This is fantastic. The local MLS team introduced the same thing this year and it has been a game changer (pun intended) for a good number of fans. I will always upvote good people doing good people things!
That is fucking COOL! This is absolutely revolutionary, this same exact type of technology could be applied to a LOT of things. Holy crap, this is amazing.
couldn't you use this device from anywhere and have functionally the same experience unless for some reason you wanted to have hundreds of people screaming into your ears
If I know anything about blind people, they love the smell of basketball. The sharp snap of the fresh rubber ball, the veiled maple and under the floor wax, sweet cocaine sweat of the athletes and the metallic tang of the hoop! It's like a symphony to them.
I've paid hundreds of dollars to go see acts I loved, like alice cooper in early 2020 just before the pandemic hit. I have nothing of that experience now except the palest flashes of memory and like one mental image of what the venue looked like. I genuinely value this far more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtju8pwSGMA because it's free and I can re-experience it any time I want
Well, here in the US of A, we don like no handicaps that can't pull themselves up by their bootstraps (/s) so hopefully it continues to get funded. Since, y'know, they're actively trying to defund every kind of research targeting anyone except able-bodied, racist white men
Not speaking for him, but I hate how much money is put into it that's taken from everything else. Billions of dollars of a cities taxes go towards making a new stadium instead of repairing roads, or upgrading power or internet, or funding schools.
Instead it's all funneled into a thing that already has a shitload of money, enough to do it themselves even, so people can gather in their tens of thousands, clogging the streets with cars, just to waste so much food, water, and power.
Angel Stadium for instance, in Anaheim, cost almost 120 million in the mid ninety's, and takes up so much space and infrastructure in a place that's obscenely overcrowded and underfunded.
Many others cost significantly more and take up way more space as well, in much much poorer areas of the country as well.
I think that'd be a great way to showcase the development, get it out in front of people, and make sure cameras can point at it and show it being used. Blind people and accessibility devices need to be represented in media too.
The cheering and the game sound different on different spots of the stadium. You here and feel it different. it's a different atmosphere. I'd rather have an enthusiastic blind person on court side than an uninterested celebrity just aing an appearance.
It's more about the giggles than that the guy wouldn't be welcome. Granted most folks don't know this but "blind" doesn't mean no vision it means severe impairment up to essentially nothing. So actually a decent chance court side may let many blind people see the game.
Oh, the "why not" threw me. Nevermind. Yeah, on a tablet, sorta. The haptics wouldn't work on a normal one, it'd still be a built-for-purpose device, not like an iPad. But yeah, you could absolutely mass-produce these for home use.
TheRedBaron8
The is DEI for those who have never understood the term!
AyatollahBahloni
That is utterly life-changing.
TurkNJD
How long before the DEI association with this initiative gets it pulled? I hate how cynical everything has made me this year...
LokiShade
Inclusion is cool is so many ways!
terajack2048
Please don't let the vendor throw his food for him to catch
eastend666
Was a price tag mentioned?
moodytravesty
Wonderful device! How long until trump outlaws them?
mechanerd
So I guess this team are real, Trailblazers then eh? I'll see myself out.
nailpounder
Fucking LOVE this dude,,,,So easy a blind man could do it---Winning!
nailpounder
self deprecating humor is a sign of TRUE confidence
TheFastpaws
That is amazing and I love it. Everyone should be able to experience joy in what they love.
duffman3335
Never knew Mick Foley had a blind son.
YouRadicalizedMe
Fantastic lad!!!!!!!!!!!
Florida18
MASSIVELY IMPRESSIVE! Kudos to this guy for sharing this with us. :-)
osmium7six
That dude looks like Clay Guida from early UFC. Also, it's a neat interface for inclusivity!
unremarkableasterisk
This is fantastic. The local MLS team introduced the same thing this year and it has been a game changer (pun intended) for a good number of fans. I will always upvote good people doing good people things!
Vulpesferrilata
Did anyone say... Gamechanger ?!? https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MDRhNDRtYmo5bHFvaXVwZXFtN3c5enMyZTZ2NnhuYjdhNzJkY3AzciZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/HNkyFxU9wsRdaQrGIT/200w.webp
meme2theextreme
Great. So now basketball is woke? /S
hockey4mal8
Democrat paid DEI fans! ...also /S
quietwalker
That's awesome.
badgateway502
He's actually paying more attention than the refs
Tisherumpkiseranikan
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dG91YTM3bWRxaWhvcWt1djJkbjNrankzc3Y3YWNld2tjaXgwbml1dyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/88iYsvbegSUn9bSTF8/200w.webp
inthenameofthemooniwillspoonyou
I love this guy’s attitude and enthusiasm! Really awesome to see this as an option for blind sports lovers. Game changer
PineappleIsDeliciousOnPizzaFightMe
Trailblazers living up to their name.
TacoFox
But does it play Doom?
vanderzee
ROFL "so easy a blind man can do it" self-aware humor is geat
nation543
That is fucking COOL! This is absolutely revolutionary, this same exact type of technology could be applied to a LOT of things. Holy crap, this is amazing.
69Voltage
Too cool
PlayingInGraveyards
This is what we want tech for, not to make art but to make life easier for people so people can have more time to make art.
Beanholio
What's the tactile pattern for a bad call from the ref?
DonnyDoNothing
The bottom of the pad hits you in the dick.
Tisherumpkiseranikan
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1bHpvNzZ5MGppM2w2NmlseDU3ZzlvNW92bmR1NGhtY2hjcWtzMHZlZyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/45dPIIr6R1QBmhRUqF/200w.webp
pdp1
Would it be construed as a good call for a blind girl?
jenofthelake
Rip City! Never more proud of my team. That is awesome! Jack Ramsey would approve.
austinwizardforhire
Ditto. Blazer fan since the late 80's, this is awesome
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couldn't you use this device from anywhere and have functionally the same experience unless for some reason you wanted to have hundreds of people screaming into your ears
skrimg59
it’s not the same experience at all
BigMac0
In fancy sociology lingo, it's collective effervesce. Doing something together even with strangers just feels bigger and important.
astrangehop
If I know anything about blind people, they love the smell of basketball. The sharp snap of the fresh rubber ball, the veiled maple and under the floor wax, sweet cocaine sweat of the athletes and the metallic tang of the hoop! It's like a symphony to them.
Leaps
Why go to a concert when you can hear the music on your phone?
65454685132465846865163
I've paid hundreds of dollars to go see acts I loved, like alice cooper in early 2020 just before the pandemic hit. I have nothing of that experience now except the palest flashes of memory and like one mental image of what the venue looked like. I genuinely value this far more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtju8pwSGMA because it's free and I can re-experience it any time I want
Frobizzle
I'm guessing it broadcasts the signal from within the stadium at a small range?
SilverFish0
For sure you cannot just scale the tech across the internet without also expanding the needed infrastructure.
Exyr
I hate sports but this should be considered for a Nobel prize. It has so many other applications.
wagnus
yeah! disability accessibility is wild, there's SO MUCH potential these days, and I hope it exponentially increases
GutsTheStruggler
Sorry, there was an error in my first comment. Not actively *trying* to defund. Actively *defunding*.
GutsTheStruggler
Well, here in the US of A, we don like no handicaps that can't pull themselves up by their bootstraps (/s) so hopefully it continues to get funded. Since, y'know, they're actively trying to defund every kind of research targeting anyone except able-bodied, racist white men
Scezumin
tech like this circles back around and benefits a lot of people it wasn't initially targeting. i really hope innovation like this never ceases
Domek97
It's stuff like this that gives me hope for tech, speaking as somebody who works in it
stabthecrab
You hate sports?
WindowStreetJournal
Me too.
RyvaTheRenamon
Not speaking for him, but I hate how much money is put into it that's taken from everything else. Billions of dollars of a cities taxes go towards making a new stadium instead of repairing roads, or upgrading power or internet, or funding schools.
Instead it's all funneled into a thing that already has a shitload of money, enough to do it themselves even, so people can gather in their tens of thousands, clogging the streets with cars, just to waste so much food, water, and power.
Exyr
This
RyvaTheRenamon
Angel Stadium for instance, in Anaheim, cost almost 120 million in the mid ninety's, and takes up so much space and infrastructure in a place that's obscenely overcrowded and underfunded.
Many others cost significantly more and take up way more space as well, in much much poorer areas of the country as well.
switchpeg
Never understood why profitable, private businesses like this get taxpayer money. Isn't that essentially the thing we're trying to avoid about fraud?
drunkbs
Because they grease the palms that make those decisions.
themobileappisbroken
Is it wrong that I think it would be hilarious if he did this while having courtside seats?
LinemanMatt
Especially if he wears a striped referee shirt.
AnniCannibal
Idk man, Stevie Wonder sat courtside for years. My fave conspiracy theory is the he isn't blind lol
Scezumin
nah, that's a good joke.
Vatafeo
Or second row and then have him constantly complain about the dude in front of him blocking his view
petrovpoo
Nah, It'll be, "WTF ref, what sort of call was that? Are you fucking blind?"
somethingstupidandclever
Plot twist, its a tennis court
petrovpoo
This. This is equity in action. More please.
NewTitaniumCorvid
Depends on why you think it's funny 🤷🏻
Bigblackdick69
Aurentis
I think that'd be a great way to showcase the development, get it out in front of people, and make sure cameras can point at it and show it being used.
Blind people and accessibility devices need to be represented in media too.
Clayman8
Its called "establishing dominance", and no it wouldnt be hilarious. It would absolute mastery in trolling and mad respect for it.
HerrHat
The cheering and the game sound different on different spots of the stadium. You here and feel it different. it's a different atmosphere. I'd rather have an enthusiastic blind person on court side than an uninterested celebrity just aing an appearance.
Revnis
It's more about the giggles than that the guy wouldn't be welcome. Granted most folks don't know this but "blind" doesn't mean no vision it means severe impairment up to essentially nothing. So actually a decent chance court side may let many blind people see the game.
theobituator
Could probably be easy to do this if he was at home...why not?!
Aurentis
/s?
theobituator
I mean, if you could get the data to the tablet, he could follow the game on TV, at home. No /s
Aurentis
Oh, the "why not" threw me. Nevermind.
Yeah, on a tablet, sorta. The haptics wouldn't work on a normal one, it'd still be a built-for-purpose device, not like an iPad. But yeah, you could absolutely mass-produce these for home use.
theobituator
Yeah, you'd need the right device, but cool, eh? No offence taken!
Beanholio
Dude could crowd fund that so easy
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
I've got $20 towards this goal.
Bigblackdick69
Whyyeah
and hes a worthy dude too ...always seems really laid back and shit ..down to earth and what not
mushroomking
That's good. Don't like the blind people getting too full of themselves. /s haha
Whyyeah
right? cant have em see to highly of themselves now ..thatd just be inconsistent