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This changes the moment you realize your 'assets' have free will, a capacity to discern, and really strong opinions
by chubas7 14y ago
This changes the moment you realize your 'assets' have free will, a capacity to discern, and really strong opinions
- JonnieCache 14y agoThen it's your fault for not acting to neutralize those risks.
- e1ven 14y agoI have a website, Robohash.org, that's embedded in websites around the world. It gets millions (!) of loads every week. Should I be falling over myself, trying to find a way to monetize it, or should I enjoy that people are using it, and smile when I see one? Most of us already have good jobs, our bills are (mostly) paid, and we're not in danger of going hungry. Startups are great, and I encourage people to start one when there's something with a real revenue model, but don't try to force your fun little quirky project into being something it's not. Try to force a quirky fun project into being a revenue producing startup, is like charging you friends to watch your Garage band play. I understand the motivation, but it's kinda sad.
- JonnieCache 14y agoTime to come clean before this goes too far: I actually agree with you completely. This was a little experiment with devils advocacy. I am somewhat heartened by the result. EDIT: btw I like robohash. Good work.
- Gmo 14y agowow, didn't know robohash, it's cool :)
- lifeisstillgood 14y agojust to clarify - robohash is a image made up from discrete robot parts (ears, nose, etc) and assembled according to say every 8 bytes in a SHA1 hash? So its essentially SSH-fingerprint-art, but waaaaay cooler. Do not monetize it - the world will come back around and reward you one day.
- e1ven 14y agoThat is exactly how it works. It's fun! And I think that's exactly the right attitude ;) It's not something I need to make money on, it's just something cool to have added to the world. (It's OSS, too!)