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bitcoins for immigrants.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:02:37 -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 33
34 - bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants
35 (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
37 through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get
38 fleeced in the process with fees. Bitcoin could greatly reduce
39 the cost of sending money from America to Mexico, but I don't
40 believe that it's currently used for that among Mexican
41 immigrants currently due to lack of knowledge. I bet you could
42 set up physical locations like those obnoxious Western Union huts
43 in places like Texas, Arizona, etc, and greatly undercut
44 them. Or, perhaps some educational seminars about bitcoin might
45 be in order. There's some money to be made there because there is
46 great demand, and it's a good thing to boot!
47
34 - reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen 48 - reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen
35 with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permamently. It's 49 with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permanently. It's
36 "artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you 50 "artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you
37 look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you 51 look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you
38 look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to 52 look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to
39 see. Make it be a painting of a woman and see the trolling as the 53 see. Make it be a painting of a woman and see the trolling as the
40 breasts and groin area light up with interest from all the males 54 breasts and groin area light up with interest from all the males
439 - silver socks :: socks laced with silver for the antimicrobial 453 - silver socks :: socks laced with silver for the antimicrobial
440 properties. 454 properties.
441 455
442 - UROP :: magnet gear/metal teeth tape 456 - UROP :: magnet gear/metal teeth tape
443 457
444 - rod of moses :: device to distill urine through evaporation and 458 - Rod of Moses :: device to distill urine through evaporation and
445 easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert -- 459 easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert --
446 produce drinkable water. 460 produce drinkable water.
447 461
448 - UROP :: Make the LED in line with the flow for the micro injector, so 462 - UROP :: Make the LED in line with the flow for the micro injector, so
449 that it may transmit maximum flow. Motor that changes 463 that it may transmit maximum flow. Motor that changes