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I've been feeling so pessimistic about software and the Internet lately and this is an excellent reminder of how magical and enriching it can be.
The Namib is also home to this rather strange but extremely adapted plant: Welwitschia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia
People tend to think that deserts are lifeless wastes to be readily exploited because who cares, right? If you've ever actually lived in or explored a desert, you quickly learn that they are full of life. More than most urban landscapes.
Here's the url: https://puntarella.party/@NamibDesertBot
Fellow fan of the Namid Desert waterhole here! As it happens, I made this wrapper for it https://waterhole.genmon.partykit.dev This single-serving waterhole: - makes the YouTube stream fill the browser for an Immersive Experience(TM) - shows how many people are watching in real-time - provides ephemeral chat with other people present I know at least one team at an unnamed big tech co who would all have it open on the…
Are you me?
It's crazy that these giant screens spend most of their time as black rectangles when they could be windows to the world (with very tasteful/quiet/no-motion advertisements).
Happy to pitch to Netflix, Roku, or other streaming services and/or TV manufacturers. :-)
Just following the chat for a few minutes, people posted links to a couple of other locations: Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeMUdOPFcXI (at the time of posting, a herd of elephants are enjoying the water) Kalahari Desert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME0dPuBtzug
The elephants wandered off, and now a bunch of giraffes are drinking from the pond. Some of them even spread their legs wide to keep their feet from getting wet. Very relaxing to watch.
Fellow fan of the Namid Desert waterhole here! As it happens, I made this wrapper for it https://waterhole.genmon.partykit.dev This single-serving waterhole: - makes the YouTube stream fill the browser for an Immersive Experience(TM) - shows how many people are watching in real-time - provides ephemeral chat with other people present I know at least one team at an unnamed big tech co who would all have it open on the…
> I have a ton of idea about how ambient live streams are the Next Big Thing and how to lean into that.) Are you me? It's crazy that these giant screens spend most of their time as black rectangles when they could be windows to the world (with very tasteful/quiet/no-motion advertisements). Happy to pitch to Netflix, Roku, or other streaming services and/or TV manufacturers. :-)
The Namib is also home to this rather strange but extremely adapted plant: Welwitschia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia
People tend to think that deserts are lifeless wastes to be readily exploited because who cares, right? If you've ever actually lived in or explored a desert, you quickly learn that they are full of life. More than most urban landscapes.
I am more interested in how all this is technically achieved.