"Mick Foley, the wrestler — Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and all those characters — he and I became very good friends," Snider told "Side Jams". "We lived near each other on Long Island, and we met and connected. Mick does insane amount of charity, and without making a big deal about it. Amazing. Put it this way — the...
Not an ad or anything but I got it from light.bio if you’re curious. Super cool product, I’ve been waiting for a company to successfully bring a bioluminescent plant to the market for a decade and it finally happened!
For those who don’t know the Roddenberry Archive: they’re rebuiliding 3D modles of Starfleet bridges and other sets where you can freeroam, and sometimes even interact with consoles etc....
This is app is very underrated. On the Apple Vision Pro, it was the only app with a working 3D video player at launch. If only they could get the BTAS intro working properly, it would be really incredible.
The only cult I ever see IRL is the cult of Android and Linux users that feel like their unwarranted opinion is something anyone asked for. Lemmy tends to have more tech-savvy people in its communities so even Windows doesn’t escape the wrath of these people. For all the complaints of fanboyism, the worst fanboys are the anti-Apple ones.
Anyone else feel me on this? I imagine this is a problem for other communities on Lemmy as well.
Yes. 100%. It’s always combative, condescending, and rarely, if ever, from actual enthusiasts. Just the other day, someone started a comment with “I have never liked Apple after the bullshit it pulled with iTunes” talking about the iPhone and suggesting that he was a counter-example to people switching to iPhone from Android. He’s openly admitting that he has a bias against Apple that existed before the iPhone was even released and yet, for some reason, felt the need to participate in an “Apple enthusiast” discussion.
Apple obviously doesn’t do everything right but the amount of engagement here from people who don’t use Apple products is far too high for an enthusiast community. It would be like someone going into a community for motorcycle enthusiasts and constantly talking about how cars are better and safer.
I feel like you’re describing something that I regularly see as a fan of some of the Assassin’s Creed games. I’m a patient gamer and am just now getting to the newer ones having finished Black Flag recently. For every game so far, I’ve seen what you’re describing.
I wouldn’t ban them outright but I would make it required to register events where they were going to be used and ban them outside of that. The majority of house fires and injuries with fireworks happen in residential areas and those are also the ones where people with PTSD and animals are affected the most.
Not really. You needed to know how to use a web browser and that’s about it. Facebook really opened the floodgates allowing anyone to post whatever dumb shit was in there head for all to see.
I knew that the internet was fucked when MySpace came out and the barrier of entry was all but eliminated. When I first started using the internet, most of the info that was out there was from scientists, researchers, and people with an expertise in very specific subjects that had enough motivation to jump through the technical hoops of needing to join a BBS, host a website, or jump into IRC or another forum.
Once MySpace, and then Facebook, allowed anyone to post any dumb shit they wanted with an immediate way to spread that nonsense, it was all over. From there, corporate interests in how the internet could be used to control messaging and serve ads turned what little there was left into the same bullshit we’ve had since the advent of television. You can still find pockets of the old internet around but it’s mostly related to extremely niche interests.
MySpace wasn’t a huge barrier unless you wanted to really customize and personalize your page. You could post dumb shit just by signing up for an account (which really only needed an email address) and then you had access to add friends and post to your wall/feed right away.
Yeah… a tragic mishap is getting your balls stuck in your zipper because you had to pee so bad you tried to rip your pants off. This is a bit more than a “tragic mishap”. ಠ_ಠ
Why? I financed an AVP too and use it extensively for my business. Maybe they’re doing the same? Especially with the Apple Card, it’s 0% interest. Why wouldn’t you do that instead of paying for the whole thing outright? Anyone who paid for the whole thing outright seems like a moron to me.
You literally said “it failed spectacularly”. If you can’t even be honest about things that people can verify right above my comment, then there’s no point in responding further since you’re obviously not discussing this in good faith.
You’re factually wrong about several things in what you wrote but, more generally, I think you’re very wrong on what it is, what it can become, and why it should exist. You can’t say that it’s failed spectacularly unless you know what the goals and targets were so I think it’s silly to even try to make that point, much less without anything to support that kind of assertion.
Even the absolutes in which you speak are wrong. I paid for one and am happy I did. I plan to buy more of them as our usage expands and it will pay for itself before the end of the quarter. If it gets better than this with successive versions, that could be considered a major success. I think everyone can agree it’s a niche product right now but to say that nobody wants to pay for one and that it has failed is just nonsensical.
Well, my business case is pretty specific but, to answer your question directly, it’s not meant as a replacement for either of those things. I use it in conjunction with my laptop and several iPhones. We film everything in Spatial Video so that we have LIDAR/depth info for the project we’re working on. The Vision Pro lets me record and preview the video immediately.
Outside of that, I use the screen mirroring on my MacBook pretty religiously and I love being able to have my various workspaces all around me. For whatever reason, my mind works better when I can separate things spatially and have certain apps open in one room. I’m a pacer so I like to think about what I’m doing while pacing and looking using the Vision Pro and then, when I’m ready, I sit down at my desk, mirror the display, and finish what I’m working on.
It’s really cool. It’s definitely the worst version of the product it’s ever going to be so the amount of use I get out of it right now just makes me more excited for what’s to come in the future. As long as I’m getting use out of it now, though, I see no issues with the cost because it’s literally something I can’t do with any other device (and I own all the other VR headsets, including the Quest and Index).
I use it at work to both film and preview Spatial Video while we’re capturing footage. I don’t think it has paid for itself yet (although I could make the argument that having a 4K 3D TV on the go is worth it too for when I’m not working) but I can see that point rapidly approaching. It definitely enables things that weren’t possible before and, for whatever reason, my brain works better with the concept of spatial computing and being able to separate what I’m doing by actual physical location with the added ability that I can prioritize and position what I’m working on in 3D space. I attempted this before with the Quest and even with the Valve Index and various virtual desktop tools but none work as well as the AVP combined with my MacBook and the iPhones we use.
Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting doubts over her ability to respond to antisemitism on campus after her disastrous congressional testimony Dec. 5....
It only looked bad because the question itself was dishonest and meant to make the school look bad. The students did not openly call for genocide. They called for another “intifada” and repeated the “from the river to the sea” mantra (or whatever you’d call it). Both of these things would be protected by a free speech policy that, as she stated, requires things to be targeted and actionable.
Bought the Blu-Rays on eBay and there’s a scene in the castle where two characters are getting shot at from behind a door (one male, one female). There’s a clear gunshot but the frame shows “VFX shot thru door” instead of any visual of an actual gunshot....
The allegations against staffers with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees prompted Western countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza. The U.N. fired nine of the 12 accused workers and condemned “the abhorrent alleged acts” of staff members....
It’s crazy to me that these countries cut funding, even after they fired those people. UNRWA is providing much needed help, from what I’ve heard of the reporting so far, and this disrupts those efforts a lot.
Dee Snider: Wrestler Mick Foley Inspired Me To Be A Charitable Human Being (blabbermouth.net)
"Mick Foley, the wrestler — Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and all those characters — he and I became very good friends," Snider told "Side Jams". "We lived near each other on Long Island, and we met and connected. Mick does insane amount of charity, and without making a big deal about it. Amazing. Put it this way — the...
Are we tired of Firefly Petunias yet? I'm not. (sh.itjust.works)
My bioluminescent petunia (mander.xyz)
Not an ad or anything but I got it from light.bio if you’re curious. Super cool product, I’ve been waiting for a company to successfully bring a bioluminescent plant to the market for a decade and it finally happened!
Ben Stiller on Zoolander 2's 'Blindsiding' Flop: 'Wow, I must have really f**ked this up' (www.ign.com)
[SOLVED] Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (prog rock) (lemmy.world)
There are even more new locations available in the Roddenberry Archive
For those who don’t know the Roddenberry Archive: they’re rebuiliding 3D modles of Starfleet bridges and other sets where you can freeroam, and sometimes even interact with consoles etc....
Meta: Can we talk about non "Apple Enthusiasts" dominating the threads on c/apple_enthusiasts?
Since a lot of folks sort by “all” on Lemmy, popular posts get overwhelmed by people who don’t daily drive operating systems like iOS or MacOS....
Fireworks should be banned on the 4th of July in America
First image of David Corenswet as Superman in James Gunn's "SUPERMAN" (2025) (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15318807...
Very real, debilitating symptoms absolutely caused by an electric car (sh.itjust.works)
You can tell it’s true by, uh, some of the facts...
Deadly strike on Rafah a tragic mishap, Netanyahu says (www.bbc.com)
The Apple Vision Pro’s eBay prices are making me sad (www.theverge.com)
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns, Shortest Tenure in University History (www.thecrimson.com)
Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting doubts over her ability to respond to antisemitism on campus after her disastrous congressional testimony Dec. 5....
s01e09 - The Reckoning - Blu-Ray Issue?
Bought the Blu-Rays on eBay and there’s a scene in the castle where two characters are getting shot at from behind a door (one male, one female). There’s a clear gunshot but the frame shows “VFX shot thru door” instead of any visual of an actual gunshot....
Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack (apnews.com)
The allegations against staffers with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees prompted Western countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza. The U.N. fired nine of the 12 accused workers and condemned “the abhorrent alleged acts” of staff members....