Ask: What would you do/make if you never had to monetize it? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask: What would you do/make if you never had to monetize it?

#171

Post by spot » Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 5:14 PM UTC

byrneseyeview wrote: post #28

ericb wrote: post #20

Evolutionary algorithms to create music (attached to libraries for sound generation and modification, drum beat, samples, etc) fronted by a reddit-like vote-up, vote-down system for the output of different algorithms. I'd try out different strategies for evolving things. I'd focus on electronica or something without vocals initially. Each "subreddit" would be focused around the evolved algorithms for a different them…

You should work with this guy: http://www.electricsheep.org/

thanks :) i am looking for a collaborator for sonification. fyi i have monetized electric sheep: http://hifidreams.com this is just taking off in the art world: it's now permanently hosted on moma.org and i just got the cover of Leonardo. if you sell your startup, you might even be able to afford it ;)

Re: Ask: What would you do/make if you never had to monetize it?

#172

Post by rcoder » Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 6:21 PM UTC

Xichekolas wrote: post #53

rcoder wrote: post #37

I'd work on a free, secure set of tools for the IT needs of non-profit organizations. Hosted and LiveCD/appliance deployment options, and containing a full, truly usable stack for CRM, fundraising, event planning, and publishing. There's interesting work going on in the problem space, (CiviCRM being the 500lb. gorilla) but no free turnkey solutions I know of. Some organizations literally have to beg to scrape up the…

Google released something for non-profits today... http://www.google.com/nonprofits/ Not sure if it does all they need, but ironic timing.

Google only provides the apps for free to 501(c)(3) organizations, not 501(c)(4) or PAC groups. Unfortunately, many of the groups doing (IMHO) the most interesting, progressive non-profit work aren't eligible for C3 status, since they do some amount of political lobbying and campaign work.

Re: Ask: What would you do/make if you never had to monetize it?

#173

Post by byrneseyeview » Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 6:38 PM UTC

spot wrote: post #171

byrneseyeview wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should work with this guy: http://www.electricsheep.org/

thanks :) i am looking for a collaborator for sonification. fyi i have monetized electric sheep: http://hifidreams.com this is just taking off in the art world: it's now permanently hosted on moma.org and i just got the cover of Leonardo. if you sell your startup, you might even be able to afford it ;)

Whoa! Apologies for accidentally pimping you out without your permission.

By the way, how much of it is evolved versus designed? Do you still seed new patterns? Are there any patterns that don't seem to evolve and have to be designed?