Luke Hurd
Creative technologist (MR/AI) who occasionally explores factory history/production content (e.g., Delorean factory) and industrial tech culture.
Head‑Tracked Ray‑Ban Display Runs Games and Spotify
during testing for the Meta RayBan Display webapp SDK I ported several games. I did Tetris, Tamagotchi, ZORK (but a BTTF Clone), built my own Spotfy app so I could search and select music without using my phone (the built-in app is only a player) - and then I started playing with head tracking. check out here. use your arrow keys and enter/space to navigate yes, this will 100% control my personal spotify. https://www.lukehurd.com/games/
Star Wars Namesake Gets Baby on May the 4
i was named after star wars (yep) and, while i enjoy them now, i hated those movies for the first 10 years of my life. oh you’re my father? original stuff. 42 years later (in 2021), my daughter’s due date is may...
Monthly Paid Apps Across macOS, iOS, Web – No Subscriptions
i’ve released a fully-functional vibe-coded app every single month this year across macOS, iOS, and web, all paid apps (no subscriptions) going to try to do one every single month 🤷 may’s app is going to be bananananas
IOS 26 Speech Recognition Auto‑Scrolls Scripts in Real‑Time
one of the features of talktrack is using iOS 26's new (and improved) speech recognition to drive your recording and scripts. instead of scrolling at a specific speed, this will detect the words you say and scroll the script accordingly....
Only-Child Family Navigates Holidays Without Extended Support
i’m an only child my wife is an only child my daughter (5) is an only child she has no brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, or cousins. i’m curious to hear from the other 8 people on earth in this scenario - what do...
Boomer Mispronunciation of Nintendo Still Drives Kids Crazy
memory jog: the mom in the flower shirt pronounces the system "intendo" (without the "N") and that was a total thing in the 80's with the older boomers. it used to drive me **crazy** as a kid that they refused...
Local Overshare App Lets You View and Control Data
a megaton of people have asked how the 'overshare' app works that i shared yesteray so here's a quick walkthrough. this app purposefully exposes your data (phone, wearables, apps) so that you can 1.) see it and 2.) choose what...
Overshare: Expose Every Phone Sensor as JSON
i’ve officially built the dumbest app. it’s called “overshare” and it exposes every sensor and bit of data on your phone (and wearables) and packages it up into JSON to post wherever. iphone/apple watch sensors, meta raybans, healthkit, calendar, etc -...
Fans Quit After Glenn, yet Lingered Post‑Season 2
im not surprised that people stopped watching The Walking Dead after glenns death but i am surprised they watched it after season 2
AI Claims Overcomplication, yet Never Writes Code
my wallet watching claude say “i’m over complicating this” for the 12th time without writing a single character of code
Brands Must Vet Retweets: Sony’s Costly Mistake
this is a nuanced joke but i once worked with the ECD who created the "Kevin Butler" playstation ad campaign (Kevin was a fake marketing guy at Sony and was featured in many ads) and in februrary 2011 someone tweeted...
Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Delivers Fun Chaos Over Plot
i watched Sam Raimi's new movie 'Send Help' last night and, while it sort of fell apart in the last act, it was great to see him back in action doing his thing over-the-top nasty, tons of insane reaction shots -...
Adult Realization: Whimsy Becomes Serious When Names Change
my first glimpse of the ick of adulthood was when they renamed 'Gleaming the Cube' to 'A Brother's Justice'
Created a Punk‑Style Sleep App with Pure Fuzz
i built my own sleep app last week because none of the apps out there were punk as fuck. no birds, no softly running creeks. just fuzz for sleepytime.
Built a Feature‑Rich macOS Teleprompter While Awaiting iOS Approval
waiting for my iOS app to get approved so i built a macOS teleprompter app because everything else out there sucked. customize size, color, font, speed, hotkey, support for up for 5 scripts at once. it has 4K recording, controls (brightness,...