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18 March 2023

Using Vivecraft to run Minecraft Java on a Meta Quest 2 VR headset

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Meta Quest 2, Minecraft, Virtual Reality

Recently, my son acquired his first VR headset (a Meta Quest 2). Between the MQ1 and MQ2, Meta made a design decision that made the latter less-independent on a computer…

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18 September 2022

Mysterious CD-R Disc

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Close-up of compact discs which shows their rainbow shine.

One of the jetpacks we were promised was the easy availability of CD-R drives during my college years. As the ability to cheaply preserve massive amounts dovetailed with the growing…

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15 August 2022

12 Ounce Can of Red Bull

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Closeup of the Red Bull logo.

While playing soccer with my club team “The Mama’s Boys”, a curious car drove up to one of our pre-games. It was a speck of a vehicle, topped with…

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13 August 2022

U.S. Treasury Savings Bond

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Close-up of a paper-based U.S. Treasury Savings Bond, showing water damage.

Here’s the first of many surprises I’d forgotten interning within my time capsule. In the summer of 1992, as I headed to college after graduating high school, my…

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04 August 2022

1997 U.S. Mint Proof Set

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Close-up of a set of U.S. currency, permanently-sealed in a plastic case.

When I was a kid, my parents started doling out various family heirlooms to me and my brother. I don’t recall what they gave me, but I remember feeling…

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14 June 2022

NTPSA Identification Card

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
A laminated identification card with my name & picture.

Towards the end of college, I discovered a passion for soccer. While I was never physically-gifted, I had tons of hustle and developed a decent “soccer sense” over the years.…

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