Amanda Watson

Engineer @valvesoftware | Creator of Air Link and CitraVR | prev. @oculus

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

I’m pleased to announce I recently started a full-time engineering position at Valve!

I'll be working on various things, including VR (and Steam Frame)

[Anshel Sag @anshelsag]

I really like that @Apple is leaning into making the Vision Pro a professional tool.

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

@mehul Huge fan of Matic! I’ve never highly recommended a robot vacuum before. It’s expensive but worth it!

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

@sv4010 Ah, is it Linux support of vrlink?

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

The mark in question was even “not gay” and they sent a dude in

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

Have people really never seen M. Butterfly? It’s based on a true story!

[Joe Shmo @Joe_Shmo]

When the CCP discovers that both Sam Altman AND Peter Thiel are gay

[Greg Madisᯅn @GregMadison]

“I’ve never felt such a strong sense of presence in mixed reality.” A sentiment echoed by nearly 100 people who’ve tried Sphenomenon.
I built a hands-on playground for creators to feel why the physical world is the ultimate foundation for tomorrow’s augmented interfaces.
#astra @OpenAI

[Nima Zeighami @NimaZeighami]

Last night was my first Seattle XR meetup since being back.

We had a 3-way video portal between SVVR, Seattle XR, and Lonestar XR. We had Quest and Vision Pro demos from devs. And I was showing off a Steam Frame running PC VR wirelessly off a handheld PC.

It was a blast!

[‎Gabe Follower @gabefollower]

PS5 now runs SteamOS... a community project called Bazzite boots a jailbroken PlayStation 5 straight into Steam's Gaming Mode, the same interface as the Steam Deck, with a full KDE desktop.

It runs from a USB drive (32 GB or more), started by rmux's PS5 Linux loader. The console itself isn't modified, so restarting it brings back a normal PS5. Steam games run through Proton, with support for 4K60 over HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the DualSense. It needs a PS5 on a firmware the loader supports (tested on 13.60), and the PS5 Pro got first support in v1.8.4.

[Nima Zeighami @NimaZeighami]

Frame owners, rejoice, for there is now a high-end carrying case to match your high-end face PC!

I love Waterfield Designs, so much so that when I needed a carrying case for the tablet I built (Lume Pad 2) I went straight to them. I trust no one else with my valuables.

https://t.co/UnCcCem5Kk

[Nima Zeighami @NimaZeighami]

We're hosting a casual Seattle XR meetup this Thursday at The Octopus Bar in Wallingford. This is my first Seattle XR meetup in nearly a decade! So excited to be back!

This is also running alongside Seattle AI Week, so send your friends in town to us!

https://t.co/VqPp0yE6Re

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

@AlexanderRbxhl @ID_AA_Carmack You’re saying that in response to my comment about killer robots with guns? Dude, I know this is the internet, but you need better self preservation skills

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

@lauriewired Amazing that other people have these

[cnlohr @cnlohr]

https://t.co/LmDn5Qqc1W Last time to buy the remaining Index parts. Every region has different stock. Check your region to see what is available.

[cnlohr @cnlohr]

Valve posted CAD files for Steam Frame, Reservation Queue information and more.

https://t.co/TkOlTmnhh5

[Sam Padilla @theSamPadilla]

After 2+ years in the robotics data space, we are shutting @Eidon_AI down.

The thesis was right. But the business is brutally hard.

We close this chapter by open-sourcing everything we built and sharing lessons for anyone venturing into the space. https://t.co/pyL9IkjQPT

[Amanda Watson @fewerwrong]

@homestreakz @cnlohr To be fair, Minions router has been a trend before.

I don’t know what kind of legs it has long-term, but I definitely *thought* it reached its peak like, a year ago? All bets are off.

[cnlohr @cnlohr]

People think the minions router being baller as a joke. But I have extensively tested it and it is one of the best possible Wifi 6E routers money can buy. Like someone at Illumination Studios was like "idk $80" and the router manufacturer was like gotchu fam.