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Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by Erem » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC

dgellow wrote: post #129

johnhamlin wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like many others, I said I’d quit Reddit when they killed Apollo. I was skeptical that I’d actually follow through, but it didn’t end up being a sacrifice at all. The official app sucks so hard it isn’t fun to browse, and now that the mobile site forces you to download the app, I don’t even look at posts from search results much anymore.

I never use the app, only the website. I don’t know what you’re talking about?

They’re rolling out the experiment flag I’m guessing. I get walled too.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by _carbyau_ » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC

On the one hand, this a thing most VR headsets can do these days.

On the other hand, we can just do this stuff ourselves now. No movie studio level of equipment required. And THAT is pretty awesome.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by kergonath » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC

manbash wrote: post #123

johnhamlin wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like many others, I said I’d quit Reddit when they killed Apollo. I was skeptical that I’d actually follow through, but it didn’t end up being a sacrifice at all. The official app sucks so hard it isn’t fun to browse, and now that the mobile site forces you to download the app, I don’t even look at posts from search results much anymore.

I don't have the app and I use reddit (although not often) via my mobile browser (firefox) and it never forced me to download the app, as far as I recall.

It does it occasionally to me (Safari on iOS). When it happens, I just close the page. I hope this is enough of a signal to make someone think.

I land on Reddit every couple of days or so, and if they don’t kick me I read the thread and sometimes browse a bit a couple of subreddits I used to participate in.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by kergonath » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC

CuriouslyC wrote: post #125

Barbing wrote: post #66

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Thankful for its spiritual success, Voyager for Lemmy. The new reddit, the not old.reddit, is hideous and offensive, and it's hard to believe they didn't acquire Apollo. Good for me though, no more reddit.

I have 2 subreddits I still look at, and I can only bear to use old.reddit, new.* is such a hot mess. I should just leave reddit entirely, but /r/localllama does surface some stuff early that takes quite a while to make it here and other tech hubs.

> I should just leave reddit entirely, but /r/localllama does surface some stuff early that takes quite a while to make it here and other tech hubs.

I do that every now and then but LocalLlama has become such a pain to read. Between the stupid memes, the useless benchmarks and the hype train of the week, I feel the signal to noise ratio has dropped significantly. I haven’t really found anything like what it was 1 or 2 years ago.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by socalgal2 » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC

What is special about the Vision Pro here? Tons of, as far as I can tell, identical solutions have been around for years for other less expensive devices. Other people in this thread are mentioning them. What's special here except maybe the OP is apple fan

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by shermantanktop » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC

rconti wrote: post #104

> On top of this, the housing market is really expensive right now in many parts of the world (ours definitely included) so making good use of every square foot feels paramount. I mean, if you already have the land, "the housing market" doesn't really matter. The construction costs are a relatively small % of housing costs in expensive markets; usually the land is the biggest factor. Plus, when you're building, the c…

The most expensive dollar is the one you don't have. Not everyone has a flexible budget.

From my (limited) experience, construction costs can tend to rise with the local real estate market. Those construction workers also have a mortgage or rent that they need to pay every month, and buy goods and services from other people with mortgages or rent to pay.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by oxidant » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC

manbash wrote: post #123

johnhamlin wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like many others, I said I’d quit Reddit when they killed Apollo. I was skeptical that I’d actually follow through, but it didn’t end up being a sacrifice at all. The official app sucks so hard it isn’t fun to browse, and now that the mobile site forces you to download the app, I don’t even look at posts from search results much anymore.

I don't have the app and I use reddit (although not often) via my mobile browser (firefox) and it never forced me to download the app, as far as I recall.

Old reddit still works, images and videos are usually forced to go to new reddit. You can sometimes get around it by clicking on the comments link.

I started getting a blocking overlay telling me to download the app on new reddit and I just leave.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by Grombobulous » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

nxc18 wrote: post #28

It seems like everything here can also be done with any iPhone using ARKit. Obviously the headset is better, but not $3500 better than just looking through your phone. Just thought I’d raise this since it weirdly isn’t mentioned in the article. I used a similar technique the last time I moved - scan the apartment using the iPhone, then I had a 3D model for measuring and planning out the space before/during the move.…

Or a used meta quest 2 which is like $100.

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by computably » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC

socalgal2 wrote: post #135

What is special about the Vision Pro here? Tons of, as far as I can tell, identical solutions have been around for years for other less expensive devices. Other people in this thread are mentioning them. What's special here except maybe the OP is apple fan

The title says "The coolest use for the Vision Pro," not "The Vision Pro is the coolest way to..." or even "The Vision Pro is worth the money."

Re: The coolest use for the Vision Pro

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Post by jojobas » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

You won't sell a $3.5k headset with a pitch like this where a cardboard phone holder suffices. It was supposed to take 3d videos of your children's first steps while your lenticular eyes stare creepily.