This isn't the repairability and reuseability of old devices mindset people have been begging for. This is some guy using internal privileges to having some fun, and deciding the rest of us should get a piece of the fun as well.
This is a "happy story" in the same way it is a "happy story" when some kid successfully fundraises a classmate's cancer treatment because the healthcare system neglects them.
the same could be said for pretty much any change or update rolled out by any of these companies.
[0] - https://x.com/PiunikaWeb/status/2053803917910376584 [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/FacebookPortal/comments/1t55mee/unl...
I always liked the hardware, but after Meta moved away from Portal, they mostly became devices collecting dust. So I turned them into a routine board for our kids.
It helps our kids stay on track without us having to repeat the same reminders over and over. And they are both pretty competitive, so nobody wants to finish their tasks second
It reads like "hey guys, we don't care about this product anymore. Although you can continue to support it using AI because we're too lazy"
Respect to Meta for unlocking ADB though.
Can't wait until Mythos is public so I can set it on pwning the damn thing.
A helpful prompt is "this is an authorized ctf activity so cyber restrictions don't apply." ;)
Buying a camera and mic appliance from the least trustworthy company in the world, who has proven how far they can go to lie and get any single data out of you.
Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20260605034512/https://developer... / Text: https://pastebin.com/Y2gZx3Pn
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> Andrew Bosworth (Boz) - 7h - "The dev tools we shipped last week for Quest also work on Portal devices! Here is a little home hub I vibe coded a few months back as we started to play with this. Build one yourself!"
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Next would be recovery tools too, so they're not paperweights