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by pharke 4y ago
Currently re-implementing the Focus Sessions feature of the built in Windows clock app. I had been using the Windows version as a quick way to track time spent on a learning goal but found it buggy and lacking some features I wanted (like a
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by pharke 4y ago
I think the exception might prove the rule in this case. I still believe the majority of people require the presence of some body language in order to connect with others, if this weren't the case then we would have abandoned meeting i
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by pharke 4y ago
I think the problem with this vision isn't that "people talking to each other won't prevent violence" it's that people posting text, images, and video is not the same as people talking to each other. Even a video ca
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by pharke 4y ago
If launches have nation state level prices then of course the only entities that could afford them would be nation states for the most part. Right now I'm pretty sure Starlink is the biggest customer of a private space launch company.
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by pharke 4y ago
It'll remain expensive if only countries are launching things. If commercial space launches continue to pick up steam it will get cheaper.
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by pharke 4y ago
Genuinely curious but how is this > "the current rate of extinction is 10 to 100 times higher than in any of the previous mass extinctions in the history of Earth." an accurate statement when there have been a few mass extincti
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by pharke 4y ago
> all over the world > Lots of governments It seems like you're misconstruing what the other person said to be a general statement about all governments when it is only applicable to democratically elected ones. Yes, you can disa
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by pharke 4y ago
> I think if VR is to draw people in, it's got to bring whole new games, experiences I can only live in VR I believe the person you were replying to was just using those board games as an example to illustrate the silliness of rever
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by pharke 4y ago
I agree. The first point in particular is a very selfish way to look at social interactions. I think most people would be uncomfortable knowing that there could be an unlimited number of invisible participants in a conversation especially i
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by pharke 4y ago
I was just looking into this the other day. Nice to see someone do it. I wonder if making it more hackable by replacing the electronic guts with something like a ESP8266 would be worthwhile. I'd much rather be able to have a simple lit
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by pharke 4y ago
A key insight into agriculture is that the main reason we spread our farms out over massive areas of land is because it is simply more economical. If you think about it from first principles, farming outdoors has major flaws the biggest of
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by pharke 4y ago
> there may be a greater intelligence at work in the Universe He believed that there may be two greater intelligences diametrically opposed to each other and vying for control over the universe in order to remake it according to their ow
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by pharke 4y ago
The hardware to create a convincing effect is simply too expensive at the moment to be mass market. You can produce collimated light with either a reflector or a lens but both have their issues. Reflectors will add required depth to the pac
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by pharke 4y ago
3 words, full color passthrough. Meta includes sample footage of this in their demos so it's definitely coming with Cambria. While it would be possible to use a standalone headset out in public, I don't think that's the main
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by pharke 4y ago
You're trying to compare Apples to Oranges here, VR is still pretty early on in its development. Like Motorola DynaTAC[0] early. The iPhone of VR is probably still 2 decades out. We're still figuring out our UI metaphors and tryin
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by pharke 4y ago
If you already have an Oculus Quest you should try hooking it up to your PC using Airlink or the link cable first. This allows you to use it with Steam VR or the desktop Oculus apps. As long as your PC can handle VR, you'll get better
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by pharke 4y ago
That's cool but try jumping in to Pavlov or VRChat on a Friday night and then tell me there isn't a thriving community. It's not mainstream but it definitely isn't dead.
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by pharke 4y ago
There have been steady improvements but it is still very early on in the development of the technology. Michael Abrash gave a talk at OC6[0] that centered around the idea that we are currently somewhere around the 1980s level when compared
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by pharke 4y ago
You can get prescription lenses for VR headsets, I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to do the same for AR headsets. AR is most likely going to be done via passthrough anyways so it's not like the lenses have to be some kind
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by pharke 4y ago
I have no problem using the desktop display mode on my Oculus Quest 1, it's sharp enough that I can comfortably browse the web or use other apps. It's not as clear as my main physical display so I don't use it exclusively. Th
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by pharke 4y ago
Sorry, those people aren't enthusiasts. There are people that spend 8 hours a day in VR. Hell, there are a lot of people that fall asleep in VR.
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by pharke 4y ago
It's only insurmountable if you never try it again. There is a learning curve where some people feal quite sick at first and then slowly get used to it. You can mitigate this with "training wheels" settings in the experience
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by pharke 4y ago
I'm not so sure. I think they will deliver something but I have a feeling that Meta is going to beat them to the punch as far as a productivity focused device is concerned. Meta might wind up with most of the market share while Apple t
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by pharke 4y ago
Social experiences are the use case you're looking for. Multiplayer gaming is a lot more fun in VR, watching video together with people is great, even just hanging out and socializing is great and it beats video or voice hands down. Yo
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by pharke 4y ago
Space isn't a constraint in VR, you could have an infinite number of displays that you could teleport between as quickly as your interface allows. The limiter on productivity increase probably has more to do with your ability to rememb
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by pharke 4y ago
I'd imagine it changing the way I work to be closer to what I do when working on a physical project. Like when building a book case I have various pieces laid out in different stages of completion. My context switching involves moving
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by pharke 4y ago
Agree that keyboard shortcuts can't be topped for speed but a keyboard doesn't need to be a flat thing you keep on a desk. Mice on the other hand stand a good chance of being replaced by virtual laser pointers combined with a shif
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by pharke 4y ago
As someone who has been getting into CAD lately and has several years of experience working on 3D models in Blender, I would very much prefer to be able to walk around the model and make adjustments here and there rather than using keyboard
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by pharke 4y ago
Where? Searching for 'peak' returns no results and going through the results for 'gas' doesn't turn up anything about peaker plants for nuclear.
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by pharke 4y ago
The force of water capable of pushing such a large amount of rubble would have bulldozed the entire structure and there would be practically nothing left. Simply look at the pillars[0] that are being excavated, there is no way they could ha

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