March 14th, 2024 | Vision Pro: What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right
Mar 16, 2024
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This podcast explores topics such as legal misconduct, technological advancements in VR, the cultural significance of Berlin's techno scene, text extraction from images on Linux, academic fraud, and the challenges of repairing McDonald's ice cream machines.
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John Barnett's friend disputes suicide theory, suspects Boeing's role in his death.
Getty Museum offers 88k art images free, showcasing legal challenges in sharing cultural heritage materials.
Deep dives
The Chilling Insight of John Barnett's Friend
John Barnett's close friend, Jennifer, reveals his premonitions about his own death despite opposing any suicide suggestions in light of his recent complaint against Boeing. She recalls his courage and lack of fear for his safety, challenging the suicide narrative surrounding his death and suspecting a forced silence of his dissenting voice.
Getty Museum's Landmark Decision
The Getty Museum launches its Open Content Program, providing almost 88K images for free use under Creative Commons Zero, spanning various historical periods. Despite debates about image quality and watermarks, the move underscores wider challenges and legal complexities in digitizing cultural heritage materials.
Reflections on Oculus vs. Apple VR Race
A former Oculus team leader analyzes Apple's Vision Pro advancements, highlighting its revolutionary controls and high-definition experience setting a new industry standard. Discussions compare Apple's spatial OS development advantage to Oculus's progress, emphasizing technological evolution and limitations in the ARVR landscape.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 14th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:36): A friend of John Barnett said he predicted he might wind up dead Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39712618&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:10): The Getty makes nearly 88k art images free to use Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39710454&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:44): Vision Pro: What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39711725&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:17): New York disbars infamous copyright troll Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39710455&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:07): Ollama now supports AMD graphics cards Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39718558&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:02): Berlin's techno scene added to Unesco intangible cultural heritage list Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39713323&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:26): TextSnatcher: Copy text from images, for the Linux Desktop Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39711621&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:01): Quiet-STaR: Language Models Can Teach Themselves to Think Before Speaking Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39713634&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:53): Harvard concluded that a dishonesty expert committed misconduct Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39712173&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(15:36): FTC and DOJ want to free McDonald's ice cream machines from DMCA repair rules Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39717558&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
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