Post #2098600
2026-03-27 15:29 UTC
But, the resulting pictures look kind of awesome. Bad ass really. Realistic lighting. Anti-aliasing. All of the molecules look spiffy--like rendered billiard balls. Stuff, you'd definitely want in a PowerPoint presentation to be shown on the big screen at a Supercomputing conference.
Why, what are we talking about again? Oh yeah, xv. Let's get back to xv... 11/n?
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@dabeaz@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 15:39
Actually, before I do that, let me add that this "big SGI in the machine room thing" eventually morphed into a "let's make a holodeck for doing VR!" thing. Yeah, because that's exactly what scientists want. Freaking VR! To use when you're able to sneak in sessions between the HS student tours and you're prepared to take the afternoon off afterwards to sooth the resulting migraine. Dear metaverse, 1996 called and wants its dumb idea back. Thanks. I digress. 12/n?