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Man I felt bad for feeling this while reading the article. I've no doubt that Bill Dally is an awesome guy, especially given Nvidias recent excellent performanc

by tinco 7y ago

Man I felt bad for feeling this while reading the article. I've no doubt that Bill Dally is an awesome guy, especially given Nvidias recent excellent performance. But this project seems almost embarrassing. Why tout something on your corporate blog that's just a personal project of an employee he built in a couple of weekends. It looks simple enough for the final year project of a highschool student. I hate to be so negative, but I just don't see why nivida would associate with it.

ventilated 7y ago
Don't feel bad, you are likely a "glass is half empty" type of person, you can't help it. It's hard to believe you actually read the article, they framed the accomplishment in a very accurate light. They are not claiming it revolutionary: "Dally’s aim was to build the “simplest possible” ventilator." He accomplished this goal. He wanted to build a ventilator useful in emergency situations. Would you have us believe that on your death bed you would tell the doctor to give a ventilator of this design to someone else because it looks like a high school student could build it? This is a quality design because it meets the stated requirements.
- tinco 7y ago
  If I were a glass half empty kind of person I wouldn't feel bad about it. Those guys are always gleefully pointing out flaws in things. I would not turn away anything a doctor would recommend I do, especially not on my death bed. In any case, there's been dozens of these solenoid based ventilators, and this one looks especially pretty, but if they were actually needed surely you'd hear all about hospitals using these diy things to save lives? From what I've seen doctors actually talk about, is that there's ways to hook up even four people on one of those expensive type ventilators, and doctors still don't do it, because just giving people air isn't good enough. The thing that makes me feel bad is this feeling it's some sort of off key joke. Maybe it has a use, but to me it seems like why is a big serious company like nvidia, making noise about constructing a ventilator that no doctor would use unless in an absolute emergency where they couldn't use a serious ventilator?
- ckdarby 7y ago
  It's good for the media hype and they must think that is worth it for their stock price.

by tinco 7y ago

ventilated 7y ago

Don't feel bad, you are likely a "glass is half empty" type of person, you can't help it. It's hard to believe you actually read the article, they framed the accomplishment in a very accurate light. They are not claiming it revolutionary: "Dally’s aim was to build the “simplest possible” ventilator." He accomplished this goal. He wanted to build a ventilator useful in emergency situations. Would you have us believe that on your death bed you would tell the doctor to give a ventilator of this design to someone else because it looks like a high school student could build it? This is a quality design because it meets the stated requirements.

tinco 7y ago
If I were a glass half empty kind of person I wouldn't feel bad about it. Those guys are always gleefully pointing out flaws in things. I would not turn away anything a doctor would recommend I do, especially not on my death bed. In any case, there's been dozens of these solenoid based ventilators, and this one looks especially pretty, but if they were actually needed surely you'd hear all about hospitals using these diy things to save lives? From what I've seen doctors actually talk about, is that there's ways to hook up even four people on one of those expensive type ventilators, and doctors still don't do it, because just giving people air isn't good enough. The thing that makes me feel bad is this feeling it's some sort of off key joke. Maybe it has a use, but to me it seems like why is a big serious company like nvidia, making noise about constructing a ventilator that no doctor would use unless in an absolute emergency where they couldn't use a serious ventilator?
ckdarby 7y ago
It's good for the media hype and they must think that is worth it for their stock price.