Todd Heberlein
@toddheberlein.bsky.social
Hobby: AR/VR dev, Guilty pleasure: UFOs/UAP, Job: Cybersecurity R&D.
I’m into anything science-related and have a soft spot for technology-focused businesses.
I’m into anything science-related and have a soft spot for technology-focused businesses.
On this day in history: Hitler released from prison for conspiracy to overthrow the government. A "tamed" Hitler looked "sadder and wiser". Authorities believed Hitler "was no longer to be feared" and "he will retire to private life."
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On this day in history: Hitler released from prison for conspiracy to overthrow the government. A "tamed" Hitler looked "sadder and wiser". Authorities believed Hitler "was no longer to be feared" and "he will retire to private life."
Die Hard - officially a Christmas movie 😄
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Die Hard - officially a Christmas movie 😄
So Santa has reindeer named “Thunder” and “Lightning”, along with “Cupid”, the Roman god of erotic love, and “Vixen”, a sexually attractive woman.
Santa, I’m seeing you in a whole new light.
Santa, I’m seeing you in a whole new light.
Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So Santa has reindeer named “Thunder” and “Lightning”, along with “Cupid”, the Roman god of erotic love, and “Vixen”, a sexually attractive woman.
Santa, I’m seeing you in a whole new light.
Santa, I’m seeing you in a whole new light.
New Apple Immersive Video has dropped. World of Red Bull.
The videography is amazing - so crisp and clear with great slow motion. The scenery is amazing. It is the perfect example of taking you to a place you may never go. The skiers are fricken crazy.
The videography is amazing - so crisp and clear with great slow motion. The scenery is amazing. It is the perfect example of taking you to a place you may never go. The skiers are fricken crazy.
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
New Apple Immersive Video has dropped. World of Red Bull.
The videography is amazing - so crisp and clear with great slow motion. The scenery is amazing. It is the perfect example of taking you to a place you may never go. The skiers are fricken crazy.
The videography is amazing - so crisp and clear with great slow motion. The scenery is amazing. It is the perfect example of taking you to a place you may never go. The skiers are fricken crazy.
Much of programming is finding solutions to something many people have already found solutions for. This is why programming is such a good use case for LLMs.
The trend for 50+ years:
Textbooks for common algorithms.
Building algorithms into standard libraries.
Googling for errors.
Now LLMs.
The trend for 50+ years:
Textbooks for common algorithms.
Building algorithms into standard libraries.
Googling for errors.
Now LLMs.
Anthropic's employees self-report using Claude in 60% of work and achieving a 50% productivity boost, often using it for debugging and code understanding, more (Anthropic)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Much of programming is finding solutions to something many people have already found solutions for. This is why programming is such a good use case for LLMs.
The trend for 50+ years:
Textbooks for common algorithms.
Building algorithms into standard libraries.
Googling for errors.
Now LLMs.
The trend for 50+ years:
Textbooks for common algorithms.
Building algorithms into standard libraries.
Googling for errors.
Now LLMs.
Looks like a restored original (non-specialized) version of Star Wars might be coming out. If Han shoots first, Disney will be getting more of my money.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29_...
Star Wars Official Restoration Leaks and future of Despecialized
YouTube video by Petr Harmy (Harmyfilm)
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Looks like a restored original (non-specialized) version of Star Wars might be coming out. If Han shoots first, Disney will be getting more of my money.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29_...
I've made the Website Environment of the Cozy Cabin scene from Marble available. If you have an Apple Vision Pro and have enabled Website Environments for Safari, feel free to check it out.
Link to the the page is in the next post.
Link to the the page is in the next post.
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I've made the Website Environment of the Cozy Cabin scene from Marble available. If you have an Apple Vision Pro and have enabled Website Environments for Safari, feel free to check it out.
Link to the the page is in the next post.
Link to the the page is in the next post.
First attempt to turn Marble's environments to a Spatial Backdrop for Safari in Apple Vision Pro.
Not ideal, but it shows promise.
Not ideal, but it shows promise.
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
First attempt to turn Marble's environments to a Spatial Backdrop for Safari in Apple Vision Pro.
Not ideal, but it shows promise.
Not ideal, but it shows promise.
Apple should pay @npr.org some money just to record these tiny desk concerts in Apple Immersive Video. It would be a relatively easy way to create great content for the Apple Vision Pro.
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/g...
Robert Plant: Tiny Desk Concert
Robert Plant's voice has only gotten better with age. In this beautiful set, Plant and his band cover Low, Moby Grape, Martha Scanlan and interpret traditional songs.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Apple should pay @npr.org some money just to record these tiny desk concerts in Apple Immersive Video. It would be a relatively easy way to create great content for the Apple Vision Pro.
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/g...
Reposted by Todd Heberlein
The visionOS community never disappoints. There is always so much going on!
Step Into Newsletter for November 21, 2025
New Timeline Examples, Shared Visions Update, and a lot going on in December.
Resources include open source projects, an awesome app his TestFlight, and weekend reading.
stepinto.vision/articles/ste...
New Timeline Examples, Shared Visions Update, and a lot going on in December.
Resources include open source projects, an awesome app his TestFlight, and weekend reading.
stepinto.vision/articles/ste...
Step Into Newsletter – November 21, 2025
New Timeline Examples, Shared Visions Update, and a lot going on in December.
stepinto.vision
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The visionOS community never disappoints. There is always so much going on!
A new Apple Immersive Video has dropped: Flight Ready
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A new Apple Immersive Video has dropped: Flight Ready
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
Reposted by Todd Heberlein
Did you know Apple is hosting three in-person workshops for visionOS developers?
New York - Dec 2-4, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Berlin - Dec 4-5, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
London - Dec 18-19, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
I signed up for the New York event
New York - Dec 2-4, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Berlin - Dec 4-5, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
London - Dec 18-19, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
I signed up for the New York event
Meet with Apple - Apple Developer
Join us around the world for a variety of sessions, labs, and workshops — tailored for you.
developer.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Did you know Apple is hosting three in-person workshops for visionOS developers?
New York - Dec 2-4, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Berlin - Dec 4-5, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
London - Dec 18-19, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
I signed up for the New York event
New York - Dec 2-4, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Berlin - Dec 4-5, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
London - Dec 18-19, 2025
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
I signed up for the New York event
Another Apple developer day with a live YouTube stream next week. This one focused on game development.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Dm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Dm...
Press Start: Game development on Apple platforms | Meet with Apple
YouTube video by Apple Developer
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Another Apple developer day with a live YouTube stream next week. This one focused on game development.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Dm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Dm...
Reposted by Todd Heberlein
A former L3 Harris executive pleads guilty in a US district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars (Greg Otto/CyberScoop)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A former L3 Harris executive pleads guilty in a US district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars (Greg Otto/CyberScoop)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
I feel with the Internet boom and then the mobile boom, new opportunities, businesses, and jobs were created.
With AI, it seems mostly about destruction of jobs and increasing wealth inequality as a very few become incredibly wealthy.
With AI, it seems mostly about destruction of jobs and increasing wealth inequality as a very few become incredibly wealthy.
Chegg, once a mainstay for college students seeking homework help and textbook rentals, is laying off 45% of its workforce as AI continues to reshape the education industry.
Silicon Valley online education company cuts nearly half its workforce, blaming ‘new realities of AI’
Chegg, once a mainstay for college students seeking homework help and textbook rentals, is laying off 45% of its workforce as AI continues to reshape the education industry.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I feel with the Internet boom and then the mobile boom, new opportunities, businesses, and jobs were created.
With AI, it seems mostly about destruction of jobs and increasing wealth inequality as a very few become incredibly wealthy.
With AI, it seems mostly about destruction of jobs and increasing wealth inequality as a very few become incredibly wealthy.
Reposted by Todd Heberlein
(The employees are being furloughed, not fired)
Holy sh*t, what timing. The National Nuclear Security Administration is furloughing 1,400 people on a day that I broke the story that a foreign threat actor infiltrated the NNSA's Kansas City manufacturing plant.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Holy sh*t, what timing. The National Nuclear Security Administration is furloughing 1,400 people on a day that I broke the story that a foreign threat actor infiltrated the NNSA's Kansas City manufacturing plant.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday | CNN Politics
The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Departm...
edition.cnn.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
(The employees are being furloughed, not fired)
Holy sh*t, what timing. The National Nuclear Security Administration is furloughing 1,400 people on a day that I broke the story that a foreign threat actor infiltrated the NNSA's Kansas City manufacturing plant.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Holy sh*t, what timing. The National Nuclear Security Administration is furloughing 1,400 people on a day that I broke the story that a foreign threat actor infiltrated the NNSA's Kansas City manufacturing plant.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Huh? Apple is saying its Developer Strap is available for order on Oct 22.
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Huh? Apple is saying its Developer Strap is available for order on Oct 22.
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Apple's visionOS-focused cozy-WWDC, "Create immersive media experiences for visionOS", will be streamed live on YouTube next week.
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
Apple Developer
Hello and welcome to the official Apple Developer YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Apple's visionOS-focused cozy-WWDC, "Create immersive media experiences for visionOS", will be streamed live on YouTube next week.
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
www.youtube.com/@AppleDevelo...
Happy Friday Morning!
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Friday Morning!
Updated Apple Vision Pro with M5 and new head strap is out.
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Updated Apple Vision Pro with M5 and new head strap is out.
Interrupting the "Apple Vision Pro is dead" discussions to remind people that Apple has a 3-day immersive storytelling mini-WWDC next week, live and online (online is only 2 days).
I've registered for the online experience.
I've registered for the online experience.
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Interrupting the "Apple Vision Pro is dead" discussions to remind people that Apple has a 3-day immersive storytelling mini-WWDC next week, live and online (online is only 2 days).
I've registered for the online experience.
I've registered for the online experience.
Live basketball games coming to Apple Immersive Pro.
I wonder if Apple will highlight a bunch of new content like this when they release the updated Apple Vision Pro in the coming weeks.
sixcolors.com/link/2025/10...
I wonder if Apple will highlight a bunch of new content like this when they release the updated Apple Vision Pro in the coming weeks.
sixcolors.com/link/2025/10...
Immersive live NBA games coming to Vision Pro
Apple has shown some immersive sports events, including NBA All-Star weekend, after the fact. But live streaming immersive video hasn’t happened yet. After much anticipation, it’s final…
sixcolors.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Live basketball games coming to Apple Immersive Pro.
I wonder if Apple will highlight a bunch of new content like this when they release the updated Apple Vision Pro in the coming weeks.
sixcolors.com/link/2025/10...
I wonder if Apple will highlight a bunch of new content like this when they release the updated Apple Vision Pro in the coming weeks.
sixcolors.com/link/2025/10...
I largely gave up interest in the UFO/UAP topic because Congressional people leading hearings are some of the worst human beings, and too many in the UFO community embrace them.
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I largely gave up interest in the UFO/UAP topic because Congressional people leading hearings are some of the worst human beings, and too many in the UFO community embrace them.