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acous

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    Comment #38417201

    This is a different Animotion -- a Revealjs wrapper written in Svelte by "Joy of Code" from Youtube. I guess from the URLs that the Svelte project predates this one: https://cssani…

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    Comment #34353677

    It's already possible to bring a supported keyboard into VR on the Quest.

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    Comment #32165649

    https://teams.microsoft.com/.well-known/apple-app-site-assoc...

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    Comment #32007218

    > Compatibility is unmatched. I've had no issues with my Hue bulbs after 5+ years, but if I was getting bulbs now I'd probably opt for something with Thread[0] support like Nanolea…

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    Comment #29627386

    Looks cool, Here's mine! :) https://www.splice.ie/hn-tree.mp4 Did you write the pattern yourself?

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    Comment #17152500

    I believe Moonlight uses Nvidia's GameStream protocol, so it's not quite the same (you need an Nvidia card to use it).

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    Comment #16671988

    Classic Mac OS (<10) used : as a directory separator, so it's probably related to that.

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    Comment #15063634

    This article [1] contains some info: "Intel tells us that we should start seeing laptops using the new CPUs hit the market in September." [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/11738/in…

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    Comment #10236506

    Interesting interview with the same guy (audio). http://voicesofvr.com/214-using-three-js-to-create-social-vr...

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    Comment #10010992

    First person games as they exist today don't transfer well to VR. The issue is the locomotion problem: Moving the player in the virtual world but not the real world causes motion s…

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    Comment #9793673

    I wonder if this reply isn't coloured by the stigma GP was trying to point out. Recklessness and paranoia aren't in themselves mental illnesses. What portion of the general populat…

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    Comment #9722729

    The article you cited describes games that feature 2d projection of artificial 3d movement that doesn't correspond with the signals coming in to our vestibular system. The same is …

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    Comment #9586270

    Apologies in advance for the format and poor writing, I'm very tired! > This can be done trivially today with Facetime and other video software. Its largely seen as a gimmick. I fi…

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    Comment #9477480

    It's possible that the heart is the phenomenological seat of mind for some -- either innately or culturally -- irrespective of objective anatomy. Perhaps the problem with the relig…

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    Comment #9210024

    It's already established that traditional FPS games don't translate well to VR (it's even mentioned in the article). VR is a relatively unexplored medium and it comes with new cons…

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    Comment #9210010

    It's possible to stimulate the vestibular system electrically: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_vestibular_stimulation

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    Comment #9128021

    > unintuitive Unintuitive for whom? It abandons the traditional structure, which some people are accustomed to, but I suspect that it would be measurably more effective for people …

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    Comment #9127198

    I think it's a little unfair to compare the gedit UI at different sizes. I hastily mocked up how they would look at the same size: http://i.imgur.com/hb6TLEr.jpg Personally I love …

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    Comment #8579555

    Just a small note... when I changed my bootloader from Chameleon (BIOS) to Clover (EFI), I stopped encountering upgrade issues. Clover lets you do "native" OS updates without resor…

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    Comment #8541054

    I don't know. The first time I tried acid on my own I was quite afraid of having a bad trip. It turned out to be wonderful and transformative. My second solo trip I told myself som…

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    Comment #8538542

    This exchange made me grin :) To add some value to my comment, here's a cool video from one of armadillo's test rockets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u0qlIoSSkQ

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    Comment #8473195

    Does Strata have a website?