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learning to teleport.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:29:49 -0500
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29 #+begin_quote 29 #+begin_quote
30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about 30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about
31 getting credit. 31 getting credit.
32 #+end_quote 32 #+end_quote
33
34 - learning to teleport :: scifi idea, this is a story about a person
35 who is struggling with his/her society's ideas about
36 teleportation. It's considered a fundamental part of being a
37 member of that society (after all, the difference between animals
38 and humans is that humans are creatures of pure information while
39 animals are burdened with base matter, "that's how you travel the
40 stars, etc") Humans are born normally, grow up, and then
41 eventually transcend via destructive upload. Analogies to jumping
42 off a diving board into a pool (which I simply /could not do/ for
43 a long time), etc.
33 44
34 - bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants 45 - bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants
35 (illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned 46 (illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned
36 in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this 47 in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this
37 through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get 48 through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get
409 metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see 420 metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see
410 black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed 421 black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed
411 by the sensor array). 422 by the sensor array).
412 423
413 - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields 424 - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields
414 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared 425 are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infrared
415 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way, 426 camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way,
416 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is 427 you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is
417 still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since 428 still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since
418 the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of 429 the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of
419 the food. Wouldn't need a carousel, and wouldn't need a timer, 430 the food. Wouldn't need a carousel, and wouldn't need a timer,