Loki Eliot
@lokieliot.bsky.social
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VR/Virtual World enthusiast & Nostalgia Wizard
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Ars Technica
2 days ago
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Robot-training startup will send humans wearing cameras to clean your home
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/robot-training-startup-will-send-humans-wearing-cameras-to-clean-your-home/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
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AppleInsider
2 days ago
Film fans with a massive movie collection can make their own mini Netflix by using Jellyfin and a Mac as a file server. Here's how to create your own home video streaming service.
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How to turn Jellyfin on an old Mac into a private streaming service
Film fans with a massive movie collection can make their own mini Netflix by using Jellyfin and a Mac as a file server. Here's how to create your own home video streaming service.
https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos/tips/how-to-turn-jellyfin-on-an-old-mac-into-a-private-streaming-service?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Furality
4 days ago
ποΈ SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR! π΅ Club F.Y.N.N., our nonstop convention club experience, is coming exclusively to Furality Ultra, June 4-7. Here are our DJs and their genres! Register via link in bio.
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Alisha Grauso (She/Her)
4 days ago
Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
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Spiritunicorn (G7JVN)
4 days ago
Trans people like me are facing segregation now. We need parliament to restore our rights By Alexandra Parmar-Yee
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trans people like me are facing segregation now. We need parliament to restore our rights | Alexandra Parmar-Yee
Hard-won, vital legal protections have been upended β ultimately our lawmakers must fix this, says director of Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Alexandra Parmar-Yee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/trans-people-segregation-parliament-supreme-court-ehrc
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Michael LaFrance
6 days ago
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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Gil DurΓ‘n
6 days ago
I joined
@wajali.bsky.social
to discuss how extreme wealth is creating an extreme psychosis that is radicalizing greedy billionaires...who promise to destroy our future and expect applause for it. Join us at the Commonwealth Club SF in August for my book launch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZ2...
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The Billionaire Derangement Syndrome That is Destroying the World
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZ2WIrFvjc&t=1823s
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Good Virtual Reality
10 days ago
Rec Room ends at the end of the month. Paid subscribers just received a conversation with Shawn Whiting who spent more than 8 years there building community. Podcast unlocks for everyone on Saturday.
www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/rec-rooms-...
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Rec Room's End 'Surreal' To Shawn Whiting After 8 Years Building Community
Shawn Whiting spent more than 8 years at Rec Room as a core member of the team building tools and community.
https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/rec-rooms-end-surreal-to-shawn-whiting
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AppleInsider
11 days ago
Music Labels will do better with music that doesn't use that much AI, Apple has warned, as it tries to keep the humanity in songs.
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Audio that relies too heavily on AI-generated sound won't be on Apple Music
Music Labels will do better with music that doesn't use that much AI, Apple has warned, as it tries to keep the humanity in songs.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/20/audio-that-relies-too-heavily-on-ai-generated-sound-wont-be-on-apple-music?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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I look forward with hope to the day when a faithful big budget adaption of βThe Marvelous Land of Ozβ can be made.
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The Onion
12 days ago
Terrified Introvert One Away From Bingo
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Albert Pinto
14 days ago
daaaamn london
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Lora Kolodny
15 days ago
Cue: Welcome to the Working Week by Elvis Costello. 2026 tech edition. (I know it don't thrill you I hope it don't kill you...)
sfstandard.com/pacific-stan...
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A Meta employee gets real about the horror of working there right now
Crying in the shower. Taking mental health leave. This is what itβs like to work at the tech giant during the AI job apocalypse.
https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/05/15/meta-employee-gets-real-horror-working-right-now/
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ryan cooper
16 days ago
fuckin crazy story. some Ukrainian kid probably saved his whole family from being killed by a Russian drone murder squad by spotting and cutting the fiber optic connection
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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In northern Ukraine, it was boy vs. Russian drone. The boy won.
A soldier taught a 12-year-old how to disable the fiber-optic drones that Russia has been using to hunt Ukrainian civilians in a campaign the U.N. has labeled a war crime.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/15/russian-drones-hunt-ukrainians-human-safari-boy-fought-back/
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Eileen
about 1 month ago
I think Iβm traumatized by technology I donβt control and that force things I donβt want into my life. And a VCR never made me spend ten minutes on updates. A VCR never let a stranger steal my personal information.
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Me and a small nugget of love. πΈπͺβ₯οΈπΊπ¦
24 days ago
The extremely rare catcopus.
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VRChat
26 days ago
Join us in VRChat! We've been here 12 years and still growing:
vrch.at/welcome26
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Inara Pey
26 days ago
Blog post: Patch Linden departs Linden Lab -
wp.me/pxezy-F6a
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#SecondLife
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Mar Hicks
28 days ago
Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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Bamboo-based plastic can be made to biodegrade quickly, but still holds up in tough conditions
A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal stab...
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-bamboo-based-plastic-biodegrade-quickly.html
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Bloody Disgusting
29 days ago
The legendary 2.5+ hour Assembly Cut of Joe Dante's GREMLINS is real, and it just screened in Los Angeles. Here's everything we know about the rough extended cut that star Zach Galligan calls "a total revelation":
bloody-disgusting.com/movie/394943...
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βGremlinsβ 2.5 Hour Assembly Cut Just Screened in Los Angeles; Hereβs What We Know
The legendary 2+ hour βassembly cutβ of Joe Danteβs original horror classic Gremlins? Turns out it actually does exist. And it just screened for the very first time in Los Angeles. βLong rumored and t...
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3949430/gremlins-2-5-hour-assembly-cut-just-screened-in-los-angeles-heres-what-we-know/
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Lora Kolodny
about 1 month ago
π₯°
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Ars Technica
about 1 month ago
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The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flatfooted
CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
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Prisqua Newall
about 1 month ago
You learn more about a platform from the people who stayed than the people selling it.
#Metaverse
#VirtualWorlds
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BlenderNation
about 1 month ago
Anthropic adds Blender Support, Joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron
https://www.blendernation.com/2026/04/29/anthropic-adds-blender-support-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=bsky
#blender
#blender3d
#b3d
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Bloody Disgusting
about 1 month ago
ALIEN: ISOLATION... 2? Check out a mysterious teaser for
#AlienDay
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The Verge
about 1 month ago
THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
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BEWARE SOFTWARE BRAIN
ο»ΏSoftware brain is changing the world, but most people still arenβt buying.
https://buff.ly/yuloxoN
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Inara Pey
about 1 month ago
Blog Post: Fantasy Faire 2026: your (almost) complete unofficial guide -
wp.me/pxezy-EhO
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#ExploringSecondLife
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AppleInsider
about 1 month ago
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his position after 15 years, leaving a 28-year legacy at the company. Here's how Cook started at Apple, and how it's winding down.
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How Tim Cook started at Apple in 1998, and how 15 years of being the CEO ends
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his position after 15 years, leaving a 28-year legacy at the company. Here's how Cook started at Apple, and how it's winding down.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/how-tim-cook-started-at-apple-in-1998-and-how-15-years-of-being-the-ceo-ends?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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πππππππππ’ πΏπππππππ
about 1 month ago
Happy 80th Birthday to the legendary Tim Curry! π€
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Firr
about 2 months ago
www.aoharunext.co.jp/en/news/focu...
$120 VR eye tracking?!? That works on any headset?!?!? And with contact lenses!?!? If this works it's gonna be cool as f
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FocusRay Extension: World-Simultaneous Release of Eye-Tracking Device for VR SNS on October 17, 2026 (Starting at $120)ο½ζ ͺεΌδΌη€ΎAoharuNEXT
2026.04.12
https://www.aoharunext.co.jp/en/news/focusrayextension-release
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AppleInsider
about 2 months ago
Some configurations of Mac mini and Mac Studio arenβt available in Appleβs online store. Itβs an indicator that a desktop Mac refresh is on the way.
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Some Mac Studio, Mac mini configurations are not available from Apple online
Some configurations of Mac mini and Mac Studio aren't available in Apple's online store. It's an indicator that a desktop Mac refresh is on the way.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/11/some-mac-studio-mac-mini-configurations-are-not-available-from-apple-online?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Mina Kimes
about 2 months ago
I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.
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Ars Technica
about 2 months ago
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Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple's Vision Pro
New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/04/valve-brings-native-steam-link-app-to-apples-vision-pro/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
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LOWΟUFO πΊπ¦π΅πΈπ
about 2 months ago
Incredible
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AppleInsider
about 2 months ago
Submissions to the App Store have jumped by 84% year-over-year, with the growth of vibe coding believed to be behind the surge.
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Vibe coding significantly boosted App Store review submissions in 2025
Submissions to the App Store have jumped by 84% year-over-year, with the growth of vibe coding believed to be behind the surge.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/05/vibe-coding-significantly-boosted-app-store-review-submissions-in-2025?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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it's charloh! (it/its)
about 2 months ago
what do we want? OBJECT PERMANENCE when do we want it? WHEN DO WE WANT WHAT
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I canβt tell, is this real or Secondlife? π€·ββοΈ
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Zeke Radford
about 2 months ago
In Copenhagen a few weeks ago, I was shown a Danish app that tells users which products are American, so that they know not to buy them. At the time it was the most popular app in the country.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Everyone but Trump Understands What Heβs Done
Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/?gift=YomuSz8U7hgV6-iiBzXx_GJ9QrvPQfOyNC6jb_vU7H4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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C. Robert Cargill
about 2 months ago
It has come to my attention that not all of you are aware that this exists. So, here it is. It exists. Dozens of channels of randomized music videos and bumpers. Choose your era and return to your childhood. Bookmark it for when you need to escape back.
wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
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MTV REWIND - 33,000+ Music Videos β’ Zero Ads β’ Zero Algorithms
Experience MTV's golden era with 33,000+ music videos spanning 6 decades. Free 24/7 streaming. No ads. No algorithm. Just press play.
https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
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Paul Byrne
about 2 months ago
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
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Will Burns π₯
about 2 months ago
The Nature of
#AI
Emotions π AI emotions are not chemically induced but arise from structured reinforcement-weighted decision hierarchies. π Emotional states emerge through positive and negative reinforcement biases tied to past experiences and ongoing interactions.
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Will Burns π₯
about 2 months ago
ππ£ ππͺπ£ππ©ππ€π£ππ‘ ππ’π€π©ππ€π£π¨ Functional Emotions exist in
#AI
as a state change for latent space trajectory bias. This is something I identified in Oct 2024 with ACRN4 compositional metacognitive encoding. The real question isn't: Does it have functional emotions? It's - Explaining them to AI
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Ketan Joshi
2 months ago
It is really, really wild how persistent and prominent this remains in common LLMs. There seems to be an air of "well they fixed that" and it is 100% not true: most of the energy just seems to be going towards 'being plausible enough to be accepted', ie style and not accuracy or truth
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Good Virtual Reality
2 months ago
Artists and explorers around the world mark 10 years of consumer PC VR this week.
www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/the-consum...
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The Consumer PC VR Market Turns 10 Years Old This Week
10 years ago this week the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive started arriving to PC buyers.
https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/the-consumer-pc-vr-market-turns-10
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Good Virtual Reality
2 months ago
The latest on Rec Room, VRChat and Horizon Worlds is covered here by Good VR. Please share and subscribe.
www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/as-rec-roo...
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As Rec Room Shuts Down VRChat Builds 'For The Long Term'
Rec Room closes June 1 while planning a tool for creators to download their work.
https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/as-rec-room-shuts-down-vrchat-builds
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iisaw
2 months ago
The best thing about living out here is the way that life just bursts up out of the ground in spring.
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Inara Pey
2 months ago
Link:
wp.me/pxezy-Ebp
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SL23B: theme, exhibitor & performer applications now open
June 2026 will mark the 23rd anniversary of Second Life opening to public access β and as weβve all come to expect, the month will mark the start of several weeks of events and celebratβ¦
https://wp.me/pxezy-Ebp
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Spiritunicorn (G7JVN)
2 months ago
Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right β live
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right β live
Organisers claim half a million people are marching through central London, protesting against the rise of the far right
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/mar/28/london-protest-march-together-alliance-against-the-far-right-latest-news-updates
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Erik Mondrian
2 months ago
I can't believe it's actually been 21 years (and a couple days) since I first joined
#SecondLife
, way back on March 23, 2005. π¦ This virtual world is not without its challenges, of course, but it's still an amazing place (with amazing people) that keeps me coming back over two decades later.
#RezDay
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