P3D "Polaroid" glasses

[Dylan The Hippy Wabbit <spacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Happy New Year and Stuff.

Marvin Jones <Campfire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:-

>The reference to "polaroid" glasses is typical of someone wanting to
>sound like more of an expert than they are. I have seen descriptions of
>"polaroid" glasses with red and blue lenses, "polaroid" glasses with dark
>and light lenses, and "polaroid" flickering glasses to watch those
>jittery TV images.
>It's the favorite buzzword of everyone who wants to sound like a 3D
>expert.

The other leading contender is "hologram."  One computer mag I get
regularly makes that mistake every time they describe a stereo display.
It's hard to resist the temptation to write and put them right, but I
try to encourage more coverage rather than slag them off.

Dave Spacey

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