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Comment · 5 months ago
Cool to see this, it's a cool in-between step for not having additional wraparound screens or a VR headset.
I used to run a similar software[1] for when I was really into playing F1 racing games. However one of the problems I found was the initial disconnect in your head and eye movement that took some getting used to.
For example, if you want to look left to see an upcoming turn, naturally your eyes move before your head, and your head follows after. With this software enabled, you have to consciously inverse the process where your head moves a direction, but your eyes still remain looking forward at the screen.
It took a some getting used to and resulting in some dizziness afterwards, but was fun.
Comment · 1 year ago
> Does anyone know how the name Ladybird came about?
It's the colloquial name of an insect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae
Comment · 1 year ago
I'm somewhat confused to why Google needed to open source the original Pebble source code for this project to exist?
Was it not possible to already create a comparible e-ink screen, long life battery, smart watch without the source code? Is it the pebble branding itself that is important somehow?
Comment · 2 years ago
I don't think switching to the open source alternative is a viable option for many, mainly because a lot of them just don't work as well.
This article lists a large amount of pitfalls when trying to do just that: https://fasterthanli.me/articles/just-paying-figma-15-dollar...
And this isn't some esoteric use case used as an excuse. The core need the author has is "export my diagram to SVG and have it render the same in all browsers".
Comment · 3 years ago
Staffpad and Audacity are both software under the ownership (?) of Muse Group.
Staffpad is recent acquisition which is why they are now able to share technology like this: https://mu.se/
Comment · 3 years ago
I'm really not sure how you can argue that "AI is great at explaining code snippets" while also acknowledging that it will just give you flat out wrong answers some times.
Either it's good at explaining and is right, or is bad at explaining and is wrong.
Applying the logic of it being "right most of the time" seems really bad for a tool applied to a reference documentation website.
Comment · 3 years ago
I sincerly hope that they remove this feature and apologise for its integration in the first place.
I don't think a reference website should include any sort of feature that can hallucinate incorrect documentation for you on demand.
It's bad enough that they have to include a disclaimer[1] on their upsell page, which states that the "AI Help" may occassionally return incorrect results.
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't mean to be rude but your response really sounds like it could be turned into a dril Tweet.
"advertising may be immoral, but it also helps pays for the content you watch, so, it;s impossible to say if its bad or not,"
Comment · 3 years ago
This is something that's really similar to what I want.
Ideally I would like a standalone device to display TOTP codes, but the only devices I've found only have a support for a single code.
I guess a feature phone with a custom app is the next best thing.
Comment · 3 years ago
League of Legends
Comment · 3 years ago
League of Legends originally.
It's a popular copypasta that gets used in esports discussions whenever an EU team beats an NA team harshly.
"NA" as term in esports just refers to teams primarily based in the US or Canada.
Comment · 3 years ago
It feels like of bleak to discourage childish computer tinkering on a website named "Hacker News". Not entirely sure what this says about the direction of this website.
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