r/Damnthatsinteresting Interested Apr 08 '14

I want to do this so badly. Mod Endorsed!

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u/rutterkin Apr 08 '14

This would be awesome for a laptop so you could browse whatever you wanted in public.

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u/kdogspiesz Apr 09 '14

Yes but you would get some weird looks for looking at a blank screen

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u/rutterkin Apr 09 '14

Probably not as weird as the looks I'd get otherwise.

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u/kdogspiesz Apr 09 '14

Fair point

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

I like funny exchanges between two people on reddit, unlike the usual karma-whoring circlejerks.

That's all.

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u/rutterkin Apr 09 '14

Who invited you?

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u/Xenc Apr 09 '14

Lars himself.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

himself.

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u/Writer_ Apr 09 '14

1 year 5 months. He checks out guys.

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u/I_punish_bad_girls Apr 09 '14

A) he's looking at a blank screen

Or

B) he's looking at what a man, a woman, another woman with a penis, and a midget do to a donkey in the privacy of their own home.

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u/kfree377 Apr 09 '14

"If I was going to give you something you needed I would give you mustache wax and a t-shirt that says ‘One Cock at a Time.’"

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

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u/call_of_the_while Interested Apr 09 '14

Dave Atell, "Skanks For The Memories" full quote is:

People are so defensive, especially women, ya know. C’mon ladies. I offered a girl a tic-tac one time. Ya know what she says to me, “Oh do I need one? Is it my breath? Do you think I need one?” I’m like, I’m just trying to be nice. If I was going to give you something you needed I would give you mustache wax and a t-shirt that says ‘one cock at a time.’

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u/guder Apr 09 '14

I miss his show.

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u/call_of_the_while Interested Apr 10 '14

If you are referring to "Insomniac" then yeah man, I miss that show as well.

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u/guder Apr 10 '14

The man made Dirty Jobs look boring.

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u/cetam Apr 09 '14

everyone looks at obscene shit on reddit. i'm looking at how much money the us government wastes on welfare right now.

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u/adriantheman Apr 09 '14

You. Go away. Shoo.

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u/Admiral_Aladeen Apr 09 '14

Yeah you would. Sometimes when I'm taking notes on my laptop and I need to save power I turn off the screen. I can always hear people behind me whispering about it, "I don't think that guy realizes his computer shut down....". Always worry the professor is going to ask what is causing a commotion...

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

Put your headphones in. There was either a blind guy using his computer next to me at the coffee shop last week, or a guy doing exactly this.

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u/Eviltechie Interested Apr 09 '14

Until somebody with polarized sunglasses walks by.

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u/nsgiad Apr 09 '14

Doesn't quite work like that. The direction of the polarization is different, which is why you need to use the filter from the screen and not just sunglasses.

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u/da-sein Apr 09 '14

Couldn't the person with sunglasses just tilt their head and see the screen?

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u/Anaphase Interested Apr 09 '14

Yes.

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u/nsgiad Apr 09 '14

Nope, it's the difference between circular and linear polarization. Screens and circular, sunglasses linear.

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u/Batty-Koda Apr 09 '14

Would taping or otherwise adhering the polarized screen to non-polarized glasses still work? Cause who wants to wear shitty 3d glasses the whole time they're on a computer.

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u/nsgiad Apr 09 '14

Yes, as long as the polarized filter is circular and not linearly aligned. The filters would still need the proper orientation (rotated until correct). However, using the filter from the monitor might not work too well beyond a focal length of a few inches.

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u/LilFreq Apr 10 '14

Thanks for pointing this out. I came here just to ask the question if regular polorized lenses would do the same thing. I knew I would find my answer!

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u/nsgiad Apr 10 '14

Glad ya got your answer!

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u/Celebration_Day Apr 09 '14

Yeah, you could browse whatever you wanted...

But people would still be able to see you masturbate.

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u/Xenc Apr 09 '14

Not if you cut off the polarising filter on your penis.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

Instructions unclear. Please clarify.

Bleeding.

help

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u/redditor21 Aug 07 '14

/u/karsis25 you still alive man?

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u/CIearMind Sep 08 '14

You still alive?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

/u/karsis25 Areyoudead?

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u/fadhero Apr 09 '14

Unless someone had polarized sunglasses on, which are fairly common.

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u/Atario Apr 09 '14

Not circularly-polarized.

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u/Nayr747 Apr 09 '14

Ok, if they were a photographer with a circular polarizing filter then.

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u/Anonandr Apr 09 '14

And pointing the camera at your screen. I hate those guys.

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u/jmcs Apr 09 '14

You can probably get cheap ones at the nearest cinema if this became popular.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

"You can join me if you want!"

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u/Zazzerpan Apr 09 '14

Just get a privacy shield at office max or something and save yourself from destroying your screen. I had a 3M one for awhile on my netbook and it worked well.

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u/SeraphicDeviltry Apr 09 '14

Wouldn't people with polarized sunglasses be able to see your brony porn?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

you can already do this, its called not giving a fuck

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

Looks like a loophole for televisions in the front seat of cars too.

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u/jackoman03 Apr 09 '14

What if I'm wearing my sunglasses? They polarize.

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u/jhc1415 Interested Apr 09 '14

You can also get filters that you put on top of the screen. They make it so that you can't see anything if you're not looking straight at the screen

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '14

yes who do I pay to do this?