any idea on price?
"below the index", according to the UploadVR article linked. So below 1000 USD
Readit NewsSteam Frame is running SteamOS on ARM, and is capable of playing games standalone, which implies ARM support in Steam. Through granted, it could be in a limited form.
they are porting FEX to Proton, and according to the VRUpload article linked it has "shockingly little performance impact". This could be fun.
Foveated streaming! That's a great idea. Foveated rendering is complicated to implement with current rendering APIs in a way that actually improves performance, but foveated streaming seems like a much easier win that applies to all content automatically. And the dedicated 6 GHz dongle should do a much better job at streaming than typical wifi routers.
> Just like any SteamOS device, install your own apps, open a browser, do what you want: It's your PC.
It's an ARM Linux PC that presumably gives you root access, in addition to being a VR headset. And it has an SD card slot for storage expansion. Very cool, should be very hackable. Very unlike every other standalone VR headset.
> 2160 x 2160 LCD (per eye) 72-144Hz refresh rate
Roughly equivalent resolution to Quest 3 and less than Vision Pro. This won't be suitable as a monitor replacement for general desktop use. But the price is hopefully low. I'd love to see a high-end option with higher resolution displays in the future, good enough for monitor replacement.
> Monochrome passthrough
So AR is not a focus here, which makes sense. However:
> User accessible front expansion port w/ Dual high speed camera interface (8 lanes @ 2.5Gbps MIPI) / PCIe Gen 4 interface (1-lane)
Full color AR could be done as an optional expansion pack. And I can imagine people might come up with other fun things to put in there. Mouth tracking?
One thing I don't see here is optional tracking pucks for tracking objects or full body tracking. That's something the SteamVR Lighthouse tracking ecosystem had, and the Pico standalone headset also has it.
More detail from the LTT video: Apparently it can run Android APKs too? Quest compatibility layer maybe? There's an optional accessory kit that adds a top strap (I'm surprised it isn't standard) and palm straps that enable using the controllers in the style of the Valve Index's "knuckles" controllers.
> Very cool, should be very hackable. Very unlike every other standalone VR headset.
That might be the reason I'm going to buy it. I want to support this and Steam has done a lot to get gaming on linux going.
jagermo commented on EuroLLM: LLM made in Europe built to support all 24 official EU languages eurollm.io/... · Posted by u/NotInOurNames
looks cool, i hope kagi adds it to the assistant.
jagermo commented on Cheap DIY solar fence design joeyh.name/blog/entry/che... · Posted by u/kamaraju
Can someone explain to me what is the point of this? The whole point of mounting solar panels should be to maximize area that is facing the sun. Look at the 3rd picture, some are facing the camera, some are slightly tilted to the right. This way you effectively loosing some of the money you spend for the panels because they are not placed optimally.
If you would live on the equator optimal placing is laying panels on the ground. The closer you are to the pole you should lift panel up more on the north side.
Standing panels would make sense from theoretical point of view on the pole, but then you have freezing temperatures and snow covering the panels which makes them useless.
Which again brings me to the question: why? Why would anybody do that?
< Which again brings me to the question: why? Why would anybody do that?
Because why not have a fence that at least generates some power instead of a fence that does nothing! Costs are not that much more, 2k is easily spent on a bigger fence and this way, you don't have to get up and hustle, our fence does it for you!
jagermo commented on Cheap DIY solar fence design joeyh.name/blog/entry/che... · Posted by u/kamaraju
I think that is one of the facts that I like about solar. It plays towards tinkers and builders unlike any other power source, can be surprisingly flexible and seems to scale pretty well. Also, besides knowledge about electricity, you don't really need and special knowledge or take additional precautions (besides the usual, safety third and all).
Here in Argentina we have as altetnatives the debit card (mostly a Visa variant), and QR from MercadoPago (MercadoLibre) and Modo (¿a alliance of the banks?) and a few minor ones. Even the guy that sells dobious products in the subway or sing or just ask for money my have a QR or a text alternative (like house.banana.dog). It's not necesary to create digital pesos, they are already digital.
We have that too, but it basically moves money around, like a debit card. A few key features from credit cards are missing, like reserving an amount for a car rental. That would be the most relevant thing to get right.
for all intents and purposes the Euro is already digital. you send money to persons and companies via instant wire transfer, you pay digitally when shopping online and you pay digitally in physical stores with your card or NFC phone.
what possible benefit over what already exists and is in wide use could a "digital euro" offered by the ECB provide to any EU citizen?
I think it would help create fintech local alternatives to Visa and Mastercard, if it gets feature parity. It could be cool and, to be honest, this market could use a bit of a shakeup.
jagermo commented on I'm turning 41, but I don't feel like celebrating twitter.com/durov/status/... · Posted by u/pr337h4m
> anyone who dares to criticize officials
> by insulting or slandering someone
That's a bit of a straw man isn't it?
The German government makes it very easy to point fingers at them: The German minister of economics and "vice president" (vice chancellor) had so much free time and capacity to sue more than 800 citizens! https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1493232/umfra...
The vice president of a G7 country suing old men because they called him a numbnut on the internet is ridiculous.
no, its not. He exercised his right to not be insulted and slandered - same as if those people would have walked up to him and talked to him directly.
Especially if you see the hate that was sprewed at him at every single post, news, update or whatever, i completley understand. This has nothing to do with criticizing someone - Habeck actually has a good track record of sitting down with other people and talking with them, but stuff like death threats.
More background here at politico https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-robert-habeck-files-... this were massive attacks leading up to the european election not people unhappy with "Ze Greens".
Also, on the "old man calling him an idiot”:
<< Habeck authorized prosecutors to pursue the case for the insult against him by issuing what in German is known as a "Strafantrag." However, this is different from an individually-submitted criminal complaint to law enforcement authorities known as a "Strafanzeige," and could indicate that law enforcement had first invited or asked Habeck to press the charges. Prosecutors did not specify who had approached who first.
So, not Habeck going after him, but simply saying that its ok to pursue the inquiry.
<< The Bavaria resident is also accused of posting Nazi-era imagery and language earlier in 2024. According to prosecutors, this post may have violated German laws against the incitement of ethnic or religious hatred.
Yeah, that "old guy" seems like a real treat and not at all like an asshole right-wing dumbnut.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-greens-habeck-presses-charges-...
The old guy was also not convicted, something the right-wingers found super cool.
Although this is true for most games it is worth noting that it isn't universally true. Usermode anti-cheat does sometimes work verbatim in Wine, and some anti-cheat software has Proton support, though not all developers elect to enable it.