have to check see if I was taking a picture of your hotel at that time… and hope I kept the curtains closed the rest of the time! :o

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