Matt Cooper

@evanjconrad Strongly recommend @jeffinvenice / @venice_inc – they did great work for Convogo!

we're looking to engage a design firm (both branding & ux), if you have good suggestions, please reach out, dms open

@irvinxyz Split keeb on leg straps is legit, but seatback monitor is so 2023. Gotta get on the XR glasses train 😎 x.com/TheMattyCoops/…

Flying back to SF. You guys are not ready for what’s coming next week🤖

Really great writeup by @Evan_ec on some of our interesting/non-obvious discoveries building with LLMs at Convogo!

@levelsio Last month in Lisbon we tried to get dinner at 7:30 (ik, a bit early in Portugal, but still). We were turned away from *several* completely empty restaurants bc “we’re totally booked – absolutely no way to seat you,” despite openings online. Absolutely allergic to making money 🤦‍♂️

PS nothing wrong with 57-year olds in the rest of the world But in Portugal being 57 means you're born in 1967 during dictator Salazar's rule who destroyed this country's culture The echoes of which can be experienced every day in the extreme inefficiencies in this country noticable in business and people Young people in Portugal are changing things and taking over which is great That is if they don't leave the country as part of the massive brain drain here

This is absolutely hilarious I had to pay my electricity bill in Portugal, and to do that I have to go into the national energy company's customer portal to get the payment details cause I need to pay via IBAN But their site is always down, it's been down for days, meanwhile they threaten me by SMS they're ready to cut off my power But if their site is down how am I gonna pay I'm traveling in Brazil so I tried VPN to Portugal, thinking "they couldn't have possibly blocked the ENTIRE world except Portugal from visiting their site, right? riiiiiiight???" And of course they did, with VPN to Portugal the site immediately worked 😂 So the national energy company of Portugal has blocked the ENTIRE WORLD except Portugal from accessing their site, thinking no Portuguese realistically goes outside of Portugal and ever needs to pay their bill abroad Probably some 57-year old manager at EDP thinking "that sounds like a GREAT solution for security" Meanwhile any VPN bypasses that easily What an absolutely bonkers mindset 🤯 Reminds me of companies only opening their website during 9 to 5 opening hours, similarly crazy The tweets about Portugal will continue until morale improves 😂 Funnily enough X wouldn't let me post this tweet, of course for the opposite reason: I had my VPN to Portugal on :D

i have been weird my whole life everybody i’ve met who I respect has been weird the coolest people are usually also the weirdest weird is one of the best words in the english dictionary

@CisDonkers @jandragsbaek @trunarla a.co/d/f9dflaD

@TheMattyCoops @jandragsbaek @trunarla Can you give a link to the stands?

If you’re not locked in like this, you’re not going to make it 😤

@Pinaksaha @trunarla Viture Pro XR glasses! Not better than a good monitor, but amazing for flights, cafes, and anywhere I don’t have access to a monitor positioned at the right height. Have a $50 off referral code if you want to try them: oken.do/3k8936k4

@trunarla @TheMattyCoops Which vr glasses are those

@TomStrong56 @trunarla Zsa Voyager, tented using MagSafe iPhone stands! Been loving it so far.

@xakpc @trunarla Viture Pro XR glasses! Not better than a good monitor, but amazing for flights, cafes, and anywhere I don’t have access to a monitor positioned at the right height. Have a $50 off referral code if you want to try them: oken.do/3k8936k4

@trunarla @TheMattyCoops What glasses are these? Do they work well? Are they better than monitors? Also, why does everyone have huge monitors but work on tiny laptop ones? So many questions.

@jandragsbaek @trunarla Zsa Voyager, tented using MagSafe iPhone stands! Been loving it so far.

@trunarla @TheMattyCoops That vertical keyboard though. Oof. What is it?

You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like 😎

The arc of history is jocks to nerds to theater kids

I’ve had the chance to demo this at @southpkcommons and it’s incredible – I’ve been wanting a good silent speech to text interface for a long time, and @getmamoapp is shockingly accurate without needing any extra hardware

16/🧵 I do have my fingers crossed that a more premium Viture Pro 2, the upcoming Immersed Visor or the rumored Apple Vision (Air/Lite?) will solve the remaining issues (higher-res display, bigger FOV, better head tracking) and be the holy grail here.

15/🧵 Conclusion: The Viture Pro is the first headset that feels usable for my daily work. It’s not perfect, but it’s a significant step toward my dream AR productivity tool. If you need an extra monitor on the go, I recommend giving them a try!

14/🧵 Aesthetics: They look great and are less isolating than full VR headsets. I can work on the couch next to my partner without feeling disconnected. Easier to take off, and from her perspective I look slightly less like a nerdy alien.

13/🧵 The right stalk gets very hot, which is uncomfortable when handling, but I don’t feel it on my head when wearing them, so not a huge deal.

12/🧵 Ergonomics: Insanely light and comfortable enough to wear all day. I can wear them for hours in a cafe looking straight ahead instead of down at my laptop. As an ergonomics geek who travels with a split keyboard, this is a big deal for me.

11/🧵 I find I can see my laptop screen clearly below the frame of the glasses, so in standard mode, I get 2 solid monitors stacked vertically. This is how I've been using them for the most part.

9/🧵 Lens adjustments: Crucial feature. My vision is nearly 20-20, but without lens adjustment, everything is blurry. Downside: I do have to re-adjust every session because the wheels get knocked in transit. Makes me appreciate how good the AVP’s automatic adjustment feature is.

10/🧵 Multi-monitor setup: The glasses have two modes — standard (single screen in full FOV) and SpaceWalker (multiple monitors with head tracking). SpaceWalker’s head tracking is laggy and jittery (nauseating). Small FOV means you can only see one monitor at a time anyways.