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Utopiah
@benetou.fr
· Nov 8
Naive heuristic : avoiding gadgets or services (free or not) that increase inequality by design, through technology or business model or both, would be a good starting point.
I don't know if it's because I'm following @uploadvr.com but between Steam Frame, Samsung Galaxy XR, Vision Pro M5 and last but not least a proper MR/XR/AR game, namely @laserdancegame.bsky.social it feels like a LOT of XR related news recently!
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I don't know if it's because I'm following @uploadvr.com but between Steam Frame, Samsung Galaxy XR, Vision Pro M5 and last but not least a proper MR/XR/AR game, namely @laserdancegame.bsky.social it feels like a LOT of XR related news recently!
FWIW the Valve Steam Frame is also a harsh reminder to startups or small team projects (thinking here about Lynx XR1 vs Meta Quest Pro) that they might have speed, momentum, capability... but if they can't ship, for whatever reason (including external), they don't exist.
So... yeah simulavr.com ?🤷♂️
So... yeah simulavr.com ?🤷♂️
SimulaVR
simulavr.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
FWIW the Valve Steam Frame is also a harsh reminder to startups or small team projects (thinking here about Lynx XR1 vs Meta Quest Pro) that they might have speed, momentum, capability... but if they can't ship, for whatever reason (including external), they don't exist.
So... yeah simulavr.com ?🤷♂️
So... yeah simulavr.com ?🤷♂️
Prototyping.
I changed the way I work a couple of months ago to follow this advice, it made a big difference and my productivity went up by miles.
(I don't know who made this image, if you do, let me know so they can be credited)
(I don't know who made this image, if you do, let me know so they can be credited)
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Prototyping.
I guess the biggest question following this Steam Frame announcement is... what changes upstream on @kde.org in terms of immersive UX?
Is KDE Plasma becoming a VR graphical shell? Does it have 3D widgets?
Does it impact freedesktop?
🤔
Is KDE Plasma becoming a VR graphical shell? Does it have 3D widgets?
Does it impact freedesktop?
🤔
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I guess the biggest question following this Steam Frame announcement is... what changes upstream on @kde.org in terms of immersive UX?
Is KDE Plasma becoming a VR graphical shell? Does it have 3D widgets?
Does it impact freedesktop?
🤔
Is KDE Plasma becoming a VR graphical shell? Does it have 3D widgets?
Does it impact freedesktop?
🤔
"Many journalists found themselves in awe when trying Half-Life: Alyx on this device and described it as almost as crisp as on a PCVR headset." ... I did that (not crisp, I admit) in 2020 (video in link) twitter-archive.benetou.fr/utopiah/stat... so if that's key then, again, not excited.🙄
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
"Many journalists found themselves in awe when trying Half-Life: Alyx on this device and described it as almost as crisp as on a PCVR headset." ... I did that (not crisp, I admit) in 2020 (video in link) twitter-archive.benetou.fr/utopiah/stat... so if that's key then, again, not excited.🙄
Well shit... I've been saying for years that I'd "throw my money" at any hardware Valve would sell but now I have to admit none of that looks appealing :
- no hand tracking
- no color passthrough
- no hardware upgrade
- no WebXR
- no new VR proper content www.uploadvr.com/valve-isnt-c...
...why?🤷♂️
- no hand tracking
- no color passthrough
- no hardware upgrade
- no WebXR
- no new VR proper content www.uploadvr.com/valve-isnt-c...
...why?🤷♂️
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Well shit... I've been saying for years that I'd "throw my money" at any hardware Valve would sell but now I have to admit none of that looks appealing :
- no hand tracking
- no color passthrough
- no hardware upgrade
- no WebXR
- no new VR proper content www.uploadvr.com/valve-isnt-c...
...why?🤷♂️
- no hand tracking
- no color passthrough
- no hardware upgrade
- no WebXR
- no new VR proper content www.uploadvr.com/valve-isnt-c...
...why?🤷♂️
"my specific disciplines of AI and marketing"
... so a professional b̵u̵l̵l̵s̵h̵i̵t̵t̵e̵r̵ provocateur. With a panel.
This is rage bait right? Right?!
... so a professional b̵u̵l̵l̵s̵h̵i̵t̵t̵e̵r̵ provocateur. With a panel.
This is rage bait right? Right?!
What do you do after you’re done jumping the shark?
Whatever it is, Nature Careers is all in.
Whatever it is, Nature Careers is all in.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"my specific disciplines of AI and marketing"
... so a professional b̵u̵l̵l̵s̵h̵i̵t̵t̵e̵r̵ provocateur. With a panel.
This is rage bait right? Right?!
... so a professional b̵u̵l̵l̵s̵h̵i̵t̵t̵e̵r̵ provocateur. With a panel.
This is rage bait right? Right?!
"I’ve never seen anybody use a GUI in a clever way. Ever. There’s no cleverness to it. No, like, Oh my God, you should see the way Adam clicked that mouse." from corecursive.com/building-pow... via medium.com/@sebastianca...
Navigating Corporate Giants - CoRecursive Podcast
What if you had to fight against your company's culture to bring a revolutionary tool to life? Meet Jeffrey Snover, the Microsoft architect behind PowerShell, a command tool that transformed Windows s...
corecursive.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"I’ve never seen anybody use a GUI in a clever way. Ever. There’s no cleverness to it. No, like, Oh my God, you should see the way Adam clicked that mouse." from corecursive.com/building-pow... via medium.com/@sebastianca...
Morning idea : crowdsource video diff.
Propose video cuts (timing to remove, add filters with a standard, e.g. ffmpeg, etc) a la @sponsor.ajay.app but for ANY video, not just YouTube streaming?
Triggering content and product placement be gone!
Propose video cuts (timing to remove, add filters with a standard, e.g. ffmpeg, etc) a la @sponsor.ajay.app but for ANY video, not just YouTube streaming?
Triggering content and product placement be gone!
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Morning idea : crowdsource video diff.
Propose video cuts (timing to remove, add filters with a standard, e.g. ffmpeg, etc) a la @sponsor.ajay.app but for ANY video, not just YouTube streaming?
Triggering content and product placement be gone!
Propose video cuts (timing to remove, add filters with a standard, e.g. ffmpeg, etc) a la @sponsor.ajay.app but for ANY video, not just YouTube streaming?
Triggering content and product placement be gone!
"I tried a weird way of woodworking" (namely AR/MR) by The Swedish Maker www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp9U... February 2025
I tried a weird way of woodworking
YouTube video by The Swedish Maker
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"I tried a weird way of woodworking" (namely AR/MR) by The Swedish Maker www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp9U... February 2025
Interesting article but not "1st gen" as shared quite a few times already Google Glass, Vuzix Blade and quite a few more were perfectly functional years ago.
Meta Ray-Ban Display is an early glimpse of a future where mobile computing doesn't mean looking down and taking something out of your pocket.
Our full review: www.uploadvr.com/meta-ray-ban...
Our full review: www.uploadvr.com/meta-ray-ban...
Meta Ray-Ban Display Review: First Generation Heads-Up Mobile Computing
Meta Ray-Ban Display is an early glimpse of a future where mobile computing doesn't mean looking down and taking something out of your pocket.
www.uploadvr.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Interesting article but not "1st gen" as shared quite a few times already Google Glass, Vuzix Blade and quite a few more were perfectly functional years ago.
This "Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom" is yet another glaring example of the danger of AI.
It's not about machine enslaving us. It's not about super intelligence.
It's not even about intelligence.
It's just about data. Again.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
It's not about machine enslaving us. It's not about super intelligence.
It's not even about intelligence.
It's just about data. Again.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This "Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom" is yet another glaring example of the danger of AI.
It's not about machine enslaving us. It's not about super intelligence.
It's not even about intelligence.
It's just about data. Again.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
It's not about machine enslaving us. It's not about super intelligence.
It's not even about intelligence.
It's just about data. Again.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Marble Madness XR?
Started experimenting with hand-tracking-based interactions for my little voxel editor – BoxelXR. There are many things to tune, but overall it feels good. Though it would require some decent work in sound design to compensate for the lack of haptic feedback.
#spatialcomputing #xr #mixedreality
#spatialcomputing #xr #mixedreality
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Marble Madness XR?
Self-hosters help request framacolibri.org/t/docker-mig... I don’t actually understand and listed quite a few possibilities so at this point, any idea welcomed!
Docker migration from a server to another, UI & API fine but only download working
I downloaded a video from the new server https://video.benetou.fr/w/rugsEB2sSbqgixNm2QjumH (but forcing IP 91.98.148.229 via local /etc/hosts) and uploaded back behind on same new server, thus behind ...
framacolibri.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Self-hosters help request framacolibri.org/t/docker-mig... I don’t actually understand and listed quite a few possibilities so at this point, any idea welcomed!
Every crowd source success is a public infrastructure failure.
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Every crowd source success is a public infrastructure failure.
Every time you trust BigTech, you are giving up on :
- imagination (they direct the narrative)
- startups (no funding)
- agency (you don't build, you wait)
...all that for what? Nothing, absolutely nothing beside cool looking videos and, more importantly, giving THEM power.
Merged reality my ass.
- imagination (they direct the narrative)
- startups (no funding)
- agency (you don't build, you wait)
...all that for what? Nothing, absolutely nothing beside cool looking videos and, more importantly, giving THEM power.
Merged reality my ass.
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Every time you trust BigTech, you are giving up on :
- imagination (they direct the narrative)
- startups (no funding)
- agency (you don't build, you wait)
...all that for what? Nothing, absolutely nothing beside cool looking videos and, more importantly, giving THEM power.
Merged reality my ass.
- imagination (they direct the narrative)
- startups (no funding)
- agency (you don't build, you wait)
...all that for what? Nothing, absolutely nothing beside cool looking videos and, more importantly, giving THEM power.
Merged reality my ass.
Proper use of XR, not yet another flat overlay but instead a (super fun) immersive experience leveraging YOUR space 👌
Laser Dance is ✨OUT NOW✨ in early access on Meta Quest 3/3s🕺
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Laser Dance - Early Access Trailer
YouTube video by Thomas Van Bouwel
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Proper use of XR, not yet another flat overlay but instead a (super fun) immersive experience leveraging YOUR space 👌
Reposted by Utopiah
Had a peak being the curtain during Alpha and it is by far my favourite XR game of the year! Can’t wait to try the release version!
Laser Dance is ✨OUT NOW✨ in early access on Meta Quest 3/3s🕺
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Laser Dance - Early Access Trailer
YouTube video by Thomas Van Bouwel
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Had a peak being the curtain during Alpha and it is by far my favourite XR game of the year! Can’t wait to try the release version!
Just had to basically dodge a Tesla while I crossed normally (walking) with perfect visibility (no tree or anything obscuring the crossing) on zebras.
If you somehow promote assisted driving cars as less dangerous... consider putting your own life at risk, not that of others.
Fuck cars.🤬
If you somehow promote assisted driving cars as less dangerous... consider putting your own life at risk, not that of others.
Fuck cars.🤬
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just had to basically dodge a Tesla while I crossed normally (walking) with perfect visibility (no tree or anything obscuring the crossing) on zebras.
If you somehow promote assisted driving cars as less dangerous... consider putting your own life at risk, not that of others.
Fuck cars.🤬
If you somehow promote assisted driving cars as less dangerous... consider putting your own life at risk, not that of others.
Fuck cars.🤬
Reposted by Utopiah
We're #hiring a new Head of the Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We're #hiring a new Head of the Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
@edzitron.com cool episode on vibe coding (which I enjoy calling "vile coding") but as a professional prototypist : no, it's ALSO bad for prototyping!
People often think of prototypes as low effort run once piece of code (as Charlie Meyer said) ... but that's the "easy" part of prototyping.
The...
People often think of prototypes as low effort run once piece of code (as Charlie Meyer said) ... but that's the "easy" part of prototyping.
The...
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
@edzitron.com cool episode on vibe coding (which I enjoy calling "vile coding") but as a professional prototypist : no, it's ALSO bad for prototyping!
People often think of prototypes as low effort run once piece of code (as Charlie Meyer said) ... but that's the "easy" part of prototyping.
The...
People often think of prototypes as low effort run once piece of code (as Charlie Meyer said) ... but that's the "easy" part of prototyping.
The...
"99.5% decline in 45 years. Moore’s Law except for sunshine." climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp... in "Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past" by Skander Garroum
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past" by Skander Garroum
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"99.5% decline in 45 years. Moore’s Law except for sunshine." climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp... in "Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past" by Skander Garroum
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past" by Skander Garroum
Reposted by Utopiah
Incredibly good presentation of humanity's largest existential threat, capture by the would be vicious e1 global elite barbarian class (there citing church's 3 ladder system).
www.authoritarian-stack.info
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Incredibly good presentation of humanity's largest existential threat, capture by the would be vicious e1 global elite barbarian class (there citing church's 3 ladder system).
www.authoritarian-stack.info
www.authoritarian-stack.info
Le bon sens, by ALBA
from the album Le bon sens - EP
bonjouralba.bandcamp.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Walk into a color space video.benetou.fr/w/rugsEB2sSb...
Immersive color picket
Live testing https://companion.benetou.fr/index.html?username=q4_named_color_picker Inspired by https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45748816 Dataset https://gist.github.com/jennyknuth/e2d9ee930303...
video.benetou.fr
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Walk into a color space video.benetou.fr/w/rugsEB2sSb...