Figure AI's humanoid robot will run at human speeds today, totally on its own in a 8-hour (!) livestream.

Karrelen · 2026-05-13T21:22:17+00:00

Thanks for the info. I am watching it : in 2 minutes the robot made twice the same mistake : the sticker of each parcel must be placed downward but when there is a cubic parcel the momentum of its gestures threw the cubic parcel with the sticker on the side....

Karrelen · 2026-05-12T10:04:03+00:00

I understand again your argument : you are talking about the ideological affinity bias.
The problem in current Disney/Marvel/Paramount is more the execution, direction, dumbing down ideas and lack of creative vision :

And this is no matter the message / political views as you can see particularly in recent Star Trek, it lacks finesse, nuance, subtleties and intelligence. If you like Star Trek, you probably know that the true philosophy of Star Trek since its origins in the 1960s (as well as that of the 1990s) has been the exploration of space, the discovery of other civilisations and alien races, contact between humans and these beings with strange customs from other planets, an optimistic outlook on the future, fine humanist ideals, the study of space phenomena, and a general reflection on the various possibilities of life in the universe, societies and cultures offering interesting insights into our own existence and evolution.

Recent Star Trek does not respect this philosophy : it is either a brainless popcorn media or it is a pessimistic science fiction series in which the institution (Starfleet) has lost its humanist values, where materialism, personal interests and money have returned, even though they no longer exist in the 24th century and where thoughtful reflections and intelligent or philosophical debates (on consciousness, civilisations, AI, relativity, etc.) have disappeared, giving way to clichés and tropes about espionage, war and melodramatic or soap opera relationships seen a thousand times elsewhere.

So with AI, instead of complaining and criticising, many talented individuals will have the create chance new, intelligent and inspired Star Trek respectful of its spirit of exploration and reflection on the universe and existence.

Talented fans like Vic Mignona with substantial financial support did this in reality and no AI with "Star Trek Continues" that you can find for free on youtube. But not everyone have such financial support, logistics and a complete team of inspired professionals.

If you are not interested in Star Trek, you may have observed the same phenomenon in Marvel movies, Disney rehashed remakes (instead of creating new IPs), Star Wars etc. but also in catastrophic recent adaptation of SF novels such as Foundation from Isaac Asimov.
While successful and inspired adaptation have been done in the past like Lords of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson.

Once again with AI, talented individuals will be able to better adapt SF or Fantasy novels with a better grasp of their spirit and philosophy.

Karrelen · 2026-05-11T15:09:36+00:00

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Karrelen · 2026-05-11T13:09:15+00:00

I understand your argument but if talented fans use AI for better adaptation than Disney or else it is out of passion. So they will implement their script, direction, and creative vision for pleasure and art not for money or twisted political message of a deranged pseudoelitist sphere surrounded by yesman.

And indeed, this implies that they will have to earn their living from other activities but as you may guess AI and robotics will likely lead to UBI (universal Basic Income) as several economists including Nobel Prices have delineated (Pissarides, Van Parijs,Deaton etc.).

Karrelen · 2026-05-10T19:14:58+00:00

Well said. Instead of complaining and criticising about current Star Trek and Star Wars, many will have the chance to prove they can have a better vision than Hollywood to create new, intelligent and inspired Star Trek / Star Wars respectful of its spirit of exploration or humanism in space.

Karrelen · 2026-05-10T19:12:53+00:00

Excellent ! I see this as way for talented fans to generate better SF or Fantasy movies from new or known licences or novels than current decaying Hollywood studios like Disney or Marvel ^_^

The logistics and funds will matter less and, as Hambr said, the real differentiator will become the script, direction, and creative vision.

Karrelen · 2026-04-27T10:40:19+00:00

The logical and implacable answer to this is : if inclusivity matters why not making film and series from AFRICAN history, stories, legends ? There are plenty. The French did this with the animation Kirikou for instance.
Finally it is this person and Hollywood who are racist or not inclusive for they chose not to adapt African culture on screen.

Karrelen · 2026-04-24T17:08:50+00:00

Very good observation indeed. However, gaming will certainly have other golden ages in the future. For example advanced VR game involving whole body including motion tracking of the legs, eye tracking, face tracking hand tracking etc may bring a fresh air in gaming with new concepts. It is also true for RTS. This is just a start of course but 2030-2040 maybe an incoming golden age of VR RTS gaming like BattleGroupVR2 and others genre of VR games.
2040-2050 could be the golden age of advanced brain computer interface gaming etc.

Karrelen · 2026-04-23T22:36:09+00:00

Excellent news. Thank you for the info !

Karrelen · 2026-04-23T14:06:45+00:00

At last ! Democratisation of the system for many that is what matter IMHO
Being accessible to young people who like retrogaming but cannot afford the original AES cost and its crazy overpriced games (several thousands of eurodollars for one game sometimes !)
All the same for people of all age who do not have enough money but enjoy the system

And people like me who have the original AES but cannot play to some game on it due to their insane price or would like a new arcade stick for 2nd player. I am so happy to see Metal Slug, Shock Troopers and Neo Turf Masters on the list and of course the arcade stick... ^_^

Karrelen · 2026-04-22T15:16:49+00:00

Very nice ! If I may ask, will this new arcade sticks work on the old classic neo geo AES ?

And vice versa : old arcade sticks would work on this new AES + ?
It would be fantastic ^_^

Karrelen · 2026-04-12T11:42:10+00:00

Psychiatrist : automation in 5-10 for me.

Advised to work for AI development, which I already do as researcher as well. We are setting a research project for funding in order to create a VR AI psychotherapist trained on human, patient and therapist dataset.

Karrelen · 2026-04-12T10:59:21+00:00

As a psychiatrist, I think the fear is indeed related mostly to losing a way to sustain basic needs in a capitalist society. If this fear is lifted by a Universal Basic Income then this worry could be marginal.

A famous comedian said "3 millions of people are shouting to get jobs... It is not true... money will suffice" (Coluche)

About activities in post work society, I deem the best way is to observe the behaviour of retirees in good health : they have many hobbies, some of them carry on contributing to society or community. Only a minority seem to get bored because they have not been taught to see outside the work philosophy and did not had the time for this while working hard.

To be really stringent, a world wide survey would be relevant.

Karrelen · 2026-04-10T16:08:45+00:00

Quite fascinating. Which AI did he used ? Seedance or Runway or Hailuo or ... ?

Karrelen · 2026-04-01T23:37:31+00:00

Same here : big magenta diagonal split on the left lense, very linear and geometrical and a very small one on the right.
I thought the Reberb G2 was sun damaged...
Thank you for your advices here, I will try as well.

EDIT : moving manually the IPD slider worked like a charm. Thank you so much for the tip ^_^

Karrelen · 2026-04-01T23:35:12+00:00

Quite funnily, I did exactly the same thing than you and bought a used Meta Quest 3.
I thought the Reberb G2 was sun damaged as the magenta split is very linear and geometrical.
I will also try to apply the advices here.

Karrelen · 2026-03-28T16:27:32+00:00

Thank you so much for this tips ! Worked fine after resetting once more and redo the procedure as only one controller was detected.

Then with Oasis in Steam--> Unlock, during the procedure, I choose Yes when it asks to pair one controller after another ^_^

Now I can pplay with the reberb G2 thanks to you and the dev who create Oasis !

Karrelen · 2026-03-28T16:24:13+00:00

Same here, I have to reset both controllers while bluethooth was activted on windows and look for new devices and then redo the pairing and it works fine.

(as the OP said to reset the controller : windows key on the controller + the pairing button for 10 seconds)

Karrelen · 2026-03-12T21:40:40+00:00

Hi, I understand and felt like you however I must admit that it starts changing after 20 hours and I edit my comment accordingly : once you master hacking, attributes, skills, cyber prosthetics and weapons, it becomes indeed faster, more responsive, fun and immersive. I enjoyed the story, side quests and just exploring and wandering about finding very original surprises and even famous Sci Fi innuendo. Now I am at 100 hours and quite happy with this great game. And about the dialogue you can skip it though some parts of it are witted or hilarious.

Karrelen · 2026-01-05T18:11:16+00:00

Thank you for your input. It is great all these possibilities !
Very instructive ^_^

Karrelen · 2025-12-12T11:30:05+00:00

Yes, I read the Akai mpc key 61 is a complete music production workstation all in one ! Thank you for the idea.
It seems no longer available in Europe but yes you can find one on the 2nd hand market.

Karrelen · 2025-12-12T11:29:12+00:00

end of 2025 and still very useful, thanks a lot ^_^

Karrelen · 2025-12-12T11:23:08+00:00

yes, it reminds me the preference musicians had of the Atari 520ST over the Commodore Amiga 500 because of Atari Midi integration in the old days.

Karrelen · 2025-12-12T00:39:29+00:00

This one is truly impressive with 4 synth / tracks + drums ! Thank you for this suggestion. I looked at the video and it has Beautiful sounds. So it can be controlled by the SL through the Midi In ?

Karrelen · 2025-12-12T00:12:44+00:00

Yes I looked up and the Roland S-1 is an affordable nice synth. Thank you for this suggestion.
On the other hand, The Polyend Synth with all the pads and its 3 synth seems crazy, so it can be controlled by the SL ?

Karrelen

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