# \#virtual-reality

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## [Inside the Mind of a Locust](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/inside-the-mind-of-a-locust/3060)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [18 April 2023 18:10 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/inside-the-mind-of-a-locust/3060 "2023-04-18T18:10:58Z")

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Virtual reality for vermin! The “infinity 2-D treadmill” holodeck is absolutely brilliant. The fact that locust vision does not have depth perception simplifies things.

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## [John Carmack Resigns from Meta/Facebook, “All In” on Building Artificial General Intelligence](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/john-carmack-resigns-from-meta-facebook-all-in-on-building-artificial-general-intelligence/2468)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [18 December 2022 16:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/john-carmack-resigns-from-meta-facebook-all-in-on-building-artificial-general-intelligence/2468 "2022-12-18T16:11:39Z")

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John Carmack, founder of id Software and developer of games including Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, later joined Oculus VR as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to guide their virtual reality (VR) development and continued…

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## [World's Smallest Commercially-Produced Magnetic Deflection CRT Display](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/worlds-smallest-commercially-produced-magnetic-deflection-crt-display/2287)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [12 November 2022 13:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/worlds-smallest-commercially-produced-magnetic-deflection-crt-display/2287 "2022-11-12T13:56:56Z")

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This black and white display has a 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) diagonal screen size. CRTs like this were used in the viewfinders of early camcorders before being supplanted by LCD displays. This unit is powered by …