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MentraOS – open-source Smart glasses OS

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206 points arbayi | 7 comments | 05 Sep 25 16:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source | bottom
1. bighead1 ◴[05 Sep 25 19:14 UTC] No.45142471[source]▶
Love this bit from mentra's careers page, https://mentra.glass/pages/careers

  This is not the place for

  * Prioritize work-life balance
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2. bobajeff ◴[05 Sep 25 19:53 UTC] No.45142890[source]▶
I love how direct Chinese language/culture is. (At least from my perspective.)
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3. sneak ◴[05 Sep 25 20:11 UTC] No.45143082[source]▶
> We're a squad of hardcore builders between San Francisco and Shenzhen working 996 to build the next personal computer. We're upgrading human intelligence with high bandwidth interfaces. We're transhumanist hackers. And we're not just here for a job. We're here for a mission.

Being upfront about 996 (and jira hatred further down the page) is wild. I sort of love it.

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5. dcreater ◴[05 Sep 25 21:23 UTC] No.45143792[source]▶
They're not Chinese
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6. g-b-r ◴[06 Sep 25 00:32 UTC] No.45145368{3}[source]▶

  > Cayden 凯登 Pierce CEO/CTO/Founder 
  > Cayden leads Mentra, overseeing software, hardware, and operations across San Francisco and Shenzhen

  > Nicolo Micheletti
  > In late 2024, he dropped out of Tsinghua University in Beijing to work on MentraOS

  > Thomas Tee 
  > Head of Hardware
  > Thomas leads Mentra’s hardware team in Shenzhen

  > Mentra Shenzhen 
  > Baoan, Shenzhen,
  > 广东省深圳市宝安区
  > 新安街道创业二路
  > 中洲中央公寓1905室
7. dade_ ◴[06 Sep 25 01:22 UTC] No.45145699[source]▶
I was in Shenzhen, electronics market district. I hear Christmas music. What the hell? I round the corner to see a large stage and seating. There is a large banner in English that says, “Consumption Festival”.