Niall Horn
@niallhorn.dev
R&D: {Graphics, ML, Simulation, XR}| XYY, ASD, ADHD, DCD, Disability Rights | Prev: VFX Industry: {ILM/Disney, ScanlineVFX, Framestore} | Now: Health Career Break
17 months spent fighting for my rights and my life as a human to be accepted for disabilities I never chose to have. Time I've lost, not working on R&D, tech and myself.
However, this time was not wasted.
#tech #autism #disabilityrights #equality
However, this time was not wasted.
#tech #autism #disabilityrights #equality
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
17 months spent fighting for my rights and my life as a human to be accepted for disabilities I never chose to have. Time I've lost, not working on R&D, tech and myself.
However, this time was not wasted.
#tech #autism #disabilityrights #equality
However, this time was not wasted.
#tech #autism #disabilityrights #equality
Just finished watching Pantheon from AMC/Netflix. One of the best shows I've ever seen, combined with all my interests! Great technical consultation, which is kind of rare for sci-fi these days. #Pantheon
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just finished watching Pantheon from AMC/Netflix. One of the best shows I've ever seen, combined with all my interests! Great technical consultation, which is kind of rare for sci-fi these days. #Pantheon
I thought someone else asked Meta for an OpenXR Runtime on Linux. Then realised it's my own post from 2 years ago lol:
communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/...
communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/...
Meta OpenXR Runtime for Linux ? | Meta Community Forums - 1207890
Hello,I was wondering if anyone knows internal or external Meta discussion regarding a OpenXR runtime for Linux? Alongside support for the Meta Quest Link /... - 1207890
communityforums.atmeta.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I thought someone else asked Meta for an OpenXR Runtime on Linux. Then realised it's my own post from 2 years ago lol:
communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/...
communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/...
Meta, please please release a Linux OpenXR runtime!
August 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meta, please please release a Linux OpenXR runtime!
Really cool cumulonimbus cloud trying to eat the village I live in. Almost formed a mini anvil before swept SW by the strong winds in the UK. Looking on sat data, this covers around 70 square miles.
July 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Really cool cumulonimbus cloud trying to eat the village I live in. Almost formed a mini anvil before swept SW by the strong winds in the UK. Looking on sat data, this covers around 70 square miles.
I'm basically a ghost in my career for over a year now... It's a rotten feeling when there is so much cool stuff all around you.
Nonetheless, I'm not one to just take erasure and walk away. I'm planting the seeds for a return soon.
Nonetheless, I'm not one to just take erasure and walk away. I'm planting the seeds for a return soon.
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'm basically a ghost in my career for over a year now... It's a rotten feeling when there is so much cool stuff all around you.
Nonetheless, I'm not one to just take erasure and walk away. I'm planting the seeds for a return soon.
Nonetheless, I'm not one to just take erasure and walk away. I'm planting the seeds for a return soon.
I'm a huge, fan and user of ChatGPT, especially 4o for non data sensitive use cases. But Gemini Pro 2 is beyond impressive. I am constantly blown away by the small details it catches and not only that, but questions my own objectives and helps reframe them, without needing to prompt as such.
June 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm a huge, fan and user of ChatGPT, especially 4o for non data sensitive use cases. But Gemini Pro 2 is beyond impressive. I am constantly blown away by the small details it catches and not only that, but questions my own objectives and helps reframe them, without needing to prompt as such.
I miss the days when tech was full of the 'outcasts', the people whom found escape in working on challenging problems, that were free to be themselves and supported to do so.
Sadly that idealistic orchard is closed to people like myself it seems :/
Sadly that idealistic orchard is closed to people like myself it seems :/
May 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I miss the days when tech was full of the 'outcasts', the people whom found escape in working on challenging problems, that were free to be themselves and supported to do so.
Sadly that idealistic orchard is closed to people like myself it seems :/
Sadly that idealistic orchard is closed to people like myself it seems :/
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“Rendering Assassin’s Creed Shadows” slides are available on GDCVault. gdcvault.com/play/1035526...
Rendering 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'
Assassin's Creed Shadows is a large systemic open world game with dynamic time of day cycles, a systemic weather system, and seasons. it is the first next gen only Assassin's Creed game. It's built on...
gdcvault.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Rendering Assassin’s Creed Shadows” slides are available on GDCVault. gdcvault.com/play/1035526...
Wow, how did I miss this beast, and it has an OpenXR Runtime with its own extensions...
pfdm.ai?srsltid=AfmB...
pfdm.ai?srsltid=AfmB...
Play For Dream MR Headset | 8K Mixed Reality with Snapdragon XR2+ Gen
Experience next-gen mixed reality with Play For Dream MR. Featuring 8K Micro-OLED displays, 103° FOV, ultra-low 14ms latency, and multimodal interaction. Perfect for gaming, entertainment, and product...
pfdm.ai
May 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wow, how did I miss this beast, and it has an OpenXR Runtime with its own extensions...
pfdm.ai?srsltid=AfmB...
pfdm.ai?srsltid=AfmB...
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“Autism doesn’t erase potential. It reshapes it. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s nonlinear. Always, it’s human.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr.,
(The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.)
You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Autism doesn’t erase potential. It reshapes it. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s nonlinear. Always, it’s human.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
I've been concerned I had #MarfanSyndrome for the past 5 years. After moving to a new GP, I have been referred for an assessment. Yesterday I was waiting in the pharmacy for my medication and some random guy comes up and asks me if I have Marfan syndrome. Very odd glitch in the matrix type stuff!
May 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've been concerned I had #MarfanSyndrome for the past 5 years. After moving to a new GP, I have been referred for an assessment. Yesterday I was waiting in the pharmacy for my medication and some random guy comes up and asks me if I have Marfan syndrome. Very odd glitch in the matrix type stuff!
It's so nice to see ILM get more recognition with a season 2 of Light and Magic. I really enjoyed my short time working there, a company with true values for equality, and not just a façade of virtue signalling. So much cool VFX tech :) I wish it was longer!
ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/light-a...
ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/light-a...
Light & Magic Season 2
Lucasfilm’s “Light & Magic” Season 2 is a three-part series produced by Imagine Documentaries that follows Lucasfilm’s...
ondisneyplus.disney.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's so nice to see ILM get more recognition with a season 2 of Light and Magic. I really enjoyed my short time working there, a company with true values for equality, and not just a façade of virtue signalling. So much cool VFX tech :) I wish it was longer!
ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/light-a...
ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/light-a...
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The National Institutes of Health will illegally gather personal medical data so autistic people can be terrorized by the federal government. (There. Fixed it for ya, NPR.)
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The National Institutes of Health will illegally gather personal medical data so autistic people can be terrorized by the federal government. (There. Fixed it for ya, NPR.)
It terrifies me how vulnerable data of patients and consumers is in the UK. The amount of so-called 'DPO's' who cannot even follow UK GDPR / DPA and even the ICO's own guidance is concerning.
May 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It terrifies me how vulnerable data of patients and consumers is in the UK. The amount of so-called 'DPO's' who cannot even follow UK GDPR / DPA and even the ICO's own guidance is concerning.
@niallhorn.bsky.social Super glad I used Proton to generate fake credentials for M&S and the Co-Op, now we know user details have been stolen :)
May 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
@niallhorn.bsky.social Super glad I used Proton to generate fake credentials for M&S and the Co-Op, now we know user details have been stolen :)
As an ex VFX -> Graphics/Simulation/ML guy, I never cared about NLP and found LLM's pretty boring and totally fell for the whole stochastic parrot == useless fallacy. 2 years later and I am totally enamoured by these models and use them in my daily life including a local setup in the works !
April 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As an ex VFX -> Graphics/Simulation/ML guy, I never cared about NLP and found LLM's pretty boring and totally fell for the whole stochastic parrot == useless fallacy. 2 years later and I am totally enamoured by these models and use them in my daily life including a local setup in the works !
I hope a lot of fellow Graphics, ML and other R&D people will move over to here or Threads. It's kind of sad how many people still use X with the daily headlines about it's owner.
I hold myself to the same account, I wish I'd deleted it sooner.
I hold myself to the same account, I wish I'd deleted it sooner.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I hope a lot of fellow Graphics, ML and other R&D people will move over to here or Threads. It's kind of sad how many people still use X with the daily headlines about it's owner.
I hold myself to the same account, I wish I'd deleted it sooner.
I hold myself to the same account, I wish I'd deleted it sooner.
Been pretty quiet on here for a while due to life issues. Hoping to get posting some more dev stuff and announce my new blog.
March 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Been pretty quiet on here for a while due to life issues. Hoping to get posting some more dev stuff and announce my new blog.
Bought one of these bad boys to experiment with. I have some CUDA projects already running on Ampere (GA102) so gonna be interesting to see how it runs on this tiny dev kit!
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/autono...
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/autono...
Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit
The most affordable generative AI supercomputer.
www.nvidia.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Bought one of these bad boys to experiment with. I have some CUDA projects already running on Ampere (GA102) so gonna be interesting to see how it runs on this tiny dev kit!
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/autono...
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/autono...
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The Origins of the Krakatoa point renderer.
Developed in a few days back in 2004, Krakatoa and its descents went on to be used on Avatar, Superman Returns, Harry Potter, Transforms and a ton of other high profile Hollywood films.
benhouston3d.com/blog/the-ori... #vfx #bts
Developed in a few days back in 2004, Krakatoa and its descents went on to be used on Avatar, Superman Returns, Harry Potter, Transforms and a ton of other high profile Hollywood films.
benhouston3d.com/blog/the-ori... #vfx #bts
December 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
The Origins of the Krakatoa point renderer.
Developed in a few days back in 2004, Krakatoa and its descents went on to be used on Avatar, Superman Returns, Harry Potter, Transforms and a ton of other high profile Hollywood films.
benhouston3d.com/blog/the-ori... #vfx #bts
Developed in a few days back in 2004, Krakatoa and its descents went on to be used on Avatar, Superman Returns, Harry Potter, Transforms and a ton of other high profile Hollywood films.
benhouston3d.com/blog/the-ori... #vfx #bts
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In our next Tiny Glade update we'll bump the light limit from 32 to 32k while keeping the cost more or less the same.
The small limit has been a cop out, as we didn't quite know how to render huge numbers of (screen-space) shadow-casting lights without severe performance degradation.
The small limit has been a cop out, as we didn't quite know how to render huge numbers of (screen-space) shadow-casting lights without severe performance degradation.
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 PM
In our next Tiny Glade update we'll bump the light limit from 32 to 32k while keeping the cost more or less the same.
The small limit has been a cop out, as we didn't quite know how to render huge numbers of (screen-space) shadow-casting lights without severe performance degradation.
The small limit has been a cop out, as we didn't quite know how to render huge numbers of (screen-space) shadow-casting lights without severe performance degradation.
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Hello everyone! I've been experimenting with some different ways of rendering a fluid simulation, and made a video about the journey over here: youtu.be/kOkfC5fLfgE
Coding Adventure: Rendering Fluids
YouTube video by Sebastian Lague
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Hello everyone! I've been experimenting with some different ways of rendering a fluid simulation, and made a video about the journey over here: youtu.be/kOkfC5fLfgE
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I'm keeping updated this super comprehensive collection of papers (by tech and by year), from the Kajiya eq to latest differential and neural approaches, passing by RRT and MC theories | As before, repost if you think it may be useful to others.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 21, 2024 at 9:38 PM
I'm keeping updated this super comprehensive collection of papers (by tech and by year), from the Kajiya eq to latest differential and neural approaches, passing by RRT and MC theories | As before, repost if you think it may be useful to others.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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So what is the tiniest possible fluid simulation?
Can we get anything interesting from a single cell?
For this we'll be using a standard MAC grid, which means we'll represent horizontal velocities (red) on the vertical edges and vertical velocities (green) on the horizontal edges of each cell.
Can we get anything interesting from a single cell?
For this we'll be using a standard MAC grid, which means we'll represent horizontal velocities (red) on the vertical edges and vertical velocities (green) on the horizontal edges of each cell.
December 9, 2024 at 12:27 AM
So what is the tiniest possible fluid simulation?
Can we get anything interesting from a single cell?
For this we'll be using a standard MAC grid, which means we'll represent horizontal velocities (red) on the vertical edges and vertical velocities (green) on the horizontal edges of each cell.
Can we get anything interesting from a single cell?
For this we'll be using a standard MAC grid, which means we'll represent horizontal velocities (red) on the vertical edges and vertical velocities (green) on the horizontal edges of each cell.