Tarquinn2049

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[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

The leaked Epstein files are inadmissible in court. These versions would be usable. And redacting them means they can't be used against Trump, even though we all know he's on it, since we have seen the originals. The official ones are way more important because they can be used. So their coming out has actual legal repercussions, and not just social repercussions.

And I also think there are more files than what leaked. So we won't have seen the originals of some of the upcoming redacted ones.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, when I first started VR back with my DK2, I could only wear that about 2 hours at a time. Over the years, not sure how much of it was me adapting to it and how much was VR headsets and aftermarket mods getting better, but I can and often do, spend 16 hours a day in VR now.

VR has replaced almost every screen in my life. I watch TV and movies on it, I play my traditional computer games on it(flat or 3D or fully converted to 3rd or 1st person VR), as well as my native VR games. With recent headsets being able to fully bring the real world back in and blend it with the VR perfectly, I just socialize equally with the people that are actually in the same room as me, as well as people who just -seem- like they are in the same room as me. The only screen it hasn't replaced yet is my phone, some people and companies had made some inroads into incorporating phone stuff in VR, but that didn't really take off. And also I still make sure I can see the real TV everyone else can see when hanging out with my family. So I can be involved in the conversation around what we/they are watching. And yes, the Quest 3 can see TV screens clearly in passthrough, previous headsets struggled there. I can even read the closed captioning.

To me and my family, it just feels normal now, my sister is also pretty much at the same point. I got her to try it a couple years ago when she was upset that certain games she wanted to play from the couch or recliner didn't look or run well on her Steam Deck. I was like, you have an amazing computer, you could be playing those games at 4k and not have to be looking down at your hands if you just try it in VR like I do. So she did try, and she has never gone back. She uses my Quest pro, I use a Quest 3, I only modded the pro for about 8 hours runtime, since the controllers were only 8 hours anyway. But since she is mostly using it for PC games, she is generally using an xbox controller. So she just plugs the headset into a charger at her seat. Because 8 hours wasn't enough.

Ok, well that has veered off topic, sorry.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I really hope, and should probably assume, this is a joke post. But I feel like even though it must be, I'm gonna fall for the bait, as the character you have presented yourself as would have missed out on so much. But I'm gonna explain it in what is hopefully a worthwhile read so it's not a waste.

The reason a RealD 3D movie is so bright and blurry without the glasses on is that the scenes for both eyes are projected at the canvas. The light from both images is polarized to perpendicular angles with each other. The glasses have different polarization for each eye that only let in the light from the image intended for that eye. So with the glasses on, it will not only be back down to the correct brightness, but will be 3D instead of blurry, as each eye is only seeing one image now. A properly shot image from exactly far enough away from the other eyes view point, so as to seem as though you saw the scene with your own eyes to start with.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah, one of the nice things about it was that not only was it proper 3D, but it was a showcase of how 3D could and should be done. If anyone didn't watch it in 3D in the theaters, the only other option for seeing it as intended is VR now.

I'm in the camp of people that has watched it and the second one multiple times. Made sure to catch them in theater first, I rarely bother to see movies in theater. But at home I watch them in my VR theater in perfect 3D, the visuals are actually better in my setup(4k raw videofile on Virtual Desktop, tuned to the exact size and distance I want the screen to be), the sound isn't quite what a theater would do, but mostly cuz I don't actually like how "big" they go with the sound at theaters. I'd rather it feel like I'm there, than being so over the top. My audio at home doesn't have to drown out a crowd of people.

I think the whole experience in VR is better than theater, the movie presents better at a reasonable volume and soundstage.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Hehe, I like how they dumped the extra marker swipes on the first name instead of getting rid of them when they had too many, makes it look like he decided to cross out his own name a few extra times for good measure.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As you can see from your image, they corrected you on their name.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's a pretty good game. I didn't particularly like the RTS parts, but even with not liking them, the game was good. I recommend it. The RTS in the storyline is easy enough to get through without skill or practice. And of course its a nice way to commemorate Ozzy's performance.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can either embrace the ADHD, or fight it. Ultimately which you prefer is up to you and your individual situation. The downside of embracing it is for sure gonna be financial, the downside of fighting it is gonna be emotional/mental anguish.

Having a new hobby every month can be fine if you know it's gonna be the thing. Don't invest too heavily even if it "really feels like this is finally the one". Or, you can focus on a hobby that does constantly change, videogaming is of course one example. The other thing is, you may develop the ability to steer your interest back to previous hobbies. Just know that there is a bit of a wall to climb to get back into a hobby you dropped, it's gonna feel a whole lot taller of a wall than it really is but a little push can be enough to clear it without burning out.

Edit: joining a social community for each hobby is a good way to naturally swing your interest back to it every now and then.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Entertainment is valuable, it's what helps us get through the stuff we don't want to do. Looking forward to, or fondly remembering back on, the stuff we did/do for fun.

Budget for it. If what you want fits in that budget, and there is no other downside preventing you, then go for it.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In fact, it's very clear his entire intent is to try to make it impossible for them to claim he was reaching for something. And they still claimed it... like, if he had complied and reached to take off his seatbelt, they probably would have shot him...

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's so hard to tell, cuz he barely "had it" to begin with.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think the goal was to try to make it easier.

 

I assume they are two separate patents by two separate companies, but once those are both on the same can opener, there will be no reason to buy any other manual can opener. So when is the first one expiring?

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