It’s cool Meta is giving $100 off promo codes out, but weird that at checkout it says “this code is no longer valid” — the email says good thru December 31st. I mean a refurbished Quest 3S for $169.99 would be an absolutely insane deal.

We’re off to Vancouver to teach some Unreal Engine !!

Today has been an absolutely crazy day across many many things work and personal and will take up at least 3 pages of my biography someday.

wish us luck!! give us those steam frames nom nom nom

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This echoes the conservative counterargument to union rights a century ago, the so-called "liberty of contract." As FDR's Interior Secretary Harold Ickes noted, that kind of "liberty" merely gave helpless individuals the freedom to "drive a bargain with a great corporation."

there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all

This is just fantastic read from @notus.com. Democracy is indeed a letter to the editor www.notus.org/perspectives...

Just got sent a pretty wild job offer I’m looking to pass along. Without revealing too much, they want a “world-class engine/rendering programmer and wizard who knows Unreal Engine like the back of their hand.” Full time. Remote. This you? DM me.

This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n... 1/

Once more, for old times’ sake

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC

Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.

"How about guys trying to kill me..." (This guy has nerves of steal! So calm, so collected.) 10 out of 10! No notes.

In Galaxy XR I shared my view with Gemini to see if it could help me do better at Cyberpunk 2077

I ordered a Galaxy XR w/ controllers on the day it became available. Already got the headset, controllers said they were delayed till Nov 3rd. Then Nov 6th. Then today I got notified that they're delayed till JANUARY 8th! They really thought nobody was gonna buy these, huh?

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After listening to most podcasts and audiobooks at 2x speed for about a decade, delighted to find that I’m now actually quite comfortable at 3x

I mean sure

My most popular use of Gemini so far in Galaxy XR ? Opening up games I haven’t played in a while and asking for help with the controls and reminding me where I am in the story. It’s actually pretty good at this given enough context.

Great video here on the state of VR. I’ll fight anyone that Alex and I are just enjoying VR here. VR with good passthrough. We are wearing VR headsets and playing pickleball in the New York holodeck.

How do you know if a game is good? Don't watch the game, watch the player-- a reaction like this is everything. Can't wait for everyone to check out @laserdancegame.bsky.social from @tovanbo.bsky.social !!

Watch me play pickleball with @ianhamilton.net for 11 minutes while I talk over the video in a late night ramble about the state of XR ! youtu.be/AMsg8nHjn4A

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NEWS: Unreal Engine fully working in Galaxy XR and you’ll never guess the company that made it possible. More soon 😜

The tighter I wind the Galaxy XR, the wider my field of view and the more immersed I feel as the lenses get closer to my eyes. The only problem? It becomes a blood pressure test for my head and produces a headache in roughly 60 seconds.

Pickle Pro is already the game I've spent the most time playing in VisionOS. It's excellent mixed reality and gets your heart pumping!

Tremendous thank you to @agilelens.bsky.social for lending us Google’s next steps in VR to explore.

Excellent write-up covering some of the ways Galaxy XR may actually have a leg up on Vision Pro.

Who is doing the best XR work for Media & Entertainment in Europe ??

I also throw peace and love signs at software that makes me feel curious and hopeful. www.uploadvr.com/android-xr-g...

Same issue we run until with our Unreal builds atm

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We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina. This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.

A shiny quarter to the first person who gets Unreal Engine running immersively in Galaxy XR. Unfortunately it’s way harder than you would think.

Anyone know if iTunes Extras will ever come to Vision Pro ? I really want to watch Princess Mononoke in Japanese.

Hahah this guy asked Gemini what the Galaxy XR headset was and it told him it was a Meta Quest Pro youtu.be/xpmiUR0_kgo?...

The passage of time makes me so uncomfortable. 4 years ago I started learning Unreal. This week I got to give a community talk at the Epic office. That’s kinda crazy. @ibrews.bsky.social you’re an amazing host. Loved hanging with @mattworkmancine.bsky.social too!

Photos from Unreal NYC featuring brilliants talks from @mattworkmancine.bsky.social + @woodydevs.bsky.social & a mind-blowing markerless mocap demo from Movin Tracin !

holdddd on... you can just plug a Meta Quest directly into a monitor and get a direct feed to it ??

End of the Pickle Pro game @ianhamilton.net and I played today in Vision Pro. He was in M5 and I was in M2. It felt good!

Popping out my wallet to buy Walkabout again. If you have a game out now on Android XR, I would like to try it. Please send codes.

Folks trying the M5 Vision Pro at Grand Central yesterday. My appointment started almost 30 minutes late and once the docent heard I use my M2 Vision Pro all the time he didn’t really know what to do with me.

A few quick thoughts on Galaxy XR before we lent our headset to @ianhamilton.net for the weekend (since it’s silly Samsung didn’t provide UploadVR with a review unit and the one they ordered at their own expense won’t come for weeks).

Not supplied by Samsung. Lent by a developer helping @uploadvr.com do its work. Thank you to @agilelens.bsky.social @kevinasarobot.bsky.social @ibrews.bsky.social for the help!

Going to be great !

The shorter games with worse graphics made by less people discourse is starting again and the nuance lost in this conversation is: we absolutely CAN make big, hyper-realistic games, sustainably. The problem -- and the money drain -- is executive pay, leadership overreach, mismanagement, and whims.