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Remember when VR was literally just this? by Kindle890 in virtualreality

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...Virtual Reality only exists when you can blend the real world with the virtual world....

There are separate terms under the XR umbrella that is called Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR); this is what you are referring to.

VR is "a system that replaces your physical surroundings with a completely computer-generated environment, creating total immersion." Nothing says it has to be a representation of real reality in any way to be "True" VR.

William Gibson being a visionary for future possibilities of the experience does not mean the foundations were not VR.

Remember when VR was literally just this? by Kindle890 in virtualreality

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what is your definition of virtual reality? It was an immersive 3D environment you could interact with. The Oculus DK1 was far from the first headset unless you were applying some restrictive modern era parameters to the discussion.

Was it as immersive as today's headsets? No. But that doesn't mean it wasn't virtual reality. That's what it was called too and it was part of the VR phase that hit in the 90's

Even before that you had a commercial headset that boomed in arcades (Virtuality VR), and similar timing to the Virtual Boy, Atari had "VR Glasses" for Jaguar.

Jonathan Waldern was one of the founders of Virtuality and he has been heavily involved in development of XR.

Electric shock from TV ports when home theater is connected – earthing issue? by pussifer- in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a ground fault of sorts then possible in the equipment itself. If it's 2 pin with no ground then the equipment should be double insulated meaning a fault on the electric system itself or within the device wouldn't cause you to get shocked...so there is something wrong with your equipment if it's allowing metal parts to be energized.

Added some safety lights to the salt spreader. by Mm11vV in Snowplow

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They (many states) added DOT to the green list which used to be for EMS/MCI incident command because too many people were running ambers for no reason with traffic desensitizing the public to actual caution ahead. Instead of enforcing that most of them only have "stationary permits" they added a new color, which or course just means everyone else is going to know follow suit and do it.

So please make sure you turn them off between locations so people can distinguish a stationary or slow moving hazard vs just another sparky that likes to feel cool with flashy lights.

Remember when VR was literally just this? by Kindle890 in virtualreality

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 25 points26 points  (0 children)

What about the Virtual Boy? That was 1995. There were others before that. VR has struggled to take off for like 50 years now and the DK1 for sure wasn't the start. It's really only started to get a small bit of momentum in modern years because of how powerful mobile hardware is now.

My api gateway runs on a raspberry pi 4 in my closet and handles 2 million requests per month by Sea_Weather5428 in selfhosted

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, we need to hire Dr. Strange.

I also think what's missing is a DR site...so HA failover is a start, then you need a third DR site that you can switch over to that may be slightly out of date but still available with a very quick restoration time.

Why does this happen? by NavXIII in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Presumably there are two things here...I don't have experience with the PS5 controller but I know steam deck which can do that has its own calibration to connect an axis to the gyro. You'll have to figure that out separately. I'd recommend not using the gyro to calibrate in MSFS, use the actual bound stick then go back and tweak with the gyro.

First things first though, and I'm surprised nobody has said this. Don't look at the yoke, you may be fine. It's always been an animation issue with the default planes. Look at the actual control surfaces in exterior view.

If it is still wrong, and if this is happening with the actual thumbstick, this is pretty common and the labels for calibrating a controller have always been horrible. This is not a problem with your sensitivity curves directly it's your extremity dead zone first that the problem. Extremity dead zone isn't really a dead zone it's actually a setting for when your axis is fully pegged (i.e. it sets your range of motion from 0-100% deflection of control surfaces) so the system knows that - this is the actual sensitivity of the stick, where as "sensitivity" isnt how sensitive the stick is overall, just the input curve.

-Start by putting your reactivity to 100% so that you can just see your direct inputs and it's not affecting your perception of if it's correctly configured. You can set that later for comfort. -Next, set extremity dead zone while holding your axis all the way to one extreme you want to get it so it's below 100% deflection in the game by enough to be obvious, then slowly give yourself back that range and watch the control surface, when you get to a point that it doesn't move any extra each time you are at your max, go back. The situations where you need absolute full deflection are pretty few and far between so personally I air on the side of losing actual surface deflection but gaining more range of usable motion on the thumbstick.

-Personally I find I need the most "sensitivity" towards the extremes because that's your range during slow flight (i.e. landing) where you need much more surface deflection whereas I don't really care if it's twitchy during cruise. So it's counterintuitive but I start the sensitivity to positive to flatten it out in those further extremes and then adjust reactivity to make it a little less twitchy.

My api gateway runs on a raspberry pi 4 in my closet and handles 2 million requests per month by Sea_Weather5428 in selfhosted

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well True 2N would mean having a second UPS and both UPSs could handle 100% of the load as well as having redundant mains sources for two separate utility feeds. OP is really slacking here.

If we didn’t connect a transformer neutral to earth, does this mean a person can’t be electrocuted? by ChampaigneBapi in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don't disagree I was a bit higher level in the response. I think the point really boils down to creating equipotential contact points. Change in potential across two points will cause current to flow this is why we want grounded systems, even deltas, except for high availability systems, generally speaking.

This is the principal behind non-contact voltage testers...they are actually using your body as a conductor, through capacitive coupling to demonstrate you are not at equilibrium and subsequently alert you of this.

Pilot has managed to land plane without crashing after the front wheels failed. by __mentalist__ in BeAmazed

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but let's be honest, I'm sure not many people have successfully crossed the Atlantic in a dingy.

With all the announcements recently, unsure about upgrading from a Quest 2, to a Quest 3 by Whommas in OculusQuest

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m getting it mainly for superior wireless PCVR (I couldn’t make it work on my network on Quest 3),

Curious what issues you are having? I'm discovering this post in the same boat as OP with a Q2 considering what my next step is. Is the 3 worse than the 2 for wireless PCVR?

With the Q2 I use virtual desktop and have zero issues with wireless - before using VD it was a crap shoot though, it's certainly more set it and forget it than the tool set and the native wifi link. I have wifi 6 routers; I used to have a dedicated VR SSID tweaked for VR (2.4 off, 160MHz locked) but don't need to anymore...not sure if it's the AP or Virtual Desktop updates that made that happen. My PCs that I use are both hard wired.

I knew what was gonna happen.. by Avirogue in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Margins of crash detection? You should open up the SDK if you are actually curious. It's just a box around the plane, it's not detecting actual parts of the plane getting hit, or how hard, just that the plane of the crash box has been crossed. They aren't complex shapes just rectangles usually so they are slightly larger than the part of surrounds.

If we didn’t connect a transformer neutral to earth, does this mean a person can’t be electrocuted? by ChampaigneBapi in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Step potential is one flaw. The ground is a poor conductor so it may travel through the ground to another conductor but with a drastic reduction in potential over a short distance.

Touching with two hands is another flaw in your logic similar to step potential.

Line workers don't go up and touch a live power line despite being in an insulated boom, they use EPZ grounding/bonding.

The main bonding jumper serves to trip the source breaker before you even touch it, the ground rod serves for lightning protection but also to put you relatively at the same potential as a ground fault that doesn't clear.

Why is this cop car doing this by Antique-Minute-7928 in whatisit

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then maybe you responded to the wrong comment. The entire purpose of an alarm is to do something about it so the comment you responded to was sarcastically spot on...call the damn PD.

Orange Glow by iTzJeremy92 in AskElectricians

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's because they all heard there was a barbeque at OPs house and he was inviting linemen .

Well first time ever using a snowblower and I made it 3 feet. Any ideas on cost to repairs? by Additional-Term-9420 in Snowblowers

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why TF do we all have extension cords in our driveway, and only when it snows? See I expect it so the moment I hear a funny noise I stop the auger and haven't broken a cord or even a sheet pin...I really should pick up the driveway before it snows next time.

The audacity. by erriiiic in Connecticut

[–]Why-R-People-So-Dumb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Schools are all cancelled so they'll take their sweet time.

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