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also the oculus was bad because the optics are such that if you move your head even a little out of alignment it gets really blurry. we tried my old google cardboard which was wayyyy better on that front (but bad for other reasons), so I assume lower FOV means more forgiving optics

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was thinking of getting a FPV headset for tetra so she can still browse the internet while she's stuck in bed due to various body problems. anyone have any experience with this?

we tried using the oculus today and the assessment was "would be pretty ok if it didn't do head tracking"

SAT02G.ICO - Comms, Telecom

....Aerials, Mobiles, Poles, Satellites, Telephones

it's fascinating noticing all the little details. and one of them definitely feels cheaper than the other

the certification stickers are about the same with very few differences, and i can't see anything that denotes different revisions

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think i'm the only person to ever notice differences in build quality on 2 different microsoft 1850 wireless mice that seem to have been manufactured in 2 different factories

ROLDX02B.ICO - Data, File

...Card files, Filing Cabinets, Roladex

Owning a 3D printer in the vintage computing hobby is absolutely life changing. You go from being surrounded by a massive disorganized pile of old machines, to being surrounded by a massive disorganize pile of old machines, but none of them are missing port covers anymore.

how do you get started in kink/bdsm spaces if you don't know anybody? it seems like everybody publicly visible about kink is years-old established in it and there's no welcoming space for newbies who don't have the right connections. who do you go to if you need the hand-holding?

I am so fucking tired of everyone and their mother deciding that reinventing pure and simple HTML in fucking supercomputer-needing slow as script JavaShit is somehow the better future of the World Wide Web.

YOUR WEBSITE IS NOT THE ONLY APPLICATION I NEED TO RUN AT A SINGLE TIME! YOUR WEBSITE SHOULDN'T EVEN **BE** A FUCKING APPLICATION JUST TO SHOW SIMPLE TEXT, YOU TECHBRO-ADMIRING DUMBASSES!

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i think the one rare retro computer we have the least information about (at least widely available and easily digestible) has got to be the pixar image computer. i have no idea what they even look like working. all we know about them is how it's a big cube and steve jobs was involved somewhat

am i a clout chaser or just attention starved: a guide to your life on social media

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