[chaps]

Throwing yourself at something that's never been done is fun.

But know what's really fun? Taking something that's been done before, has been forgotten about, and can be iterated on with your own spirit. There's so much exploration to be done.

[neilv]

This was the secret sauce of my best startup idea: something that once existed, but had been forgotten.

(Because, I believe, either the flood of people into the market space never knew it, or it wasn't the dominant model for exploitation of the user base.)

[_def]

Any examples?

[vax425]

For example, the project I’m working on today…

People have made orreries (rotating solar system models) for centuries.

I’m designing a digital version with over 600 LEDs. It’s a massive challenge and I’m pretty sure I’ll be the first.

I’ve been making things like it for years:

Https://digitalhorology.com

[nbaksalyar]

Bret Victor's list of papers and references would be one:

https://worrydream.com/refs/

It's a deep, deep rabbit hole.

[nairboon]

That is more a black hole, thanks!

[SpecStudioHN]

yes, our work with applying logical models of nondual systems like Advaita Vedānta, Daoism, Dzogchen as remedies for hallucination, sycophancy, adversarial instability and false continuity in AI systems is pretty unique and obscure.

[aaulia]

Emulator?