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by sterlingcrispin 1110 days ago
Hey I appreciate the general lack of cruelty so far in the comments, sometimes HN can be pretty rough.

The weird phrasing in the tweet is because I can't talk about any of the work I did due to NDA's besides my job description and those patents. But I had a pretty unusual role all things considered. I was also trying to clarify in the tweet that these aren't meant to be interpreted as unannounced existing features or capabilities of the product. But rather, research I did and contributed to, that was made public through patents.

There's a ton of interesting preexisting research literature about neurotechnology research for VR. Both in terms of using it for biofeedback, and using it as a device just for studying the brain. If that sounds interesting browse through what's out there via google scholar.

Also I said I spent 10% of my life working on it, realizing that was a goofy way of putting it. But it's a standout thing in my life and it was mostly a self reflection on what a trip being alive is, not trying to brag about it, mostly just sharing what I did. It's an unusual product and I had an unusual role

Anyway it's a cool device and hopefully people enjoy it.

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I for one got the 10% phrase like you seem to have intended it, and it actually got me to think about how much time I spent in previous employments relative to the entire span of my life, which was an interesting venue to go down, so thank you! (Also for the insights on your work, that sounds like an immensely fascinating experience!)
> how much time I spent in previous employments relative to the entire span of my life, which was an interesting venue to go down

Same for me! Didn't even notice any weird phrasing (the tweet got immensely popular though, so nitpickers inevitably arrived). It was also nice to know people are working on getting non-invasive neurotech into the mainstream - very exciting

I've used the same 10% metric before. It's funny and I like it.
Congrats on the launch! Seems like a really fun project to work on. And thanks for sharing what you can :)
This is fascinating, thanks for sharing! Oddly enough I worked on something similar in grad school in 2008 (https://cowboyscott.gg/research/micro08.pdf). Our methods and models were quite primitive (though we did have a nice eye tracker) and the work had mixed success. It's great seeing related approaches, but with proper budgets and teams!
Hah! This is very quirky and interesting, connecting it so close to the metal is an odd choice but cool.
Love to start building apps for it like Apple Score (headset keeps score of your real life card game, ping pong match, tennis match, etc & displays it in your view).

How to break into it as I have many ideas Id love to see if they are any good. Are there bootcamps to quickly learn development and around other fellow other eager developers? Im a web designer who uses basic code (html/css/jQuery) to design.

Did you or your colleagues spend much time on considering the darker aspects of your work?
I don't want to speak for anyone else. But yes it's something we should take seriously and be responsible with.

I'm more concerned with ad tech that's already out there and having massive impacts on society.

> the general lack of cruelty so far in the comments, sometimes HN can be pretty rough.

I would only be surprised of this outcome on no -Apple posts. It's quite clear there is mass adoration (or cult following, you judge?) of Apple on HN

Hey Sterling! Good work.

Would love to chat. Can you drop me an email? $HN_username at gmail