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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 03/06/2026

This is the first publicly-disclosed LLM prompt used by a major Wall Street firm to generate stock predictions. Only made available due to JPMorgan's recent patent filing for its AI stock picking system.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 02/10/2025

AI will be the greatest bundler of our century.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 22/09/2025

No one's going to buy your product if you use poorly AI generated images like this. AI generation is fine but don't be lazy about it.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 18/09/2025

Due to the "lost in the middle" issue with current LLMs, you should put the most important parts of a long message to LLMs at the beginning as per the research paper, "Lost in the Middle: How Language Models Use Long Contexts" (arxiv.org/abs/2307.03172 )

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/09/2025

Made this with my daughter over the weekend. Her face lit up when she realized she could bring her ideas to life with AI just by describing what she wanted to see. What a great way to teach kids how to be more detail-oriented.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/09/2025

Has the world gone insane? Headlines in my inbox today.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 05/09/2025

One of my favorite standups. Happy Friday everyone

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 03/09/2025

The bane of my existence. I'm glad I won't have to deal with this anymore.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 03/09/2025

I'm shocked at how bad the iCloud dashboard looks. I had to check I wasn't being phished.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 25/06/2025

If you want to know why AI can't create good code without a lot of management, just take a look at this horrendous map from one of the biggest companies in its sector. Bad code existed way before vibe coding and is part of AI's training data.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 18/06/2025

Like I said before, we're entering an unprecedented time in history where organizations will have a voice in your head without you knowing it (as long as you keep using their AI).

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 18/06/2025

Remember, we're here on the enshitification timeline. Use AI in all of its glory before it starts to suck

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 01/06/2025

Visual magic like this will be accessible to anyone, anywhere within our lifetimes through AR glasses. Still at least 5 years away though.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 31/05/2025

This is what the #WebSummit attendees (mostly startup owners and investors) think about AI.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 28/05/2025

The longest line up at Web Summit is Canadian government grant / tax credit related services 🤔

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 12/05/2025

We're entering a new design trend. Before, it was the flat design era where colors were simple and separated. Now, it's smoothly blended colors. Think Apple's translucent UI design and Google's new logo. This is the Blended era

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/04/2025

The search term "when do markets open" surged these past couple of days. Are we going to repeat the stock market craziness back in January 2021?

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/04/2025

This is really awesome

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 26/03/2025

I needed this after today's Reddit post

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 25/03/2025

Do people really find it okay to touch the bowl of public washrooms?! What is going on? www.reddit.com/r/OculusQues...

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 23/03/2025

Dear Canadians, go out and VOTE on APRIL 28th! Put it on your calendar, right now! Canada's sovereignty is at stake. This is perhaps the most important election we'll have in our lifetimes so GO AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 🍁

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 13/03/2025

Donald has made racism normal again in the US, and racists are coming out from the shadows in droves. Even those who are seeking funding are being blatantly, publicly racist. Who would invest in him now? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Screenshot of X.com showing user cixliv being openly racist towards Chinese people in the US. His tweet reads: "Hey fellow Americans, I don't want to get political here. But most the advanced humanoid robotics projects in the US at universities are Chinese. Not sure what is the best idea. The US is objectively behind in robotics."

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 26/02/2025

Huh first time hearing about people using LLMs for search. Changing times 🤯

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 25/02/2025

The search term 'how to raise chickens for eggs' is hitting all-time highs on Google 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 31/01/2025

It's been a while since I've used a well designed app (XR or flat). Using www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai feels delightful rather than being a chore, and this is coming from someone who hates editing videos. Highly recommend it.

Screenshot of the video editing software Topaz Video AI 6

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 30/01/2025

Touch Grass Simulator 2025: Touch grass without leaving your gaming chair™

Mixed reality photo with realistic looking grass on the ground

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 29/01/2025

We've tried raymarching too btw. Looked pretty good but performance just wasn't there.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 27/01/2025

After months of work, I can say that this is the best-looking volumetric cloud possible on a Quest 3. Current mobile XR hardware still can't do realistic clouds (yet).

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 31/12/2024

Every time I visit Taiwan, I'm reminded by how much higher the standard of living and quality of life is compared to Canada. Taipei feels like a proper big city to me compared to Vancouver.

Shows a bustling shopping area with tall malls, colorful lights, and lots of people

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 11/12/2024

Remember to claim Megascans before they make them paid in a few weeks! Link ➡ www.fab.com/megascans-free

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 06/12/2024

It's Penguin Friday! 🐧

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 18/11/2024

Gotta catch 'em all! Use this Starter Pack directory to find your people: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 17/11/2024

Watch obscure Youtube videos from random people. These videos have almost zero views. astronaut.io Interesting concept!

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 16/11/2024

This is where I am among the 13 million Bluesky users. Play around with it yourself here (accessible only on a computer and not a phone): aurora.ndimensional.xyz

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/11/2024

My cat and I on his first day of adoption. Many years ago, I'd go to the adoption center and lie down on the floor to see which cats approached me first. Neptune was always the first one and so I adopted him! We're still going strong after so many years 💕

Photo of the author and his orange cat. Cat is sitting on the author's chest, pushing his head into his chin.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 15/11/2024

Really interesting seeing the cheaper device getting the highest FPS.

Chart showing the Quest3S having the highest average frames per second at 119.77 compared to the second highest being the Quest 3 with 118.98. Third is Quest 2 at 115.27, and the Quest Pro is in last place at 89.20 🤡

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 14/11/2024

Wow this experience made me tear up. It's free and does some novel things in VR. Highly recommend it if you're looking for a more passive non-gaming VR experience. www.meta.com/experiences/...

Cover art of an experience called 'EMPEROR' showing a black and white detailed drawing of an opened hand facing upwards

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 13/11/2024

Our #MR announcement post yesterday did really well on /r/oculusquest! It took the 2nd position of the subreddit's frontpage. For those who missed it, we announced a MASSIVE update for #Gadgeteer — a mixed reality mode! 🏗 Here's the post: www.reddit.com/r/OculusQues...

Screenshot of the /r/oculusquest frontpage on reddit

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 13/11/2024

Hey! Another watch guy! My favorite right now is the NOMOS Metro.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 13/11/2024

Founders of XR studios who have accounts on Bluesky but haven't created an account for their studios yet

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 08/11/2024

So close to getting realistic looking volumetric clouds in mobile #VR

Realistic 3D rendering of a big billowing cloud

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 07/11/2024

Just found out you can quickly switch users by long-pressing your display picture (bottom right corner of screen).

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 06/11/2024

I thought putting buttons on finger tips was genius until I tried the Apple Vision Pro. For unknown reasons, eye strain is significantly worse when viewing things at closer distances on the AVP vs the Quest 3.

Mixed reality photo showing digital buttons overlaid onto finger tips and palm.

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 06/11/2024

Sorry to hear that! Would buying a mouse with lots of keys help reduce your keyboard use?

Gaming mouse with lots of keys on the side

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 06/11/2024

The Quest 3S is currently priced at $299.99 which is one hell of a deal. A 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and 60% on Chinese-made products will change that. How long before the Quest 3S increases in price? If you're interested in #VR or #mixedreality, you should probably buy your headset very soon

Two images shown: Quest 3S ($299.99) and Quest 3 ($499.99) with their respective prices

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Peter Kao @peterkao.com · 04/11/2024

How I feel drinking coffee on Monday after abstaining from it over the weekend ☕

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