Glass: the most underrated medieval technology? (threadreader) – “Venice sought desperately to keep its monopoly. If a glassmaker left without permission, he would be asked to return. If he refused, his family would be imprisoned, and if he still persi…
ゲーム会社にいると「なんでドット絵のゲーム減ったの？３Ｄの方が人気？」と聞かれるがドット絵師は今やレア人材という話
さくらもち @sakuramochiJP ゲーム会社にいるって言うと「なんでドット絵のゲームって減ったの？3Dの方が人気？」って聞かれることあるけど、そんなことなくてほぼコストの問題だよね、2Dって絵と動きを分業出来ないから。3Dで例えるならモデリングとモーション両方出来る人ってレア人材だからな、ドット絵師ってやばい…
Memory lanes: Google’s map of our lives
Google’s Street View helps us navigate the world, but it’s also a portal on forgotten places and secret momentsI am leaning against a wall outside my secondary school in my home town of Canterbury, waiting for my mother to pick me up. She is late, as u…
Hooray, Oculus Quest Devices No Longer Require Facebook Accounts
While the biggest news from the Facebook Connect livestream was Facebook’s rebranding to Meta (which I refuse to use), the social media company also announced that Oculus Quest VR headsets will no longer require a Facebook account.Read more…
未経験からエンジニアになった人が入社前と入社後にやってよかったこと｜壮｜note
未経験から入社して7ヶ月間頑張ったら、協力会社のつよつよエンジニアさんに案件を指示する立場になれたし、他チームでは3年目以上の人がやってる重要案件の開発サブリーダーも任せてもらえるようになったし、2年後にチームリーダーになる道筋が見えるようになって、成長を実感して嬉しくなってる。 — 壮 (@sew_sou19) J…
ミトコンドリアに次ぐ新たな細菌を「人工的に細胞内に共生させる」研究が進行中 – ナゾロジー
Credit:Canva 全ての画像を見る 細胞の中に私たちを癒す共生細菌を飼えるようです。 アメリカのミシガン州立大学（MSU）で行われた研究によれば、遺伝子操作された細菌をマウスの免疫細胞の中で安定的に保持し、細胞の行動や運命を変化させることに成功した、とのこと。 共生細菌の遺伝子を、免疫細胞の追加の制御機構に…
26 NFT Developers Send Very Sad Letter To Valve After Steam Ban
Earlier this month Valve instituted a ban on all cryptocurrency and NFT sales on Steam, which not only laid down rules governing the future sales (or lack thereof) of titles on its platform, but also booted a few games off that had already launched and…
Ubisoft Is Getting Into The Blockchain Grift
At this point, we’re all just holding out hope that our favorite video game franchises aren’t getting into weird crypto shit. Sometimes, it’s a vain hope. In today’s second quarterly earnings report, Ubisoft said it is exploring blockchain for games. R…
GTA San Andreas Enters The Metaverse, Via Oculus Quest 2
During a Facebook Meta keynote event dedicated to its future VR projects and plans, the social media giant revealed that PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is currently in development for the Oculus Quest 2. Read more…
Mark Zuckerberg takes thinly veiled shots at Apple for ‘stifling innovation’ via its platform policies
Facebook (aka “Meta”) CEO Mark Zuckerberg today took several thinly veiled shots at Apple and the overall app ecosystem when detailing his plans for the metaverse during today’s keynote speech at the company’s Facebook Connect 2021 event. Specifically, he called out app platforms and their associated fees for “stifling innovation,” while simultaneously justifying Facebook’s plans […]