sunjain
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Comment · 1 month ago
What is happening here is a mechanical thing like in a computer. It is mechanically operating, trying to find out if there is any information stored in the computer [pointing to his head] related to what we are talking about. “Let me see”, “Let me think”; these are statements you are just making, but there is no further activity and no thinking taking place there. You have an illusion that there is somebody who is thinking and bringing out the information. Look, this is no different from the extraordinary instrument we have, the word-finder. You press a button and “Ready”, it says. Then you ask for a word; “Searching”, it says. That searching is thinking. But it is a mechanical process. In the word-finder or computer there is no thinker. There is no thinker thinking at all. If there is any information or anything that is referred to, the computer puts it together and throws it out. That is all that is happening. It is a very mechanical thing that is happening. We are not ready to accept that thought is mechanical because that knocks off the whole image that we are not just machines. It is an extraordinary machine. It is not different from the computers that we use. But this [pointing to his body] is something living; it has got a living quality to it. It has vitality. It is not just mechanically repeating; it carries with it the life energy like that current energy -- UG 40+ years ago
Comment · 1 month ago
Currently reading InCorruptible by Eric Ries. It is a fascinating read as to how most companies start with good intentions but end up so far away from their principles. It lays out in detail forces at play for last few decades that forces them in this direction. And how Costco, REI and Patagonia to name a few have resisted these forces. For my previous years reads : https://www.sunjain.com
Comment · 2 months ago
Solution is not to have another app that is built on likes, nor on feeds. We have seen, even for adults the apps built to constrain the use of social media apps and devices are ineffective. Only way forward is to create opportunities for real time, conversations that are not chat based. It has also shown that people are less mean, when interacting in real time with a human as opposed to writing a short comment. Especially in US, where defaults are system are creating more walls between people, instead of creating more opportunities to interact in real time. People sit in car, from there isolated single family homes, and go to their destination mostly that way. There is no spontaneous opportunities to mingle with the neighbors, nor with new people at train stations or at town square. I built https://tosynch.com to do one thing, and one thing only : reconnect with friends and meet often. No likes, no feeds, no ads, no noisy notifications, setup and forget.
Comment · 2 months ago
Noted. Definitely worth considering. Also as chats have taken over the world, people don't open email for long time, and so much junk in email. I did have that at the back on the mind. I just did not want to the app to become too noisy, with text/SMS pings. Will look into NTFY/Pushover. Thanks for the feedback.
Comment · 2 months ago
Correct. It sends email reminders, with Add to calendar link(ics can be downloaded and added to favorite calendar on phone/device). The thing about Whatsapp etc having the ability - none of these make recurring reminder easy. Focus of these apps is either in monetization or selling ads. Of course a calendar app can be used but then calendar does not initiate nudges. The friction is in the initiation. Each party thinks other should initiate.
Comment · 2 months ago
Appreciate your thoughtful response. Your point on technology having failed to foster human relationships so far has lot of truth in it. But if we don't do anything, it is about get even worse. Hence primary design of the app is not to keep you hooked in the app. More features are in the works. One about group meetings, I have got several requests for. What you laid out is a tough challenge. Most people are so taken up by the constant dopamine hit of getting something from phone every few minutes that anything less than a native app is not even a starter. Yet, here I am. I don't want perfect to be enemy of good. Do what I can. I have been using it, and few of other friends, and it is has definitely facilitated meetings which would not have happened otherwise.
Comment · 5 months ago
On thinking in humans, and it's process, UG 40+ years back : "That searching is thinking. But it is a mechanical process. In the word-finder or computer there is is no thinker thinking at all. If there is any information or anything that is referred to, the computer puts it together and throws it out. That is all that is happening. It is a very mechanical thing that is happening. We are not ready to accept that thought is mechanical because that knocks off the whole image that we are not just machines. It is an extraordinary machine. It is not different from the computers that we use. But this body is something living; it has got a living quality to it. It has vitality. It is not just mechanically repeating; it carries with it the life energy like that current energy."
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Core Digital | Hybrid | US-Los Angeles | Full-time | Frontend Engineer
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Core Digital Media brands empower people to improve their financial lives every day. We are one of the largest advertisers on the internet and tens of millions of people come to our sites each month. We have helped many of them save thousands of dollars off of a variety of recurring expenses such as their mortgage, insurance premiums, credit card fees, etc. Our websites include LowerMyBills.com, itsHome.com, QuickenCompare.com, and Refily.com, and they provide our consumers with valuable content, tools, service providers and solutions as they navigate some of life's biggest financial decisions.
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Comment · 3 years ago
Core Digital | Hybrid | US-Los Angeles | Full-time | Senior Backend Engineer
https://jobs.lever.co/coredigitalmedia/f8c46376-4125-4341-86...
Core Digital Media brands empower people to improve their financial lives every day. We are one of the largest advertisers on the internet and tens of millions of people come to our sites each month. We have helped many of them save thousands of dollars off a variety of recurring expenses such as their mortgage, insurance premiums, credit card fees, etc. Our websites provide our consumers with valuable information and the ability to comparison shop service providers as they navigate some of life's biggest financial decisions. Core Digital Media is a proud member of the Rocket Companies family [“RKT” on NYSE] and works in close partnership with its sister companies Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes and Rocket Auto.
Comment · 5 years ago
Core Digital | Hybrid or Remote | US-Los Angeles | Full-time | Security (Site Reliability Engineer)
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Core Digital Media is focused on empowering people to improve their lives financially. For the last 20+ years, our websites have been focused on helping people navigate the world of finances, providing them with savings and money-making opportunities through our relationships with service providers across mortgage, credit cards, loans, insurance, banking, home services and personal finance.
The DevOps team members at Core Digital Media come from very diverse backgrounds. They are responsible for availability and performance of all consumer facing applications as well as internal systems. The group is focused on adopting infrastructure as code across all it’s operations to fully tap into power of the AWS platform. As Site Reliability Engineer(Security), you will be building and supporting mission critical infrastructure tooling that drive our business for high availability, security and performance. The successful candidate will have skills in security technologies, with interest in programming.