Web & WebXR Development. Home Education & Democratic Schooling, Chair of Governors at Sands School, Devon. Currently building https://teapawt.net/t.co/YdAz8QwZPz
Devon, UK
Joined February 2015
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Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Draw a floor plan in 2D, then instantly view it in immersive VR in your Meta Quest Headset.
2D edits appear in VR in real time.
Built with @aframevr @threejs. Everything running in the browser.
#buildinpublic
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Today I visited the Houses of Parliament, with representatives of small, low-fee, independent schools from across the country.
We talked with MPs about the harms to our schools and communities that will result from the government's proposals to tax education.
#EducationTax
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
I am an accountant and have been reviewing the accounts of many small and faith schools accounts lodged with charities commission - I was surprised out how modest their operating surplus (and some had losses) is and how modest their endowments & reserves - sobering
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
"I hope that they are open-minded enough to give it a fair consideration"
Blogger and school governor @dhmackenzie argues that a VAT exemption for schools charging fees of £11,000 or less would make moral and economic sense
Check out his piece 👇
pepf.co.uk/opinion/the-long-…
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
as an AI obsessive and long-time @ezraklein fan, I was excited to see yesterday's podcast with @GaryMarcus.
Unfortunately, as I listened, my excitement gave way to frustration, and I felt compelled to write my first-ever megathread.
Quotes from: nytimes.com/2023/01/06/podca…
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
This week, the White House released its antimonopoly for the tech sector. It's important, because a free, fair and open internet is a necessary precondition for organizing all our other fights about human rights, equity, labor, the climate, and racial and gender justice. 1/
ALT The logo for the White House, superimposed over a Matrix 'code waterfall' effect.
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Most of the world's problems seem to stem from one rather small group of people not being content that they have grossly disproportionate wealth compared to most and wanting more. It's this greed that causes so much suffering.
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School attendance is such a simple drum to beat. Get them to school and all will be well, goes to rhetoric. They can't succeed otherwise, we're told. Behind that drum there are a million stories. Here are some of them 1/
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I've waited my entire QA Automation career to write #e2etests for #webxr 🤝
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Thanks so much @dhmackenzie
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Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Exploring live previews of multiple camera perspectives in 3DStreet thanks to this slick @aframevr component by @dhmackenzie github.com/diarmidmackenzie/…
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X : The best video games?
Me : Personal taste. Depends upon what you're after? Immersive story driven experience?
X : Yes
Me : In order ... Skyrim SE, CyberPunk 2077, Fallout NV, Alien: Isolation, Subnautica, Metro, Fallout 4 and then a very long drop to everything else.
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My favorite part - “From the cynical, I will only add that I do not believe that VV Putin will press the red button to destroy the whole world.
Firstly, there is more than one person making a decision, at least someone will jump off. And there are a lot of people there -…
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Buckle up. Come on a tour of London with a difference and find out how Putin's oligarchs hide and spend their money in the capital. Money-laundering expert @OliverBullough is your guide. 💰
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Hi everyone, a brief self-publicising interlude, sorry about that.
I have a book out next week, it's called Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals.
And it feels depressingly timely. 1/7
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EXCLUSIVE: The Tories are sleepwalking Britain into an undemocratic ethno-nationalist regime: together, these 8 Tory laws will gift the state unprecedented control of elections, culture, media, protests, health ... and even our DNA. bylinetimes.com/2022/01/24/e… @BylineTimes
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Wrote some notes summarizing my first impressions of web3: moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-fi…
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In 2021 I discovered that very few people know much about self-directed education.Mostly what people 'know' is that it doesn't work & so they don't need to learn any more about it. I venture to disagree, but some myths just keep coming back. Here are some of my favourites.1/
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Available today, Progressive Web Apps are coming to Oculus Quest!
Facebook, Instagram, Smartsheet, and Spike are available now and Dropbox, Slack, Monday, Mural, My5 (UK), and PlutoTV coming soon! Developers can learn more at developer.oculus.com/pwa
Diarmid Mackenzie retweeted
Dr Anthony Fauci of the US has been an excellent public health leader throughout #COVID19. On 8 Sept he delivered a prestigious lecture to a UK audience @JohnSnowSociety. My 4 highlights - 3-dose vaccination, Long COVID, getting to elimination, & vaccinate our children. 1/5
