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Wunderdeer

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Wunderdeer··on YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby
This has always been my suspicion, considering older videos (or just videos with not a lot of views in general) tend to take noticeably longer to load.

My immediate assumption is these videos are not edge cached, so naturally they want their platform to avoid delivering these types of videos. They would rather stick to the well-cached, proven popular videos that are currently circulating.

Wunderdeer··on What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week
I like the ideas presented here. I wish more people understood that VR has purpose outside gaming, almost anything you do on the web can currently be done in VR. Perception of VR seems to be more focused on virtual worlds, or seeing it as just another gimmicky toy for computer people.

My largest gripe with this piece is if you're going to write about comfort in VR, you need to mention the Valve Index. The base model is, in my experience, the most comfortable headset even without modding. If you wear glasses you can find many prescription lens vendors online for ~60-90 USD. Not to mention the top of the line specs on the Index compared to it's competitors.