Comments on: More on the DARPA Network Challenge http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/ Social Psychology, Anthropology, Technology, Gluttony - by Judd Antin Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:57:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lou http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-140944 Lou Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:20:17 +0000 http://www.technotaste.com/blog/?p=730#comment-140944 Instead of trusting that a team will actually pull through for you, why not win the prize for yourself: http://www.openredballoon.com - the site is completely transparent and shows all balloon locations. The catch? You have to pick the winning combination of balloons! This is far easier than having to split the money, deal with taxes, etc. and is similar to what Judd was saying in his first post on the topic about forgetting the money. The team doesn't keep any of the money, the submitter does. Instead of trusting that a team will actually pull through for you, why not win the prize for yourself: http://www.openredballoon.com – the site is completely transparent and shows all balloon locations. The catch? You have to pick the winning combination of balloons! This is far easier than having to split the money, deal with taxes, etc. and is similar to what Judd was saying in his first post on the topic about forgetting the money. The team doesn't keep any of the money, the submitter does.

]]> By: jantin http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-140899 jantin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.technotaste.com/blog/?p=730#comment-140899 Hey Nathan, Would you mind sharing how many people you end up getting on your team? If that's secret info., maybe let us know after the challenge is over? Hey Nathan,

Would you mind sharing how many people you end up getting on your team? If that's secret info., maybe let us know after the challenge is over?

]]> By: nathan chambry http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-140897 nathan chambry Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:05:45 +0000 http://www.technotaste.com/blog/?p=730#comment-140897 We have a strong team (I Spy a Red Balloon) that is giving all of the prize money to charity (Red Cross). If you see a red balloon in the sky on Dec. 5th, let us know at: http://www.ispyaredballoon.com/ or at facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=201028633372 or text: (262) I-SPY-SPY (262-477-9779) We have a strong team (I Spy a Red Balloon) that is giving all of the prize money to charity (Red Cross). If you see a red balloon in the sky on Dec. 5th, let us know at:

http://www.ispyaredballoon.com/
or at facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=201028633372
or
text: (262) I-SPY-SPY (262-477-9779)

]]> By: jantin http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-140888 jantin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:19:56 +0000 http://www.technotaste.com/blog/?p=730#comment-140888 Well, I'm prepared to eat crow if cash turns out to be the key to winning this thing, but I really doubt it. This is an opportunity for disruptive innovation, or at least that's what DARPA is hoping. The team at MIT appears to have put a lot of time and effort into this dumb idea under the assumption that a pyramid scheme is the solution: http://balloon.media.mit.edu/mit/payoff/ But if they win, or if some other team that's just trying to pay people wins, it won't be because they did anything smart with their incentive scheme. It'll probably just be because they happened to get there first. Anyway, what I'm hoping is that this challenge is like the gateway drug, and they'll continue to escalate the challenges in this space. Well, I'm prepared to eat crow if cash turns out to be the key to winning this thing, but I really doubt it. This is an opportunity for disruptive innovation, or at least that's what DARPA is hoping.

The team at MIT appears to have put a lot of time and effort into this dumb idea under the assumption that a pyramid scheme is the solution:

http://balloon.media.mit.edu/mit/payoff/

But if they win, or if some other team that's just trying to pay people wins, it won't be because they did anything smart with their incentive scheme. It'll probably just be because they happened to get there first.

Anyway, what I'm hoping is that this challenge is like the gateway drug, and they'll continue to escalate the challenges in this space.

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.technotaste.com/blog/more-on-the-darpa-network-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-140861 Benjamin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:57:44 +0000 http://www.technotaste.com/blog/?p=730#comment-140861 I think it is more about who wants it more. If you are some, say, School of Information (hypothetically speaking) and want the media attention of winning, you figure the attention is worth ~20k to you. Then you add 20k to 40k that you (hope) you win, and sink that much into a Google AdWord buy of "Did you just see a red balloon?" Methinks it comes down to the $ spent to solve it. Either that, or AARP kicks everyone's ass. I think it is more about who wants it more. If you are some, say, School of Information (hypothetically speaking) and want the media attention of winning, you figure the attention is worth ~20k to you. Then you add 20k to 40k that you (hope) you win, and sink that much into a Google AdWord buy of "Did you just see a red balloon?"

Methinks it comes down to the $ spent to solve it. Either that, or AARP kicks everyone's ass.

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