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ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you

400 points · 351 comments · choult

flexagoon · 1789991418 · focus · HN ↗
Not sure why you'd use this sketchy vibecoded proprietary app over the same thing that's open source and existed for a while
<a href="https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses
1. Trasmatta · 1789996911 · focus · HN ↗
  I love how even all the copy on the site is clearly AI generated. We're starting to completely lose even our ability to write a single paragraph of descriptive text.
  1. pocksuppet · 1789997489 · focus · HN ↗
    Because it works. This is at the top of Hacker News, and Nearby Glasses isn't.
    rplnt · 1789997750 · focus · HN ↗
    > This is at the top of Hacker News
    Twice.
    burkaman · 1789998737 · focus · HN ↗
    It was equally popular here, it was just a while ago: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140042">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140042
    netdevphoenix · 1789999016 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, but part of the reason ZuckOff is trending now is because it is also popular outside tech circles.
    dylan604 · 1790000605 · focus · HN ↗
    The name is also much more engaging. As we all know, naming things is hard. While NearbyGlasses is simple and descriptive, it's not emotionally charged like ZuckOff.
    pixl97 · 1790001477 · focus · HN ↗
    The technical type tends to miss the power of the following algorithm.
    marketing > technical ability
    It's been this way ever since I've worked in the industry and will probably never change because of human behavior.
    rob · 1790004971 · focus · HN ↗
    No idea's original, there's nothing new under the sun It's never what you do, but how it's done
    - Nas
    wyclif · 1790002953 · focus · HN ↗
    But it's not at the top because of the AI ad copy.

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