Sunday, November 29, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
Facebook Horizon 'Women In VR' Horizon Museum
Attended 'Women In VR' held by #Facebook #horizonmuseum tonight and had an opportunity to experience meeting other women.
As more people joined, a question was answered about the number of people that would be able to attend an event before the experience would be degraded. The answer to that is about 20 attendees which would not be ideal for large venues.
I remain optimistic that the Max Headroom audio and the glitches will be addressed because we are all in the process of learning. We are venturing down paths that we have never been before with futuristic technology many of us thought we would never see in our lifetime.
There were other worlds that the system would not let me visit because of the volume of avatars visiting the museum. That is exciting. Frustrating, yes and that's okay. From my perspective, unforeseen challenges are to be expected as we journey with VR.
Facebook has some of the largest datacenters in the world so it's difficult to believe that it may be a server capacity limitation. Unless it is reliant on VM and it was not forecasted to have that many women in attendance.
VR is new enough that we are all learning lessons as we go along and it's amazing that so many of us women were interested enough to break the performance. To me, that is a pleasant win.
With this pandemic, it is exciting to imagine a new way of networking and meeting new people while social distancing.
DepDawg Oculus Rift Beat Saber 'EPIC' Tokyo Machine Expert+ Mode
Still tweaking my system and learning how to set things up.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Colon Cancer: When A Cancer Warrior's Parent Is Diagnosed With Cancer
Can you imagine what it's like to be a parent of a toddler that was sick with cancer? Can you imagine what the tumor excision and treatment may have done to the development of that child? Can you imagine what it must be like to navigate, as a parent, through social access disability and realizing your child is autistic?
Now--try to imagine one of the parents being diagnosed with cancer too and the child's caregiver becomes the caregiver for all. It is difficult for me to begin to try to imagine what it must be like to be in that caregiver's shoes.
I am a caregiver of a veteran that was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The antibiotics took their toll and exacerbated his C-PTSD. I became the sole provider when he expected to be the provider and caregiver for me, as a cancer patient.
Some of us are lucky enough in life to never have to struggle through circumstances like this. Some of us are all too familiar with it. Whether we are caregivers of patients or children--I believe that a large number of us can try to imagine the struggle that is involved.
The research and record-keeping responsibilities, alone, can be a daunting task when emotions are difficult to control. Some people would demand that the caregiver "just get over it." Some would declare, "Grow up! This is life!" How is that helpful?
Those of us that have been through something a little similar but different may be able to imagine what it must be like. If you can, try to imagine what it must be like for the Davis family.
Their daughter was diagnosed with a tumor in her brain. It was not a small tumor. It was very large and it had to be removed. Their daughter struggles with seizures and they are in constant vigilance in the middle of the night prepared to rush to the hospital if she has a bad enough seizure.
They had to become skilled at knowing when the seizure is bad enough to have her admitted. They also have to research the best approaches for their daughter's needs so she will be able to have some skills to be self-supportive in life eventually.
Now, the father has been diagnosed with colon cancer. He is the sole provider. This leaves the burden of everything on Nat Davis' shoulders.
If you have the ability to assist, please consider supporting the family during this difficult time. Nat is working on several methods where support can be provided for the styles of many contributors. Healthcare subjects are difficult enough in current events and everyone has their idea of how things "should" be. However--what we believe and what we think can be parked because now, this family could really use some intense support.
Below is a link to her post. Thank you, in advance, for considering their situation. Thank you, in advance, if you do go to her Patreon site to support them.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Mustang Cypress and Heather Longshore
It is such a pleasure to have the opportunity to work on this project for Heather.
When I first met her, I asked her what she would advise someone that is dealing with anxiety. Her advice was to do something that makes you proud.
Combining my technology skills with horses is something that helps me manage PTSD symptoms now that I'm aware of what they are. It also affords me the opportunity to contribute something while showcasing someone else's talent.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
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