Episode

WT: Gianni Bravo

Published Jul 7, 2023, 9:39 PM

The episode opens with discussion of Apple Vision Pro and related VR/AR questions, including improved resolution, hand tracking, pupil tracking, developer interest, possible future controllers, and the idea that Apple is trying to avoid framing it as a gaming-first device. The hosts also compare headset use to everyday life across phones, tablets, computers, Kindles, and TVs, arguing that new devices have to fit into a broader multi-screen ecosystem rather than replace everything. A long middle section focuses on Threads and other post-Twitter platforms, with the hosts criticizing algorithmic feeds, account-locking behavior tied to Instagram, and the difficulty of building real community on social apps. They then move into UAP/UFO skepticism and a moon-landing-hoax argument, emphasizing how artifacts, imaging systems, and weak skepticism can create misleading conclusions. The episode closes with a comedic cell-culture sabotage bit, then picks for Far Cry 6, The Idol, and Blinkist. Key topics Apple Vision Pro and headset adoption: The hosts discuss Vision Pro's resolution, hand tracking, pupil tracking, developer use, potential controllers, and Apple's apparent long-term plan. They frame it as a device that must make sense alongside other screens and daily devices. Threads, algorithms, and social media communities: The conversation covers Threads, Blue Sky, Mastodon, Parlor, Truth Social, and Twitter, with criticism of algorithmic feeds and concern that social platforms fragme