this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2025
367 points (99.2% liked)

Technology

4777 readers
656 users here now

Which posts fit here?

Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.


Post guidelines

[Opinion] prefixOpinion (op-ed) articles must use [Opinion] prefix before the title.


Rules

1. English onlyTitle and associated content has to be in English.
2. Use original linkPost URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
3. Respectful communicationAll communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. InclusivityEveryone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacksAny kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangentsStay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may applyIf something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.


Companion communities

!globalnews@lemmy.zip
!interestingshare@lemmy.zip


Icon attribution | Banner attribution


If someone is interested in moderating this community, message @brikox@lemmy.zip.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

It appears Meta's Horizon Worlds may literally and figuratively not have legs after all.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t understand how a single person besides zuckaguck ever thought this was interesting. I’ve always seen it as the stupidest shit ever, only happening because of zuckamuck’s stolen power and wealth. Zuckahuck’s vision is an absurdity, a freak. It should have never left his head.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

20 years ago I worked in IT at a major university, and one of the things I managed there was a 3D visualization wall. Basically a 15 foot wide rear projection wall in 4k, and by wearing special goggles you could see in 3D.

I once saw a demonstration using that wall that showed how surgeons could theoretically perform surgery remotely when using haptic devices. For cutting edge technology from 20 years ago it was quite impressive.

For highly specialized remote activities, including the above, remote learning, etc. I could see something like this very useful. For general social activities, not at all.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I definitely agree that these are fascinating uses and are worth pursuing. Zuckajuck's project, though it might be useful for these applications, isn't developed for these applications. That's what I meant by his vision being an absurdity, a freak -- it's driven by gross goals. I think you got what I meant, just wanted to expand on it though. Thanks for adding nuance to my perspective.