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New York remains a good place to be.

Seen while passing through The Oculus the other evening: a large Progress Pride Flag and some nicely-done themed lighting design.

Official and commercial New York aren't going along with the creepy hatreds the current US regime is obsessed with.

Happy Pride, everyone!

🎉 Happy birthday #Quake! On June 22, 1996, id Software launched Quake — the first full-3D shooter using the #QuakeEngine. Unlike 2D-sprite-based games, Quake featured fully 3D environments, dynamic lighting, and Lightmaps.

#HalfLife and #CounterStrike are built on the Quake engine — making it a milestone in multiplayer #FPS history. Earlier, #Doom (1993) set the stage with groundbreaking 3D visuals, network play, and the birth of #Deathmatch.

The evolution continued with #idTech2 through #idTech5 powering games like #Doom3 and #Rage. Developer #JohnCarmack was the technical genius behind id’s engines before moving to #Oculus.

Which #idTech-based games do you remember?

2014: #Facebook compera #Oculus, produttore di visori #VR. Il fondatore di Oculus, #Luckey, rimane responsabile dello sviluppo. Ma Luckey finanzia un gruppo filo Trump e anche per questo viene allontanato. Persona non grata. Altri tempi.

Quindi Luckey fonda una nuova società, #Anduril, che sviluppa prodotti militari

Trump ritorna, #Zuck si riposiziona e torna da Luckey con un accordo per sviluppare insieme elmetti VR+AI per l'esercito USA.

Come si dice: l'amore non è polenta.

One of my first stops in NYC – and I almost didn’t leave.
The Oculus is so photogenic it feels like it was built just for photographers… or pigeons with good taste.
Spent way too long here just watching people walk like they’re part of the architecture.
And yes – this one was shot on iPhone. Sometimes the pocket camera does the job. 📱📸
[iPhone 13 Pro]

#iphoneography #station #architecturephotography #travel #newyorkcity #moody #photography #usa #view #nyc #nightshot #architecture #street #newyork #iphone #empirestatebuilding #oculus #city #nightwalk