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by ahewett 2y ago
I know this article is about google but I only had a good Apple anecdote so there you are.
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by ahewett 2y ago
I truly truly wish you the best of luck in your futile endeavor. My wife HATES all her apple products but still won't switch. Similarly, while I love Macbooks, iPhones make me sick and developing for them is like Apple personally givin
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by ahewett 2y ago
No. I would give the same advice to an 18 year old. I can't speak for aerospace, but can expertly speak on BCI, medtech and AI. And bank security. What I would honestly recommend doing is a bootcamp for full stack, or even just backend
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by ahewett 11y ago
Giovanni responded to the main thread. I asked him to respond to this specifically but he's super busy. This is his response: "He doesn't know what he is talking about. Means do not have to be a standard deviation away to mak
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by ahewett 11y ago
We did a randomized controlled trial :) https://www.brain.fm/pdfs/EEGFocusAnalysis.pdf It's pending publication, but it'll get there. And now we have enough info to start a double blind. Sleep one is also pen
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, thanks! I appreciate that. I played classical guitar as a kid - still do. And Bach is definitely a favorite, though one of the most difficult. You just know he composed those lute pieces on his damned organ, where he could use 2 hands
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by ahewett 11y ago
I didn't make up the term "emergent." AFAIK it's an established type of AI. http://chetansurpur.com/blog/2013/08/emergent-intelligence.h... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by ahewett 11y ago
Ah, thanks for clarifying. Was wondering if I was going crazy.
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by ahewett 11y ago
Completely agree! We're on it. :) Definitely don't want you to be wary of the skip button. That's an important feature. You should love the music you're playing. So here's a pro-tip: as an anonymous user, play the s
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by ahewett 11y ago
So much inspiration in this thread. I mentioned this further down the page, but it's a hobby of mine to ask what music people work to. This is a goldmine for me. Thanks a lot for posting, and for trying it out. Would love to hear your
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by ahewett 11y ago
Great, so glad it's helping! Wait till you get the headphones... a whole new level. Keep me updated. I had Aaron get in touch with you but please feel free to send me any updates directly. Just my first name and brain.fm Don't sto
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by ahewett 11y ago
OK fair enough, I'll see if we can get a better one then. Honest to god we just used a standard one we got over a decade ago, and customized it with our name. We might have even gotten it off of legal zoom or something. - The HRV/
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by ahewett 11y ago
This is actually great feedback. I can definitely create some trance, house, etc. There is techno/electronic music already in there, but only at around 120bpm, and probably won't be as bass-intensive or dramatic as you're use
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, great question, though I'm not sure if you want the audio or neurological explanation, or both :) I'm also not sure how technical you want or how much you know already, so apologies if I'm too technical, and apologies if
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by ahewett 11y ago
It's actually a very very good result for the tests we did. A similar study using a boatload of caffeine couldn't reach statistical significance. Also I believe strongly that if we'd compared it to say, classical music or som
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by ahewett 11y ago
It's actually a really good result, for a number of reasons. But I'll let Giovanni respond to this later and clarify (he's the neuroscientist that wrote the paper). I apologize for the delay, he's dealing with some famil
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by ahewett 11y ago
Glad you enjoyed it! Not to add to your expenses, but definitely invest in some "sleep phones." I like the Took's brand, and it's the cheapest. You can lay completely on your side and the wafer-thin speakers don't b
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, happy to answer that. Do a page find for the word "emergent" here and you should find it. I've explained it a few times, though briefly. I did a write-up of it a while back that I need to find and post somewhere. But any
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by ahewett 11y ago
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! There is discussion about extending the trial, and I agree completely. And we're almost done with both the iPhone app and the Android app! Stay tuned :) Good point about Spotify. I could have
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by ahewett 11y ago
Thanks, yeah I had thought of that. I think it could potentially be useful in lots of different ways. Right now though it's very much geared toward this specific purpose. Much of its initial purpose was to align everything with the mod
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by ahewett 11y ago
It's just a standard TOS, man. Here's the Terms Of Service for Yale: I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING ANY WRITTEN CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS PROVIDED TO ME (ON PAPER OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM) REGARDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS, CHOICES, OR REQUES
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, thanks haha, I know I shouldn't be surprised by now, now it's still funny to me that I am sending a heartfelt thanks to a one "slagfart" :)
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, no problem. Not trying to "prime" you here, this is just how I talk. I'm not that strategic. If you think it would help, I'd be happy to get on a call/skype? I just feel like there's some miscommunication
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey man, about to respond to your other question, but there was a similar question earlier so thought I'd just take this one first. Here's a bibliography we're still working on. More to add, but a good start so far: https:&#
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by ahewett 11y ago
Ah, well, glad it worked then :)
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by ahewett 11y ago
Oops, thanks a lot! Logged the bug, should be fixed soon. Sorry about that.
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by ahewett 11y ago
Sure! Happy to explain it. Although I have to say I'm not sure what textbooks are saying these days. When I talk to programmers right out of college sometimes there's a bit of confusion as they talk about patterns I know, but usin
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by ahewett 11y ago
Hey, good question! Here's a bibliography we're still working on. More to add, but a good start so far: https://www.brain.fm/pdfs/ResearchLibrary.pdf We've also done our own research that is pending publ
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by ahewett 11y ago
I think maybe you were thinking of a different site link, because this is the first time we've been on HackerNews to my knowledge, and our shortest sessions are 15 minutes, and they never loop. If I'm wrong then really sorry about
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by ahewett 11y ago
Those are great! And glad you like Brain.fm as well :) To my great surprise, silence is actually the worst performer in our research and for other researchers I've talked to. check out our focus study, and also if you hit the "m

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