I do note that, while I’d like to collect data and make that data available to other humans trying to do cool stuff in the world, I’m not particularly concerned with assuaging all skeptics/reassuring people who, from the outside, think that it’s bad. This post is sort of my one big push to do that, after which I planned to shrug and just let people make the judgments they’re gonna make.
A schedule is still a solid structure just along the “do this properly” axis, though.
That’s absolutely fair. The point I’m trying to make is that it’s not about publishable results either way. Like, yes, I’d like to ship useful information to the outside world, but that’s a distant second priority to making good things happen on the ground.
What I do commit to is not making the choice to publish based on whether things are good or bad. I commit to publishing if and only if a) I have spare time and cycles, and b) there’s something useful for others to hear.
The only way there would be nothing useful to learn is if there was a complete failure due to circumstances outside of the influence of anyone involved, such as an earthquake that halted the plan. Even then a quick note to that effect would be of use.
I do note that, while I’d like to collect data and make that data available to other humans trying to do cool stuff in the world, I’m not particularly concerned with assuaging all skeptics/reassuring people who, from the outside, think that it’s bad. This post is sort of my one big push to do that, after which I planned to shrug and just let people make the judgments they’re gonna make.
A schedule is still a solid structure just along the “do this properly” axis, though.
If you don’t commit to publishing negative results, I commit to refusing to trust any positive results you publish.
That’s absolutely fair. The point I’m trying to make is that it’s not about publishable results either way. Like, yes, I’d like to ship useful information to the outside world, but that’s a distant second priority to making good things happen on the ground.
What I do commit to is not making the choice to publish based on whether things are good or bad. I commit to publishing if and only if a) I have spare time and cycles, and b) there’s something useful for others to hear.
The only way there would be nothing useful to learn is if there was a complete failure due to circumstances outside of the influence of anyone involved, such as an earthquake that halted the plan. Even then a quick note to that effect would be of use.