O.O

[justalurkr]

So, there are people downstairs in the lobby discounting smartwatches to the employee masses. This was discussed briefly in today's huddle and a 30-something came Very Close to Death when he allowed as how his eyes are too old for a smartwatch. mumblemumbleWHIPPERSNAPPER

Then it struck me. I am not the target market for smartwatches. Most Baby Boom eyes are too old for itty bitty screens, hence the "phablet" or 6" phone that doubles as a tablet. This is so much worse than watching the first Jolt Cola commercial in my late 30s and realizing it was likely to be aimed at Generation X because technology! That I am too old for! ZOMG!

Well, it was either panic about my age or rant about astigmatism making progressive contact lenses impossible for me, which would likely derail into a pro-vax discussion because it's entirely possible I'm astigmatic because I had chickenpox, for which there was no vaccine when I was a wee lurkr. So, you're welcome. ;)

Comments

[khek.livejournal.com]

Astigmatism is tied to chicken pox?

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't fine my original source, but the Cleveland Clinic in this article: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/cole-eye/diseases-conditions/hic-corneal-conditions

notes:
"Herpes zoster (shingles)

Shingles is a recurrence of the chicken pox virus in people who have already had the disease. After the bout of chicken pox, this virus usually remains inactive within the nerves of the body. It can later travel down these nerves, infecting specific parts of the body, like the eye. Herpes zoster can cause blisters or lesions on the cornea, fever, and pain from nerve fibers. Corneal lesions usually heal by themselves, but antiviral treatment may shorten the course of disease. Some patients develop chronic inflammation of the cornea after shingles requiring use of long-term eye drops, or less commonly, corneal surgery."

[superbadgirl]

OMG, do not get me started on Apple again trying to make us think we couldn't get out of bed, tie our shoes, eat dinner or catch a movie on time with such joie de vivre as we can now wearing an Apple watch...

I'll save my money, thanks!

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Ugh, don't tell me about vision. I already had to enlarge the text on my iPhone and iPad mini because the regular type was too hard to read. When my burgeoning 18 year old daughter saw the huge type in the text screen, she was all, "Mom, the letters are HUGE!"

Good point about the watch. Good god, I'd never be able to see what it was saying.