What OP fails to see is that GUIs are 80% of the reason why you see technology all around you. It’s the layer of simplification the vast majority of people need. PCs didn’t catch on until the GUIs were born. GUIs help architects design the same buildings OP lives in. 99% of the stuff in his home were designed and crafted tnx to a variety if GUIs in the process.
Having a contrarian view is fine. But keep things in the correct perspective.
The dream of the NSA. Seriously.. How is that a good idea? We get upset when FB gives away some data to an organization that ends up using it for running election campaigns. What will happen if every person, sitting in their backyard, on the balcony, playing outside etc. is being recorded 24/7?
I wonder how long their business model will survive. The bigger they get the less sustainable their model gets. Which runs counter to what a business is all about.
One way is to list your hobbies and rate the frequency you’ve spentntime with each. You’ll quickly find you spend more time with one or two. Which then you could focus on.
Pretty sweet. I wish this and the other 10 DIY/programmable mobile consoles would make it into mass market (toy?) stores. For years, this market has only been making circles in a tiny part of the geekosphere It’d be great to get it in the hands of everyone and then see what happens. Im sure you’ll get a surge of indie developers making and sharing games and kids in school showing off their latest creations.
Con: with most startups (mostly the vc funded ones) it feels less like a startup and more like a corporate. The hacking ethos and mission driven teams have been replaced by overly nice offices, steve-jobs-wannabe-kid-ceos and mediocre team mates. I’ve lives both worlds and it seems there are few places left that are like the old days.
Having a contrarian view is fine. But keep things in the correct perspective.