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Re: April Zero v3

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Post by rbinv »

chejazi wrote: post #10
hunvreus wrote: post #6

Looks sharp, definitely a lot of great work on design. I just can't seem to see the value in it; what actionable or information do you get out of this? I've tracked my movements with OpenPaths [1] in the past and had fun building a couple data visualizations out of it (I love the fact that others can request access to anonymized data collected by OpenPaths). I just have no anecdotal or empirical evidence of users put…

One of my university professors always said: "No metrics, no movement." The opportunity to add value is by intersecting the metrics. As a software engineer who likes to work in cafes, I'd like to know at which cafe I have the highest commit frequency. As a coffee drinker, I'd like to know at which cafe my resting heart rate is the highest (strongest cup!)

But maybe you just frequent one particular café when you're in a good and productive mood to begin with ;-)

Re: April Zero v3

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Post by robbles »

vessenes wrote: post #3

Super cool theme. The company seems to be at https://gyrosco.pe/ . They lost me at the facebook login, but it made me think about privacy and user-defined privacy a bit. Gyroscope's pitch says you can share or instead keep everything private. I think a service like this would be a lot more appealing to me (and it is undeniably cool) if the data were kept encrypted on server, and only available on my end device. I sup…

I don't think this service is targeted at tinfoil-hat-wearing types. The original prototype, after all, was intended for sharing the data publically on the web. Making it private and secure would be a totally different product.

Re: April Zero v3

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Post by morgante »

hunvreus wrote: post #6

Looks sharp, definitely a lot of great work on design. I just can't seem to see the value in it; what actionable or information do you get out of this? I've tracked my movements with OpenPaths [1] in the past and had fun building a couple data visualizations out of it (I love the fact that others can request access to anonymized data collected by OpenPaths). I just have no anecdotal or empirical evidence of users put…

I agree that the quantified self movement needs to do more work on tying data to motivation. In many cases, it's too easy to just look at the data but not act on it.

That being said, I do think that having the data is a prerequisite for improving. The times where I've tracked my food intake, I've inevitably eaten healthier, partially but just knowing how much i'm actually eating.

> If anything, folks I've seen using Fitbit/FuelBand could use a bit more exercise and a better diet. People tracking their sleep activity tend to stay late and have poor sleeping habits (for example).

I strongly suspect that's correlation, not causation. Of course the people who need to lose weight are the ones more likely to buy a Fitbit.

Re: April Zero v3

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Post by roymurdock »

Cshelton wrote: post #9

I was just thinking about the UI on a lot of shows/movies and how rarely we see any UI like it in the real world. Even those 'FBI databases mainframes...' that a character hacked into do not look anything like that in real life. This is pretty cool and fits in well in 'Hollywood'. Now I want to find a project that I can actually use a similar UI on haha.

When v1 got posted (about a year ago?) one of Anand's (the creator) roommates chimed in on HN, saying that they had watched Iron Man together and that Anand had been taking notes on the UI/UX the whole time which he incorporated into his design. I imagine you'd be able to find more movie inspiration in the design if you look closely.

Re: April Zero v3

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Post by Cshelton »

roymurdock wrote: post #18
Cshelton wrote: post #9

I was just thinking about the UI on a lot of shows/movies and how rarely we see any UI like it in the real world. Even those 'FBI databases mainframes...' that a character hacked into do not look anything like that in real life. This is pretty cool and fits in well in 'Hollywood'. Now I want to find a project that I can actually use a similar UI on haha.

When v1 got posted (about a year ago?) one of Anand's (the creator) roommates chimed in on HN, saying that they had watched Iron Man together and that Anand had been taking notes on the UI/UX the whole time which he incorporated into his design. I imagine you'd be able to find more movie inspiration in the design if you look closely.

Oh I def see that inspiration. I've been watching "Arrow" recently and they have a lot of interesting UI on that show too.

Re: April Zero v3

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Post by dragonwriter »

morgante wrote: post #17
hunvreus wrote: post #6

Looks sharp, definitely a lot of great work on design. I just can't seem to see the value in it; what actionable or information do you get out of this? I've tracked my movements with OpenPaths [1] in the past and had fun building a couple data visualizations out of it (I love the fact that others can request access to anonymized data collected by OpenPaths). I just have no anecdotal or empirical evidence of users put…

I agree that the quantified self movement needs to do more work on tying data to motivation. In many cases, it's too easy to just look at the data but not act on it. That being said, I do think that having the data is a prerequisite for improving. The times where I've tracked my food intake, I've inevitably eaten healthier, partially but just knowing how much i'm actually eating. > If anything, folks I've seen using…

That's actually causation, not mere correlation, its just reversed from the direction the GP implied.
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