8 karma · joined May 7, 2018
It looks good (not like a plastic toy) and sounds absolutely great. Paid $40 back then. (last time I checked it was 50€+ in EU right now).
You absolutely can pay >400 and it might be accurate hifi, but what you really want from a speaker is joy :)
I do like the idea and efforts from a technical point of view. Tinkering with OCR on unusual (or old) languages. But that's not the goal of this project as far as I'm concerned (it's a byproduct?) Archiving every single news entry for the sake of completion sounds more like obsession than purpose. We're creating so much information that it will be even harder to separate garbage from valuable information (you have to spend time reading the useless stuff before you can justify whether or not it's valuable to you).
Information overload IS a problem and by adding more information to an already saturated ecosystem I don't see the vision here but would like to understand :)
It almost seems like a hording problem but for the digital natives. People accumulate a lot of stuff but rarely can they actually appreciate what they possess as time & perception is a very limiting factor.
An article that would shed some light would be highly appreciated.
Presenting a FUNCTION to a beginner IS overwhelming (even tho you wouldn't feel overwhelmed as an avid developer).
Advice: Sit down with actual beginners and watch them trying to start a project using dip language. you'll learn so much about how far away from 'beginner friendly' you are (from a practical pov) :(
You'll be part of a group of like-minded people from around the world. I joined Hacker Paradise some years ago and it not only gave me valuable directions but tons of people that would understand what a Trello is and you can share struggles and stories.
Might be a good start for creatives without coding background as it is a Visualjockey Gold plugin.