Raza Syed
@raza.wtf
Screenwriter in Los Angeles. raza.wtf
Current project: Krapopolis
Current project: Krapopolis
An Android acquaintance is trying to explain the concept of an “Emoji Kitchen” to me, and we’ve determined that it’s vaguely analogous to whatever the hell Genmoji are supposed to be on iOS—only, the latter appear to be an order of magnitude more abominable thanks to the marvels of machine learning.
March 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
An Android acquaintance is trying to explain the concept of an “Emoji Kitchen” to me, and we’ve determined that it’s vaguely analogous to whatever the hell Genmoji are supposed to be on iOS—only, the latter appear to be an order of magnitude more abominable thanks to the marvels of machine learning.
I discovered this by accident the other day when I was searching for a clip of the legendary Concorde shot from the notorious 1990 misfire The Bonfire of the Vanities, and came across the film in its entirety under the official WB imprimatur.
February 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I discovered this by accident the other day when I was searching for a clip of the legendary Concorde shot from the notorious 1990 misfire The Bonfire of the Vanities, and came across the film in its entirety under the official WB imprimatur.
That’s the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. I flew over it just the other day. A friend of mine helped design the trackers that hold and position the mirrors.
December 7, 2024 at 7:23 PM
That’s the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. I flew over it just the other day. A friend of mine helped design the trackers that hold and position the mirrors.
The 2D capture doesn’t do it justice, but this depiction of the surface of Triton, with Neptune looming massively on the horizon, is genuinely thrilling. I’m not a big puzzle-game person in general, but the contemplative pace and emphasis on exploration really lend themselves to VR.
December 7, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The 2D capture doesn’t do it justice, but this depiction of the surface of Triton, with Neptune looming massively on the horizon, is genuinely thrilling. I’m not a big puzzle-game person in general, but the contemplative pace and emphasis on exploration really lend themselves to VR.
I’m feeling pandered-to in the best possible way right now.
(I can still only manage a couple of hours with this thing strapped to my face before I begin feeling pukey though, and I’ve never experienced motion sickness before in my life.)
(I can still only manage a couple of hours with this thing strapped to my face before I begin feeling pukey though, and I’ve never experienced motion sickness before in my life.)
December 5, 2024 at 12:35 AM
I’m feeling pandered-to in the best possible way right now.
(I can still only manage a couple of hours with this thing strapped to my face before I begin feeling pukey though, and I’ve never experienced motion sickness before in my life.)
(I can still only manage a couple of hours with this thing strapped to my face before I begin feeling pukey though, and I’ve never experienced motion sickness before in my life.)
Still getting the hang—literally—of this whole virtual reality thing. Sony’s implementation is slick and fiddly at the same time. I wish there were more dedicated experiences on the platform. Something along the lines of Journey for the PSVR2 would slap.
December 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Still getting the hang—literally—of this whole virtual reality thing. Sony’s implementation is slick and fiddly at the same time. I wish there were more dedicated experiences on the platform. Something along the lines of Journey for the PSVR2 would slap.
1994 was the year I rightly became acquainted with multimedia on my PowerBook Duo 280c: Myst; LucasArts (Loom, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge); the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual; Microsoft Encarta.
November 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
1994 was the year I rightly became acquainted with multimedia on my PowerBook Duo 280c: Myst; LucasArts (Loom, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge); the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual; Microsoft Encarta.
