There is nothing inherently narcissistic about Google Glass. It is a piece of technology that could be used by people who are or are not narcissistic. It is a form factor for a computing device. It is like making a personality judgement about people who would use a tablet vs. a desktop computer or something.

I really don't understand the "Internet Tough Guy" syndrome on this. Yeah, you are going to physically assault people. Congratulations, you are a violent person. No, in case you are wondering, it is not OK to hurt people. Maybe your mother forgot to tell you.

Recognizing someone is not an assault. Using a computer to recognize someone is not an assault. Also, the state has and will have this technology and will use it. What you advocate strengthens what the state can do, but denies that ability to regular people. You know that is how it would play out, right?

Humans are flexible. I'm sure we'll find a way to deal with it, like we have everything else that's come along.

It does not logically follow that he must have done something. The cop could have mistaken his vehicle for another one, or perceived the situation incorrectly. Even if the cop saw him "do something" (which is a very huge range of potential things that could be totally innocuous), they don't necessarily merit pulling someone over. I too was pulled over once because a cop "saw me swerving" when I was doing no such thing. This would have been on a Friday night in a college town when bars let out, however.

Aren't DMV people state employees, and not federal?

What are these sociopathic tendencies? He wanted to expose wrongdoing and did not do it in the best way.

Sociopath: a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.

I don't see how you could claim he lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. It seems he may have them in more abundance than the average person.

Hmm, what is the purpose of your comment? Are you suggesting it is probably just better to give up, roll over, give in? Are you suggesting something else? I don't know. Your comment only seems to say "Is this guy gonna help you when fighting is hard?", and I'm not sure why that needs to be said.

Out of the 124 individuals or institutions awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, 23 of them have been from the United States. That is nearly 1/5th of all Nobel Peace Prizes. So, to state that the Nobel Peace Prize = "I HATE AMERICA" Prize is staggeringly idiotic on its face. I am not able to comprehend what could lead you to state such an ill-informed opinion in public, in front of everyone. Please try to do better with your future forum posting.

We have people aged 18, and in the past younger, who have been authorized to kill people by the government, and you're trying to tell us that a 29 year old does not have the maturity and mental capacity to understand the slightest thing about these issues? Who does? Is the answer something like "The people in charge, that we should all be listening to, because they know what is best for us"? Is there any point where you believe a person can have a moral stance separate from authority? I would be interested to know what would qualify for you. On the other hand... I think maybe I'm just falling for an old internet game.

Also, you have managed to withhold your sympathy.
Congratulations on making the world a better place.

If firearm and drunk driving fatalities only occurred to the people mishandling the firearm or drinking the alcohol, sure. Unfortunately they don't :-(

Prison rape is awful.

Your comment sucks, but not even primarily because of the reason I just gave. It is thoughtless regurgitation, lacking in any wit. It's comedic brilliance falls somewhere between telling a woman to make you a sandwich and using a story mentioning Uranus to talk about "your anus".

Try harder.

You are correct that the rate of homicide has been falling steadily since the 70s. This is not just a US trend though, its been occurring in Europe and other places as well. The end result is that the US still has very high murder rates compared to other countries. For example, you are 21 times more likely to be murdered as a resident of the United States than you are as someone from Hong Kong. You can go to this Wikipedia page and sort by column to see where the US places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate . Don't let national pride get in the way of acknowledging that this is still an issue we need to work on.

This whole business is a large part of why I can not vote for a Republican, at least in national races. Between the people mentioned in this story, and we all remember Todd "In the case of a legitimate rape" Akin and Paul "Lies straight from the pit of hell" Broun, both who were/are also on the House Science committee. I mean, a Republican can say, "Hey, yeah, that is looney, but we're not all looney!". But I have to ask, "Who let these people serve on the science committee, and what does that say about... their concern for the nation?" Its this unbelievable horror story that these people are in an elected office, just utterly baffling. Sometimes I expect Rod Serling to step out from around a corner and tell us all that this was all just an odd trip into the Twilight Zone.

Actually they are a 40 year old group (founded in '73). 30 years ago they came out with "Back in Black" (1980), which is the 1st album with Brian Johnson on vocals, but before that you had a the years of Bon Scott singing "TNT", "Whole Lotta Rosie", "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)" etc.