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Epsilion
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Convincing people can be easy

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  • Might be worth trying WiVRn, which I've linked docs for in reply to the other guy :3

    • Convincing people can be easy

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  • https://lvra.gitlab.io/

    Monado + WiVRn is what I use, when using ny quest while traveling. Works reasonably well :)

    Might need to swap the compositor between Xrizer (default now) and OpenComposite for some games or functionality.

    • Can I setup Linux on a VM and then swap to that setup permanently if it works well for me?

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  • Awesome! Glad you were able to get everything working! It'll probably still be frustrating somtimes, but I hope you enjoy it!

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  • https://lvra.gitlab.io/ is a good start.

    Some stuff you'll have to mess around with.

    I've found that some random issues like unexpected frame stutter or VR headset not being detected need a full power off of everything to fix sometimes. (Power off / disconnected. Reboots don't work)

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  • Stuttering is present in SteamVR due to lack of async reprojection. Thats why I'm using Envision which is an interface for a stack of a bunch of different open source VR stuff.

    It's quite a bit more finicky and fragile, but it at least has reprojection.

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  • I've switched to using it as my daily driver, and depending on what applications you use, the water is either fine, or is full of piranhas.

    Using VR, for example, is still a massive pain in the ass, and requires me to boot into windows when the tenuous stack of software driving it on linux decides to stop working because it's a full moon out.

    Touch anything the wrong way, and you're digging through random config or build files to fix it.

    • Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire

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  • Good news! Everywhere is becoming a vulnerable area, so there won't be anywhere that fits your criteria :D

    Entire west coast is fire and earthquake prone.

    Entire east coast is flood/hurricane prone (as shown by hurricane Helene absolutely destroying asheville, which is in the mountians

    Central US keeps getting extreme weather / tornadoes.

    Shit's on fire, yo.

    • Meta Quest 3S isn't a hit with PC VR enthusiasts

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  • In my brief testing, I found this to be the case as well. ALVR was constantly having a bad time (stutter, frame drops, audio drops), and the lack of reprojection in SteamVR was miserable.

    WiVRn (through Envision) was a bit jank, but worked much better.

    • This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years

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  • PaperBack exists. It's branded as a joke, but it is functional!

    • Elon Musk’s Tesla is now a ‘growth company with no growth,’ Wells Fargo writes in scathing downgrade

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  • You're slightly off here. Elon (and Tesla as an extension) doesn't like LiDAR, and doesn't use it in any of the vehicles. Cost, complexity, and sensor fusion issues make it undesirable to them.

    Tesla is using a vision only approach for their various driver assistance features, including FSD (and you should be able to find presentations where he mentions that humans use vision, so the cars should too). Whether that is a good thing or not is up to interpretation.

    None of the past or current Tesla models have LiDAR sensors - only radar, ultrasonic, and 7/8 cameras (with radar and ultrasonic sensors being absent from some newer vehicles)

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  • They have an Instagram account (but I can't remember how to get to it, since I don't have Instagram), but they have more designs on their square site

    • Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.'

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  • If by "first game" you mean HL1, you could try playing "Black Mesa" which is a fan remake of the game, in the same engine that powers HL2. It's not a 1:1 recreation, but it's close enough (and I feel it improves on some things).

    HL2 is also 3 seperate games (HL2, HL2 Episode 1, HL2 Episode 2), so make sure you have all of those in your library.

    At the very least, I'd suggest playing HL2/EP1/EP2 before Alyx, since those would provide the expected background for Alyx, despite it technically being a prequel-ish thing.