Wagner James Au
@slhamlet.bsky.social
Writing about/helping create virtual world culture since 2006.
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Wagner James Au
@slhamlet.bsky.social
· Sep 16
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is reporting on Second Life, VRChat, and the Metaverse at large
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New World Notes is moving to my Patreon! The original Typepad-based blog shuts down October 1, but I'll keep covering the Metaverse ecosystem news/culture, related topics & OG metaverse Second Life there.
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Could you highly esteemed mainstream journalists maybe check in with actual AI programmers like @hmason.bsky.social before gullibly gulping down the most egregious bullshit claims by AI hypesters trying to raise another round to fund their highly unprofitable, lawsuit-magnet, earth-destroying LLMs?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Could you highly esteemed mainstream journalists maybe check in with actual AI programmers like @hmason.bsky.social before gullibly gulping down the most egregious bullshit claims by AI hypesters trying to raise another round to fund their highly unprofitable, lawsuit-magnet, earth-destroying LLMs?
Could you highly esteemed mainstream journalists maybe check in with actual AI programmers like @hmason.bsky.social before gullibly gulping down the most egregious bullshit claims by AI hypesters trying to raise another round to fund their highly unprofitable, lawsuit-magnet, earth-destroying LLMs?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Could you highly esteemed mainstream journalists maybe check in with actual AI programmers like @hmason.bsky.social before gullibly gulping down the most egregious bullshit claims by AI hypesters trying to raise another round to fund their highly unprofitable, lawsuit-magnet, earth-destroying LLMs?
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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It's like playing Deus Ex games where you hack into into e-mail servers and find out the bad guys are planning world domination in the most ham-handed obvious way.
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's like playing Deus Ex games where you hack into into e-mail servers and find out the bad guys are planning world domination in the most ham-handed obvious way.
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when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
Happy Monday! Here's the latest New World Newsfeed, featuring Disney's latest tiptoe into Fortnite, the glacial growth of VRChat's iOS app, and new engineering jobs at Linden Lab.
All that and more on my Patreon, plus subscribe for special benefits! 👇
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All that and more on my Patreon, plus subscribe for special benefits! 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/new-wo...
New World Newsfeed Featuring a New Unity Platform, Epic/Google Breakthrough, and an SL Hunt Attracts Catastrophic Success | Wagner James Au / New World Notes
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November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Happy Monday! Here's the latest New World Newsfeed, featuring Disney's latest tiptoe into Fortnite, the glacial growth of VRChat's iOS app, and new engineering jobs at Linden Lab.
All that and more on my Patreon, plus subscribe for special benefits! 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/new-wo...
All that and more on my Patreon, plus subscribe for special benefits! 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/new-wo...
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Happy Monday! Here's my latest virtual world news feed, including the rise of avatar-based K-Pop stars, Minecraft open sourcing its Java edition, Meta moving more metaverse deck chairs, and much more. 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/142359...
www.patreon.com/posts/142359...
New World Newsfeed Featuring VRChat on iOS, K-Pop Stars Who Are Virtual World Avatars, and Much More! | Wagner James Au / New World Notes
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November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Happy Monday! Here's my latest virtual world news feed, including the rise of avatar-based K-Pop stars, Minecraft open sourcing its Java edition, Meta moving more metaverse deck chairs, and much more. 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/142359...
www.patreon.com/posts/142359...
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ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
Once again, Freeman is Fremen
a man in a cape is standing in front of a large explosion
ALT: a man in a cape is standing in front of a large explosion
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Once again, Freeman is Fremen
Do you ever wonder if maybe a World Series game never actually ends? That any past World Series game apparently winning and ending is an illusion created by a deus deceptor to obscure us from the reality that there is only one World Series game that's been played since the start of time?
a man in a suit and tie is holding a sign that says hey !
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a sign that says hey !
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Do you ever wonder if maybe a World Series game never actually ends? That any past World Series game apparently winning and ending is an illusion created by a deus deceptor to obscure us from the reality that there is only one World Series game that's been played since the start of time?
Millions.
According to OpenAI's own data, in a given week, millions of people "have conversations [with ChatGPT] that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent"
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Millions.
In a moment of wild cross-cultural weirdness, someone in Toronto tried to distract the Dodger's Japanese pitcher by dressing up as Colonel Sanders. Because... there's an urban legend in Japan that the ghost of KFC's founder put a curse on the Hanshin Tigers. 🤯
www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/co...
From the Dodgers community on Reddit: The Col Sanders guy was an attempt to “curse” our team. Update: it didn’t work.
Explore this post and more from the Dodgers community
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October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In a moment of wild cross-cultural weirdness, someone in Toronto tried to distract the Dodger's Japanese pitcher by dressing up as Colonel Sanders. Because... there's an urban legend in Japan that the ghost of KFC's founder put a curse on the Hanshin Tigers. 🤯
www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/co...
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New "Liberty Leading the People" painting just dropped
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New "Liberty Leading the People" painting just dropped
New "Liberty Leading the People" painting just dropped
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New "Liberty Leading the People" painting just dropped
Movie jewel thieves: dress like ninjas, show up with grappling hooks at 2am to rappel upside down to open the safe with a laser beam.
Actual jewel thieves: show up in the morning at rush hour, knock a wall open with a fucking crane.
Actual jewel thieves: show up in the morning at rush hour, knock a wall open with a fucking crane.
Astonishing new footage shows the suspected Louvre jewel thieves making a bizarre getaway in broad daylight
www.huffpost.com/entry/new-fo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/new-fo...
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Movie jewel thieves: dress like ninjas, show up with grappling hooks at 2am to rappel upside down to open the safe with a laser beam.
Actual jewel thieves: show up in the morning at rush hour, knock a wall open with a fucking crane.
Actual jewel thieves: show up in the morning at rush hour, knock a wall open with a fucking crane.
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Big Patreon supporter shout-out to @uyjulian.pw, creator of FSBToolEx to help Unity creators make seamlessly looping audio. Check it out on his BOOTH page 👇
uyjulian.booth.pm
uyjulian.booth.pm
uyjulian.booth.pm
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Big Patreon supporter shout-out to @uyjulian.pw, creator of FSBToolEx to help Unity creators make seamlessly looping audio. Check it out on his BOOTH page 👇
uyjulian.booth.pm
uyjulian.booth.pm
AI hypesters never notice how people who proclaim things like "AI games are going to be amazing" are never gamers themselves. And never notice how actual gamers have favorite game designers/studios (Kojima, CD Projekt Red, etc) the same way cineastes have favorite directors.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AI hypesters never notice how people who proclaim things like "AI games are going to be amazing" are never gamers themselves. And never notice how actual gamers have favorite game designers/studios (Kojima, CD Projekt Red, etc) the same way cineastes have favorite directors.
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The #NoKings protest and the #frogprotester inspired me to take a look at the amphibians in #SecondLife
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Cajsa's Choices: The Fantastic Frog Photography of SL | Wagner James Au / New World Notes
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October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The #NoKings protest and the #frogprotester inspired me to take a look at the amphibians in #SecondLife
www.patreon.com/posts/cajsas...
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Super important essay from @anildash.com. People in tech who actually understand how LLMs work know they come with considerable limitations. But they rarely discuss them in public, for fear of undermining the AI hype & flimflam spouted by their billionaire bosses.👇
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Super important essay from @anildash.com. People in tech who actually understand how LLMs work know they come with considerable limitations. But they rarely discuss them in public, for fear of undermining the AI hype & flimflam spouted by their billionaire bosses.👇
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
Super important essay from @anildash.com. People in tech who actually understand how LLMs work know they come with considerable limitations. But they rarely discuss them in public, for fear of undermining the AI hype & flimflam spouted by their billionaire bosses.👇
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Super important essay from @anildash.com. People in tech who actually understand how LLMs work know they come with considerable limitations. But they rarely discuss them in public, for fear of undermining the AI hype & flimflam spouted by their billionaire bosses.👇
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
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The owner of Twitter just reinstated the accounts of several Nazi who had been suspending for violating Twitter's rules about doxxing other users. Now here's another piece on Bluesky's intellectual diversity problem.
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The owner of Twitter just reinstated the accounts of several Nazi who had been suspending for violating Twitter's rules about doxxing other users. Now here's another piece on Bluesky's intellectual diversity problem.
I've talked with many multiple developers of XR glasses over the years, and asked all of them, "How do you solve the creeper guy problem with your XR glasses?"
None of them had an adequate answer.
None of them had an adequate answer.
Actual safety notice from my alma mater:
Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected
The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)
Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected
The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I've talked with many multiple developers of XR glasses over the years, and asked all of them, "How do you solve the creeper guy problem with your XR glasses?"
None of them had an adequate answer.
None of them had an adequate answer.