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Hey, we're working on building those neato robot armies over at Asteria (https://getasteria.com https://getasteria.com). We'd really like to share the (less gri

by lowglow 10y ago

Hey, we're working on building those neato robot armies over at Asteria (https://getasteria.com https://getasteria.com). We'd really like to share the (less grim?) vision of how cool that future might be. If you're interested in something that's exciting, and could potentially be very life changing, come check out what we're working on. Full disclosure: I'm one of the founders. [edit] We're also looking to hire and work with interested. Just hit up /careers and check out what we're looking for. Also, I appreciate just working with hackers, so if you don't see something there that suits you, hit me up and let's chat. :)

exergy 10y ago
Are you fucking serious? Did you even bother with the article at all? What you're making is no different than what Maciej talks about, and just as naff. More connectedness is not more good. I explicitly would NOT want a no-name company having ALL of my data and seeing everything that I'm seeing. It's bad enough that Google knows everything about me. Maciej has another excellent talk about how the half-life of data is basically infinite. So while YOU may think you're a benevolent public benefactor, when (not if) you resell my data to the next guy, he may not be. Also, what possible benefit does it bring to my life? Book appointments? Tell me the weather? Why can't I do these things the dumb way? Progress for the sake of progress is the ideology of s cancer cell.
- lowglow 10y ago
  If you're in San Francisco I'd love to meet up and perhaps allay some of your fears. :) I'll respond in-line to your comments: > Are you fucking serious? Yes > Did you even bother with the article at all? Yes > What you're making is no different than what Maciej talks about, and just as naff. Why should it be different? > More connectedness is not more good. Why? > I explicitly would NOT want a no-name company having ALL of my data and seeing everything that I'm seeing. Every company was a no-name company before they had a name. > It's bad enough that Google knows everything about me. But you continue to invest in that dataset? Help build a company of trust. :) > Maciej has another excellent talk about how the half-life of data is basically infinite. I'm well aware that data on the internet is indelible. I myself have some cringe worthy usenet posts from when I was a kid. :) > So while YOU may think you're a benevolent public benefactor, when (not if) you resell my data to the next guy, he may not be. I think the old model of reselling data is gone, building insights through models is really the future, and that better helps serve everyone. You're arguing against the local max we've stumbled into. That's not what we're working towards. In addition I'm slowly working on creating a way to participate in personal and generic model building and transactions without publicly identifying the agents involved. > Also, what possible benefit does it bring to my life? Who knows just yet. It's pretty easy to imagine that building a foundation of predictive models around your life might help better serve to help you acknowledge things previously your biases perhaps prohibited you from observing. Knowledge of self is the path to mastery of the self. :) > Book appointments? Tell me the weather? Why can't I do these things the dumb way? In the most naive cases, sure. You could still do these things the "dumb" way, but what is the "dumb" way to you has most definitely at one point been the "new" and "scary" way to the generation before you. > Progress for the sake of progress is the ideology of s cancer cell. I would implore you to read : http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html My favorite quote being: "significant progress in the solutions of technical problems is frequently made not by a direct approach, but by first setting a goal of high challenge which offers a strong motivation for innovative work, which fires the imagination and spurs men to expend their best efforts, and which acts as a catalyst by including chains of other reactions."
  - mdpopescu 10y ago
    Thank you for this reply. I don't know if I agree with you but I love your patience.

by lowglow 10y ago

exergy 10y ago

Are you fucking serious? Did you even bother with the article at all? What you're making is no different than what Maciej talks about, and just as naff. More connectedness is not more good. I explicitly would NOT want a no-name company having ALL of my data and seeing everything that I'm seeing. It's bad enough that Google knows everything about me. Maciej has another excellent talk about how the half-life of data is basically infinite. So while YOU may think you're a benevolent public benefactor, when (not if) you resell my data to the next guy, he may not be. Also, what possible benefit does it bring to my life? Book appointments? Tell me the weather? Why can't I do these things the dumb way? Progress for the sake of progress is the ideology of s cancer cell.

lowglow 10y ago
If you're in San Francisco I'd love to meet up and perhaps allay some of your fears. :) I'll respond in-line to your comments: > Are you fucking serious? Yes > Did you even bother with the article at all? Yes > What you're making is no different than what Maciej talks about, and just as naff. Why should it be different? > More connectedness is not more good. Why? > I explicitly would NOT want a no-name company having ALL of my data and seeing everything that I'm seeing. Every company was a no-name company before they had a name. > It's bad enough that Google knows everything about me. But you continue to invest in that dataset? Help build a company of trust. :) > Maciej has another excellent talk about how the half-life of data is basically infinite. I'm well aware that data on the internet is indelible. I myself have some cringe worthy usenet posts from when I was a kid. :) > So while YOU may think you're a benevolent public benefactor, when (not if) you resell my data to the next guy, he may not be. I think the old model of reselling data is gone, building insights through models is really the future, and that better helps serve everyone. You're arguing against the local max we've stumbled into. That's not what we're working towards. In addition I'm slowly working on creating a way to participate in personal and generic model building and transactions without publicly identifying the agents involved. > Also, what possible benefit does it bring to my life? Who knows just yet. It's pretty easy to imagine that building a foundation of predictive models around your life might help better serve to help you acknowledge things previously your biases perhaps prohibited you from observing. Knowledge of self is the path to mastery of the self. :) > Book appointments? Tell me the weather? Why can't I do these things the dumb way? In the most naive cases, sure. You could still do these things the "dumb" way, but what is the "dumb" way to you has most definitely at one point been the "new" and "scary" way to the generation before you. > Progress for the sake of progress is the ideology of s cancer cell. I would implore you to read : http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html My favorite quote being: "significant progress in the solutions of technical problems is frequently made not by a direct approach, but by first setting a goal of high challenge which offers a strong motivation for innovative work, which fires the imagination and spurs men to expend their best efforts, and which acts as a catalyst by including chains of other reactions."
- mdpopescu 10y ago
  Thank you for this reply. I don't know if I agree with you but I love your patience.