Thomas Pokorn

I make things a lot. Pun Jedi. Resident Batman Analyst.

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

You're not getting all out of Vision Pro if you're not combining it with ChatGPT 💡 So many applications 🤩 This is just the beginning.

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[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

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[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

Yes, Apple has made a great AR headset. Yes, it's just the first version. And I'm sure the tech is great. There's so little elegance to it though. It looks like the clunkiest ski goggles known to man.

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

Similar to the learning curve from skeuomorphism to flat, I wonder how that'll change interfaces from crisp, rounded boxes.

[nilay patel @reckless]

Sorry bro https://t.co/lIaCYPplH6

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

@briancollins1 Oooh good one!
Acme (Looney Tunes)
Bluth Company (Arrested Development)
Weyland-Yutani (Alien)
Planet Express (Futurama)
Shinra Electric (Final Fantasy)
Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator)
Kwik-E-Mart (Simpsons)
Sterling Cooper (Draper Pryce) (Mad Men)
Daily Planet (Superman)

[Holly Herndon @hollyherndon]

Mood playlists already provide an unlimited supply of derivative music with little consideration for who made it, AI doesn't make that worse

Active listeners want to hear how human composers subjectively interpret the world. AI offers beautiful tools to augment that process 🪄

[Sebastian Majstorovic @storytracer]

My second attempt at AI colorization: tram ride through pre-WWI Vienna (1906). Full video here: https://t.co/pLH8R2cASM

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

Business-critical asks, touch base, multi-pronged, etc. "The problem with these words isn’t only their floating capacity to enrage but their contaminating quality. Once you hear a word, it’s “in” you:
https://t.co/b0E06xe6bZ

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

@jurgosch Gerhard is so bad they had to invent Völkerball for him

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

While it's great the #austriannationallibrary has part of their fascinating archive uploaded to Unsplash now, I feel like there's a certain time period whose visual elements have not dated all that well and maybe don't need to be available for everyone to use as they see fit 😬

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

@jurgosch I know you're joking, but LeBron's hairline alone works harder than anyone on that court. It's sad when the insignia is only the second-most embarrassing thing in the picture

[Polygon @Polygon]

As 35 years’ worth of movies from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli arrive on streaming and reach their widest audience ever, Polygon is launching #GhibliWeek, an extensive look at the studio’s history, themes, and classics. https://t.co/SgiTS1DUyW

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

@hassanrahim 😭😩 😭😩 😭😩

[Thomas Pokorn @thomaspok]

Spectacular interview with critic A. S. Hamrah, on streaming as a utility, and the dreaded blur between television and movies as art. Well-crafted, yet piping hot burns included. https://t.co/DbnYkI6PML