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by gfodor 5y ago
They were using Samsung S6 phones on GearVR. No hand tracking, even. Quest 2 is light years more capable.
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by gfodor 5y ago
I’m aware of guardian - it is the hello world example of what I’m talking about. Currently VR apps are not meatspace aware, guardian is just a safety tool.
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by gfodor 5y ago
Once I saw a father who was separated from his kids by an ocean get down on the floor with them and draw together in VR, I realized that basic human needs are going to be met by VR technology eventually. The removal of physical proximity as
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by gfodor 5y ago
No these terms are going to end up being dropped - the key capability is being able to override visual and auditory perception fully. Physical reality is one of the inputs and can be used or discarded to the degree necessary. For example, a
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by gfodor 5y ago
Mine isn’t blind but based on the emotional connection I’ve seen happen in VR between family members.
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by gfodor 5y ago
I wasn't referring to a specific hardware stack when I was referring to AR. I was referring to a software stack which also includes experiences that do not incorporate physical reality. And in my opinion the holographic transparent AR
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by gfodor 5y ago
Eventually it will be on contact lenses. The point isn’t the hardware but the software stack whose outputs are “all visual and audio sensory perception” and inputs are “all body state.” This will be the all enveloping abstraction of interac
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by gfodor 5y ago
The Segway in some ways succeeded, but it came in the form of electric scooters and EUCs. The thesis was right - personal electric vehicles - but you can’t rebuild cities. It is not a useful analogy in any case, for a variety of reasons. Th
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by gfodor 5y ago
You’re presuming the technology and software is fixed. It isn’t - there are continual leaps forward and it isn’t going to stop anytime soon.
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by gfodor 5y ago
They’re not the only one.
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by gfodor 5y ago
AR is going to be bigger than mobile and the PC, and you should be very worried if Facebook succeeds. Dismissiveness is foolish.
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by gfodor 5y ago
Is it really true only 80k citizens have 2m in liquid assets?
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by gfodor 5y ago
Lightening up is the one thing people like this are unable to do.
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by gfodor 5y ago
Netflix used to use Silverlight for their player. I wrote something a while back that needed to drive it and ended up writing code to click the scrubber to drive it. Guess we are back there ;)
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by gfodor 5y ago
Painting people with a broad brush as you are doing here is stereotyping and is also a sign of stupidity. There are a lot of sane reasons to not get the vaccine. I don’t personally agree with them in most cases (except avoiding it for now i
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by gfodor 5y ago
> This is gross, it's basically an end to the dicussion. One is an immutable characteristic (being Jewish), the other one is a choice. Nice work plugging your ears and declaring an end to the discussion, this is surely the way to go
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by gfodor 5y ago
I wear N95s and KN95s all the time. I can’t imagine how a person would think adding layers of filters in front of their mouth would not restrict breathing. It’s basic physics - you have to expend energy to pull the air through the filter.
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by gfodor 5y ago
Uh. You: > my argument is not that it has no potential harm Also you: > may be ineffective , but it is harmless Masks restrict breathing. Restricting breathing is harmful. Particularly when your body is being taxed. This isn’t rock
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by gfodor 5y ago
This post exemplifies everything that is wrong with today's discourse from those who consider themselves to be "reasonable." > But the vaccine is effective at slowing the spread. When children are vaccinated, it doesn&#x27
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by gfodor 5y ago
Also, what subpopulations in 5 years will be advised not to take the vaccine (such as those with certain chronic illnesses, pregnancy etc), or do so with specific safety protocols, as is the case for other vaccines given the long term under
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by gfodor 5y ago
You can't actually believe that running around outside in 90 degree weather as a young child with or without a face mask has no material difference in potential harm. Have you actually ever worn a mask in the heat doing physical activi
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by gfodor 5y ago
Also don't forget, many of the people you mention were the OG COVID deniers, when claims that it was dangerous were being painted as being rooted in xenophobia. Easy to forget because it was at the tail end of the Before Times. Edit: A
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by gfodor 5y ago
The vindication I am referring to is the vindication of the people who were saying COVID-19 was dangerous in December of 2019. This group of people were told to calm down by the authorities and media. I know it's hard to remember, but
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by gfodor 5y ago
We are operating on faith mode, but authoritarians are treating the situation increasingly as though we aren't. If you have to take a drug that still be proven to hurt specific subpopulations (as any drug could fairly be expected to in
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by gfodor 5y ago
One big problem is that that the CDC and other authorities failed miserably at reminding the public that their guidance was often based on weak, but directional evidence. The net result given other dynamics was people taking it to be gospel
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by gfodor 5y ago
Broadly speaking, a wide variety of people have proven themselves incapable of evolving in light of the evolution of scientific evidence. Morons in California masking children outside in 90 degree weather are just as guilty of this as those
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by gfodor 5y ago
you're just writing nice frames that reveal your bias. a lot of people who questioned health authorities throughout this have been vindicated on various things, including the threat of COVID itself. similarly, the "good" trib
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by gfodor 5y ago
Certain drugs now, specifically hydroxycholorquin, ivermectin, and the vaccines, now have teams. One negative effect of this is that researchers are highly disincentivized from researching them once they have been picked up by a team, given
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by gfodor 5y ago
Maybe think a bit harder on what it means to set the precedent if the government can bar you, as an adult, from all employment or travel based upon your willingness to take a drug or not. Or pick up a history book about what happens when an
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by gfodor 5y ago
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and presume you’re deliberately trying to not understand here.

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