I'm writing from a phone, unable to write with any depth.
See this list of papers written on the topic
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I've been reading the same things as you have. I believed them too, as far as one can without any hard evidence. Even the people in this line of work tell you they have ideas, but few facts. When I found this, it seemed to actually answer, in a lab, no less, some things that common astrophysics can not explain. And it does it coherently, in a methodology that can be observed in a lab. I love science as much as you guys do, and I think you ought to at least acquaint yourself with the plasma sciences, as they are amazingly explanatory of observed interactions both here and in deep space.
I'm not playing zealot here. Take the info as you will. But when I see a scientific explanation that stands up to scientific-method scrutiny, I believe it deserves to be considered in relation to other hypotheses that claim to explain events in a conflicting way.
I apologize for offending sensibilies here. For those that are actually intellectually curious, I ask you to read the data. Read the data. Read the data. THEN make up your mind.
There are huge flaws in the art as it is practiced today. They aren't finding what they're looking for because it IS NOT THERE. Go to the following site, and understand the gap between the fantastic but invented idea-chasers that are currently en vogue, and the scientists that are taking measurements and fitting the results to known phenomena.
This will change your view of modern science forever, and I humbly assert that it should.
The internet is the collective knowledge and experience of all humanity. To seek this information is wise and wonderful- but I respectfully suggest that dropping ones life to go back to school, chained anew in debt, isn't necessary for the attainment of that wisdom.
I can't imagine working with someone on developing my/our shared passions remotely. Besides, I communicate far better in person. Is that an unusual position to take, in your eyes, or do you just know what you need from a technical standpoint and choose not to worry about personalities etc... ?
I agree with the author on this one- it's a waste of money. But is it "entrepreneurial"? Yes. Sad, but yes.
Nope, but the internet is. (i work in radio, BTW)
Can't happen soon enough, if you ask me.
I hear songs from 20 years ago, and I am instantly transported to a time or place, or I can feel the presence of friends, or a past girlfriend, or an entire chapter past--it's there, within that song.
Such wonderful power, so important. I think the "industry" has gotten itself confused about the fundamental misunderstanding of just what we pay for. Once they figure out that it isn't for a piece of useless plastic, or some badge of "legitimacy" they attempt to force us to comply with in how we acquire or enjoy that experience, that "industry" will transform back into what it is meant to be- an open conduit for musical communication.
http://mises.org/daily/5437/What-We-Need-to-Know-about-Money
What will all this filing and sequestering of attributes gain us in the lifetime picture?
This article poses good questions.
I think this article should be as useful to all you current co-founders, too, as a reminder of the elements to work toward in a genuinely symbiotic partnership.
Excellent advice.
Maybe- but I will say they certainly don't have the marketplace of ideas cornered, and a LOT of incredible talent is being left on the table. It will change.
Get to work!
Again, just musings- but I'm happy to have found you and your efforts.
The answer of how to balance a budget is as simple for a government as it is for you and me: don't spend more than you have. So what does your network vote to cut? How can that be peacefully decided? What will those that claim "disenfranchisement" do?
Please understand, I am heartened to see this topic here, and I, like you, want to work toward a better system of government. I just see human nature working against any centralized power system, as those least deserving of the power always work hardest to yield it.
Good conversation. Good group involved. I am glad to see your group thinking on this incredibly important issue.
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By every metric bandied about on most start-up/entrepreneur websites involving initial position to make a good jump, I wouldn't appear to have a chance. I certainly don't fit the model of elite-school graduate with powerful social networks/resources installed from boot-up.
I don't even think about that stuff. It's information detailing other people. Not me. Not my thoughts. Not my ideas. Not my approach. Not my experience. Not my insight. Not my life.
Not a problem.
They say there's nothing you can say or do that hasn't been said or done before... but we've got more resources at our fingertips this instant than the entirety of all civilizations on Earth did just 20 years ago. We have the ability to grow our thoughts into real things like never before in history, and I mean to use them. You should too-- be exited, not pensive.
Be awesome-- your inspiration is not like others, and your implementation need not be the same either.
I think of articulating ideas in a software solution context as describing Mona Lisa's smile. Many people will use many different words. Some will sound better to some people than others, and others will sound good to everyone-- but there is no perfect answer for everyone. Just remember the most important thing: they are all describing the same thing! Of course there will be similarities between them. They're trying to solve the same problem(s). No worries.
All you can do is observe, watch others observe, and learn to describe your solution the best way you can-- using your vision and the world around you as a feedback mechanism to tweak and develop your approach.
You might have a superior element to your design that the current developers will not even ponder until they see you implement it.
TL;DR: JUST DO IT.