Ryan DeLuca - @VR

Bootstrapped to nearly $500m in annual revenue. Now CEO and Co-Founder of Black Box VR, the world's first virtual reality gym experience.

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@cootiejuice I didn't block you. Please stop doing drugs.

Also, data centers wasting water is a myth that has been debunked. The original author of the claim has retracted it. Please research when you come down from your high.

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@cootiejuice @dangreenheck As soon as somebody mentions "water wasting" I know they are not a serious person.

[Snapdragon @Snapdragon]

Imagine #XR that's smarter and more immersive than anything you've experienced before. Something new is coming 👀

[Phil Traut ᯅ @SpatiallyMe]

You might want to take more panoramas with your iPhone.

No matter whether you own a visionOS device today or not, there's a good chance that one day you'll want to turn those panoramas into immersive 3D environments you can actually work in.

To be honest, not every panorama in my library was as impressive as this one. To get the most out of the feature, you'll want a really wide, high-resolution panorama with a compelling scene.

But when you have the right shot, it genuinely looks and feels like you're there.

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis and many others have signed a letter urging Congress to increase security on orders of synthetic nucleic acids - and the equipment needed to make them - as models continue to become increasingly bio-capable.

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@dsonoiki Stud!

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@malipetek @scaling01 Got em

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@malipetek @scaling01 Got em

[Daniel Skaale @DSkaale]

Quest 3 Gaussian splats running at 60+ FPS now.

2.6M splats in VR with a mix of spot lights and point lights, plus relighting, shadow attenuation, and distance falloff to shape the room into a more cinematic mood.
Bright pools of light, darker corners, and real depth instead of the flat scan look.

Still tuning, but this is starting to feel like the target.
#GaussianSplatting #Quest3 #MetaQuest #Unity #URP #VR #XR #OpenXR #MobileVR #StandaloneVR #Adreno #Vulkan #GPURendering #SplatBox

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Take your creatine!!!

[shadcn @shadcn]

I want the following in Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode...

1. Pinned Messages: Let me pin assistant messages to the sidebar for things I want to keep track of but am not ready to address yet. Render as a checklist & jump navigation.

2. Notes: Give me a scratchpad for thoughts while working.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@mehul @maticrobots Ours was sent back for a little repair and we didn't have it for a few weeks. It was PAINFUL. Haha.

There are not many things I own that I noticeably miss this much when it is gone. (Great customer service with the repair, btw.)

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@reactorworld @lightspeedvp @AmplifyPartners @wndrco @Sky9Capital @FPVventures This is the actual metaverse. I can't wait to author my own VR world with characters that seem as real as any human and stories that unfold procedurally around me, with me as the protagonist (or villain or sidekick or whatever I lucid dream).

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

@nunezvice Eggs? lol, jk

Excited for today!

[伊藤周@おなかソフト @warapuri]

ただひたすらGoogle Map をVR飛行するだけで楽しい！まさに夢のようだー

[Brad Lynch @SadlyItsBradley]

I feel very lucky I was able to record a few of Winry’s first steps in full Immersive video 😭❤️

[Ryan DeLuca - @VR @VR]

This is where I absolutely lost it. 🤣

"He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax"

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week
She said the campus was beautiful
I asked what's the tuition
She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost
I made a note
She said don't make a note
I said I always make notes
She said this isn't a deal
I said everything is a deal
She closed her eyes

She said we'd discuss it Saturday
I agreed

Saturday 7:02am
She came downstairs in her Saturday robe
Coffee in hand
I had my cargo shorts on

The dining room had been cleared
The projector was on
The analyst was at the head of the table
Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops
He had been there since 6:44am

I texted him at 11:14pm Friday
The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model
He sent a thumbs up

My wife stopped in the doorway
She said what is this
I said you said you wanted to discuss it
She said this is not a discussion
I did not respond
She sat down anyway

The analyst stood
He said good morning ma'am
She did not respond
He sat back down
A printed deck in front of each seat
A fourth copy in case

Slide 1 Tuition Schedule
$38,500 per year
Thirteen years
$500,500 nominal
Before escalators
The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade
With escalators $648,000
My wife said okay
I said I'm not done

Slide 2 Opportunity Cost
Even before escalators
$38,500 invested annually
10% nominal return
S&P long-run average since 1928
By his eighteenth birthday $944,000
My wife said we can afford it
I said I know that's not the slide

Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65
$83 million
She was quiet

The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table
8% return $31 million
10% return $83 million
12% return $222 million
She did not look

She said this isn't about money
I said it's always about money
She said no it isn't
I said then what is it about
She did not answer

She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment
I said I can the analyst already did slide 6
He flipped to slide 6
She did not look

She said the school is the best in the city
I said best is a feeling
She said it produces the best students
I said the students were already the best before they got there

She said our son deserves it
I said our son deserves $83 million

My son walked in
He is five
Dinosaur pajamas
He looked at the projector
He looked at the open deck on the table
He looked at slide 3
He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax
The analyst opened a new tab
My wife looked at the ceiling

He said what's the discount rate
The analyst set down his pen
She closed her eyes

He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation
The analyst stopped typing
He looked at me
I did not say anything

She stood up
Sat back down

He said dad can I help
I said yes
He pulled up a chair
The analyst handed him a printout
He started reading

My wife watched him read
She watched him for a long time

She said his name
He looked up
She said do you like school
He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions

She did not respond
She looked at the ceiling
She walked out of the room

The analyst started packing up
He said should I follow up Monday sir
I said no follow up needed

He'll be fine

Sent from my iPhone

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship's twelfth flight test https://t.co/caRB1thMlg

[TechHalla @techhalla]

AGI is delayed cause Big Tech is too busy making it safe and corporate.

I skipped all that and made Cletus, the robot for real men.

Am I wrong?