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add brain silo; merge.
author | Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu> |
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date | Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:18:36 -0500 |
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4 #+description: list of ideas from the last ~ 7 years | 4 #+description: list of ideas from the last ~ 7 years |
5 #+keywords: aurellem ideas half-baked random | 5 #+keywords: aurellem ideas half-baked random |
6 #+SETUPFILE: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org | 6 #+SETUPFILE: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org |
7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org | 7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org |
8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both | 8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both |
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10 | |
9 | 11 |
10 * Ideas | 12 * Ideas |
11 | 13 |
12 This is a list of all the ideas I've had that I felt like writing down | 14 This is a list of all the ideas I've had that I felt like writing down |
13 for the past ~ 7 years. Some of them could be practical inventions and | 15 for the past ~ 7 years. Some of them could be practical inventions and |
29 #+begin_quote | 31 #+begin_quote |
30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about | 32 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about |
31 getting credit. | 33 getting credit. |
32 #+end_quote | 34 #+end_quote |
33 | 35 |
34 <<<<<<< local | 36 - Brain silo :: dyl |
37 | |
38 | |
35 - pronuncation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and | 39 - pronuncation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and |
36 it returns a simpe, English sentence describing exactly how to | 40 it returns a simpe, English sentence describing exactly how to |
37 pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA. | 41 pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA. |
38 ======= | 42 |
39 - learning to teleport :: scifi idea, this is a story about a person | 43 - learning to teleport :: scifi idea, this is a story about a person |
40 who is struggling with his/her society's ideas about | 44 who is struggling with his/her society's ideas about |
41 teleportation. It's considered a fundamental part of being a | 45 teleportation. It's considered a fundamental part of being a |
42 member of that society (after all, the difference between animals | 46 member of that society (after all, the difference between animals |
43 and humans is that humans are creatures of pure information while | 47 and humans is that humans are creatures of pure information while |
44 animals are burdened with base matter, "that's how you travel the | 48 animals are burdened with base matter, "that's how you travel the |
45 stars, etc") Humans are born normally, grow up, and then | 49 stars, etc") Humans are born normally, grow up, and then |
46 eventually transcend via destructive upload. Analogies to jumping | 50 eventually transcend via destructive upload. Analogies to jumping |
47 off a diving board into a pool (which I simply /could not do/ for | 51 off a diving board into a pool (which I simply /could not do/ for |
48 a long time), etc. | 52 a long time), etc. |
49 >>>>>>> other | 53 |
50 | |
51 <<<<<<< local | |
52 - touch vision :: inspired by GelSight, I want to reexamine cortex and | |
53 see if I could implement touch as a very low range | |
54 form of vision. | |
55 ======= | |
56 - bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants | 54 - bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants |
57 (illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned | 55 (illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned |
58 in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this | 56 in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this |
59 through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get | 57 through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get |
60 fleeced in the process with fees. Bitcoin could greatly reduce | 58 fleeced in the process with fees. Bitcoin could greatly reduce |
64 set up physical locations like those obnoxious Western Union huts | 62 set up physical locations like those obnoxious Western Union huts |
65 in places like Texas, Arizona, etc, and greatly undercut | 63 in places like Texas, Arizona, etc, and greatly undercut |
66 them. Or, perhaps some educational seminars about bitcoin might | 64 them. Or, perhaps some educational seminars about bitcoin might |
67 be in order. There's some money to be made there because there is | 65 be in order. There's some money to be made there because there is |
68 great demand, and it's a good thing to boot! | 66 great demand, and it's a good thing to boot! |
69 >>>>>>> other | 67 |
70 | |
71 <<<<<<< local | |
72 ======= | |
73 - reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen | 68 - reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen |
74 with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permanently. It's | 69 with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permanently. It's |
75 "artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you | 70 "artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you |
76 look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you | 71 look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you |
77 look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to | 72 look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to |
155 people would perform this test before buying), thus guaranteeing | 150 people would perform this test before buying), thus guaranteeing |
156 it's authenticity. | 151 it's authenticity. |
157 | 152 |
158 - aurellem shirt :: I should make an aurellem star symbol tee-shirt. | 153 - aurellem shirt :: I should make an aurellem star symbol tee-shirt. |
159 | 154 |
160 >>>>>>> other | 155 - touch vision :: inspired by GelSight, I want to reexamine cortex and |
156 see if I could implement touch as a very low range | |
157 form of vision. | |
158 | |
161 - high school science :: this is a lesson in scientific ethics. The | 159 - high school science :: this is a lesson in scientific ethics. The |
162 goal is to calculate /g/, the local gravitational | 160 goal is to calculate /g/, the local gravitational |
163 acceleration. The students are told that the textbook says it's | 161 acceleration. The students are told that the textbook says it's |
164 /exactly/ 9.81 before they start the experiment. See how they | 162 /exactly/ 9.81 before they start the experiment. See how they |
165 doctor their results to get closer to the textbook value. It's | 163 doctor their results to get closer to the textbook value. It's |