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That’s one way to think about it, but smoke detectors aren’t programmed in Rust, Typesscript, React, don’t run in a K8S cluster, aren’t serverless, so I think I
by gregjor 6y ago
That’s one way to think about it, but smoke detectors aren’t programmed in Rust, Typesscript, React, don’t run in a K8S cluster, aren’t serverless, so I think I have some technical advantages.
The app can either call 911 and report a fire, or you can hold it next to an Alexa/Siri/Google home hub or smart speaker, and some toaster ovens, and it will tell the connected device to call the fire department.
- krapp 6y ago>but smoke detectors aren’t programmed in Rust, Typesscript, React, don’t run in a K8S cluster, aren’t serverless, so I think I have some technical advantages. Smoke detectors don't require a subscription fee, or for me to sit through advertising. Smoke detectors won't stop working on a bad connection or a botched update. Smoke detectors won't spy on me and sell my data. Is your app actually, testably, provably better at detecting fires than smoke detectors? Will you have the endorsement of fire departments? Will my homeowners' insurance be affected by using this app?
- throwawayfound 6y agoI am 99% sure you are responding seriously to what is intended as satire (and ispretty hilarious).
- muzani 6y agoI wouldn't have spotted it without this comment, thanks. I'm mentoring at a hackathon this week and this sounds like a typical pitch.
- gregjor 6y agoI thought the toaster oven reference would give it away. ;-)
- krapp 6y agoOops. I should have known something was up when you didn't post a landing page...
- janbernhart 6y agoThis has been a entertaining conversation to read, I also didn't get the sarcasm immediately, it's quite close to what actually might be happening.
- gregjor 6y agoI'm planning to work with insurance companies. They can advertise their discounts in the video ad spots in the app.