smeenz

@smeenz@lemmy.nz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amanda Watson, the engineer who pioneered the AirLink and several other technologies for Oculus, was hired at Valve.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t it be great if turning that giant valve actually did something. Like…I dunno, someone in the next room shouts “turn that back on right now !”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps shortcut leaves Bihar family stranded in Karnataka's dense jungle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a black mirror episode

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps shortcut leaves Bihar family stranded in Karnataka's dense jungle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There have been a few articles recently blaming “google maps” for people driving into stupid places. The previous one I saw was where someone drove off the end of a bridge that had been washed out a year ago and not yet rebuilt.

  In both cases, I feel the driver was to blame. They were the one operating the vehicle and ignoring all the indications of danger around them, not google.

  If google maps told you to drive off a cliff …