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Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

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Post by daeken »

bootload wrote: post #60
daeken wrote: post #4

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My thoughts exactly. I don't mean to threadjack, but I'm running a new startup where I'm building augmented reality displays ( http://gothameyewear.com/ if anyone is interested -- haven't posted it here before, simply because there's not much there), and I occasionally have that "well shit, it's the future" realization in working on it. We may not be in the 2011 of Shadowrun, but we'll have decks soon -- they'll be o…

"... 'm running a new startup where I'm building augmented reality displays ..." Are they as good as or approach EyeTap (Steve Mann)? ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeTap

The tech in use is derived from Eyetap designs. I've been waiting for someone to bring the tech to market for a decade now and decided not to wait anymore.

Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

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Post by alnayyir »

phlux wrote: post #59
alnayyir wrote: post #57

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There's a difference between a flake, and moving between things that obviously aren't going to work. Nothing ever gets shipped from him, nothing failed quickly to begin with. ( I don't just mean Alky, either. ) Stop parroting community tropes. Examples: Alky http://daeken.com/daeken-discount-program https://github.com/daeken/RenrakuOS - 2010 https://github.com/daeken/EveInject - 2009 Quote from his blog: """ What hav…

Cool, you're just looking out for this potential interns interest right? So, just in the interest of full disclosure - what have you shipped/built/released if, by your own words, this is such a big deal? Just curious if you're some hyper producing hacker ninjastar or if you just have it out for this particular HNer.

I never made any claims and didn't demand the attention of others, the onus isn't upon me to prove anything if I haven't claimed anything.

If you must know, I'm a software engineer at an early-stage startup in SF.

Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

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Post by wladimir »

alnayyir wrote: post #57
phlux wrote: post #52

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Is it better to have started double digit startups than to have not started anything? Your snide comment seems to go totally against the idea that we should fail quickly and often. Out of curiosity, not knowing anything of the subject of your scorn -- why are these multitudes of start-stops an issue? Maybe this intern, who's academic path is in-line with the premise of his startup - are just the thing he needs to hav…

There's a difference between a flake, and moving between things that obviously aren't going to work. Nothing ever gets shipped from him, nothing failed quickly to begin with. ( I don't just mean Alky, either. ) Stop parroting community tropes. Examples: Alky http://daeken.com/daeken-discount-program https://github.com/daeken/RenrakuOS - 2010 https://github.com/daeken/EveInject - 2009 Quote from his blog: """ What hav…

That's a lot of vitriol there.

To be honest I'm quite impressed with his projects. They're certainly non-trivial and exciting things. Can you show something better?

He didn't see all of them to the end. Who did? Does uploading something to github mean that you have to maintain it up until eternity? There's a lot of "flakes" on github (and HN) in that case....

Before you go naming and shaming, make sure you have at least a good case.

Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

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Post by bootload »

daeken wrote: post #61
bootload wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"... 'm running a new startup where I'm building augmented reality displays ..." Are they as good as or approach EyeTap (Steve Mann)? ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeTap

The tech in use is derived from Eyetap designs. I've been waiting for someone to bring the tech to market for a decade now and decided not to wait anymore.

"... I've been waiting for someone to bring the tech to market for a decade now and decided not to wait anymore. ..."

I wish you the best with this because nobody is commercially doing anything as exciting as Mediated Reality ~ http://eyetap.org/research/eyetap.html

Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

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Post by phlux »

alnayyir wrote: post #62
phlux wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool, you're just looking out for this potential interns interest right? So, just in the interest of full disclosure - what have you shipped/built/released if, by your own words, this is such a big deal? Just curious if you're some hyper producing hacker ninjastar or if you just have it out for this particular HNer.

I never made any claims and didn't demand the attention of others, the onus isn't upon me to prove anything if I haven't claimed anything. If you must know, I'm a software engineer at an early-stage startup in SF.

I know that you're now probably 22, that you were struggling a few years ago because you had to drop out of school and you had very little experience and were seeking some advice. HNers gave you some good advice at the time too, I believe. Did you go back to school?

But, now you're on HN calling a guy out on his projects like some project nazi because you probably think of yourself as really smart, but your more young than smart.

So, it is ok if this guy starts shit and for whatever reason they dont get completed. Keep plugging.

You're statements calling him out defacto call attention to yourself and what you're doing - so I would recommend getting back to work for that startup rather than posting on HN in the middle of the day.

Re: Cyberpunk is dead?

#67

Post by alnayyir »

phlux wrote: post #66
alnayyir wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never made any claims and didn't demand the attention of others, the onus isn't upon me to prove anything if I haven't claimed anything. If you must know, I'm a software engineer at an early-stage startup in SF.

I know that you're now probably 22, that you were struggling a few years ago because you had to drop out of school and you had very little experience and were seeking some advice. HNers gave you some good advice at the time too, I believe. Did you go back to school? But, now you're on HN calling a guy out on his projects like some project nazi because you probably think of yourself as really smart, but your more youn…

Getting a little personal there don't you think? You should learn some courtesy.

Time to hit the reset button.

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