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cleaning up ideas.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:32:37 +0000
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105 got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill 105 got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill
106 whih is composed entirely of the parts in whihc opeople had their 106 whih is composed entirely of the parts in whihc opeople had their
107 eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their 107 eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their
108 eyes off of? Just take those parts out! 108 eyes off of? Just take those parts out!
109 109
110 - capture reading of a scientific atricle via screen capture while
111 people read it, then use it to make the article better. like the
112 movie-pruning idea.
113
114 - super reading program that teaches people the ideal mental mask to
115 apply during reading so as to read very fast.
116
110 - explosive thermite epoxy putty (one part would contain the rust, one 117 - explosive thermite epoxy putty (one part would contain the rust, one
111 part the alumimum) 118 part the alumimum)
112 119
113 super reading program that teaches people the ideal mental mask to apply during reading so as to read very fast. 120 - use the above screen capture routine to make a quiz program tha
114 capture reading of a scientific atricle via screen capture while people read it, then use it to make the article better. like the movie-pruning idea. 121 constructs questions about the content you seemed to gloss over
115 122 while reading. could be easy if the pdf came with embedded
116 123 questions. Dylan: automatically generate word-cloud about the parts
117 Oct 27, 2009 124 you found most interesting; help others who read the same stuff by
118 125 drawing attention to the interesting parts.
119 use the above screen capture routine to make a quiz program tha constructs questions about the content you seemed to gloss over while reading. could be easy if the pdf came with embedded questions. 126
120 Me: 127 - make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of martensite for
121 automatically generate word-cloud about the parts you found most interesting; help others who read the same stuff by drawing attention to the interesting parts. 128 the cutting part; it should be a better sword.
122 129
123 Oct 27, 2009 130 - use the induction technology used to recharge electric toothbrushes
124 131 with no metal links to send data -- without any metal at all!
125 Also, a computer which analyzes the word-cloud could learn a lot about what stuff is important to humans on average, and what stuff is important only to few. Maybe make extrapolations, help with its search 132
126 through solution space. 133 - reading is a form of synsethesia
127 134
128 make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of martensite for the cutting part; it should be a better sword. 135 - A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into actual DNA
129 use the induction technology used to recharge electric toothbrushes with no metal links to send data -- without any metal at all! 136
130 reading is a form of synsethesia 137 - ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro generator to make
131 Me: imagination is [targeted] self-stimulation of sensory inputs in the CNS? 138 electricity
132 dreaming too? 139
133 140 - alcohol/fluid flow powered battery
134 Oct 27, 2009 141
135 142 - folding razor blade sword
136 A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into actual DNA 143
137 Me: a machine which can build a constructor of amino acids with R-chains that do not naturally occur. 144 - learn perfect pitch using another sense in combination (sight or
138 a machine which attempts to create constructors of various compounds via biological algorithms in micro-lab instances. 145 touch)
139 146
140 Oct 27, 2009 147 - kaleidoscope projector
141 148
142 ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro generator to make electricity 149 - razor blade de-sharpener (for guilt free disposal)
143 Me: Combine with remote charging by induction 150
144 151 - bricks filled with luminescent plant material
145 Oct 27, 2009 152
146 153 - metal grids with seeds inside, which grow together and form a
147 alcohol/fluid flow powered battery 154 durable biological matrix. The metal substrate delivers
148 folding razor blade sword 155 water. (maybe use plastic instead of metal?) Dylan: enrich plants
149 learn perfect pitch using another sense in combination (sight or touch) 156 with inorganic compounds; electrical interfaces in cellular plant
150 kaleidoscope projector 157 matter => remote-controlled photosynthetic/bioluminescent
151 razor blade de-sharpener (for guilt free disposal) 158 structures.
152 bricks filled with luminescent plant material 159
153 metal grids with seeds inside, which grow together and form a durable biological matrix. The metal substrate delivers water. (maybe use plastic instead of metal?) 160 - conducting extracellular matrix
154 Me: enrich plants with inorganic compounds; electrical interfaces in cellular plant matter => remote-controlled photosynthetic/bioluminescent structures. 161
155 conducting extracellular matrix 162 - cross-modal memory hashing
156 163
157 Oct 27, 2009 164 - flossing thimble-gaurds
158 165
159 cross-modal memory hashing 166 - integrate lattice learning with rules by generating hypothetical
160 flossing thimble-gaurds 167 examples
161 integrate lattice learning with rules by generating hypothetical examples 168
162 wooden refridgerator to give food a better taste 169 - wooden refridgerator to give food a better taste Dylan: like barrels
163 170 for wine, or planks for salmon. Maybe just have "flavor planks" for
164 Me: like barrels for wine, or planks for salmon. Maybe just have "flavor planks" for your pre-existing fridge. Need to mitigate effect of temperature on volatility? 171 your pre-existing fridge. Need to mitigate effect of temperature on
165 172 volatility?
166 Oct 27, 2009 173
167 174 - radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule :: create precious
168 radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule -- create precious metals or something else economically advantageous. 175 metals or something else economically advantageous.
169 innolculate food with tons of harmless bacteria so that there's no room for bad bacteria as a method of preservation 176
170 pasteur - style holding jar with siphon as a way to store liquids ar room temperature indefinately w/o refridgeration.(7/26/2009) 177 - innolculate food with tons of harmless bacteria so that there's no
171 Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter of course -- make ambiance much better. 178 room for bad bacteria as a method of preservation
172 make something that mixes soap with firehydrant water (and reduces the pressure a bit) and use it to clean windows of buildings. 179
173 make an ocarina out of pure silver 180 - pasteur - style holding jar with siphon as a way to store liquids ar
174 fire pen -- pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the human's energy? 181 room temperature indefinately w/o refridgeration.(7/26/2009)
175 182
176 Me: like kinetic flashlights, shake to generate energy (magnet through a solenoid is how they do it, i think) 183 - Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter of course -- make
177 184 ambiance much better.
178 Oct 27, 2009 185
179 186 - make something that mixes soap with firehydrant water (and reduces
180 website to design your own soda, and label, and have it mailed to you / sell it from your own online store. 187 the pressure a bit) and use it to clean windows of buildings.
181 Me: like CAD online only with flavor extracts, other ingredients. 188
182 Have a set of modular machinery [BAKE, SMASH, PULVERIZE, ...] and ingredients. Requests? 189 - make an ocarina out of pure silver
183 190
184 Oct 27, 2009 191 - fire pen :: pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing
185 192 any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the
186 solar panels that float on the ocean 193 human's energy?
187 handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) -- great for daisy chaining prisoniers, binding them to environment, etc. 194
188 vector based SOUND files. --- like the pictures but with SOUND. 195 - website to design your own soda, and label, and have it mailed to
189 196 you / sell it from your own online store.
190 Me: Essentially a MIDI file? 197
191 198 - solar panels that float on the ocean
192 Oct 27, 2009 199 - handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) :: great for daisy chaining
193 200 prisoniers, binding them to environment, etc.
194 even better than PREVIOUS -- codify sound in a language with enough symbols so that it can describe everything and encode it in that. would be like going from speech to text or smtg. 201
195 Me: Build off of IPA? 202 - vector based SOUND files :: like the pictures but with SOUND. codify
196 Need to encapsulate nonsense sounds produced by babies 203 sound in a language with enough symbols so that it can describe
204 everything and encode it in that. would be like going from speech
205 to text or smtg. This would store sound as an image of the
206 wavefront encoded as a vector image.
197 207
198 Oct 27, 2009 208 Oct 27, 2009
199 209
200 Mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical scroll wheel 210 Mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical scroll wheel
201 logic maintance system for big institutions to make sure the things they are thinking about doing are not retarded 211 logic maintance system for big institutions to make sure the things they are thinking about doing are not retarded