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This seems to be more simply all the data about the physical orientations and positions of neurons in a fly's nervous system.

I'd guess there is still humongous amounts of data missing that would be necessary for a simulation:

- the exact biological and chemical makeup of each neuron

- the biological and chemical environment in which those neurons exist

- the exact physics that govern the biological and chemical reactions happening in and around the neurons (and the ability to accurately simulate those physics)

- maybe most importantly, even if we have all those above (i.e. the ability to fully and accurately simulate biological systems as complex as individual cells), we may still missing the electro-chemical activation "state" of the neurons that allows the fly to operate as a cohesive whole. (as if we had all of the hardware of a computer, but none of the software)

Wow, what a trip to see this name at the top of HN. The author was a good friend of mine in high school, and one of my favorite people I've ever known. If you're reading this, Sam, I hope you're doing well.

Just a heads up that your fingerboard app seems to be working incorrectly regarding displaying the names of sharps and flats on the fretboard diagram (in some cases).

For example, if I load the page and immediately click on an Eb on the piano, the fingerboard layout is correct, and the correct scale degrees are highlighted, but Eb are labeled as Db in the fretboard diagram. Similarly Bb are labelled as Abm etc. It seems like you just switched the sharp/flat symbol without also switching the note letter.

Otherwise awesome tool, this will be very useful for me!

What I've heard (and am about to find out) is that Master's programs in CS don't do much more than undergraduate degrees. Maybe if you're lucky you do a little more research, you write a thesis, and then you're in the exact same position you were a year or two ago.

What I'm thinking is.. Just start doing stuff on your own. Figure out things you want to make and try to make them. Join some open-source projects, start some open-source projects, build a portfolio of things that you made and code you've written that potential employers can actually look at. At this point I'm just regurgitating advice that I've heard too many times, but that doesn't mean it's not good advice.

You really need to do this. Here was my thought process...

I'm vaguely interested in this, so I'm going to go to the site to check it out. --> Hmm, okay 50 dollars, what was I here for again? --> Oh, iPhone app template, cool. Let's see, $50 is a lot, I wonder what I get. --> That picture can't possible be what I get, so I want to know what I get. --> This is too hard to figure out, I'm gonna look for an open-source version. --> ...

Not that I'm gonna be your typical customer, but maybe I could have been. YMMV.

[Edit] To be fair, I spent a little more time on your site and I like what I see, but that reaction should happen on the front page.