DuckDuckGo should apply this lesson to their search engine!
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2026
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I maintain that this should be the default behavior and the AI be opt-in
I would argue a good 99% of what we experience in life should be opt-in and yet here we are. Use of AI, companies getting our data, etc is all opt-out meanwhile organ donation is opt-in. Wtf.
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I know its not DDG but default behavior is no AI overview (which you can still ger by explicitly asking for it if that's what you need).
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I took the time to read the fine print, and these glasses appear to sense the vector of reflected light and specifically filter out waves with a horizontal orientation. The processimg power needed to do this will mean these must have an uncomfortably large battery or require frequent charging.
Polarization is kind of just magic. Which means these sunglasses might actually require mana points to use.
Fortunately it’s that awe inspiring battery technology where the power can be remotely stored and transmitted over millions of kilometers.
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The most wild feature avout my sunglasses are that they have air pockets in the arms so they float if dropped in water.
I got one of those foam things that stick to the arms and make it float
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Sunglasses dont do 'absolitely nothing'.
People will constantly cry about the fact that I'm not putting on sunscreen while they're going out in the sun without sunglasses.
People are dumb. I could technically remove a cancerous mole myself, I can't remove eye cancer myself. Or somehow unfuck my eyes once they're damaged.
If you think you're able to just remove skin cancer yourself, sorry but holy shit you're delusional.
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But of course it does something. It blocks light, and let a man stare at boobs discreetly.
Hey, don't be sexist... They also let women stare at boobs discreetly
You're right. Women also like to stare at boobs.
Another use case I failed to mention: staring at butts.
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Normalizing glasses that look like Facebook perv glasses isn't something I would want.
Glasses that have cameras should require red led to be on at all times by law (when turned on).
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my socks also lack video recording or generative AI integration. perhaps i should sell them to eBay
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That's cool. Way cooler if they were polarized though.
I have a pair of prescription, self darkening lenses in cheap frames that look like the DDG ones, and no one has ever given me a second glance when I wear them in public places.
On an only semi-related note, photochromics are super dope and are definitely one of those technologies that make me feel like I'm living in the cool future we were promised.
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Will these work for the upcoming eclipse?
I assume you are joking but just in case you aren't: no, regular sunglasses are never sufficient for protecting your eyes from an eclipse.
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