GraffitiTim

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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
Just so you know, it’s possible to overcome a phobia. In fact my startup Fearless helps people to just that, using VR. We have a module for cockroaches specifically. It goes very gradually, starting with a cartoon drawing, and progresses at
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
It doesn't sound crazy at all -- lots of people have a fear of flying/planes. I'm working on a program that uses VR to help people overcome their fear of flying. Would you mind filling out this short fear of flying survey, so
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
At Fearless we’re using VR to help people overcome fears (spiders, flying, etc). http://FearlessVR.com
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
Did this year’s peak decrease vs last year? That looks like an extremely rare event if so.
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
They did show the Roadster, it's in space now. The cameras on the drone ship cut out so they're still waiting to find out if CORE landed. The two boosters landing simultaneously was breathtaking. Photo: https://twitter.
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
I would argue YC is extremely ambitious, especially under Sam Altman. However, ambition doesn't have to mean immediately investing billions of dollars in new areas. Huge ambitions can start as small experiments to see what's promi
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
There's a YC app for that: https://www.70millionjobs.com/
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
And importantly, the photosensitive ganglion cells are most sensitive to blue wavelengths of light, which is why a lot of people recommend avoiding blue light at night.
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by GraffitiTim 9y ago
We are using VR to help people overcome fears at Fearless. http://FearlessVR.com It is based on lots of research showing that VR exposure therapy is extremely effective.
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by GraffitiTim 10y ago
I still remember the time we came to office hours with Garry to get some advice on how to approach designing a new product, and in 15 minutes he sketched out an entire design -- which we used.
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This man built a VR app to cure his fear of spiders(money.cnn.com)
7 points by GraffitiTim 10y ago|1 comments
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by GraffitiTim 10y ago
Boost VC, the other accelerator focusing on VR, is scrappy, focused, and cares only about the startups it's funded. Quite a contrast. edit: This Rothenberg article sounds pretty damning, but also reads like a hit piece -- which makes m
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by GraffitiTim 10y ago
Very much agreed, but still happy to see people trying to take a step in the right direction. They do mention ending the practice of killing male chicks, which is currently universal among egg-producing farms.
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by GraffitiTim 11y ago
A historic moment here, folks. Incredible, and in my opinion a little terrifying.
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by GraffitiTim 11y ago
I'm working on this as a startup called Fearless. http://FearlessVR.com
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by GraffitiTim 11y ago
Why not have an application process similar to YC?
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by GraffitiTim 11y ago
In addition to things with long time horizons, it makes sense to look at things that have little profit-incentive for startups or companies to work on. One example would be nutritional supplements. It's fairly expensive to do a good nu
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by GraffitiTim 11y ago
I wonder if this could be the beginning of many artists being replaced by AI.
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
That statistic is orders of magnitude off. There are 30,000 driving fatalities per year. At the ratio you stated the number of miles driven per person per year would be absurd.
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
Actually it looks like it's been on reddit multiple times in the last 2 years with some decent interest and a fair number of positive reviews (as well as a few negative, some of which could be dichromatic which it doesn't work for
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
I felt the same way. I think the dynamic way it moves is what evokes the anthropomorphic feeling for me, more than its physical appearance. It has a lively bounce to its step. When it looks like it's struggling to catch its balance, th
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
I assume you're referring to the Crescent Bay prototype, and I agree. The Gear VR will help too, as will potentially their acquisition of Nimble VR (more robust hand-tracking than the Leap). That said, 2015 is just the beginning of the
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
Still watching the presentation, but virtual reality is the medium that will eventually allow for a lot of the things he's talking about. Edit: he later dismisses this, but I don't think he's right to do so.
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
I believe the Aeon article is referring to pilot wave theory when it talks about Broglie-Bohm, although it does so with almost no explanation, even though it's one of the main threads of the article. I think the idea of pilot wave theo
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
Most Lyfts in SF don't have mustaches anymore (or at least not displayed prominently) and about 10% do the fist bump now. I always sit in the front seat because it seems friendlier (and the drivers definitely do seem more friendly than
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
Reminds me of this (surprisingly powerful, IMO) video of a kid who doesn't want to eat an octopus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNntUXyWvw
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
False rumors are able to spread throughout a large population before being debunked. Corrections, however, are only really able to spread to people who previously saw the rumor. Furthermore, many people who shared the rumor may be less like
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My most surprising experiences from the new Oculus prototype demos(fearlessvr.com)
2 points by GraffitiTim 12y ago|0 comments
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
For people who've switched from Sublime to Atom, what are some of the things you miss/prefer from Sublime, and vice versa?
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by GraffitiTim 12y ago
I think Amazon has account settings to remove particular items from your history.

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