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My question is: what was stopping both parties here from pursuing parallel paths? — have the non-profit/research oriented arm continue to focus on solving AGI, backed by the funds raised on from their LLM offerings? Were potential roadmaps really that divergent?
I had always assumed this was their internal understanding up until now, since at least the introduction of ChatGPT subscriptions.
- Cards stored in Apple Wallet
- Health/Vehicle insurance card available via an app
- Driver's License available via state-issued app
- FlexNT NFC implants located in both of my middle fingers, allowing me to lock/unlock my house using Home Assistant + a scanner I built based on an ESP32 & PN532.
Sure, I'm more reliant on the device in my pocket - which can definitely be an issue if it's dead. However, I work from home and am rarely in situations where that predicament would arise.
IMO if there were registered/regulated, established services that filled this need and handled the VISA/background check process then I wonder if companies might be willing to work with overseas developers more.
Of course this doesn’t account for “the crazies” that could potentially harass me into my physical life at an easier rate simply because they’re mad I won an online game or the like. Thankfully I haven’t had to deal with such a situation, but I also believe that may be a consequence of avoiding inflammatory back-and-forths or highly-political discussions since anonymity is reduced, which may invite those attacks.
Reduced my engaged driving time by like 90%. Coming from a history of <$1k vehicles, it’s amazing IMO that most of my trips to and from places now consist of me setting the cruise speed (even in midtown) and letting my vehicle worry about stop and go traffic. Could not recommend enough.
I’m opposed to the restriction of content online that doesn’t inherently infringe on someone else’s liberties or body, personal opinions be damned. It’s asinine to believe that an entire Internet worth of people should have their accessibility to content limited because “I don’t like this.”
Remote: Required
Willing to relocate: No, but open to scheduled trips
Technologies: Laravel/PHP/TALL stack, IoT, DevOps/applications at scale
Résumé/CV:
* Site: https://bryson.cc
* PDF: https://bryson.cc/files/bryson-reece-resume.pdf
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I'm currently Head of Software Engineering at a startup I helped take to ~$10M as engineer #1. Have experience in edge technologies and building out multiple large platforms that have been successful. Looking for a fun team where I can shape the culture of early start ups while working on meaningful technology.
Specific skills are all over the place as I'm a full-stack dev in every sense of the word. I have plenty of experience working in every "layer" of technology, from PCB design and manufacturing to firmware, web-based backend/frontend, devops/infrastructure work, computer vision, etc. I'm super passionate about coding in general and always love a challenge.
Reach out if you think we can build something interesting together.
I'd be interested to know if Hackaday has any plans for branded events when deemed safe? With Hackaday.io it also seems like the potential is there to help organize community events or maker-faires on a larger scale as we reenter a post-pandemic world — a gap not really filled since the fall of Make.
(A "Hackaweek" hackercamp sounds like it would be a blast)
I've been an active community member for over ten years (from age 12, I'm 24 now) and the truth is that with the availability of parts — combined with all the benefits of traditional open source — the hardware/"maker" scene has absolutely been flourishing for the past few years.
With rapid prototyping becoming more commonplace it's completely reasonable for your run-of-the-mill maker to own a 3D printer or be able to turn around a custom PCB within a week, tools that massively accelerate the development phases of early ideas or business ventures. We'll definitely start seeing more companies taking advantage of the community spoils as technology continues to advance at a faster and faster rate over the coming years, especially when those same tools are just as easily employed by your competitors.
(Hardware based startups are in a unique position as the tools to compete with larger companies or scale product are more readily available than ever before. At this moment for a few hundred dollars it's completely possible to produce thousands of PCBs through online overseas services, ready to ship to customers.)
Aside — it's also a community that is heavily invested in the history of computing/technology and how we got here - in a way it's comforting to be able to replicate a circuit from three decades ago, circuits that used to cost thousands, and experience first hand computing history for pennies on the dollar.
At the same time, you're targeting this product towards customers who are already developer-oriented — a crowd that is familiar with, or can easily recognize, the same technologies you've used to build Monito. Tweaking the designs to have a more custom flair so it doesn't seem so copy and paste, avoiding the same icons for multiple figures, and especially lowering your price are all things that would probably help with early and continued adoption IMO.
As for things you could include to justify the existing price, I really don't know. There's a heavy difference between paying for a desktop-application license vs a browser extension.
It's easy to brush aside a monumental amount of effort and thought that gets poured into projects like these, marking them internally as fruitless, when
1) we're not the ones that spent the long nights and weekends obsessing over the nuances of the specific problem OP was trying to solve.
2) any of us on HN are usually here shit posting because we're avoiding putting in the same effort for our own projects.