I like it and I upgraded. Thanks!
April Zero v3
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#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
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!)
I don't know if this was intended to be tongue in cheek, but I started working remotely 6 years ago and found that where I was working had a huge effect on my productivity. It took a while to identify the pattern but I think it is settings that are unfamiliar or, even better, where I feel very out of place. So the first time I go to a cafe, and especially if there aren't a lot of people with laptops there, I do great…
I was being sincere, and I think I identify with what you mean. A subtle (not discomforting) blanket of anxiousness has the power to snap me into focus.
Re: April Zero v3
#73Super 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…
Thanks! First of all, we're not selling any data, nor do we ever plan to. We do make money by offering a pro subscription--this new design is one of the features, along with things like custom domains and access to our Healthkit app. We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". We believe that sharing of this data is…
> We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data".
This wording makes it seem like that data sale starts as soon as your revenue stops making you happy
Re: April Zero v3
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! First of all, we're not selling any data, nor do we ever plan to. We do make money by offering a pro subscription--this new design is one of the features, along with things like custom domains and access to our Healthkit app. We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". We believe that sharing of this data is…
> We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". This wording makes it seem like that data sale starts as soon as your revenue stops making you happy
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Re: April Zero v3
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! First of all, we're not selling any data, nor do we ever plan to. We do make money by offering a pro subscription--this new design is one of the features, along with things like custom domains and access to our Healthkit app. We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". We believe that sharing of this data is…
> We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". This wording makes it seem like that data sale starts as soon as your revenue stops making you happy
my point was we're working now to try to figure out the right mechanism — whether it is pro subscriptions or selling hardware, etc. — so we don't end up in a position where we'll need to sell data later.
Re: April Zero v3
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
> We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". This wording makes it seem like that data sale starts as soon as your revenue stops making you happy
my point was we're working now to try to figure out the right mechanism — whether it is pro subscriptions or selling hardware, etc. — so we don't end up in a position where we'll need to sell data later.
> end up in a position where we'll need to sell data later
The point is that there's nothing structurally preventing you from selling data later. Unfortunately that's not a great reassurance, as much as one may want to believe in the project.
To be clear: I think this is an interesting undertaking and you guys are producing good stuff. This structural problem is concerning though, and deserves some serious thought.
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#77I 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.
I love the 'Hollywood' look as well, and a recent hobby of mine has been to recreate some of my favorite ones for the web. It has been a great learning experience. Tron Legacy: http://www.robscanlon.com/encom-boardroom/ Guardians of the Galaxy: http://www.robscanlon.com/about/ Wargames: http://www.robscanlon.com/github-wargames/ It's interesting how certain techniques seem to come up over and over again... like they…
Would you care to write a "behind the scenes" blog post about them? These are awesome.
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#78It looks cool, but I still don't see how this site will give me more info then in my example my Basis website.
It claims it improves productivity but I fail to see how it would do that, aside me analysing graphs, that tends to waste time...
Anyhow, if anyone has good info that would help me understand this, I would appreciate it.
It is really impressive site.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
For me, it has served a similar purpose to the dashboard in a car or plane. This latest design also slightly reflects that visually. When you're driving a car, you're not staring at the speedometer, or constantly checking the gas meter, but they're still useful tools. Especially when things start to go wrong. If you're almost out of gas or in the redline, then it becomes much more useful. The other thing to note is t…
The best interface is no interface. Don't get me wrong, I find the work you do stunning and well thought through. But I fail to see any actionable value in it. I could see down the line how measuring continuously vital signs and blood work could help us detect or prevent illnesses or risky behaviors, but the complexity of its analysis will demand something a lot more intuitive than a dashboard. As of now though, thes…
Where the value comes in is when everyone is using it, then you can do analysis on the massive amounts of data produced.
I enjoy seeing projects like this though, because it means people are analyzing data. Without that, we aren't learning much.
Good job, Anand!
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#80Super 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…
Thanks! First of all, we're not selling any data, nor do we ever plan to. We do make money by offering a pro subscription--this new design is one of the features, along with things like custom domains and access to our Healthkit app. We've already gotten a few dozen upgrades today, which is really exciting and lets me confidently say things like "we will never sell your data". We believe that sharing of this data is…
Well, in my case, I deleted my facebook a few years ago, so you actually did lose me, not just as part of some public stand.
I think it's interesting you're publishing your data, and I'm glad you're happy with what you're publishing -- it totally makes sense. User-defined privacy is an awesome thing.
It remains my proposal that you consider actually cutting off your own access to customer data unless they decide to publish it, essentially extending that ability you have while in control of the system to your customers. I think you can see from some of the comments in this chain that people aren't so trusting as you feel you deserve.
And, of course, if someday you or the company needs the revenue, then it might be nice to have already, when not under duress, made a not easily-revocable decision about the ways you'll choose to monetize user data. Or, obviously, it might hamstring your plans.