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by vicbrooker 10y ago
I find it super interesting that this is on the front page at the same time as a ex-Google design ethicist is talking about respecting the user ahead of commercial interests.
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by vicbrooker 10y ago
I can't see a way for this style of design to be feasible that doesn't rely on a subscription-based business model. As long as users allow free + advertising generally be the way to for build a dominant tech company then I would a
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
I don't think that there's enough to say here that anything is inherently due to the UI until the context of it being on Facebook is removed. I would bet that are broadly acceptable use cases for FB chat and ones that are not. At
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
I've been on-and-off interested in facial expression for a while, and can't help but feel that 'the emotion tool' is kind of flawed. Unless there's been a groundbreaking shift in the last 12 months or so, this softw
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
Their prototype reminds me of concept car designs that look great but don't have enough internal space for an engine. You'd maybe fit a AAA battery in the handle but I haven't even seen a torch that works without more juice.
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
And did so in favour of a forced one - I think the title is meant to reference the whole track runner thing.
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
Unsolicited feedback: At first glance, I read the logo as AURD rather than AURO, and I still had a bit of cognitive effort to remember that it's an O after finishing the article and scrolling back to the top. Could be because I saw the
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
If you're interested in startup internships and you're in Melbourne the guys at http://www.tinalleybeta.com.au might be able to set you up somewhere. Other options are to ask around coworking spaces like inspire9 or y
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
My critique of the model is more that outsourcing will get expensive quickly. The founder of this product 120+ schools to support with 30k. Many of these schools are expecting lifetime support: they paid a one time $250 fee. It's not c
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
Just picked this up, but the early adopters pay $250 for lifetime use. So it's not necessarily $30k/yr, just $30k. Not sure how this is a sustainable model.
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by vicbrooker 11y ago
The impressive part of the article is the network the author has developed prior to beginning anything. The real startup killer in Aussie edtech is the sales cycle and this product has ostensibly hit 10% market saturation in Victoria (~120
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Icebraining's wiki link below hits it on the head, but my view is that knowing too much stuff deeply might make it hard to collaborate in teams as it makes roles really hard to define. Happens in soccer a lot - teams with really versat
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
It's great when companies find someone who solves their exact problem, it sucks when you're the guy who can only solve one problem though. Especially when someone finds a way to automate a solution. I think Valve described the &#x
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Steve Blank was recently in Melbourne and said that his opinion was that 'experienced' was a better adjective than 'failed' for founders who have stopped working on a startup. It's a nice perspective. Personally I a
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Help please! I followed some instructions so that Carrot would be compatible with Apple, but it's made it impossible to move without a Glass! I don't want to be sucked into relying on overpriced peripherals... How do I do a factor
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
IANAL, but it will depend on whether JavaScript is used by members of the public to refer to ECMAScript that isn't JavaScript (that's a mouthful). In other words, I can call a fountain pen a biro and that shows that the trademark
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Slightly off topic: but why didn't Tim release it by tapping his watch? Or better yet, have Bono reveal he was wearing a watch and do it himself? Seemed like the biggest slam dunk in history when I was watching it live. Couldn't b
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
I just assumed this was a typo: 'At Google we say, "Focus on the user data and all else will follow"'
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
I'm interested to see how it handles minestrone soup...
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
I think the critical role for tech in recruiting is to help work out who to meet, not to replace the conversation. It's definitely an arms race to turn the 1000 resumes into 10 people to be interviewed, but I don't even know where
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
I think I prefer Gild's approach (I've only superficially skimmed their site, no actual experience of their product). They're analysing existing data points to predict the right applicants - StackOverflow, Github etc. Seems m
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
True, but the HealthKit.com can't really establish any sort of claim to the IP - the name is both generic and descriptive and is therefore ridiculously hard to protect without huge traction.
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
The fact that has Apple has more money than they know what to do with is the real factor for legal repercussions. It's one thing to have theoretically defensible IP, and other thing entirely to actually be able to. Assuming equal resou
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
It's a huge distinction if formal legal action happens because Apple can establish quite easily that they have relied on the Kit format for previous software, whereas HealthKit.com doesn't (AFAIK) have any major traction in the
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Aussie law student here. IANAL. I haven't studied IP in a year or so but I'm not convinced that the startup has a huge claim to the name HealthKit at all. I've looked at both US and local law in the past so I'll try and
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
""There is a clear advantage to being female to study physics: a greater chance of top grades and a lower chance of failure and lower grades. This holds at both AS and A2", says their preliminary paper." I'd consi
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
Personally, I can't agree enough with this. Positioning the wearable as a "iBracelet" means that it can be work at the same time as a consumer's watch; whereas an "iWatch" potentially limits the market. That sa
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
tl;dr - don't fire people if you need them
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
...or shotgunning, and trying a lot of weak leads at once.
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by vicbrooker 12y ago
I haven't seen anyone mention this, but the guy doing the email is almost certainly paid (or at least seen as successful) when he organises a face-to-face meeting. There's a fundamental imbalance of incentives here: the Sales Guy

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