@rvolz.bsky.social
Let’s start the day with good news 😎
Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
Zork is now open source
Two years ago, I wrote: Microsoft-the-company does not care about Infocom. But a lot of people in Microsoft must care. Microsoft is heavily populated by greying GenX nerds just like me. Folks who grew...
blog.zarfhome.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Let’s start the day with good news 😎
There is hope: “Putting it all together, this means TCL's new OLED panel could power clear and sharp headsets with rich colors, deep contrast, and true blacks – but without the sky-high prices you get with micro-OLED. “
TCL is showing off a 2.5K RGB OLED panel for XR headsets that could be the perfect midpoint between cheap LCD and expensive micro-OLED:
www.uploadvr.com/tcl-2-5k-ole...
www.uploadvr.com/tcl-2-5k-ole...
TCL's New OLED Could Spawn The Midrange Headsets We All Want
TCL is showing off a 2.5K RGB OLED panel for XR headsets that could be the perfect midpoint between cheap LCD and expensive micro-OLED.
www.uploadvr.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There is hope: “Putting it all together, this means TCL's new OLED panel could power clear and sharp headsets with rich colors, deep contrast, and true blacks – but without the sky-high prices you get with micro-OLED. “
It seems I wasted my brain cycles 😆:
"A new perspective on development for the agentic era. Gemini-generated documentation, always up-to-date."
codewiki.google
"A new perspective on development for the agentic era. Gemini-generated documentation, always up-to-date."
codewiki.google
Code Wiki
codewiki.google
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It seems I wasted my brain cycles 😆:
"A new perspective on development for the agentic era. Gemini-generated documentation, always up-to-date."
codewiki.google
"A new perspective on development for the agentic era. Gemini-generated documentation, always up-to-date."
codewiki.google
What is documentation, or better, for whom are we documenting now? (1/2)
Cleaning up my RSS bookmarks, I looked at simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/27/... again, which points to various models on GitHub that could augment your documentation – for humans. However, …
Cleaning up my RSS bookmarks, I looked at simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/27/... again, which points to various models on GitHub that could augment your documentation – for humans. However, …
Continuous AI
GitHub Next have coined the term "Continuous AI" to describe "all uses of automated AI to support software collaboration on any platform". It's intended as an echo of Continuous Integration …
simonwillison.net
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
What is documentation, or better, for whom are we documenting now? (1/2)
Cleaning up my RSS bookmarks, I looked at simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/27/... again, which points to various models on GitHub that could augment your documentation – for humans. However, …
Cleaning up my RSS bookmarks, I looked at simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/27/... again, which points to various models on GitHub that could augment your documentation – for humans. However, …
Really great fun 🤩 that game
Laser Dance is ✨OUT NOW✨ in early access on Meta Quest 3/3s🕺
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be!
Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf
Laser Dance - Early Access Trailer
YouTube video by Thomas Van Bouwel
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Really great fun 🤩 that game
A shame that @pulplibrarian.bsky.social is not more active over here. Just found this one quite fitting
x.com/pulplibraria...
x.com/pulplibraria...
Pulp Librarian on X: "The Intelligent Woman's Guide To Atomic Radiation, by Margot Bennett. Penguin Special, 1964. Cover by Bruce Robertson. https://t.co/9rH8M7VPz8" / X
The Intelligent Woman's Guide To Atomic Radiation, by Margot Bennett. Penguin Special, 1964. Cover by Bruce Robertson. https://t.co/9rH8M7VPz8
x.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A shame that @pulplibrarian.bsky.social is not more active over here. Just found this one quite fitting
x.com/pulplibraria...
x.com/pulplibraria...
"I think we don't realize how much code, as a thing, is mostly transitional."
github.com/samrolken/no...
github.com/samrolken/no...
GitHub - samrolken/nokode
Contribute to samrolken/nokode development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"I think we don't realize how much code, as a thing, is mostly transitional."
github.com/samrolken/no...
github.com/samrolken/no...
Curious about the integration, I just gave @openbrush.app and @openblocks.app a try. Really nice experiences on the Quest headset, recommended. Next is the gallery …
Just updated our Github readme with all the current integrations and plugins and it looks kinda impressive all in one place: github.com/icosa-founda...
GitHub - icosa-foundation/icosa-gallery: Icosa Gallery is a 3D model hosting solution, intended as a replacement for Google's Poly
Icosa Gallery is a 3D model hosting solution, intended as a replacement for Google's Poly - icosa-foundation/icosa-gallery
github.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Curious about the integration, I just gave @openbrush.app and @openblocks.app a try. Really nice experiences on the Quest headset, recommended. Next is the gallery …
Found this yesterday, looked retro, did sound like it, but actually could be Skynet
youtu.be/2F4O4Hqvj9g?...
youtu.be/2F4O4Hqvj9g?...
Ich hasse alle Menschen
YouTube video by Gerda Himmelblau - Topic
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Found this yesterday, looked retro, did sound like it, but actually could be Skynet
youtu.be/2F4O4Hqvj9g?...
youtu.be/2F4O4Hqvj9g?...
Interesting perspective: "… by 2040 at the latest, those coal, gas, and oil land rights must be regarded as stranded assets that can't be monetized, and the land rights probably have a book value measured in trillions of dollars."
www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
The pivot - Charlie's Diary
www.antipope.org
October 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Interesting perspective: "… by 2040 at the latest, those coal, gas, and oil land rights must be regarded as stranded assets that can't be monetized, and the land rights probably have a book value measured in trillions of dollars."
www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
Good overview of the Move language; I was wondering who would use it. I get the impression that it is less abstract than other blockchain programming languages, especially if you are interested in #nfts or #games. Time to dig deeper …
supra.com/academy/ulti...
supra.com/academy/ulti...
The Ultimate Guide to the Move Programming Language (2025)
The Move programming language has emerged as a powerful force in blockchain development, and is used for chains like Sui, Aptos, and Supra.
supra.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Good overview of the Move language; I was wondering who would use it. I get the impression that it is less abstract than other blockchain programming languages, especially if you are interested in #nfts or #games. Time to dig deeper …
supra.com/academy/ulti...
supra.com/academy/ulti...
youtu.be/a_JL_5Mb2r8?...
Amusing to see how the scene duration developed from 3 to 10-15 secs, producing a more or less coherent show
#video #ai
Amusing to see how the scene duration developed from 3 to 10-15 secs, producing a more or less coherent show
#video #ai
Smash or Zap: Cosmic Royale Ep. 1 | Sci-Fi Comedy Game Show
YouTube video by Ai Fascinated
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
youtu.be/a_JL_5Mb2r8?...
Amusing to see how the scene duration developed from 3 to 10-15 secs, producing a more or less coherent show
#video #ai
Amusing to see how the scene duration developed from 3 to 10-15 secs, producing a more or less coherent show
#video #ai
Great start; watched the first episode on my Quest headset. The spatial podcasting mixed with a bit of interactivity was something new.
www.targostories.com/crafting-cri...
www.targostories.com/crafting-cri...
TARGO — Crafting Crimes
Bring the world’s most iconic crime cases into your living room with this mixed-reality podcast series.
From the Lizzie Borden case to the theft of the Mona Lisa, reconstruct infamous crime scenes in...
www.targostories.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great start; watched the first episode on my Quest headset. The spatial podcasting mixed with a bit of interactivity was something new.
www.targostories.com/crafting-cri...
www.targostories.com/crafting-cri...
I was fascinated by the Syberia world Benoît Sokal had created for the PC edition. Hope this will be good
Syberia VR recreates the classic adventure this November on Quest 3:
Syberia VR Confirms November Launch On Quest 3
Syberia VR recreates the classic adventure this November on Quest 3.
www.uploadvr.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was fascinated by the Syberia world Benoît Sokal had created for the PC edition. Hope this will be good
While AI was used during its development, the current version claims only natural language understanding (NLU) and an event-driven nature. Unlike many others, it has an explicit language layer.
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
While AI was used during its development, the current version claims only natural language understanding (NLU) and an event-driven nature. Unlike many others, it has an explicit language layer.
Just discovered waifu livehouses. They seem to have their own aquarium-style reality, not really #VR, more pocket dimension. Although you wouldn't need much imagination to see the livehouse pocket dimension connect to some virtual reality universe in the cloud. The llm connections are already there.
August 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just discovered waifu livehouses. They seem to have their own aquarium-style reality, not really #VR, more pocket dimension. Although you wouldn't need much imagination to see the livehouse pocket dimension connect to some virtual reality universe in the cloud. The llm connections are already there.
projecthyperion.org/
Just a design competition, for now.
Just a design competition, for now.
Project Hyperion | interstellar generation ship design competition
Project Hyperion explores the feasibility of crewed interstellar travel via generation ships, using current and near-future technologies. A generation ship is a hypothetical spacecraft designed for lo...
projecthyperion.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
projecthyperion.org/
Just a design competition, for now.
Just a design competition, for now.
Right, re-interpretation is necessary 😁 Although, the proposal is still a bit solar system-centric. To be as unreachable as the planets once were, we should think about galaxies, no?
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astr...
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astr...
Astrology in the Space Age: How Our Birth Charts Might Evolve with Interplanetary Living
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 - As we become multi-planetary as a species, with ambitious Mars colonizing and lunar settlement efforts already well underway, we must consider how this push into sp...
www.spacedaily.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Right, re-interpretation is necessary 😁 Although, the proposal is still a bit solar system-centric. To be as unreachable as the planets once were, we should think about galaxies, no?
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astr...
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astr...
A simple but powerful idea: let your local AI bots (in SillyTavern) communicate with your home automation system. openHAB's REST interface seems to be ideal for that 🤔
#ai #automation #sillytavern
github.com/p-e-w/sorcery
#ai #automation #sillytavern
github.com/p-e-w/sorcery
GitHub - p-e-w/sorcery: The future of AI roleplay
The future of AI roleplay. Contribute to p-e-w/sorcery development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A simple but powerful idea: let your local AI bots (in SillyTavern) communicate with your home automation system. openHAB's REST interface seems to be ideal for that 🤔
#ai #automation #sillytavern
github.com/p-e-w/sorcery
#ai #automation #sillytavern
github.com/p-e-w/sorcery
The realities for new languages. Where is the AI support?
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The realities for new languages. Where is the AI support?
Reposted
End of the month nl post: intro on Claude 4's growing obsession with consciousness & Buddhism, presaged by previous work (last year's post about its personality design+) arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-67-c... plus Nicholas Rougeux's latest manuscript work, Veo 3 and Kling 2.1... 1/2
TITAA #67: Claude's Bliss
Writing the Tolans - Clavis Caelestis - 2725 🌀s - Agentic RAG - Paint with Ember - Odyssey - Veo 3 & Kling 2.1 - Maps and Games
arnicas.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
End of the month nl post: intro on Claude 4's growing obsession with consciousness & Buddhism, presaged by previous work (last year's post about its personality design+) arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-67-c... plus Nicholas Rougeux's latest manuscript work, Veo 3 and Kling 2.1... 1/2
Is this the use case Desktop Linux has been waiting for? With the SteamOS PC installer gamers would install the ArchLinux. Without caring/knowing probably. But suddenly, modders etc would use Linux
youtu.be/uiBjgCTNHLE?...
youtu.be/uiBjgCTNHLE?...
Valve is Making Microsoft PANIC
YouTube video by Water CS2
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Is this the use case Desktop Linux has been waiting for? With the SteamOS PC installer gamers would install the ArchLinux. Without caring/knowing probably. But suddenly, modders etc would use Linux
youtu.be/uiBjgCTNHLE?...
youtu.be/uiBjgCTNHLE?...
Can't wait to get rid of those pesky monitors
> … Puffin will likely be marketed for and focused on virtual screens, acting as a portable multi-monitor setup to let you spawn as many virtual displays as you want, wherever you want, as big as you want, for both entertainment and productivity.
> … Puffin will likely be marketed for and focused on virtual screens, acting as a portable multi-monitor setup to let you spawn as many virtual displays as you want, wherever you want, as big as you want, for both entertainment and productivity.
Meta is prioritizing shipping an ultra-light Horizon OS headset with a tethered puck in 2026, and might not ship a new traditional form factor Quest until 2027, multiple sources tell UploadVR:
Meta Prioritizing Ultra-Light Headset With Puck Over Quest 4
Meta is prioritizing shipping an ultra-light Horizon OS headset with a tethered puck in 2026, and might not ship a new traditional form factor Quest until 2027, multiple sources tell UploadVR.
www.uploadvr.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Can't wait to get rid of those pesky monitors
> … Puffin will likely be marketed for and focused on virtual screens, acting as a portable multi-monitor setup to let you spawn as many virtual displays as you want, wherever you want, as big as you want, for both entertainment and productivity.
> … Puffin will likely be marketed for and focused on virtual screens, acting as a portable multi-monitor setup to let you spawn as many virtual displays as you want, wherever you want, as big as you want, for both entertainment and productivity.