The Playback Machine
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@scottalanmiller said:
I think that it would be pretty cool. Putting a person into chronological context.
You could have a "play" button and a speed control. Watch events unfold over time.
Pictures, videos, posts, audio.... All playing back at a relational rate to when they happened.
I like this. gears turning
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you know this is probably possible at a lightweight level through node.js and the google search API. maybe.
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That would be awesome, especially for you young guys. It would provide "milestones" to relate to when trying to remember different events, even those that weren't recorded somewhere. Great idea.
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Be right back, putting up kickstarter.
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All I have to say is...
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@scottalanmiller At least the NSA should let us access our own files and history. I agree with @g.jacobse though. Some things are better left forgotten in the cleared history section of our lives. LOL
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@MattKing said:
Be right back, putting up kickstarter.
@scottalanmillerThat'll be my next move.
Any guess what that would cost? Lol
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@scottalanmiller said:
@MattKing said:
Be right back, putting up kickstarter.
@scottalanmillerThat'll be my next move.
Any guess what that would cost? Lol
We'd need to find a way to integrate with every website and community out there. Talk about work!
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@ajstringham yup. Not minor.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@MattKing said:
Be right back, putting up kickstarter.
@scottalanmillerThat'll be my next move.
Any guess what that would cost? Lol
Say 6mos startup window?
$150k for something presentable?
-$40k 6mo colo server rentals (need some horsies under the hood)
-$10k Google personnel bribes
-$90k for 4-6 peeps to take off work for 6mos
$10k misc hardware, pizza, and beer/soda -
Not cheap. But not out of reach.
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I feel the hardest part would be "Hey we just took $150k and ran into legal trouble, technical trouble, whatever-trouble"... which would not be a good place to be in.
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@MattKing said:
I feel the hardest part would be "Hey we just took $150k and ran into legal trouble, technical trouble, whatever-trouble"... which would not be a good place to be in.
ROFL! Yup...
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Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
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@Dashrender said:
Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
I think this would be a service that does it for you instead of the manual posting. It's like a meta-Facebook.
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
I think this would be a service that does it for you instead of the manual posting. It's like a meta-Facebook.
With the entire internet; kind of like a windows explorer for your entire online life.
EDIT: not the entire internet, just forums, facebook, etc. haha
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@Dashrender said:
Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
Sort of. But you can't post to it. It's an aggregator.
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
I think this would be a service that does it for you instead of the manual posting. It's like a meta-Facebook.
It's really not as far off as you might think. Many services allow you to use your Facebook credentials for authentication, it wouldn't take anything for them to include anything you do on those sites to be included in your FB timeline. And if this was something you really wanted, you would put pressure on any other service you use to integrate with FB for this purpose.
Personally, I'm completely against this. I know Scott doesn't concern himself with whomever knowing what he's doing at any time, or maybe I'm just to naive and believe it's still possible to have some sort of privacy.
That said.. I'm sure tons of other people will be more than happy to have this at their finger tips.
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@Dashrender said:
@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
Am I missing something, or isn't this something like a supersized Facebook?
I think this would be a service that does it for you instead of the manual posting. It's like a meta-Facebook.
It's really not as far off as you might think. Many services allow you to use your Facebook credentials for authentication, it wouldn't take anything for them to include anything you do on those sites to be included in your FB timeline. And if this was something you really wanted, you would put pressure on any other service you use to integrate with FB for this purpose.
Personally, I'm completely against this. I know Scott doesn't concern himself with whomever knowing what he's doing at any time, or maybe I'm just to naive and believe it's still possible to have some sort of privacy.
That said.. I'm sure tons of other people will be more than happy to have this at their finger tips.
I think it's neat as an idea to catalog what you did, how much time you spent (like how many thousands of hours @scottalanmiller has spent on here and SW), and such. It'd be one massive database of individual databases though.
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@ajstringham yes. Automated, one person's timeline. And super aggregated from any RSS, Atom or other feed.
