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by ejain 12y ago
http://www.google.com/patents/US8706530
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Swiss company issued patent for calculating health scores(blog.dacadoo.com)
2 points by ejain 12y ago|1 comments
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by ejain 12y ago
Neat, but they sure are protective of "their" data: The API does not allow access to historic data, and you are not allowed to retain data (even in aggregate) going back more than 10 days.
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by ejain 12y ago
I've been wearing a Fitbit One for almost two years now. I'm not too interested in the motivational aspect, but use the data to back up health-related decisions. For example, I was able to use the data to confirm that getting exer
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by ejain 12y ago
You can minute-resolution step counts through their Web API. If you're interested in raw accelerometer data, why not just write an app that uses the accelerometer in your phone?
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by ejain 12y ago
I can't help but notice that the display of <ul> items is broken (current Firefix, 14pt min font size)...
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by ejain 12y ago
This needs more data layers! Heart rate, movement, blood sugar, EEG etc :-)
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by ejain 12y ago
I'm guessing that with $1.2M in funding, the valuation is more likely to be something like $12M? So a $3M "aquihire" might not be such a good deal...
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by ejain 12y ago
Regarding the "undesirable drunk people", aren't there other laws (e.g. zoning laws) that deal with that?
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by ejain 12y ago
There's a difference between pivoting to a random new exciting idea when the previous idea doesn't pan out, and pivoting e.g. when you discover that your product happens to have a feature that a significant number of people are wi
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by ejain 12y ago
I'd follow more companies on Facebook (or Twitter) if most of what they posted where product updates etc, not inspirational messages and fitness tips.
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by ejain 12y ago
All companies strive for profits, but some take a more short term view than others.
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by ejain 12y ago
Elasticsearch isn't really schemaless, but you can have it guess and extend the schema as fields are encountered (or you can have it treat specific field as blobs of unindexed json).
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by ejain 12y ago
Socrata and Statwing are both very useful services, but without some domain knowledge and a good understanding of how the data was collected, even the best tools won't get you valid insights.
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by ejain 12y ago
It seems near impossible to create a service in this space that is both general purpose and also usable enough to get the kind of adoption that a company the size of Apple needs to justify its involvement. So I'm really eager to see wh
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by ejain 12y ago
Hyped, yes. Fluff, no.
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by ejain 12y ago
This looks like a good resource. But be sure to understand all the implicit assumptions in each data set before announcing your amazing discoveries!
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by ejain 12y ago
To keep your jaw and teeth in shape, use chewing gum?
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by ejain 12y ago
There are lots of good reasons for moving your headquarters from the Caribbean to Switzerland, but "strong privacy laws" and "legendary neutrality" are not among them.
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by ejain 12y ago
If you really wanted to reduce speeding, you'd just charge a small administrative fee, and suspend driving licenses after a few infractions. The bigger the importance of revenues from tickets, the lower the incentive to enforce speedin
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by ejain 12y ago
I'm using LAB.js, which lets me declare dependencies between scripts, and then handles sequential or parallel retrieval and execution. Not sure how I could easily replace this as suggested in the article, unless I merge all js into one
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by ejain 12y ago
You don't really need a gadget to meditate, any more than you need an app to go running. But it's nice to be able to keep track of your progress, and maybe even use the data to see how variables like sleep or exercise affect your
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by ejain 12y ago
I thought Perl is what is holding the turtles together?
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by ejain 12y ago
Net Neutrality does not require ISPs to charge the same price regardless of how much bandwidth a customer is using, and it does not prohibit ISPs from having rates on a sliding scale in order to penalize heavy users (as some water utilities
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by ejain 12y ago
> the ability for users who need it to pay a premium for fast or reliable service, a la first class mail Net Neutrality does not prohibit an ISP from charging their customers more for a faster or more reliable Internet connection; it sim
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by ejain 12y ago
I blame the current state of Google Maps on micro-optimization, and overconfidence in the ability to predict what you want.
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by ejain 12y ago
The gradual disappearance of the terrain mode is ironic, given how their ads always seem to show happy young people on outdoor adventures...
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by ejain 12y ago
Nice, but as they say, actions speak louder than words.
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by ejain 12y ago
The China Daily? Is that the same paper that quoted the Onion when they ran an article about Kim Jong Eun being the "Sexiest Man Alive"?
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by ejain 12y ago
Neat! Jackson also has a tree data model that can be used like so: user.path("them").path("public_keys").path("primary").path("bundle").textValue(); // null if any node is missing

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