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John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta

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520 points OlympicMarmoto | 3 comments | 29 Aug 25 16:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jamesgeck0 ◴[29 Aug 25 17:21 UTC] No.45066881[source]▶
> To make something really different, and not get drawn into the gravity well of existing solutions, you practically need an isolated monastic order of computer engineers.

I mean, I'd give a fair shake to an OS from the SQLite team [1].

1. https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html

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1. dwaltrip ◴[29 Aug 25 17:40 UTC] No.45067138[source]▶
Where do I apply to join this monastic order of OS programmers?
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2. tgbugs ◴[29 Aug 25 18:19 UTC] No.45067627[source]▶
Just walk up to the gate of your nearest Concent next Apert and they will take you right in!

Actually, I don't know how you join the Ita now that you mention it.

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3. trenchpilgrim ◴[30 Aug 25 04:14 UTC] No.45071874[source]▶
The Ita were kind of an ethno-cultural group as much as they were a professional caste.