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Nobody: Nobody at all: My brain while I'm trying to do accessibility work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtun...

Does anyone have any questions about, or anything they'd like to know about, magnet implants? I'm thinking about doing another series of short videos to complement my existing ones: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

You're likely familiar with a range of browsers, but what about browsers on screens strapped to your head? Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality devices often have web browsers, and they're a deeply interesting topic. Read about them in my latest: vale.rocks/posts/extend... #VR #VirtualReality

Web Browsers on Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality Devices

Overview and history of browsers on head-mounted extended reality devices, such as those by Oculus/Meta, Google, Vive, and Apple. Covering browsers available on the devices and the functionality they're capable of, including idiosyncrasies isolated to specific browsers and devices.

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I dunno if you've felt it in the air, but the Atmosphere is thriving. @standard.site has brought long-form publishing to the AT Protocol and some swanky link embeds here on Bluesky. If you want to know how to get started yourself, then this is the post for you.

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It's the summer of Standard.site and overwhelmingly, we've heard folks find the process complicated so Declan Chidlow is here to break the process down into something rather straightforward for you. piccalil.li/blog/publish...

Jumping in and out of VR/AR so much for the latest article that I've been losing anchor on if I'm in a headset viewing the world through passthrough, or just viewing the real world directly. Bonkers how quickly that distinction blurs in my mind.

Hey @wolvic.com. I'm writing about browsers on XR devices and have a few questions I'd love to ask about the Wolvic project. Any responses are appreciated, though not expected. Thanks for all the great work on it over the years. CC @igalia.com, @bkardell.com

For the first time ever, I accidentally put my computer to sleep with my magnet implant. I've only ever done it intentionally before, as seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdQh...

All my love to @archive.org, whose Wayback Machine has been indispensable for dredging up information for my recent and upcoming browser history articles. A lot of research has gone into them, and some of the material hasn't been live for over 20 years and would be lost without their efforts.

My first ever VR headset was the Oculus Go. Neither time nor Meta have been particularly kind to it, but it isn't yet e-waste, and it does have some uses, so I've taken the time to document some of what I can. vale.rocks/posts/oculus... #VirtualReality #OculusGo

The Oculus Go

Oculus' 2018 virtual reality headset, the Oculus Go, viewed from a modern perspective. Includes tutorials for installing a the glasses spacer and unlocking the software for improved long-term viability.

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Hi @jensimmons.bsky.social. I was wondering if you could tell me how the 360° environment system in Safari on visionOS should be referred to. In Apple's own material I've seen the terms 'Spatial Backdrop', 'Web Environments', and 'Immersive Backdrops' used. Which is the correct term? Thanks!

PDAs were a thing that existed for a period and were some of the first mobile methods of accessing the full-fat World Wide Web. After digging through a lot of old press releases and archival material, here is my latest article, covering web browsers on PDAs: vale.rocks/posts/pda-br...

There are only two file formats: disguised zips and renamed text files. JSON? Text. EPUB? Zip. CSV? Text. EXE? Zip. SVG? Text. DOCX? Zip. ICS? Text. APK? Zip.

Google's AI Overview just confidently informed me that the PDA operating system EPOC (which isn't an acronym and is instead a reference to the term 'epoch') actually stands for 'Electronic Piece of Cheese'.

Unwelcome memories of setting up Windows 10 in bulk and Cortana vomiting its spiel from every single computer simultaneously. 'Hi there! I’m Cortana, and I’m here to help. A little sign-in here, a touch of Wi-Fi there, and we’ll have your PC ready for all you plan to do. Use your voice or...'

Looking at some Internet Explorer 9 stuff from the Windows 7 days, and check out how capable these PWA-like experiences were. It really does feel like we've gone backwards. web.archive.org/web/20140728...

Having thoroughly not learnt my lesson in writing a massive post about browsers on game consoles, I've started a wider series of articles which are turning out to be of similar sizes. I'm splitting some into multiple parts by topic, because I fear the length will otherwise be off-putting.

Happened to be at the place I was born the other day, and the thought crossed my mind that, while there, my overall velocity was zero.