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Any update on Diverse supporting Apple Vision Pro?

VRML And The Dream Of Bringing 3D To The World Wide Web You don’t have to be a Snow Crash or Tron fan to be familiar with the 3D craze that characterized the rise of the Internet and the World Wide Web in particular. From phrases like ‘surfi…

Some historical perspective on #vr:

"...David Raggett from Hewlett Packard Laboratories submitted a paper back in 1994 titled Extending WWW to support Platform Independent Virtual Reality." #xr #virtualreality

hackaday.com/2025/08/07/v...

I wish there was a great RSS reader for Vision Pro… 💭

Photo of a sunrise over the intracoastal waterway in Holden Beach, NC

A beautiful morning--calm before the work day #HoldenBeach #NorthCarolina #USA

Still no native iPad app for Bluesky? 🤔 With so many creators & digital nomads using iPads, it’s a missed opportunity! Multitasking, big screens, & Apple Pencil support make it a must. Time to step up, Bluesky! #iPad #Bluesky #AppUpdate

Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days “The front page of the web” is turning into the last refuge of the human internet. But can it survive AI?

"However you scroll, wherever you browse, and whatever you want to see on your screens, it has probably happened to you, and if you haven’t noticed yet, you may now: Your world has become more Reddit."

Read more from @jwherrman.bsky.social for @intelligencer.com:

That looks so fun 🤩

I’m tired of hearing about Amazon Prime Day as if it’s news…

Is it VR/Spacial or just Made for iPad, but playable?

Wishful thinking: the iPhone Fold is the size of an original iPhone when folded.

@ncgovernor.bsky.social I’m waiting in the DMV line in Shallotte. There are only two examiners working. The citizens of our state deserve better. #NorthCarolina #NCDMV

I just don’t know if I could buy something call a “Thorbolt” 😆

RSS, yes please!

Wow, that’s adorable and brings back Mac Aqua UI vibes. Love it—maybe you should!

Photo of a small dish of home-grown blackberries

My first blackberry harvest at Holden Beach! #HoldenBeach #NorthCarolina #USA

Playing (not building a product) with hand tracking with 3D models in scenery app This humming bird anchored to my thumb and extremely accurate. Slight movement - model changes immediately. Video doesn’t do this justice!!!. It feels and looks beautiful in Vision Pro. Took 5mins to make.

The award that changes the lives of its winners Plus: a limited, hand-numbered launch poster by Sonny Ross

For years, I hoped NPR, NYTimes, or the ghost of Gimlet would make a video game podcast. A weekly, hour-long audio magazine with essays, interviews, tight editing, and a cheeky sense of humor.

Nobody made the show I wanted to hear.
So, I made it myself.

Here's the first episode of Post Games.

YouTube video by Remix Tavern Zelda Music but it's Cyberpunk

SOLARPUNK ZELDA LINK youtu.be/2GKK4uHMQ5M?...

Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla | TechCrunch The deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket's existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch.

Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla techcrunch.com/2025/...

One's fine with me, since it's usually plugged in while at my desk. 🤓

@viverse.com Any update on Apple Vision Pro support?

I keep hoping for an update on the iOS version launch... 😬

eh, I wouldn't waste the effort at this point

WWDC 2025 and the Road to Rebuilding Trust Every year before WWDC, there's a bit of excitement, and I personally look forward to the new software updates that will come to Apple devices in the next year. There's always a lot of speculation abo...

5/5
#wwdc needs to be more than flashy demos. Apple has to rebuild trust: fix what’s broken, support devs, and deliver what it promises. I want to be excited again — not just for the keynote, but for what Apple can be.

My Full thoughts here : volatileinputs.com/2025/05/wwdc...

Photo of a fluffy gentleman-cat

His name is Teddy. #CatsOfHB #Caturday #HoldenBeach #NorthCarolina

Author AW Davidson standing in front of his book display table at Capricon in Chicago

More to come on Bluesky but for now, here’s my sci-if trilogy and myself! Read Relics of Dawn here: books2read.com/relicsofdawn

Ok clocked

Biking to get lunch. 😎 #BeachLife #HoldenBeach #NorthCarolina #USA

I miss when the verge was about tech. Such simpler times.

Wish it was on Vision Pro 🥺