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author	Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date	Sat, 23 Apr 2016 18:01:05 -0700
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 #+begin_quote
 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about
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+- ASC as a police evidence preservation technique <<2016-04-18 Mon>> ::
+- multi metal fixation w/ formamide <<2016-04-18 Mon>> :: osmium
+copper zinc uranium formamide
+- blood like cars that knows where to go <<2016-04-18 Mon>> :: maybe
+with flagellas
+- post antibiotic recolonization from preserved blood <<2016-04-18 Mon>> ::
+- application of poly magnet for perfusion connections <<2016-04-18 Mon>> ::
+- explicit lobbying and influences from companies --- helps make behaviour more predictable and can help to paradoxcically make the lobbying money stronger <<2016-04-18 Mon>> ::
+- glutaraldehyde as a callous hardener <<2016-04-18 Mon>> ::
+- twit-shank-select <<2016-04-17 Sun>> :: and if you actually had a
+really cool day, then you request that you become the
+trunk. Gaurantees that you have much more statistically
+interesting days, every day!
+- twit-shank <<2016-04-17 Sun>> :: much easer, ""minimum viable
+product"-style mind-merge. Just tweet any significant shit you
+did that day, then kill yourself. Trunk-you reads the tweet and
+continues with his day.
+- names that sound stupid today but would be good ancient Greek names <<2016-04-16 Sat>> :: "telethon",
+"mentos", "mentor". Behold TELETHON, he was a great warrior and
+runner!
+- <<2016-04-12 Tue>> if only we had gold much more abundant than lead ::
+- <<2016-04-12 Tue>> wood engineered to contain a lot of gold sequestered in the tissues ::
+- <<2016-04-12 Tue>> mtg life counter app that's more like paper ::
+- <<2016-04-11 Mon>> good word for a prostitute : conslutant ::
+- <<2016-04-11 Mon>> old paper book on acid paper preserved in SPURS resin ::
+- <<2016-04-11 Mon>> blood ink :: you can just buy a bottle of
+hemoglobin and make ink. maybe linseed oil and hemoglobin would
+work? throw in some sort of crosslinker or something to keep the
+hemoglobin red?
+- <<2016-04-08 Fri>> trash horse ::
+- <<2016-04-08 Fri>> soul of the day :: a full life recording
+- <<2016-04-07 Thu>> omega the forsaken :: grade so bad you fail that
+class and all its prerequisites
+- <<2016-04-05 Tue>> eye ring right angle mirror :: creatures with
+say six eyes shaped in a ring on their head. They mentallly
+shift their attention from one pair of eyes to another to really
+preceive 3D shapes. However, if you pit a right angle mirrr in
+the back of their head, they can sudetnly incorporate two pairs
+of eyes simultaneously, perceiving the world in 3.XD, where they
+see what they call "true depth", where 2D representations of 3D
+space look hopelessly fake and the coeld has a sort of profound
+depth to it.
+- <<2016-04-05 Tue>> antibiotic multiplicity :: we shouldn't use use
+one antibiotic, or cycle them or any of that nonsense. If
+someone has a problem, give them ALL the antibiotics at once,
+getting exponentially better chances of killing everything. Say
+you have two antibiotics with a 0.1 chance of becomming useless
+everytime you use it to cure someone. The antibiotics are
+independent molecular mechanisms so it takes two chance
+mutations to confer immunity. If you use one till it's useless,
+then the other one, then it takes around 20 times before you're
+out of antibiotics. If you use both its more like 200 times!
+- <<2016-04-05 Tue>> are animals chronically tired :: I wonder if
+animals get enough sleep? Maybe not -- after all, they wouldn't
+necesairly be able to go for 8 hours even if they needed it. And
+the quality of sleep would be very bad if you're always on
+edge. I think that a lot of animals look tired a lot of the
+time. Perhaps in addition to our ability to cook food as a
+surrogate for our digestive system, our ability to sleep in a
+confortable, safe place for 8+ hours enabled similar economies
+for our mental systems! The "comfy" theory of human
+intelligence/evolution.
+- <<2016-04-02 Sat>> live to a billion seconds :: it's 31 years, 251
+days, 13 hours, 34 minutes, 54.7843 seconds or something
+- <<2016-04-02 Sat>> hyperlinked physical writing :: you scan in some
+(handwritten) text and make some of the words hyperlinks. looks
+incongrous. or an old newspaper clipping from like the 1930's as
+a pdf, and it has a random hyperlink in it!
+- <<2016-04-01 Fri>> super emulsified transparent manyonase ::
+- <<2016-04-01 Fri>> osmium as a EM catalyst :: cause you can recover
+it see 1978
+- <<2016-04-01 Fri>> the mind sword of osmium :: uploading, use
+osmium as a catalyst, make cool sword that's processed a billion
+human minds
+- <<2016-03-27 Sun>> hay fever straws :: normally you call them
+"sneezes" but if you have hay fever then you should call them
+"straws." :P
+- <<2016-03-27 Sun>> the same blue sky :: when I look at the sky, and
+there's no clouds, then I'm connected the eternity of all the
+creatures who looked up and saw the same sky. I wonder if you
+could look up at the sky, then look back down and be in a
+different time, a different place.
+- <<2016-03-25 Fri>> fear of number quantity :: people can be scared
+of one thing, two things, etc, but what about 51 things. this
+might reveal the limits of object counting. How do there numbers
+distribute around the population? Is there a spike at numbers
+like 13?
+- <<2016-03-24 Thu>> water-resistant suit and CPA tube :: so classy,
+to pop out of a cryo chamber and have the water fall off your
+suit like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Udw0RriGrI
+- <<2016-03-24 Thu>> perfuse cryoprotectants into hibernating ground squirrell ::
+- <<2016-03-24 Thu>> active biological camaflogue :: inspired by the
+mormyrid electric fish paper by *mumble*. What if you were an
+octopus that could change skin color, and then you combine your
+vision, skin, and motor outputs to compute what the skin should
+look like as you move your arms around; you could be perfectaly
+invisible, and wouldn't have to have the skin be "dumb". Very
+fast changes in light with no pattern would reveal this
+"bio-computed camaflogue", though, because the skin wouldn't be
+able to predict things as well.
+- <<2016-03-24 Thu>> vitrified lab :: imagine a lab contained
+entirely in the glass from which fibre optic cables are
+made. It's be neat! there'd be no air!
+- <<2016-03-20 Sun>> curare in a fixative :: might stop fixation
+tremors.
+- <<2016-03-20 Sun>> hidden eyes of god :: it's the year 2020 and the
+first human brains are beginning to be preserved and scanned as
+part of the human connectome project. As scientists look at
+electron micrographs of preserved human brain tissue, they see
+all the expected brain structures: neurons, synapses,
+mitochnodria, myelin.... and something that's never been seen
+before: an intiricate filigree of strutures like the neural
+weaves from Banks' culture series. Human brain tissue from even
+50 years ago like Einsteins' does not have the weave, and he
+weave is only in around 30% of the population. Obviously
+computational in nature and way advanced beyond anything
+humanity can build, these secret structures reveal an unsettling
+truth: something is watching us, from within our own minds...
+- <<2016-03-20 Sun>> encrypted priority server ::
+- <<2016-03-19 Sat>> neuro-speakers  :: speakers are the ultimate
+insturment, most like the human voice. submime. attach to brain
+and then we can finally sing.
+- <<2016-03-19 Sat>> book with meanings to onlky one person at one time :: like
+adam kraft's thing about neural nets with images that look
+nothing like the object but get classified as that object
+anyway. You could possibly do the same with a human visual
+system -- imagine a book that looks nothing like static. You
+look at the pages, and they seem like nonsense, but you also get
+a /strong/ impression of a scene and meaning, possibly stronger
+and more direct than a really good painting. And no one else can
+see it, and you sleep a night, and can't see it yourself in the
+morning. Like the "communicating with LSD people" thing as well.
+- <<2016-03-17 Thu>> ligand nonpolar osmium lipid stain for perfuse EM ::
+- <<2016-03-15 Tue>> classified documents and mind uploading :: an
+important value for forgetting!
+- <<2016-03-15 Tue>> furnace random number generator ::
+- <<2016-03-14 Mon>> how does a lobotomy not cause fatal brain embolisms!? ::
 - spinal cord made of light; moon :: transit time of light from moon to
 earth is same as transit time of signals through spinal cord. So
 you could have your mind on the moon and your body on earth and
 it would feel the same!
 https://dx.doi.org/10.1146%2Fannurev-matsci-062910-100341,
 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocaloric_effect][wikipedia article]]
 - albino fruit ::
-- cryoprotectant that increases the nutritional value fo food ::
+- cryoprotectant that increases the nutritional value of food ::
 - faucet enerty :: how much power do you get from an average faucet
 compared to the wall socket?
 - high pressure fixation :: could this defeat the "myelin unraveling"
 you might get during the bends, caused by the fixation reaction!
 - eat fixed tissue :: can you EAT glutaraldehyde preserved tissue, if
 you wash away all the free aldehydes and make sure that the
 reaction is complete? Can you also cook the tissue? Maybe it
-would be good!
+would be good! it would certainly be a very powerful
+preservative! maybe see
+http://www.aapd.org/assets/1/25/Karp-09-04.pdf
 - intelligence sorting ::
 - hyperbaric fixation :: apparently with divers with the "bends", you
 get bubbles in the myelin in particular. Maybe hyperbaric
 #+BEGIN_SRC sh
 sshfs root@localhost:/ my-root
 #+END_SRC
 - not even a nop of damage :: nop == no-op
 - twittwe vibratoe ::
 - value of cancer :: what of value is lost with an easy cancer-cure?
 - blood :: blood is the "wires" that connect organs to each other and
 impedance match the services that organs provide to other
 organs. A heart, per se, does not need blood but instead access
 to the filtering powers of a kidney; blood just connects the
 kidney cells to the heart cells. That's why "perfusing w/ blood"
 is entirely missing the point.
 - armored helmet :: use fiber-optics to re-route vision and get better
 shield for eyes. curved plates, kozilek style.
 - open source contributions :: way to make them public on your website easily.
 - active opto-glove :: for ENHANCED touch! It's a magnyfing glass for
 your fingers!
 - glove screen :: for driving directions, etc. Better than a watch!
 - osmium + sugar as a histo stain :: the suger interacts with the
 osmium and retards its progress. you can see details on slices in
 a light microscope without any more staining, and the EMs are not
 adversely affected.
 - encryption camera :: use public key on memory card. The camera
 writes files encrypted with this public key.
 - immaculate AIDS acquisition ::
 - minds and lightspeed :: fastern minds have to deal with lightspeed
 limitations in their own cognitive architectures.
 - kill with fire :: guy A fires fire blast, with a spell circle to
 maintain the magic. Opponent B just GRABS the magic and pulls MORE
 fire. Guy A's circle goes out of control and all his life force
 gets sucked out to supply more fire. B grabs the magic, crushes
 it, fires a concentrated red lightning bolt, and eats the
 rest. "You think that you can kill me, WITH FIRE!?"
 - magic ekiga ::
 - edible crayons ::
 - library chaining ::
 - hypnosis + that drug that makes you loose continuity :: can the
 hypnosos plant things during this time?
 - forgotten services :: use "ovbilion" somehow. Some sleeping drugs
 make you forget the hour or so before you go to bed. Use this to
 create forgotten services.
 - dibenzelene -- mike darwin ::
 - sleepy perfusion :: if brains naturally expand / contract depending
 on resting / awake state, we should investigate the EMs of brains
 fixed during "sleep" mode  and those fixed during "awake"
 mode. (while still using anesthetic of course).
 - shit flavored dog treats :: because dogs would probably like them.
 - fume hood incense :: so make sure the fume hood is working
 - infinity coin :: s.f. concept -- billions are uploaded by using
 osmium as a "mind uploading catalyst". osmium is put ino the
 brain, they brain is scanned, and the osmium is recycled. Then
 you make coins out of the osmium that has gone through billions
 of these cycles.
 - mamilian dive reflex as a method of preparing organs for cryopreservation ::
 - spinal encryption :: like an X server, except your body parts each
 run these servers. You all have clocks, and you have to sign your
 muscle commands with your private key in order to control your
 body.
 - suicide note as a mental excercise :: from NPR, ted talk, teenagers, etc.
 - microscope clamp magnet ring thing ::
-- cup that fills from the bottom ::
+- cup that fills from the bottom :: (you put it on a thing and it starts filling
-- pronouncaeble liscense plates ::
+- pronouncaeble liscense plates :: (just avoid certain unpronounceable combinations of letters/numbers. It doesn't even change the search space much!)
 - instant-awake vs natural awakening :: cognitive behavioural
 difference tells you important things about the waking process.
 - asethetics and personal identity :: if you go to germany, you're not
 the same person anymore.
 - arch linux diff cache :: should only download differences between
 the new package and the most rcent archive file. Can
 precalculate. Would make mirrors/upgrading so much faster.
 - low gravity perfusion :: then you can use cappaliary action. From
 this: http://www.wired.com/2015/01/coffee-cup-designed-let-astronauts-sip-espresso-space/
 - rational advertiting :: a new criteria for advertisting -- given
 same ad structure for two different produces, what structure
 leads to the most people picking the "optimal" choice.
 - autoclone bootstrapping :: to breed male with self: you make a clone
 of the male that's broken, male and female, the bootstrap with
 those gametes
 - position independent numbers :: like latin for numbers. You'd use
 color, endings, relative size, etc to determine what place the
 number has. Very convientnt for order or magnitude calculations.
 - dead man switch activated linux user account ::
 - embowlement :: condencending reference to embodiment
 - water staff  :: drinksy walking staff w/ water
 - melanin transfection ::
 - retention of neurotransmitters / other small molecules during fixation by use of an extracellular polymer such as PVP ::
 - machines :: Knowing we are machines does not diminish us; instead it
 opens our minds to the awe-inspiring complexity that is the human
 mind. Those who prefer to attribute consciousness to a "soul" or
 other metaphysical process are the ones who diminish man to a
 mere cartoon caricature.
 - why does glut change osmotic setpoints in cells :: perhaps either 1)
 It makes the membrane permeable to small molecules or 2)
 crosslinking proteins means less colagative effects.
 - Hemocyanin based blood washout solution :: for artificial blood, it
 can be hard to carry enough oxygen because haemoglobin needs to
 be in RBCs in order to effectively carry oxygen. However,
 hemocyanin, a copper based oxygen carrying protein, doesn't have
 this restriction, so it might make particurally good artificial
 blood. Might also be great for making oxygenated fixative
 solutions!  In fact, hemocyanin is more efficient than hemoglobin
 for carrying oxygen at low temperatures, perfect for
 cooling/blood washout! Hemocyanin could also serve to establish
 oncotic pressure in a blood washout solution since it weighs 75
 kilodaltons.
 - osmotic buffer :: polymer which polymerizes / splits apart in order
 to maintain the osmolality of a solution.
 - shoes w/ embedded computers :: and have little clickey things you
 operate with your big toe.
 - gb codec ::
 - ultrasonic cell disruptor to make foor ::
 - particle accelarator asd an awesome electron microscop ::
 - tolouadine blue pen :: use biological stains as dyes for ink pens?
 - clock stop explination :: you have a "visual buffer" which needs to
 fill up whenever you switch out from one scene to another. This
 is the clock stop illusion.
 - coffee ad space :: Your coffee stock was brought to you by google,
 the only company that brings you comfort and love in your harsh
 and heartless corporate world. This is majestic guerrila
 marketing.
 - geo-synchro browsing :: you get a bunch of proxy servers, and then
 you visit websites and synchronize the views from each of these
 proxies into one view. Then you can see the differences by
 conutry/region. This is a way to experience the "neutral"
 internet by averging the effects of ip-tracing.
 - periodic table of genders :: arrange people by bahaviour, particular
 what sort of bonds they can form with other people.
 - ice cream protein synthesis ::
 - colored EM :: different heavy metals might possibly have different
 intensities for different electron acceleration voltages. So this
 could be the basis for colored EM images!
 - expansion microscopy dual :: this would be a process where you
 define a molecular scale object using larger microscopic
 components. Then nanotechnology goes through and replaces each
 "atomic macro block" with the appropriate atomic construct. That
 way you can use microscopic 3D printing and a special purpose
 form of nanotechnolical assembler to create any molecular
 arrangement.
 - anoxic glut :: what happens when you try to fix tissues in an
 environment completely devoid of oxygen?
 - copper+EG :: if RBCs are rendered impermeabale to EG when Cu is
 present, then maybe you can destroy RBCs by a mixture of EG and
 Cu?
 - qualia intuition explained :: let's say that you lacked the sense of
 smell. How could you learn what "acrid" means without it. How
 could you explain it to someone, without analogy to other
 smells. We mind-project this real linguistic separation into
 reality and get qualia.
 - spinal relay :: you have a small air-gapped repeater built into your
 spine in order to help with spinal injury, connect with
 prosthetics, and to monitor/control your body. Also, you could
 add the ability to save "macros"!
 - human cysts :: there should be communities of people with varying
 enforced separations from the rest of society in order to gaurd
 against various catastrophies.
 - bioelectric synthesis :: have a device which stores a lot of energy,
 and processes blood by creating sugar from waste produces over
 the day. You still need water, vitamins, minerals, etc, but this
 can handle the bulk of your energy demands and be recharged from
 the wall.
 - chelation as a method to improve cryoprotectant permeability ::
 - transgender fruit analogy :: like tomatoes
 - video game controllers as actual controllers :: console controlers
 like the n64 trident are excellent, durable tools for fine
 control. We should use them to control all sorts of things like
 robots by default. You should use it for your projects, since
 it's unlikely you'll be able to come up with something
 better. Compared to console controllers, the ones we use for
 robots/RC stuff are hopelessly clunky.
 - bubble computers :: bubble duality, bubble computing
 - dark blood bag :: blood bags in hospitals should be dark colored to
 protect the blood from damage from light.
 - chimeric homozygous sex chromosomes :: chimeric organism with XX and
 XX patterns from two males and two females. On average, it has
 the correct methylation pattern. Would it work?
 - horseshoe blood fixative :: would it work as a washout?
 - fixed protein packets :: group of fixed proteins in a network which
 is used as medicine. Hemoglovin, maybe?
 - prove hauntings :: website where you enter your pgp signed encrypted
 file and swear by all the gods that you'll haunt me with the
 password when you die, along with whatever other messages you
 have. protocol -- I video, throw rock, get password.
 - earth air water :: probably all intelligent species name their
 planet "dirt" in their language, unless the're aquatic or flying,
 then they'd name it "water" and "air" respectively.
 - ethylene glycol alt name :: icebane
 - overflow hiaku :: a hiku about buffer overflos, with garbage C code
 inside.
 - white knight :: his sword is named "Privledge" (an inherited family
 sword) he rides along the land, defending the code of
 chivralirary and keeping the orthodozy of society from fading
 from the realm.
 - technological deflation :: even the richest robber baron from the
 1920's could not afford a cardiac bypass surgery, even with
 literally all the money they had. As technology advances, the
 price of bread may go up, but the capabilities which money gives
 you also dramatically increase.
-- cure for color blindness :: could it be possible to administer some
+- mental integrity test :: if your brain starts to decay, you might
-retroviruses via direct injection to the retina, to cause some of
+not notice the damage until it's too late. This would be a mental
-the cells in the retina to begin expressing different color
+integrity test that you take every few weeks that measures your
-pigments? The brain ought to easily sort out the rest and enable
+performance and compares it to a baseline. The tests are all
-color vision. Furthremore, could we add some more colors to
+designed to catch the early signs of degenerative brain
-baesline human eyes? Theory -- people who are color blind have
+diseases. For example, you might use performamce on a
-better color spatial accuity for the colors they can see, because
+smell-memory assoaction test to detect early-onset Alzheimer's.
-this it the tradeoff here involved with the retrovirus
-therapy. Re-purposing color detectors to see new colors at the
+- mind bank :: (in contrast to "brain bank")
-expense of spatial acuity for the old set of colors.
+- scientist online paper reviews ::
-- mental integrity test :: if your brain starts to decay, you might
-not notice the damage until it's too late. This would be a mental
+- binary feedback ::like with the soda machine
-integrity test that you take every few weeks that measures your
-performance and compares it to a baseline. The tests are all
+- trolley cryonics :: change the cryonics protocol around so that the
-designed to catch the early signs of degenerative brain
+death occurs in a non-primary action loop.
-diseases. For example, you might use performamce on a
-smell-memory assoaction test to detect early-onset Alzheimer's.
+- binary metric :: you make up new unit names for "2 centimeters", "4
+centimeters", "16 centimeters", etc. Then no one will be happy!
-- mind bank :: (in contrast to "brain bank")
+BUT, it helps solve metric's problem of intermediate units. (a
+centimeter is too small, a meter is too large!)
-- Passion of the Christ missed opportunity :: in the Passion of the
-Christ, they do the entire show using Latin, Aramaic, etc, with
+- do it once -- upload ::
-subtitles. They should have had a part where Jesus does the
-sermon on the mount, he turns to the camera, and starts speaking
+- *##### ENTRIES PAST THIS LINE HAVE BEEN PROCESSED FOR GOOD IDEAS #####*
-in English, with no subtitles. It would have been 1.) biblically
-accurate and 2.) awesome. It would have been such a powerful
+- a simple merge procedure for uploads ::
-example of Jesus' divinity, and it felt like they were setting up
-for it the entire movie, and they missed it!
+- cure for color blindness :: could it be possible to administer some
+retroviruses via direct injection to the retina, to cause some of
-- scientist online paper reviews ::
+the cells in the retina to begin expressing different color
+pigments? The brain ought to easily sort out the rest and enable
-- binary feedback ::
+color vision. Furthremore, could we add some more colors to
+baesline human eyes? Theory -- people who are color blind have
-- xenobiotic methalation rewriting ::
+better color spatial accuity for the colors they can see, because
+this it the tradeoff here involved with the retrovirus
-- trolley cryonics :: change the cryonics protocol around so that the
+therapy. Re-purposing color detectors to see new colors at the
-death occurs in a non-primary action loop.
+expense of spatial acuity for the old set of colors.
-- binary metric :: you make up new unit names for "2 centimeters", "4
+- Passion of the Christ missed opportunity :: in the Passion of the
-centimeters", "16 centimeters", etc. Then no one will be happy!
+Christ, they do the entire show using Latin, Aramaic, etc, with
-BUT, it helps solve metric's problem of intermediate units. (a
+subtitles. They should have had a part where Jesus does the
-centimeter is too small, a meter is too large!)
+sermon on the mount, he turns to the camera, and starts speaking
+in English, with no subtitles. It would have been 1.) biblically
-- physical pgp signatures :: someone should put together the
+accurate and 2.) awesome. It would have been such a powerful
-technologies so that you can digitally sign actual pieces of
+example of Jesus' divinity, and it felt like they were setting up
-paper -- some combination of signing a photograph of the
+for it the entire movie, and they missed it!
-contract using pgp, printing a barcode or OR code on the page
-which links to a website with the signed image, and a web of
+- xenobiotic methalation rewriting ::
-trust model so that people can authenticate as themselves. All
-this totally exists already, it's just not convienent.
+- physical pgp signatures :: someone should put together the
+technologies so that you can digitally sign actual pieces of
-- meta eye :: you wire in a third optical input to the human brain,
+paper -- some combination of signing a photograph of the
-but it doesn't tranduce light form the real world, bus instead is
+contract using pgp, printing a barcode or OR code on the page
-connected to the "internet of things" and shows you metadata
+which links to a website with the signed image, and a web of
-about things you are looking at // serves as an interface to your
+trust model so that people can authenticate as themselves. All
-own mind and body. Then eventually simply real things without
+this totally exists already, it's just not convienent.
-metadata seem flat and fake compared to the objects in cities and
-other annotated areas. This third eye doesn't occupy any of your
+- meta eye :: you wire in a third optical input to the human brain,
-normal visual field but actually EXPANDS your visual field.
+but it doesn't tranduce light form the real world, bus instead is
+connected to the "internet of things" and shows you metadata
-- do it once -- upload ::
+about things you are looking at // serves as an interface to your
+own mind and body. Then eventually simply real things without
-- a simple merge procedure for uploads ::
+metadata seem flat and fake compared to the objects in cities and
+other annotated areas. This third eye doesn't occupy any of your
-- limits of monogamy ::
+normal visual field but actually EXPANDS your visual field.
-- dream rewinding :: how to record a complete dream without disturbing
+- limits of monogamy ::
-it or modifying your brain? you need to be an upload: split
-yourself, and one of you stays awake whike the other sleeps. then
+- dream rewinding :: how to record a complete dream without disturbing
-you detect a dream in progress by monotoring rapid eye movememt
+it or modifying your brain? you need to be an upload: split
-in your sleeping self, and you wake yourself up every few minutes
+yourself, and one of you stays awake whike the other sleeps. then
-and tell yoursef about the dream. Then sleeping-your restarts the
+you detect a dream in progress by monotoring rapid eye movememt
-dream, continuation passing style, forgetting everything that was
+in your sleeping self, and you wake yourself up every few minutes
-just said, and you repeat this process until the dream is
+and tell yoursef about the dream. Then sleeping-your restarts the
-over. Then awake-you and sleeping-you merge each other by taking
+dream, continuation passing style, forgetting everything that was
-sleeping-you and replaying the memories of awake-you, and you
+just said, and you repeat this process until the dream is
-write a final report on the dream using the "saccade" reports to
+over. Then awake-you and sleeping-you merge each other by taking
-jog your memory.
+sleeping-you and replaying the memories of awake-you, and you
+write a final report on the dream using the "saccade" reports to
-- denser than osmium :: do the "misicibility" thing with an osmium
+jog your memory.
-alloy to get something even more dense.
+- denser than osmium :: do the "misicibility" thing with an osmium
-- AI hypnosis :: hypnosis might be good for studying AI, becuse it
+alloy to get something even more dense.
-might probide a "debugger" for ananlyzing the human mind. I
-briefly tried this while at MIT, but it needs MUCH more work to
+- AI hypnosis :: hypnosis might be good for studying AI, becuse it
-be properly evaulated.
+might probide a "debugger" for ananlyzing the human mind. I
+briefly tried this while at MIT, but it needs MUCH more work to
-- becomming alive :: upload faces challenges to grow into they type of
+be properly evaulated.
-person that can join the greater society -- a god. They have to
-go though quests that replicate all the things that humanity had
+- becomming alive :: upload faces challenges to grow into they type of
-to accomplish, like going to the moon, by themselves, in a
+person that can join the greater society -- a god. They have to
-virtual world where they cannot die and never get tired.
+go though quests that replicate all the things that humanity had
+to accomplish, like going to the moon, by themselves, in a
-- population distorted map of USA :: to see states sizes in terms of #
+virtual world where they cannot die and never get tired.
-of people. (already exists!
-http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cart/doc/)
+- population distorted map of USA :: to see states sizes in terms of #
+of people. (already exists!
-- butterfly drone :: if big butterflies used to exist, then maybe we
+http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cart/doc/)
-could make butterfly-inspired drones!
+- butterfly drone :: if big butterflies used to exist, then maybe we
-- methylation sex symmetry breaking :: So, human cells have
+could make butterfly-inspired drones!
-methylation patterns that encode male/female origin. If you
-combine two male patterns, the fetus grows "too fast" and
+- methylation sex symmetry breaking :: So, human cells have
-dies. Two female patterns causes the fetus to enter a "vegatable"
+methylation patterns that encode male/female origin. If you
-state and fail to develop. Evolutionary biologists will say that
+combine two male patterns, the fetus grows "too fast" and
-this reflects the asymmetry of energy investement for creating
+dies. Two female patterns causes the fetus to enter a "vegatable"
-offspring. If that's true, then species that cast-spawn will lack
+state and fail to develop. Evolutionary biologists will say that
-this symmetry, and give clues about how to remove it in
+this reflects the asymmetry of energy investement for creating
-humans. If even cast spawners like sea urchins have it, then that
+offspring. If that's true, then species that cast-spawn will lack
-means there's something deeper going on!
+this symmetry, and give clues about how to remove it in
+humans. If even cast spawners like sea urchins have it, then that
-- reverse cannulation perfusion :: you put the organ you want to
+means there's something deeper going on!
-perfuse in an airtight chamber with a pool of the stuff you want
-to perfuse. You cannulate some veins and lead tubes form to
+- reverse cannulation perfusion :: you put the organ you want to
-outside of the chamber. You pump in air and perfusate, and the
+perfuse in an airtight chamber with a pool of the stuff you want
-increasing air pressure in the chamber forces perfusate through
+to perfuse. You cannulate some veins and lead tubes form to
-the organ. For times when you don't want to cannulate the inputs
+outside of the chamber. You pump in air and perfusate, and the
--- they can be ragged, or there can be many of them. You still
+increasing air pressure in the chamber forces perfusate through
-have to guide the veins to the outside of the chamber, but
+the organ. For times when you don't want to cannulate the inputs
-depending on the use case this might be far easier than
+-- they can be ragged, or there can be many of them. You still
-tradational cannulation.
+have to guide the veins to the outside of the chamber, but
+depending on the use case this might be far easier than
-- very slow physiological pressure perfusion :: less extreme example
+tradational cannulation.
-of the "pausing" trick -- just keep the perfusion running and
-don't put the perfusion target into the liquid as deep.
+- very slow physiological pressure perfusion :: less extreme example
+of the "pausing" trick -- just keep the perfusion running and
-- whole brain perfusion embedding :: Do the standard EM embedding
+don't put the perfusion target into the liquid as deep.
-protocol, but skip the osmium step, and use the "perfusion
-pausing" method to prevent overextraction during the dehydration
+- whole brain perfusion embedding :: Do the standard EM embedding
-and embedding steps. I think that you CAN perfuse resins into the
+protocol, but skip the osmium step, and use the "perfusion
-brain, simply because you CAN perfuse viscous rubber when doing
+pausing" method to prevent overextraction during the dehydration
-vascular casts.
+and embedding steps. I think that you CAN perfuse resins into the
+brain, simply because you CAN perfuse viscous rubber when doing
-- perfusion pausing :: (Turns out this won't actually work!) One
+vascular casts.
-problem with doing perfusion is that if you STOP the perfusion,
-you rapidly loose pressure in the organ as your perfusate leaks
+- perfusion pausing :: (Turns out this won't actually work!) One
-out. You can prevent this by submerging the organ/head/rat
+problem with doing perfusion is that if you STOP the perfusion,
-whatever in FLUID at the appropriate level. Use something inert
+you rapidly loose pressure in the organ as your perfusate leaks
-like flurocarbon to avoid problems. You would have to slowly
+out. You can prevent this by submerging the organ/head/rat
-decrease the flow rate while simultaneously lowering the
+whatever in FLUID at the appropriate level. Use something inert
-perfusing object into the fluid. To start again, reverse the
+like flurocarbon to avoid problems. You would have to slowly
-process -- reengage the peristaltic pump slowly while removing
+decrease the flow rate while simultaneously lowering the
-the organ from the fluid.
+perfusing object into the fluid. To start again, reverse the
+process -- reengage the peristaltic pump slowly while removing
-- evoultionary textbook mimiricy :: as surgery becomes more common,
+the organ from the fluid.
-there develops a distinct selective pressure for individuals
-organ layout to look more like the medical textbooks! :P
+- evoultionary textbook mimiricy :: as surgery becomes more common,
+there develops a distinct selective pressure for individuals
-- transparent skin :: temporary / permament transparent skin. Allows
+organ layout to look more like the medical textbooks! :P
-for examination of organs / muscles and visual prevention of
-disease and detection or abnormalities / good things
+- transparent skin :: temporary / permament transparent skin. Allows
-eg. excercise.
+for examination of organs / muscles and visual prevention of
+disease and detection or abnormalities / good things
-- sweet information :: candy with a whole book written in it. Eat a
+eg. excercise.
-book!
+- sweet information :: candy with a whole book written in it. Eat a
-- targeted immunosuppressant :: just kill off the B-cells and friends
+book!
-that would cause problems in a organ-transplant / other
-situation. AIDS is good at killing these cells -- maybe make it
+- targeted immunosuppressant :: just kill off the B-cells and friends
-just target the ones that will cause problems. Then you can
+that would cause problems in a organ-transplant / other
-premptively kill off that part of someone's immune system before
+situation. AIDS is good at killing these cells -- maybe make it
-a transplant. ALSO, you can kill off everyone's defenses against
+just target the ones that will cause problems. Then you can
-other blood types and make people effectively type AB+ w.r.t
+premptively kill off that part of someone's immune system before
-blood transfusions. Actually, why not give babies this treatment
+a transplant. ALSO, you can kill off everyone's defenses against
-so that they're automatically compatable with all blood types?
+other blood types and make people effectively type AB+ w.r.t
-The immune system has this already when it's first growing; maybe
+blood transfusions. Actually, why not give babies this treatment
-it can be "retrained" to accept new things, or the mechanism of
+so that they're automatically compatable with all blood types?
-immune cell death be co-opted for these purposes.
+The immune system has this already when it's first growing; maybe
+it can be "retrained" to accept new things, or the mechanism of
-- fuck you tetris :: tetris that actively gives you the worst possible piece.
+immune cell death be co-opted for these purposes.
-- pockets :: more things should have them!
+- fuck you tetris :: tetris that actively gives you the worst possible piece.
-- colored shower head :: a shower head add on that measures the temp
+- pockets :: more things should have them!
-of the water and changes the color of the water streams w/ an LED
-to show you the temperature. That way you can align to the color
+- colored shower head :: a shower head add on that measures the temp
-you want and see the temperature without feeling it.
+of the water and changes the color of the water streams w/ an LED
+to show you the temperature. That way you can align to the color
-- giant dragonflies :: we could rapidly MAKE giant dragonflies by
+you want and see the temperature without feeling it.
-evolving modern dragonflies in an very oxygen rich environment!
+- giant dragonflies :: we could rapidly MAKE giant dragonflies by
-- anesthetic surgery courtesty video :: as a matter of courtesy,
+evolving modern dragonflies in an very oxygen rich environment!
-whenever you go under anesthetic, the doctors should provide you
-with a video of the surgery / recovery after you are concious
+- anesthetic surgery courtesty video :: as a matter of courtesy,
-again. The recording should begin about 3 minutes before
+whenever you go under anesthetic, the doctors should provide you
-anesthetic, and continue until both you and the docor agree to
+with a video of the surgery / recovery after you are concious
-stop recording, or you leave the hospital.
+again. The recording should begin about 3 minutes before
+anesthetic, and continue until both you and the docor agree to
-- whirlpool of light :: shine a laser out into space. But the planet
+stop recording, or you leave the hospital.
-is spinning! What you get is a spiral or light! And as this
-signal expands, does it eventually reveal it's wuantized nature?
+- whirlpool of light :: shine a laser out into space. But the planet
+is spinning! What you get is a spiral or light! And as this
-- perfusion coking :: EOM
+signal expands, does it eventually reveal it's wuantized nature?
-- timestamp verification :: you sign your message, and it has a
+- perfusion coking :: EOM
-timestamp at the top, with a +- percision number.  Then you send
-it over to the public timestamp server, which only signs the
+- timestamp verification :: you sign your message, and it has a
-message if it gets the message within the timestamp window. Or
+timestamp at the top, with a +- percision number.  Then you send
-the computer just signs the message but puts a timestamp at the
+it over to the public timestamp server, which only signs the
-beginning. So if everyone trusts the timestamp server, you can
+message if it gets the message within the timestamp window. Or
-get reliable timestamps, and prove priority on ideas, etc.
+the computer just signs the message but puts a timestamp at the
+beginning. So if everyone trusts the timestamp server, you can
-- the great computing slow-down :: in general, our computers are
+get reliable timestamps, and prove priority on ideas, etc.
-getting faster and faster. However, eventually our brains will be
-made of the same stuff our computers are made of! This has very
+- the great computing slow-down :: in general, our computers are
-interesting consequences -- I can add 2+2 and get four in about a
+getting faster and faster. However, eventually our brains will be
-second. Since my neurons actually work at around 10-60 hertz in
+made of the same stuff our computers are made of! This has very
-parallel, this means that it takes me around 10-30 operations to
+interesting consequences -- I can add 2+2 and get four in about a
-do this addition. That's actually not bad in terms of computing
+second. Since my neurons actually work at around 10-60 hertz in
-time. If my neurons were as fast as the latest transitors, then
+parallel, this means that it takes me around 10-30 operations to
-most calculators would be SLOWER than me at adding numbers. Only
+do this addition. That's actually not bad in terms of computing
-the newest, most optimized calculators would be faster, and then
+time. If my neurons were as fast as the latest transitors, then
-only about 10 times faster! This means that once we begin to
+most calculators would be SLOWER than me at adding numbers. Only
-think at the speed of our technology, that technology will
+the newest, most optimized calculators would be faster, and then
-suddenly seem pitifully slow in comparison to how it seems
+only about 10 times faster! This means that once we begin to
-now. And no amount of technical progress will remedy it, because
+think at the speed of our technology, that technology will
-that same progress will also make us all think faster. We'll
+suddenly seem pitifully slow in comparison to how it seems
-either have to settle with living in "slow time" to do some
+now. And no amount of technical progress will remedy it, because
-computations, or learn to make smarter hardware with special
+that same progress will also make us all think faster. We'll
-optimizations. But this is actually really hard, because we'll be
+either have to settle with living in "slow time" to do some
-working with machines that will appear to us about as fast as
+computations, or learn to make smarter hardware with special
-MECHANICAL computers. So, in the future, all the cool parties
+optimizations. But this is actually really hard, because we'll be
-will be in cyperspace at vastly accelerated speeds compared to
+working with machines that will appear to us about as fast as
-how we exist now. But at these parties, the computers will SUCK!
+MECHANICAL computers. So, in the future, all the cool parties
-Of course, this is one of the few things that can save us from AI
+will be in cyperspace at vastly accelerated speeds compared to
-risk, because those AI's won't seem so scary when the're build
+how we exist now. But at these parties, the computers will SUCK!
-out of rickety mechanical parts form our perspective.
+Of course, this is one of the few things that can save us from AI
+risk, because those AI's won't seem so scary when the're build
-- unitary reverse evolution of chaos+minds :: Chaotic systems diverge
+out of rickety mechanical parts form our perspective.
-exponentially in state space. Do you get anything interesting
-when part of the physical system associated with the chaotic
+- unitary reverse evolution of chaos+minds :: Chaotic systems diverge
-system is a object that performs some sort of computation? Is it
+exponentially in state space. Do you get anything interesting
-possible for the computational system to play a
+when part of the physical system associated with the chaotic
-percision-enabling role in determining the final/initial
+system is a object that performs some sort of computation? Is it
-conditions of the chaotic system, just by tracing out thoughts in
+possible for the computational system to play a
-its decision paths? This is probably too vague of an idea right
+percision-enabling role in determining the final/initial
-now, I just wanted to write it down.
+conditions of the chaotic system, just by tracing out thoughts in
+its decision paths? This is probably too vague of an idea right
-- microwave time :: the cooking time you enter on most microwaves is
+now, I just wanted to write it down.
-insane. It's expressed in what I call a "hybrid base", a
-combination of base 10 and base 60. You can get absurd things
+- microwave time :: the cooking time you enter on most microwaves is
-like 100 < 61, and 120 == 80! I wonder if these hybrid base
+insane. It's expressed in what I call a "hybrid base", a
-systems could be very useful for some purposes!
+combination of base 10 and base 60. You can get absurd things
+like 100 < 61, and 120 == 80! I wonder if these hybrid base
-- three-eyes :: if you had three eyes, would you still draw cubes like
+systems could be very useful for some purposes!
-we currently draw them? Or would all 2D-representations of 3D
-space always look hopelessly fake?
+- three-eyes :: if you had three eyes, would you still draw cubes like
+we currently draw them? Or would all 2D-representations of 3D
-- visual taste/smell assay :: get a grid of bacteria, each expressing
+space always look hopelessly fake?
-a human taste/smell receptor linked to some sort of fluorscent
-activity or ion pump. Use a camera / electrical grid to transduce
+- visual taste/smell assay :: get a grid of bacteria, each expressing
-the smell / taste signal into bits!
+a human taste/smell receptor linked to some sort of fluorscent
+activity or ion pump. Use a camera / electrical grid to transduce
-- carabiner mushroom lock :: you can take a trapazodial carabiner and
+the smell / taste signal into bits!
-make it so that a chain link is caught between the wide end of
-the carabiner and another chain attached to the carabiner.
+- carabiner mushroom lock :: you can take a trapazodial carabiner and
+make it so that a chain link is caught between the wide end of
-- children's tool shop :: I think that kids should be provided with
+the carabiner and another chain attached to the carabiner.
-tool shops -- these would be nice sheds with a good collection of
-tools to do various things -- circuit components and soldering
+- children's tool shop :: I think that kids should be provided with
-irons, wires, a small lathe, drill press, belt sander, a
+tool shops -- these would be nice sheds with a good collection of
-centrifuge, microscope, and telescope, etc. The idea is that the
+tools to do various things -- circuit components and soldering
-kid can now think, "I could use X to do this thing that I'm
+irons, wires, a small lathe, drill press, belt sander, a
-thinking about" -- the building becomes an extension of the kid's
+centrifuge, microscope, and telescope, etc. The idea is that the
-body & mind.
+kid can now think, "I could use X to do this thing that I'm
+thinking about" -- the building becomes an extension of the kid's
-- fluid display :: like the previous idea about matching refractances
+body & mind.
-between glass and liquid, except you make a lot of
-switchable glass tubes in various patterns in the
+- fluid display :: like the previous idea about matching refractances
-glass, and actively pump colored liquid through the
+between glass and liquid, except you make a lot of
-tubes (the tubes have glass-like fluid in them by
+switchable glass tubes in various patterns in the
-default.) The result is that you can cause the
+glass, and actively pump colored liquid through the
-tubes to appear and dissappear, and vary their
+tubes (the tubes have glass-like fluid in them by
-colors as well!
+default.) The result is that you can cause the
+tubes to appear and dissappear, and vary their
-- immunoincompatibility :: take the human genome, and refactor it so
+colors as well!
-that it doesn't use a particular codon at all. Then remove the
-support from our ribosomes for that codon. What does this do for
+- immunoincompatibility :: take the human genome, and refactor it so
-us? It makes us immune to almost all viruses!
+that it doesn't use a particular codon at all. Then remove the
+support from our ribosomes for that codon. What does this do for
-- life cycle :: it's called a cycle, right? So, the thing that repeats
+us? It makes us immune to almost all viruses!
-itself over and over, right? Not much of a cycle if
-you don't come back after you die, if you ask me!
+- life cycle :: it's called a cycle, right? So, the thing that repeats
+itself over and over, right? Not much of a cycle if
-- car with no blind spots :: use some cameras in the back of the car
+you don't come back after you die, if you ask me!
-to augment the rear-view mirror so that you never have to turn
-around in order to lane change.
+- car with no blind spots :: use some cameras in the back of the car
+to augment the rear-view mirror so that you never have to turn
-- partial cell death :: you freeze a set of cells using some cryo
+around in order to lane change.
-protocol and 60% survive. How can this be explained? It seems to
-me that if the cells are the same, and the conditions
+- partial cell death :: you freeze a set of cells using some cryo
-homogoneous, then all the cells should either die or
+protocol and 60% survive. How can this be explained? It seems to
-live. However, suppose that there is a metabolic cycle that needs
+me that if the cells are the same, and the conditions
-to be in a certain phase for the cell to survive. If the cells
+homogoneous, then all the cells should either die or
-are asynchronous, then you might end up with some cells dying
+live. However, suppose that there is a metabolic cycle that needs
-because there were in the wrong part of their cycle. This implies
+to be in a certain phase for the cell to survive. If the cells
-that you might be able to cryoprotect cells by causing them to
+are asynchronous, then you might end up with some cells dying
-enter a certain metabolic mode before freezing.
+because there were in the wrong part of their cycle. This implies
+that you might be able to cryoprotect cells by causing them to
-- cryonics color appeal :: perfusate used by cryonics companies should
+enter a certain metabolic mode before freezing.
-have red food coloring in it. It's just a nice touch so that the
-cryonics patient looks more life-like than with clear CPAs, and
+- cryonics color appeal :: perfusate used by cryonics companies should
-hopefully might get treated with more respect.
+have red food coloring in it. It's just a nice touch so that the
+cryonics patient looks more life-like than with clear CPAs, and
-- paramagnetic CPA :: you take a CPA that can be influenced by
+hopefully might get treated with more respect.
-magnetic fields so that its degrees of freedom are limited. Then,
-you release the field, instantaly increasing the size of the
+- paramagnetic CPA :: you take a CPA that can be influenced by
-state space of the system and dramatically decreasing the
+magnetic fields so that its degrees of freedom are limited. Then,
-temperature enough to plunge the system past homogenous
+you release the field, instantaly increasing the size of the
-nucleation temperature and directly to the glass transition
+state space of the system and dramatically decreasing the
-temperature, creating a doubly unstable glass at much lower CPA
+temperature enough to plunge the system past homogenous
-concentrations than possible at conventional CPA concentrations.
+nucleation temperature and directly to the glass transition
+temperature, creating a doubly unstable glass at much lower CPA
-- room temp noodles :: how does the physics of cooking noodles work?
+concentrations than possible at conventional CPA concentrations.
-Could you use a vacuum instead of heat to force water into the
-noodle?
+- room temp noodles :: how does the physics of cooking noodles work?
+Could you use a vacuum instead of heat to force water into the
-- personal carbon offset :: feel bad about contribuiting to global
+noodle?
-warming by using electricity / driving a car? Forget trying to
-"conserve" or "minimize your carbon footprint". Follow the
+- personal carbon offset :: feel bad about contribuiting to global
-Platinum rule -- make the world BETTER off than you found it!
+warming by using electricity / driving a car? Forget trying to
-This would be a small, self contained system that sucks C02 out
+"conserve" or "minimize your carbon footprint". Follow the
-of the air. It uses electricity, but it's so efficient at
+Platinum rule -- make the world BETTER off than you found it!
-removing CO2 that it more than offsets the CO2 produced by even a
+This would be a small, self contained system that sucks C02 out
-coal plant to produce that electricity. This way, you can still
+of the air. It uses electricity, but it's so efficient at
-drive even a gas guzzler, but have a net negative carbon
+removing CO2 that it more than offsets the CO2 produced by even a
-footprint! Maybe something cool could be done with the carbon as
+coal plant to produce that electricity. This way, you can still
-well. Use as much electricity as you want, but negate the damage
+drive even a gas guzzler, but have a net negative carbon
-to the enviroment with more technology.
+footprint! Maybe something cool could be done with the carbon as
+well. Use as much electricity as you want, but negate the damage
-- undoing spermogenesis :: with enough sperm, you can derive the
+to the enviroment with more technology.
-donor's entire genome. You gain more confidence in the alleles
-for a particular gene the more sperm you have. Each additional
+- undoing spermogenesis :: with enough sperm, you can derive the
-sperm gives you the same sort of information you'd get flipping a
+donor's entire genome. You gain more confidence in the alleles
-coin and trying to decide whether the coin is H/T of H/H. Is
+for a particular gene the more sperm you have. Each additional
-there enough sperm in the the average load for you to be as
+sperm gives you the same sort of information you'd get flipping a
-confident as mitosis?
+coin and trying to decide whether the coin is H/T of H/H. Is
+there enough sperm in the the average load for you to be as
-- mars life :: we could engineer life that could survive on mars
+confident as mitosis?
-(probably some non-vascular photosynthetic
-poikilohydric creature like a lichen) by taking an
+- mars life :: we could engineer life that could survive on mars
-extremophile from Antarctica and evolving it in
+		(probably some non-vascular photosynthetic
-increasingly Martian conditions. This could be an easy
+		poikilohydric creature like a lichen) by taking an
-start to a terraforming process.
+		extremophile from Antarctica and evolving it in
+		increasingly Martian conditions. This could be an easy
-- problem with Aubrey de Grey's ideas :: Aubrey de Grey says that we
+		start to a terraforming process.
-might be able to live forever by continually repairing our bodies
-at the cellular level -- he details 7 different mechanisms of
+- problem with Aubrey de Grey's ideas :: Aubrey de Grey says that we
-damage and says that if all of them are dealt with /together/
+might be able to live forever by continually repairing our bodies
-that it would stop aging. (You can't miss even one because
+at the cellular level -- he details 7 different mechanisms of
-they're all fatal.)  However, it doesn't take into account that
+damage and says that if all of them are dealt with /together/
-we are also beings of information and that there is a very real
+that it would stop aging. (You can't miss even one because
-software component to our existence. Even if our biological
+they're all fatal.)  However, it doesn't take into account that
-chassies can be maintained forever, I think it is unlikely that
+we are also beings of information and that there is a very real
-our minds will operate well far outside of the design constraints
+software component to our existence. Even if our biological
-that we've evolved to handle. Say I programmed a webserver with
+chassies can be maintained forever, I think it is unlikely that
-the express goal of it being able to serve webpages for month on
+our minds will operate well far outside of the design constraints
-some stock server. I'll do fairly rigorous testing to make sure
+that we've evolved to handle. Say I programmed a webserver with
-that it can handle the expected load then then some. Now say that
+the express goal of it being able to serve webpages for month on
-you want to keep a particular instance of this webserver running
+some stock server. I'll do fairly rigorous testing to make sure
-indefinitely. (The program instance is like your mind and the
+that it can handle the expected load then then some. Now say that
-computer it's running on is like your body). You might very well
+you want to keep a particular instance of this webserver running
-be able to keep the physical computer infrastructure running for
+indefinitely. (The program instance is like your mind and the
-forever by replacing hard drives / ram / CPUs, etc. However,
+computer it's running on is like your body). You might very well
-since I designed the webserver to work for a month, it probably
+be able to keep the physical computer infrastructure running for
-has memory leaks, rare stochastic bugs, or other built in limits
+forever by replacing hard drives / ram / CPUs, etc. However,
-/ constraints (think log files or some date rollover shenanigans)
+since I designed the webserver to work for a month, it probably
-that will ultimately kill the webserver even with eternally
+has memory leaks, rare stochastic bugs, or other built in limits
-perfect hardware. Do you really expect that a webserver
+/ constraints (think log files or some date rollover shenanigans)
-engineered to work for 1 month will run for 10 years without
+that will ultimately kill the webserver even with eternally
-catastrophically crashing? Not even Apache can do this! In fact,
+perfect hardware. Do you really expect that a webserver
-if I put in the extreme effort to make it that robust, I've
+engineered to work for 1 month will run for 10 years without
-wasted time that I could have spent on other projects by pursuing
+catastrophically crashing? Not even Apache can do this! In fact,
-an unnecessary engineering goal. Likewise, human minds have only
+if I put in the extreme effort to make it that robust, I've
-ever run for at most 122 years before they are destroyed due to
+wasted time that I could have spent on other projects by pursuing
-hardware degradation. Fixing the hardware doesn't change any
+an unnecessary engineering goal. Likewise, human minds have only
-software bugs that are almost certainly present in the human
+ever run for at most 122 years before they are destroyed due to
-mind. Think of all the pathological things that can go wrong with
+hardware degradation. Fixing the hardware doesn't change any
-a webserver, multiply it by a million, and that likely how
+software bugs that are almost certainly present in the human
-evolution has designed our minds. For example, consider memory :
+mind. Think of all the pathological things that can go wrong with
-why should you expect that we have evolved the ability to
+a webserver, multiply it by a million, and that likely how
-coherently organize memories past say 150 years? There's been
+evolution has designed our minds. For example, consider memory :
-absolutely no selective pressure for this ability, so you can bet
+why should you expect that we have evolved the ability to
-that if there's any fitness to be gained from not having
+coherently organize memories past say 150 years? There's been
-unlimited memory potential (such as better metabolic efficiency),
+absolutely no selective pressure for this ability, so you can bet
-we have it! You might think that maybe we would just forget
+that if there's any fitness to be gained from not having
-things the same way that we sort of forget things that happen
+unlimited memory potential (such as better metabolic efficiency),
-earlier in our lives, but complicated information processing
+we have it! You might think that maybe we would just forget
-systems don't have to fail gracefully when they're pushed far
+things the same way that we sort of forget things that happen
-past their design constraints. A 150 year old person is just as
+earlier in our lives, but complicated information processing
-likely to suffer a catastrophic psychosis due to software
+systems don't have to fail gracefully when they're pushed far
-limitations associated with memory as he is to do something with
+past their design constraints. A 150 year old person is just as
-all those memories we might consider reasonable. More likely, in
+likely to suffer a catastrophic psychosis due to software
-fact, since there are so very many ways for a complicated
+limitations associated with memory as he is to do something with
-software system to break and so few ways for it to run
+all those memories we might consider reasonable. More likely, in
-successfully. Therefore, I think Aubrey de Grey's "hardware-only"
+fact, since there are so very many ways for a complicated
-approach is missing a very important component of longevity
+software system to break and so few ways for it to run
-science, and any successful effort to make people live orders of
+successfully. Therefore, I think Aubrey de Grey's "hardware-only"
-magnitude longer than they do naturally will need to deal with
+approach is missing a very important component of longevity
-people's software as well as their hardware.
+science, and any successful effort to make people live orders of
+magnitude longer than they do naturally will need to deal with
-- validating neurocryopreservation :: Problem : you want to test
+people's software as well as their hardware.
-whether a brain is functionally preserved through vitrification,
-but you don't want to figure out how to preserve all the other
+- validating neurocryopreservation :: Problem : you want to test
-organs in the animal. It might be possible to keep the rest of
+whether a brain is functionally preserved through vitrification,
-the body at almost 0C and vitrify just the head for only a few
+but you don't want to figure out how to preserve all the other
-minutes. Induce hypothermia, then separate out the head's blood
+organs in the animal. It might be possible to keep the rest of
-supply from the rest of the body, then just cryoptotect and
+the body at almost 0C and vitrify just the head for only a few
-vitrify the head. Might need some sort of thermal guard to keep
+minutes. Induce hypothermia, then separate out the head's blood
-the outer head / neck from becoming too cold. You leave the
+supply from the rest of the body, then just cryoptotect and
-spinal cord intact! Then you devitrify to 0C, remove
+vitrify the head. Might need some sort of thermal guard to keep
-cryoprotectant, and then reattach the blood supply. You can
+the outer head / neck from becoming too cold. You leave the
-determine brain preservation using behavioral assays!
+spinal cord intact! Then you devitrify to 0C, remove
+cryoprotectant, and then reattach the blood supply. You can
-- freezing water purifier :: you slowly freeze water, but also run
+determine brain preservation using behavioral assays!
-liquid water over the frozen mass. This takes away basically all
-impurities and creates "washed ice" then you melt the ice. Maybe
+- freezing water purifier :: you slowly freeze water, but also run
-you could re-use the heat from creating the ice to melt the ice?
+liquid water over the frozen mass. This takes away basically all
+impurities and creates "washed ice" then you melt the ice. Maybe
-- ultra strength :: allow a person to visualize their muscle
+you could re-use the heat from creating the ice to melt the ice?
-recruitment patterns. Give them adrenaline and let
-them feel what it's like to have the normal limits
+- ultra strength :: allow a person to visualize their muscle
-removed. See if they can replicate the effects.
+recruitment patterns. Give them adrenaline and let
+them feel what it's like to have the normal limits
-- phone names :: make a PX record for domain names that's like the MX
+removed. See if they can replicate the effects.
-record, except that it is a phone number instead of
-an IP address. That way, you can use the domain name
+- phone names :: make a PX record for domain names that's like the MX
-registration system to provide names for phone
+record, except that it is a phone number instead of
-numbers. Then, as long as you control the domain, you
+an IP address. That way, you can use the domain name
-can point people to your current phone number by
+registration system to provide names for phone
-updating that record.
+numbers. Then, as long as you control the domain, you
+can point people to your current phone number by
-- edible flowers :: Edible white flowers that you put in a colored
+updating that record.
-solution with flavor. When the flower turns the
-right color, it is also flavored and ready to eat!
+- edible flowers :: Edible white flowers that you put in a colored
+solution with flavor. When the flower turns the
-- suicide cryonics :: according to [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html][this]], people who commit impulsive
+right color, it is also flavored and ready to eat!
-suicides have a newfound sense of the importance of life. Perhaps
-they are good cryonics targets.
+- suicide cryonics :: according to [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html][this]], people who commit impulsive
+suicides have a newfound sense of the importance of life. Perhaps
-- lead bone :: Could you fill in all the empty spaces in a bone with
+they are good cryonics targets.
-lead? Might be cool.
+- lead bone :: Could you fill in all the empty spaces in a bone with
-- the quest for life  :: Every stupid story has the "immortal who
+		lead? Might be cool.
-wants to become mortal" or some other such idea. I want to story
-where the protagonist loses their immortality and feels /angry/
+- the quest for life  :: Every stupid story has the "immortal who
-and ashamed about losing something that's so absolutely crucial
+wants to become mortal" or some other such idea. I want to story
-to their identity. A reverse of "death makes life worth living",
+where the protagonist loses their immortality and feels /angry/
-they feel that living forever is what makes life worth
+and ashamed about losing something that's so absolutely crucial
-living. Now they've "lost their sunrise" or their "connection to
+to their identity. A reverse of "death makes life worth living",
-the timeless universe" or something. So they go on a quest to get
+they feel that living forever is what makes life worth
-it back, learning about themselves along the way, and regaining
+living. Now they've "lost their sunrise" or their "connection to
-the precious thing they lost in the beginning.
+the timeless universe" or something. So they go on a quest to get
+it back, learning about themselves along the way, and regaining
-- world-map :: take a small table and paint the continents in
+the precious thing they lost in the beginning.
-toothpaste on the table. Make a slightly raised barrier
-around the table. Slowly pour water onto the table, and
+- world-map :: take a small table and paint the continents in
-it will form the oceans!
+		toothpaste on the table. Make a slightly raised barrier
+		around the table. Slowly pour water onto the table, and
-- stage magic rituals :: rituals should incorporate elements of stage
+		it will form the oceans!
-magic. Foe example in Teller's tempest, they have a scene where
-they levitate a crown in front of someone, then put it on his
+- stage magic rituals :: rituals should incorporate elements of stage
-head. They also have a wedding ceremony where they levitated the
+magic. Foe example in Teller's tempest, they have a scene where
-bride as well. Actual weddings and other ceremonies should
+they levitate a crown in front of someone, then put it on his
-incorporate stage magic as an enhancement.
+head. They also have a wedding ceremony where they levitated the
+bride as well. Actual weddings and other ceremonies should
-- isotope time dilation :: use a cyclotron to speed up rare isotopes
+incorporate stage magic as an enhancement.
-developed in nuclear fusion experiments. The relativistic time
-dilation will stop the isotopes from decaying, and allow time to
+- isotope time dilation :: use a cyclotron to speed up rare isotopes
-study them. This is based on radioactive isotopes that fall
+developed in nuclear fusion experiments. The relativistic time
-through the earth's atmosphere that take hundreds of times
+dilation will stop the isotopes from decaying, and allow time to
-longer to decay than normal.
+study them. This is based on radioactive isotopes that fall
+through the earth's atmosphere that take hundreds of times
-- marsupial stimulation :: You take a freshly pouched marsupial baby,
+longer to decay than normal.
-and show it videos and other interactive things while it matures
-in the pouch. What mental effects would this have?
+- marsupial stimulation :: You take a freshly pouched marsupial baby,
+and show it videos and other interactive things while it matures
-- dynamic re-keying :: Some older ways of tuning instruments sound
+in the pouch. What mental effects would this have?
-better, but we use the even-tempered scale today because it makes
-it easier to switch keys. With electronic music, why not make
+- dynamic re-keying :: Some older ways of tuning instruments sound
-key-annotations and dynamically re-tune the piece to sound good
+better, but we use the even-tempered scale today because it makes
-in the current key? Could be done as a midi+annotation -> midi
+it easier to switch keys. With electronic music, why not make
-compiler for experimentation.
+key-annotations and dynamically re-tune the piece to sound good
+in the current key? Could be done as a midi+annotation -> midi
-- death always implies damage :: is is possible for a corpse to differ
+compiler for experimentation.
-from a living person only in the fact that one is dead and the
-other is alive? NO! A corpse must always have some sort of
+- death always implies damage :: is is possible for a corpse to differ
-molecular damage which causes the loss of function!
+from a living person only in the fact that one is dead and the
+other is alive? NO! A corpse must always have some sort of
-- inner eye :: Surgically install a bunch of tiny cameras inside a
+molecular damage which causes the loss of function!
-person. Then, you can activate them all and get a
-picture of your internal organs for diagnostic
+- inner eye :: Surgically install a bunch of tiny cameras inside a
-purposes.
+		person. Then, you can activate them all and get a
+		picture of your internal organs for diagnostic
-- chaos rails :: should make a visualization of the homoclinic tangle,
+		purposes.
-it's truly beautiful.
+- chaos rails :: should make a visualization of the homoclinic tangle,
-- context gobbler :: this would be in "inside-out macro" that takes
+it's truly beautiful.
-the context (like you use for things like error, continuations,
-and friends) and transforms it to something else. Maybe useful?
+- context gobbler :: this would be in "inside-out macro" that takes
+the context (like you use for things like error, continuations,
-- cryonics middle ages :: some people say that cryonics is an
+and friends) and transforms it to something else. Maybe useful?
-experiment and that it is foolish to wait until we have revived a
-human. There is a middle ground where the procedure has a dismal
+- cryonics middle ages :: some people say that cryonics is an
-success rate on humans, say 1 in 20, so that you'd be a fool to
+experiment and that it is foolish to wait until we have revived a
-try revival. Nonetheless, this very risky procedure could be the
+human. There is a middle ground where the procedure has a dismal
-legal proof of concept needed to create a new class of life
+success rate on humans, say 1 in 20, so that you'd be a fool to
-between "living" and "dead": "stasis".
+try revival. Nonetheless, this very risky procedure could be the
+legal proof of concept needed to create a new class of life
-- philosophy of the mirror :: neat thought experiment -- if you take a
+between "living" and "dead": "stasis".
-mirror of someone by actually reversing a person's chirality
-molecule by molecule, then will the only be able to read mirror
+- philosophy of the mirror :: neat thought experiment -- if you take a
-writing? The answer is yes, by analogy to a purely mechanical
+mirror of someone by actually reversing a person's chirality
-scan-tron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I
+molecule by molecule, then will the only be able to read mirror
-know that can take a human brain and change it in subtle,
+writing? The answer is yes, by analogy to a purely mechanical
-non-destructive ways. It's also an argument against dualism.
+scan-tron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I
+know that can take a human brain and change it in subtle,
-- biosphere in a bottle :: There are around 15 million species. 15
+non-destructive ways. It's also an argument against dualism.
-million stem cells will fill only a tiny size, far less than a cubic
-inch. Preserve a single cell from every species on earth in this
+- biosphere in a bottle :: There are around 15 million species. 15
-small space, and you will have a record of our current biosphere
+million stem cells will fill only a tiny size, far less than a cubic
-that can be protected. "Hold the genetic data of all species in
+inch. Preserve a single cell from every species on earth in this
-your hand!"
+small space, and you will have a record of our current biosphere
+that can be protected. "Hold the genetic data of all species in
-- chaos lock :: The "arrow of time" points in the direction of
+your hand!"
-increasing entropy. The time evolution of chaotic
-systems depend exquisitely on their initial state. If
+- chaos lock :: The "arrow of time" points in the direction of
-you take a measurement of a chaotic system at any
+increasing entropy. The time evolution of chaotic
-given point of time, you can evolve that system
+systems depend exquisitely on their initial state. If
-backwards or forwards based on your measurement. So
+you take a measurement of a chaotic system at any
-let's say you start the chaotic system in a VERY low
+given point of time, you can evolve that system
-entropy state, then let it run for a while, then take
+backwards or forwards based on your measurement. So
-a measurement with some uncertainty. Your
+let's say you start the chaotic system in a VERY low
-measurement is pretty good, but obviously not
+entropy state, then let it run for a while, then take
-PERFECT. If you evolve the chaotic system back in
+a measurement with some uncertainty. Your
-time, then you will see that you don't really reach
+measurement is pretty good, but obviously not
-a state with low entropy an hour before (the entropy
+PERFECT. If you evolve the chaotic system back in
-is easy to measure with surrogates like alignment,
+time, then you will see that you don't really reach
-etc). So use this technique to SEARCH for a more
+a state with low entropy an hour before (the entropy
-accurate measurement! This potentially can give you
+is easy to measure with surrogates like alignment,
-many more orders of magnitude than you could get alone
+etc). So use this technique to SEARCH for a more
-just using an instrument. Sometimes it will give you
+accurate measurement! This potentially can give you
-bad results, the the odds of it doing that are
+many more orders of magnitude than you could get alone
-infinitesimal, and you can just measure a couple of
+just using an instrument. Sometimes it will give you
-times.
+bad results, the the odds of it doing that are
+infinitesimal, and you can just measure a couple of
-- cryo-evolution :: perhaps there would be a way to rapidly evolve a
+times.
-symbiotic bacterial organism that could protect
-human tissues from freezing damage.
+- cryo-evolution :: perhaps there would be a way to rapidly evolve a
+symbiotic bacterial organism that could protect
-- suicide parasite :: sometimes, people kill themselves for no good
+human tissues from freezing damage.
-reason. We often explain this with things like "hidden
-depression" or we say that they had something like chronic jaw or
+- suicide parasite :: sometimes, people kill themselves for no good
-back pain. I think that smells of rationalization. I don't buy
+reason. We often explain this with things like "hidden
-it. I propose that in many suicide cases there is a disease that
+depression" or we say that they had something like chronic jaw or
-causes the suicidal behavior. We already know that certain
+back pain. I think that smells of rationalization. I don't buy
-parasites have mind-bending properties in other animals, even
+it. I propose that in many suicide cases there is a disease that
-mammals like mice. It's not much of a stretch to imagine a
+causes the suicidal behavior. We already know that certain
-parasite that causes suicides in humans. Some problems:
+parasites have mind-bending properties in other animals, even
-- What does the suicide parasite get out of it? :: This might be
+mammals like mice. It's not much of a stretch to imagine a
-answered by the whole thing being a glitch caused by
+parasite that causes suicides in humans. Some problems:
-cross-species contamination. Toxoplasma works this way.
+- What does the suicide parasite get out of it? :: This might be
-- What predictions does a disease model make :: suicide should
+answered by the whole thing being a glitch caused by
-be more common among people who share a contagion
+cross-species contamination. Toxoplasma works this way.
-vector. There should be suicides that don't make any
+- What predictions does a disease model make :: suicide should
-sense : people who weren't really depressed, who had no
+be more common among people who share a contagion
-reason to kill themselves. People who have killed themselves
+vector. There should be suicides that don't make any
-should have a higher incidence of some unknown parasite in
+sense : people who weren't really depressed, who had no
-their brains.
+reason to kill themselves. People who have killed themselves
+should have a higher incidence of some unknown parasite in
-- domestic insects :: People should eat more bugs because they're much
+their brains.
-more efficient, so why not do some major domestication research
-to make very appealing bugs? Beetles, in particular, seem to be
+- domestic insects :: People should eat more bugs because they're much
-excellent targets for domestication because they have extreme
+more efficient, so why not do some major domestication research
-levels of genetic malleability.
+to make very appealing bugs? Beetles, in particular, seem to be
+excellent targets for domestication because they have extreme
-- birth-clones :: What if each person was intentionally split at birth
+levels of genetic malleability.
-into a normal embryo and a few "backup" cells which
-is then frozen. The backup cells are created just
+- birth-clones :: What if each person was intentionally split at birth
-the same way as natural identical twins. The backups
+into a normal embryo and a few "backup" cells which
-can be used to regenerate organs. etc. Also, it
+is then frozen. The backup cells are created just
-would be a good sci fi concept, because you could
+the same way as natural identical twins. The backups
-have a culture where people reward people who were
+can be used to regenerate organs. etc. Also, it
-especially awesome are "reborn" from their
+would be a good sci fi concept, because you could
-backups. Imagine having a young Bach every
+have a culture where people reward people who were
-generation, etc.
+especially awesome are "reborn" from their
+backups. Imagine having a young Bach every
-- pronunciation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and
+generation, etc.
-it returns a simple, English sentence describing exactly how to
-pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA.
+- pronunciation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and
+it returns a simple, English sentence describing exactly how to
-- cortex-search :: use the repertoire of actions learned to limit the
+pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA.
-search space of possible actions.
+- cortex-search :: use the repertoire of actions learned to limit the
-- learning to teleport :: scifi idea, this is a story about a person
+search space of possible actions.
-who is struggling with his/her society's ideas about
-teleportation. It's considered a fundamental part of being a
+- learning to teleport :: scifi idea, this is a story about a person
-member of that society (after all, the difference between animals
+who is struggling with his/her society's ideas about
-and humans is that humans are creatures of pure information while
+teleportation. It's considered a fundamental part of being a
-animals are burdened with base matter, "that's how you travel the
+member of that society (after all, the difference between animals
-stars, etc") Humans are born normally, grow up, and then
+and humans is that humans are creatures of pure information while
-eventually transcend via destructive upload. Analogies to jumping
+animals are burdened with base matter, "that's how you travel the
-off a diving board into a pool (which I simply /could not do/ for
+stars, etc") Humans are born normally, grow up, and then
-a long time), etc.
+eventually transcend via destructive upload. Analogies to jumping
+off a diving board into a pool (which I simply /could not do/ for
-- no-float-ice :: cup that has cross beams at the bottom where ice
+a long time), etc.
-forms. Then when you drink liquid from the glass,
-the ice stays at the bottom and doesn't hit your
+- no-float-ice :: cup that has cross beams at the bottom where ice
-lips. For bars and fancy things.
+forms. Then when you drink liquid from the glass,
+the ice stays at the bottom and doesn't hit your
-- bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants
+lips. For bars and fancy things.
-(illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned
-in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this
+- bitcoins for immigrants :: A common case with Mexican immigrants
-through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get
+(illegal or not) is that they want to send money they've earned
-fleeced in the process with fees. Bitcoin could greatly reduce
+in the US back to their families in Mexico. They currently do this
-the cost of sending money from America to Mexico, but I don't
+through things like Money Gram or Western Union, and they get
-believe that it's currently used for that among Mexican
+fleeced in the process with fees. Bitcoin could greatly reduce
-immigrants currently due to lack of knowledge. I bet you could
+the cost of sending money from America to Mexico, but I don't
-set up physical locations like those obnoxious Western Union huts
+believe that it's currently used for that among Mexican
-in places like Texas, Arizona, etc, and greatly undercut
+immigrants currently due to lack of knowledge. I bet you could
-them. Or, perhaps some educational seminars about bitcoin might
+set up physical locations like those obnoxious Western Union huts
-be in order. There's some money to be made there because there is
+in places like Texas, Arizona, etc, and greatly undercut
-great demand, and it's a good thing to boot!
+them. Or, perhaps some educational seminars about bitcoin might
+be in order. There's some money to be made there because there is
-- reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen
+great demand, and it's a good thing to boot!
-with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permanently. It's
-"artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you
+- reverse eye-tracking :: A painting that is actually a digital screen
-look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you
+with a camera. It records people's eye tracks permanently. It's
-look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to
+"artistic" because paintings are normally these things that you
-see. Make it be a painting of a woman and see the trolling as the
+look at without changing, but this one is changed the second you
-breasts and groin area light up with interest from all the males
+look at it, recording where /you/ looked forever for others to
-passing by.
+see. Make it be a painting of a woman and see the trolling as the
+breasts and groin area light up with interest from all the males
-- smart toilets :: Instead of using indirect measures like infrared
+passing by.
-detectors of the presence of a person, use computer
-vision to directly measure whether the toilet needs
+- smart toilets :: Instead of using indirect measures like infrared
-to be flushed. I think a lot of things will end up
+detectors of the presence of a person, use computer
-going this way as we get better computer vision.
+vision to directly measure whether the toilet needs
+to be flushed. I think a lot of things will end up
-- validate chemopreservation :: chemopreservation is difficult to
+going this way as we get better computer vision.
-validate because it destroys the functionality of a brain, and
-brain simulation will take a long time to mature as a
+- validate chemopreservation :: chemopreservation is difficult to
-technology. However, one very powerful way to validate
+validate because it destroys the functionality of a brain, and
-chemopreservation would be to have a person/animal learn
+brain simulation will take a long time to mature as a
-something with high complexity such as a number or the solution
+technology. However, one very powerful way to validate
-to a maze, or a flashbulb memory. Then you preserve their brain
+chemopreservation would be to have a person/animal learn
-chemically, slice it up, and read /that specific memory/ from the
+something with high complexity such as a number or the solution
-detailed brain scan. Much more difficult, but much more doable.
+to a maze, or a flashbulb memory. Then you preserve their brain
+chemically, slice it up, and read /that specific memory/ from the
-- candy screw :: edible candy screw with candy nuts that you can screw
+detailed brain scan. Much more difficult, but much more doable.
-as well.
+- candy screw :: edible candy screw with candy nuts that you can screw
-- better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the
+as well.
-bibliography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it
-be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in
+- better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the
-the context of the paper being written. When examining a
+bibliography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it
-bibliography, I want to know if reading the papers in the
+be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in
-bibliography are worth my time, and I also am probably also
+the context of the paper being written. When examining a
-interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the
+bibliography, I want to know if reading the papers in the
-paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to
+bibliography are worth my time, and I also am probably also
-provide information about the referenced papers from the
+interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the
-author's perspective. I will use this biographic form in my own
+paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to
-thesis.
+provide information about the referenced papers from the
+author's perspective. I will use this biographic form in my own
-- digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do
+thesis.
-inter-library loans for books, so why not do the same for access
-to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could
+- digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do
-allow access to articles for registered students to all the files
+inter-library loans for books, so why not do the same for access
-available through any participating university. This could be
+to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could
-achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating
+allow access to articles for registered students to all the files
-universities. Each university would decide who at the university
+available through any participating university. This could be
-can access the proxy network. Access to the proxy network could
+achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating
-be made easy using something like http://libx.org/.
+universities. Each university would decide who at the university
+can access the proxy network. Access to the proxy network could
-- chess visual :: to show the vast size of the game trees considered
+be made easy using something like http://libx.org/.
-by computers, show two people playing chess in a
-void. They are floating in space, and there is a
+- chess visual :: to show the vast size of the game trees considered
-simple chess board between them. Then, as they play,
+by computers, show two people playing chess in a
-the game tree's they are considering are drawn
+void. They are floating in space, and there is a
-behind him. The root of the tree starts centered in
+simple chess board between them. Then, as they play,
-their heads or whatever they use to think, and the
+the game tree's they are considering are drawn
-tree grows out from behind, never crossing the
+behind him. The root of the tree starts centered in
-dividing plane between the two players. Each
+their heads or whatever they use to think, and the
-player's tree is a different color. As they grow,
+tree grows out from behind, never crossing the
-there are animations for pruning, etc. Eventually,
+dividing plane between the two players. Each
-they look like the hemispheres of a brain, wings,
+player's tree is a different color. As they grow,
-etc. A human's tree might occasionally have a long
+there are animations for pruning, etc. Eventually,
-chain, while the computer tree would be more
+they look like the hemispheres of a brain, wings,
-uniform. You could compare deep blue and a modern
+etc. A human's tree might occasionally have a long
-laptop. Use actual data when fighting two computers!
+chain, while the computer tree would be more
+uniform. You could compare deep blue and a modern
-- time verification :: some standard way to verify that some piece of
+laptop. Use actual data when fighting two computers!
-data was recorded at a specific time. Might involve a time
-server, a key for each time period, something like that.
+- time verification :: some standard way to verify that some piece of
+data was recorded at a specific time. Might involve a time
-- tamper proof gold bars :: [[http://www.tungsten-alloy.com/gold-plated-tungsten-alloy-bar.html][this site]] offers gold plated tungsten bars
+server, a key for each time period, something like that.
-as "novelty" items. One reason to prefer coins is because they
-are much harder to counterfeit because there is less surface area
+- tamper proof gold bars :: [[http://www.tungsten-alloy.com/gold-plated-tungsten-alloy-bar.html][this site]] offers gold plated tungsten bars
-to mass ratio. However, gold bars are still a great design
+as "novelty" items. One reason to prefer coins is because they
-because they can hold a lot of value in a small space. A gold bar
+are much harder to counterfeit because there is less surface area
-could be given the same protections (and more) that gold coins
+to mass ratio. However, gold bars are still a great design
-have to offer by changing it into a "gold book", which would have
+because they can hold a lot of value in a small space. A gold bar
-hundreds of "pages" of gold bound together. This could be
+could be given the same protections (and more) that gold coins
-implemented with multiple steel rods going through the book which
+have to offer by changing it into a "gold book", which would have
-can be removed, or some more classier mechanism for holding the
+hundreds of "pages" of gold bound together. This could be
-pages. The point is that the bar can be EASILY subdivided (and
+implemented with multiple steel rods going through the book which
-people would perform this test before buying), thus guaranteeing
+can be removed, or some more classier mechanism for holding the
-it's authenticity.
+pages. The point is that the bar can be EASILY subdivided (and
+people would perform this test before buying), thus guaranteeing
-- aurellem shirt :: I should make an aurellem star symbol tee-shirt.
+it's authenticity.
-- touch vision :: inspired by GelSight, I want to reexamine cortex and
+- aurellem shirt :: I should make an aurellem star symbol tee-shirt.
-see if I could implement touch as a very low range
-form of vision.
+- touch vision :: inspired by GelSight, I want to reexamine cortex and
+see if I could implement touch as a very low range
-- high school science :: this is a lesson in scientific ethics. The
+form of vision.
-goal is to calculate /g/, the local gravitational
-acceleration. The students are told that the textbook says it's
+- high school science :: this is a lesson in scientific ethics. The
-/exactly/ 9.81 before they start the experiment. See how they
+goal is to calculate /g/, the local gravitational
-doctor their results to get closer to the textbook value. It's
+acceleration. The students are told that the textbook says it's
-neat because for any given school, /g/ is probably *not* exactly
+/exactly/ 9.81 before they start the experiment. See how they
-equal to 9.81, because that is just an average!
+doctor their results to get closer to the textbook value. It's
+neat because for any given school, /g/ is probably *not* exactly
-- opencourseware subtitles :: there are ladies who type up lectures
+equal to 9.81, because that is just an average!
-while they are being given. These recordings should be kept and
-given to OCW for subtitles. If the timestamps of keys are
+- opencourseware subtitles :: there are ladies who type up lectures
-recorded, then it is easy to make subtitles.
+while they are being given. These recordings should be kept and
+given to OCW for subtitles. If the timestamps of keys are
-- screen locking timing :: you use your computer camera to see if you
+recorded, then it is easy to make subtitles.
-are sitting in front of the computer. If you are, then the screen
-will never lock. If you are, then the screen will lock with a
+- screen locking timing :: you use your computer camera to see if you
-30-40 second timeout. It's an extension of using inactivity to
+are sitting in front of the computer. If you are, then the screen
-initiate the countdown, just with more information.
+will never lock. If you are, then the screen will lock with a
+30-40 second timeout. It's an extension of using inactivity to
-- mirror toilet :: a toilet with a square basin made or mirror instead
+initiate the countdown, just with more information.
-or porcelain. That way, you can see how good of a
-wipe job you have done / watch how your excretion
+- mirror toilet :: a toilet with a square basin made or mirror instead
-system works.
+or porcelain. That way, you can see how good of a
+wipe job you have done / watch how your excretion
-- test dummies :: why don't we clone anencephalic humans and use then to
+system works.
-test /in vivo/ human organ systems and drugs? It
-would be ethical as long as there are women who are
+- test dummies :: why don't we clone anencephalic humans and use then to
-willing to host the clones, and it would be a
+test /in vivo/ human organ systems and drugs? It
-tremendous resource for studying the human body. I
+would be ethical as long as there are women who are
-see nothing wrong with it morally, since no one is
+willing to host the clones, and it would be a
-suffering, and it stands to save many lives throughout
+tremendous resource for studying the human body. I
-more advanced technology.
+see nothing wrong with it morally, since no one is
+suffering, and it stands to save many lives throughout
-- X-ray telepresence :: given that a doctor is operating on a patient
+more advanced technology.
-via telepresence, one cool things you can do is shine X-rays into
-the patient to view the insides during real time. If the system
+- X-ray telepresence :: given that a doctor is operating on a patient
-was coupled with a Bayesian model of the layout of the structure,
+via telepresence, one cool things you can do is shine X-rays into
-and the x-rays were only fired whenever the uncertainty of the
+the patient to view the insides during real time. If the system
-model reached a certain threshold, then the radiation damage
+was coupled with a Bayesian model of the layout of the structure,
-and surgery risk could be minimized.
+and the x-rays were only fired whenever the uncertainty of the
+model reached a certain threshold, then the radiation damage
-- superfluid vascular system :: I wonder what would happen if you
+and surgery risk could be minimized.
-replaced the blood in a human with a superfluid. What would the
-physical dynamics be? Would the superfluid flow through the
+- superfluid vascular system :: I wonder what would happen if you
-vasculature, or would it ignore it and travel through the cells,
+replaced the blood in a human with a superfluid. What would the
-or something else entirely. Since superfluids need to be cold to
+physical dynamics be? Would the superfluid flow through the
-retain their superfluidity, how would the dynamics change during
+vasculature, or would it ignore it and travel through the cells,
-perfusion of a superfluid, where the fluid gains and looses
+or something else entirely. Since superfluids need to be cold to
-superfluidity as it goes deeper into the body and is cooled by
+retain their superfluidity, how would the dynamics change during
-superfluid from upstream. In summary there are two things to
+perfusion of a superfluid, where the fluid gains and looses
-simulate 1.) replace all blood in human with superfluid
+superfluidity as it goes deeper into the body and is cooled by
-instantly. 2.) perfuse superfluid into human.
+superfluid from upstream. In summary there are two things to
+simulate 1.) replace all blood in human with superfluid
-- projective guessing :: I think that we read and see things by
+instantly. 2.) perfuse superfluid into human.
-making a really good guess about what we're expecting to see,
-and then searching for our guess in what we see. If it really
+- projective guessing :: I think that we read and see things by
-doesn't match, then we start to make more guesses / analyze the
+making a really good guess about what we're expecting to see,
-image from first principles, but most stuff is projective
+and then searching for our guess in what we see. If it really
-guessing.
+doesn't match, then we start to make more guesses / analyze the
+image from first principles, but most stuff is projective
-- Intestinal flora maintenance :: why not inoculate babies at birth
+guessing.
-with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they
-naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient
+- Intestinal flora maintenance :: why not inoculate babies at birth
-extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts
+with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they
-not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTLY, might help to
+naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient
-preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5
+extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts
-babies and causes constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
+not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTLY, might help to
+preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5
-- server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people
+babies and causes constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
-can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover
-the server costs of favored websites. This could make popular
+- server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people
-websites run at no cost. The system would require that the
+can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover
-mirrored content be the same as the official source. Sort of like
+the server costs of favored websites. This could make popular
-bit-torrent for websites.
+websites run at no cost. The system would require that the
+mirrored content be the same as the official source. Sort of like
-- map programming :: one problem with functional programming is that
+bit-torrent for websites.
-in order to remain functional, you have to pass up arguments up
-into each calling function to get the full range of behavior
+- map programming :: one problem with functional programming is that
-from the lower level functions. Normally people come to a
+in order to remain functional, you have to pass up arguments up
-compromise involving abstraction and sparing use of dynamic
+into each calling function to get the full range of behavior
-variables to configure runtime behavior. What would be the
+from the lower level functions. Normally people come to a
-advantages of making a programming language where every function
+compromise involving abstraction and sparing use of dynamic
-receives one argument, a map, which contains all the symbol
+variables to configure runtime behavior. What would be the
-bindings it would ever need? This map is passed on to all
+advantages of making a programming language where every function
-subordinate functions. This way, you could replace functions on
+receives one argument, a map, which contains all the symbol
-the fly, and arrange for there to be sensible defaults,
+bindings it would ever need? This map is passed on to all
-etc. Might cause more harm than good but is an interesting idea.
+subordinate functions. This way, you could replace functions on
+the fly, and arrange for there to be sensible defaults,
-- rest nest :: a small EEG device you would attach to your head when
+etc. Might cause more harm than good but is an interesting idea.
-you go to sleep at night. ML algorithms would determine
-your particular sleep cycles. This would mostly be an
+- rest nest :: a small EEG device you would attach to your head when
-alarm clock that you could give a time range, say
+		you go to sleep at night. ML algorithms would determine
-7:00AM - 7:15AM, and it would wake you up during an
+		your particular sleep cycles. This would mostly be an
-ideal time corresponding to then end of one of your 90
+		alarm clock that you could give a time range, say
-min sleep cycles. You would feel much more rested upon
+		7:00AM - 7:15AM, and it would wake you up during an
-waking up, and would wake up faster. There might be
+		ideal time corresponding to then end of one of your 90
-some other uses for the EEG data as well.
+		min sleep cycles. You would feel much more rested upon
+		waking up, and would wake up faster. There might be
-- image compression :: use a library like gimp or opencv to process an
+		some other uses for the EEG data as well.
-image to make it have less entropy, then store the reverse of
-those operations along with the compressed simpler image as a
+- image compression :: use a library like gimp or opencv to process an
-super-compressed image file (possibly accepting some
+image to make it have less entropy, then store the reverse of
-losses). Trades file size for decompression time, and allows one
+those operations along with the compressed simpler image as a
-to cheat by using information in gimp/opencv to compress the
+super-compressed image file (possibly accepting some
-image.
+losses). Trades file size for decompression time, and allows one
+to cheat by using information in gimp/opencv to compress the
-- fixed cryopreservation :: why not use a fixative to buy enough time
+image.
-to ramp up cryoprotectants to an acceptable level at room
-temperature? Then, the whole system can be rapidly cooled and
+- fixed cryopreservation :: why not use a fixative to buy enough time
-vitrified. This method "severs the biological link" in that the
+to ramp up cryoprotectants to an acceptable level at room
-fixatives are highly toxic, but current vitrification procedures
+temperature? Then, the whole system can be rapidly cooled and
-do this anyway since there can be a lot of freezing damage.
+vitrified. This method "severs the biological link" in that the
+fixatives are highly toxic, but current vitrification procedures
-- dilated security camera :: a security camera that would capture
+do this anyway since there can be a lot of freezing damage.
-full video footage of everything at 60fps but then decide to keep
-only every 1 frame every 5 seconds unless there's something
+- dilated security camera :: a security camera that would capture
-"interesting" happening.
+full video footage of everything at 60fps but then decide to keep
+only every 1 frame every 5 seconds unless there's something
-- bitcoin wallet :: Part of "server culture", this would be something
+"interesting" happening.
-like "coin.your-domain.com" which would serve as
-your personal trusted access to your own bitcoins
+- bitcoin wallet :: Part of "server culture", this would be something
-from anywhere.
+like "coin.your-domain.com" which would serve as
+your personal trusted access to your own bitcoins
-- libpay :: this would be a free library which would enable
+from anywhere.
-micro-donations to software projects and other projects,
-so that you could donate a penny to "emacs" and it would
+- libpay :: this would be a free library which would enable
-be automatically split up to every person who has ever
+micro-donations to software projects and other projects,
-contributed to emacs in proportion to the amount of
+so that you could donate a penny to "emacs" and it would
-community esteem, code quantity, bugs fixed, whatever the
+be automatically split up to every person who has ever
-community decides. This might make it possible for
+contributed to emacs in proportion to the amount of
-programmers to live entirely off of free programming.
+community esteem, code quantity, bugs fixed, whatever the
+community decides. This might make it possible for
-- distributed graphics :: Browser based graphics-card accelerated
+programmers to live entirely off of free programming.
-distributed computing API.
+- distributed graphics :: Browser based graphics-card accelerated
-- pronouns :: use capital letters A-Z instead of pronouns. They solve
+distributed computing API.
-pronoun referents and gender neutrality, are short to
-say, and you can encode useful information into the
+- pronouns :: use capital letters A-Z instead of pronouns. They solve
-choice of letter. For example, instead of "Meetings
+pronoun referents and gender neutrality, are short to
-shall be presided over by the president, unless she is
+say, and you can encode useful information into the
-absent." USE "Meetings shall be presided over by the
+choice of letter. For example, instead of "Meetings
-president, unless P is absent." We already use this a
+shall be presided over by the president, unless she is
-little, since I and U are reserved for the subject and
+absent." USE "Meetings shall be presided over by the
-object respectively.
+president, unless P is absent." We already use this a
+little, since I and U are reserved for the subject and
-- phone DSP :: software app that inserts an audio DSP between the
+object respectively.
-input to a phone and the output. The DSP is delicious
-and configurable, and can allow men to make their
+- phone DSP :: software app that inserts an audio DSP between the
-voices deeper, etc. The app would allow you to hear
+		input to a phone and the output. The DSP is delicious
-your own voice as others hear it. Most people hate how
+		and configurable, and can allow men to make their
-their own voice sounds. The app would also allow one to
+		voices deeper, etc. The app would allow you to hear
-immediately change the parameters of the DSP using good
+		your own voice as others hear it. Most people hate how
-presets.
+		their own voice sounds. The app would also allow one to
+		immediately change the parameters of the DSP using good
-- predestined body learning :: a good example of predestined learning
+		presets.
-might be the mirror neurons.
+- predestined body learning :: a good example of predestined learning
-- restaurant receipt :: use a carbon copy receipt instead of two stupid
+might be the mirror neurons.
-copies.
+- restaurant receipt :: use a carbon copy receipt instead of two stupid
-- anti google glass :: glasses with mounted lasers and computer vision
+copies.
-that targets the cameras in google glass and destroy them.
+- anti google glass :: glasses with mounted lasers and computer vision
-- wearable towel :: towel with clasp, velcro, whatever, that allows
+that targets the cameras in google glass and destroy them.
-one to wear the towel more securely than just
-wrapping it tightly and hoping for the best.
+- wearable towel :: towel with clasp, velcro, whatever, that allows
+one to wear the towel more securely than just
-- crossdressing :: Easiest way to disguise oneself as a woman is to
+wrapping it tightly and hoping for the best.
-wear a burka.
+- crossdressing :: Easiest way to disguise oneself as a woman is to
-- book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and
+wear a burka.
-articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved
-references. For example, if "Rachael" was assigned the
+- book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and
-color red, and "the blonde haired girl" refers to
+		articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved
-"Rachael", then "the blonde haired girl" would be
+		references. For example, if "Rachael" was assigned the
-colored red. Also, you could disambiguate multi part
+		color red, and "the blonde haired girl" refers to
-run-on sentences by highlighting each
+		"Rachael", then "the blonde haired girl" would be
-subcomponent. Maybe would also have applications to
+		colored red. Also, you could disambiguate multi part
-scientific reading.
+		run-on sentences by highlighting each
+		subcomponent. Maybe would also have applications to
-- Handheld light Rain measurement :: this would be a clear, teflon
+		scientific reading.
-coated plastic disk with a camera underneath the disk. You would
-be able to hold the device out and it would measure the rate of
+- Handheld light Rain measurement :: this would be a clear, teflon
-accumulation of water droplets from fine mists and light rain by
+coated plastic disk with a camera underneath the disk. You would
-using computer vision to measure the diameters of the drops.
+be able to hold the device out and it would measure the rate of
+accumulation of water droplets from fine mists and light rain by
-- Big Brother Farming :: This would be a vision system that would
+using computer vision to measure the diameters of the drops.
-individually monitor each plant and turn on water, etc to ensure
-maximum/uniform growth for each plant.
+- Big Brother Farming :: This would be a vision system that would
+individually monitor each plant and turn on water, etc to ensure
-- Discrete Faucet :: A faucet with discrete ticks instead of
+maximum/uniform growth for each plant.
-continuous.
+- Discrete Faucet :: A faucet with discrete ticks instead of
-- Laser Circle :: take a glass microfiliment and shine a laser at one
+continuous.
-end at an oblique angle. It will make a perfect,
-large circle on the wall, converting a laser beam
+- Laser Circle :: take a glass microfiliment and shine a laser at one
-into a laser cone, preserving most of the energy of
+end at an oblique angle. It will make a perfect,
-the laser.
+large circle on the wall, converting a laser beam
+into a laser cone, preserving most of the energy of
-- Invisible Glass :: Take a container of liquid and embed a
+the laser.
-glass sculpture made out of glass that has exactly the same index
-of refraction and color of the liquid. Then the sculpture will be
+- Invisible Glass :: Take a container of liquid and embed a
-totally invisible in the container, and will only be revealed
+glass sculpture made out of glass that has exactly the same index
-when the liquid is drained. The container might be a fancy
+of refraction and color of the liquid. Then the sculpture will be
-wine/spirit bottle or an hourglass.
+totally invisible in the container, and will only be revealed
+when the liquid is drained. The container might be a fancy
-- Caterpillar people :: A race of caterpillar like creatures gains
+wine/spirit bottle or an hourglass.
-intelligence after eons of predation by birds, etc. These
-caterpillar creatures still undergo metamorphosis into a large
+- Caterpillar people :: A race of caterpillar like creatures gains
-butterfly-like creature. The metamorphosis process turns the
+intelligence after eons of predation by birds, etc. These
-caterpillar's brain into mush and reforms it into a minimal,
+caterpillar creatures still undergo metamorphosis into a large
-dumb, truly insect-like mind, completely destroying the person
+butterfly-like creature. The metamorphosis process turns the
-the caterpillar was. The society develops all sorts of customs and
+caterpillar's brain into mush and reforms it into a minimal,
-religious interpretations of the metamorphosis. It is viewed as
+dumb, truly insect-like mind, completely destroying the person
-good and natural by some since it is part of their life cycle and
+the caterpillar was. The society develops all sorts of customs and
-necessary to propagate the species, as only the butterflies can
+religious interpretations of the metamorphosis. It is viewed as
-mate. Some think that the butterflies are still the same person
+good and natural by some since it is part of their life cycle and
-because they have the same soul, even they no longer posses the
+necessary to propagate the species, as only the butterflies can
-memories or personality of the original caterpillar. Some see the
+mate. Some think that the butterflies are still the same person
-butterfly form as the "true form" of the species, since the
+because they have the same soul, even they no longer posses the
-butterflies can fly, mate, and are beautiful. Many make a big
+memories or personality of the original caterpillar. Some see the
-deal out of the fact that 1-2% of the caterpillar's mind is
+butterfly form as the "true form" of the species, since the
-actually preserved in the butterfly. Some see it as a terrible
+butterflies can fly, mate, and are beautiful. Many make a big
-tragedy and argue that the caterpillars should try to stop the
+deal out of the fact that 1-2% of the caterpillar's mind is
-metamorphosis by technology. Practically, some very important
+actually preserved in the butterfly. Some see it as a terrible
-members of society undergo hormone therapy and/or surgery to
+tragedy and argue that the caterpillars should try to stop the
-prevent metamorphosis so that they can live longer as themselves.
+metamorphosis by technology. Practically, some very important
+members of society undergo hormone therapy and/or surgery to
-This is a continuation of Marvin Minsky's ideas about pain being
+prevent metamorphosis so that they can live longer as themselves.
-something that preserves our bodies while destroying our minds,
-something that is a remnant from our too harsh animal days that
+This is a continuation of Marvin Minsky's ideas about pain being
-hasn't caught up to the fact that we have very complex brains
+something that preserves our bodies while destroying our minds,
-now. It's a worst-case scenario about a maladaptive genetic
+something that is a remnant from our too harsh animal days that
-legacy. Also, it's inspired by "There She Is!!!", which makes a
+hasn't caught up to the fact that we have very complex brains
-compelling point about homosexuality by introducing a second
+now. It's a worst-case scenario about a maladaptive genetic
-gender characteristic (bunny/cat, male/female), which makes
+legacy. Also, it's inspired by "There She Is!!!", which makes a
-homophobia look very silly. Here, our own biological legacy of
+compelling point about homosexuality by introducing a second
-pain and death is made to look like the tragedy it is through the
+gender characteristic (bunny/cat, male/female), which makes
-lens of the the caterpillar people.
+homophobia look very silly. Here, our own biological legacy of
+pain and death is made to look like the tragedy it is through the
-- relationships as a business :: [[http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Up-or-Out-Solving-the-IT-Turnover-Crisis.aspx][Turnover-Crisis]] is an excellent talk
+lens of the the caterpillar people.
-about the "culture of quitting," which is about better business
-by letting people go instead of keeping them around past their
+- relationships as a business :: [[http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Up-or-Out-Solving-the-IT-Turnover-Crisis.aspx][Turnover-Crisis]] is an excellent talk
-"apex". Focuses on information transfer. Cool idea of an alumni
+about the "culture of quitting," which is about better business
-network, which for relationships would be a group of satisfied
+by letting people go instead of keeping them around past their
-ex-lovers, who would recommend new people your way, and who might
+"apex". Focuses on information transfer. Cool idea of an alumni
-consider coming to you again, refreshed from their time away with
+network, which for relationships would be a group of satisfied
-new stories/experiences. I should look for examples of this and
+ex-lovers, who would recommend new people your way, and who might
-how they worked out.
+consider coming to you again, refreshed from their time away with
+new stories/experiences. I should look for examples of this and
-- coffee with tea :: /rlm-tea/ contains 2% sugar, 10% cream, and 20%
+how they worked out.
-dylan coffee. /dylan coffee/ contains 5% sugar,
-20% cream, and 10% rlm-tea. Start your mornings
+- coffee with tea :: /rlm-tea/ contains 2% sugar, 10% cream, and 20%
-with recursion!
+dylan coffee. /dylan coffee/ contains 5% sugar,
+20% cream, and 10% rlm-tea. Start your mornings
-- psychic crystal :: in a science fiction story, this would be an
+with recursion!
-object that is very easy to move physically but is extremely
-difficult to move with telekinesis.
+- psychic crystal :: in a science fiction story, this would be an
+object that is very easy to move physically but is extremely
-- http://betsofbitco.in/ :: what a great place for an AI/person to
+difficult to move with telekinesis.
-prove themselves as a good predictor. I wish this could be
-automated.
+- http://betsofbitco.in/ :: what a great place for an AI/person to
+prove themselves as a good predictor. I wish this could be
-- true reflection :: don't forget about that mirror in the student
+automated.
-center!, it's two mirrors at right angles, like staring at a
-corner of a room. The light reflects so that it shows you what
+- true reflection :: don't forget about that mirror in the student
-you actually look like, instead of your mirror image.
+center!, it's two mirrors at right angles, like staring at a
+corner of a room. The light reflects so that it shows you what
-- remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote
+you actually look like, instead of your mirror image.
-power/logic.
+- remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote
-- encrypted email phone book :: public (distributed?) database of
+power/logic.
-email->private-key pairs, to enable automatic encryption.
+- encrypted email phone book :: public (distributed?) database of
-- universal eye color :: every equivalent creature will see each
+email->private-key pairs, to enable automatic encryption.
-others' eyes as black -- it's universal. Even if the creatures
-see in radio waves, and their eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged
+- universal eye color :: every equivalent creature will see each
-metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see
+others' eyes as black -- it's universal. Even if the creatures
-black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed
+see in radio waves, and their eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged
-by the sensor array).
+metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see
+black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed
-- intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields
+by the sensor array).
-are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infrared
-camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way,
+- intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields
-you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is
+are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infrared
-still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since
+camera or something to keep track of how hot the food is. That way,
-the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of
+you don't get bowls where the edges are boiling, while the center is
-the food.  Wouldn't need a carousel, and wouldn't need a timer,
+still frozen. Requires a little bit of intelligence/vision, since
-just a desired temperature. Could also detect ice, and automatically
+the exact pattern of heating totally depends on the exact shape of
-defrost the parts which are frozen. Might be able to work much
+the food.  Wouldn't need a carousel, and wouldn't need a timer,
-faster since it can avoid overheating; might have problems with
+just a desired temperature. Could also detect ice, and automatically
-heating the insides of thick things, might need a weight sensor too.
+defrost the parts which are frozen. Might be able to work much
+faster since it can avoid overheating; might have problems with
+heating the insides of thick things, might need a weight sensor too.
 + Would be much cleaner than other microwaves, since food would
 "sputter" and splash liquid much less.
 + Throw in some SIFT+R processing to match previously cooked foods
 and learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been
 cooked before -- it can get faster the more it's used.
 - compression :: brain-aware image compression algorithm
 - Credit card proxy :: would be a company which works like paypal
 except for real world transactions
 - Flesh pillow :: a pillow like the arm or torso of a human, complete
 with simulated temperature, bones, and heartbeat.
 - super screw :: a screw which has only one or two threads and instead
 uses compression to fit into a hole (the whole shank
 of the screw is split into multiple pieces to
 accomplish this; the tip is a point, then the middle
 bulges out and gets compressed when screwed in.
 - light filter :: (like light tweezers) to mechanically separate
 fluids with different index of refraction
 - chalk eraser project :: maybe make a directional eraser, for easy
 release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a
 certain direction.
 - silver socks :: socks laced with silver for the antimicrobial
 properties.
 - UROP :: magnet gear/metal teeth tape
 - Rod of Moses :: device to distill urine through evaporation and
 easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert --
 produce drinkable water.
 - UROP :: Make the LED in line with the flow for the micro injector, so
 that it may transmit maximum flow.  Motor that changes
 distance of internal magnet from windings depending on
 desired speed so as to obtain maximum power efficiency.
 - lottery scraper :: web scraper which monitors various lotteries,
 looking for "special" gimmick changes in the rules (like 4x
 winnings on Wednesdays) and computes expected value...
 - Memristiors novel design :: make an evolutionary algorithm to make
 old stuff using all four basic circuit elements.
 - Conductive concrete :: concrete that has embedded metal fibers so
 that it can conduct electricity.
 - little bitty melting pot :: might be useful for some types of
 manufacturing/3D printing -- how small can an induction melter be
 made, for example.
 - power strip/timer programmable combination :: meh
 - algorithms :: which learn what their inputs are and in what order,
-and can adapt to changing circumstances -- they
+		and can adapt to changing circumstances -- they
-remember previous arguments and adapt so as to respond
+		remember previous arguments and adapt so as to respond
-to different connections.
+		to different connections.
 - true pure tones :: hear a true pure tone by direct stimulation of the
 nerves of the ear
 - mechanical analogue to the electrical op-amp ::  would be an object
 with two levers -- you pull on one lever and the other moves the
 same way, no matter what's in the way or what it is driving. This
 analogy could be useful to teach op amps to people.
 - paper folding device :: make it convenient to fold lots of papers in
 various ways.
 - concrete epoxy :: epoxy with sand/ some other solid material.
 - light capacitor :: suspend some ball of material with a high index
 of refraction and shine light into it so it gets stuck -- would
 the light stay trapped forever? Could you build up unlimited
 quantities of light inside the sphere (which could then be
 released slowly by frustrated internal reflection?
 - movie screening :: Movies always are too long at first. One way to
 shorten them ``scientifically" is to record blink rate during the
 move and then remove / shorten the frames of the parts in which
 there are a lot of blinking (average this over multiple people)
 better yet, put it online and do it across thousands of people. I
 got this from youtube in which there is an episode of kill bill
 which is composed entirely of the parts in which people had their
 eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their
 eyes off of? Just take those parts out!
 - optimize an article :: capture reading of a scientific article via
 screen capture while people read it, then use it to make the
 article better. like the movie-pruning idea.
 - super reading program :: teaches people the ideal mental mask to
 apply during reading so as to read very fast.
 - explosive thermite epoxy putty :: one part would contain the rust,
 one part the aluminum.
 - reading comprehension :: use the above screen capture routine to
 make a quiz program that constructs questions about the content
 you seemed to gloss over while reading. could be easy if the pdf
 came with embedded questions.  Dylan: 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.
 - hard sword :: make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of
 martensite for the cutting part; it should be a better
 sword.
 - close range wireless :: use the induction technology used to
 recharge electric toothbrushes with no metal links to send data
 without any metal at all!
 - reading :: is a form of synsethesia
 - DNA printer :: A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into
 actual DNA
 - black generator :: ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro
 generator to make electricity
 - alcohol battery :: alcohol/fluid flow powered battery
 - folding razor blade sword ::
 - perfect pitch :: learn perfect pitch using another sense in
 combination (sight or touch)
 - kaleidoscope projector ::
 - razor blade de-sharpener :: for guilt free disposal
 - bricks :: filled with luminescent plant material
 - bio metallic structure :: 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?)
 Dylan: enrich plants with inorganic compounds; electrical
 interfaces in cellular plant matter => remote-controlled
 photosynthetic/bioluminescent structures.
 - conducting extracellular matrix :: to allow better control of
 organic systems and an enhanced nervous system.
 - cross-modal memory hashing :: a way to retrieve memories more
 robustly.
 - flossing thimble-guards :: (these actually exist)
 - rules + lattice learning :: integrate lattice learning with rules by
 generating hypothetical examples
 - wooden refrigerator :: to give food a better taste Dylan: 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?
 - radioactive transmutation molecule by molecule :: create precious
 metals or something else economically advantageous.
 - crowd preservation :: inoculate food with tons of harmless
 bacteria so that there's no room for bad bacteria as a method of
 preservation
 - old school preservation :: Pasteur - style holding jar with siphon
 as a way to store liquids at room temperature indefinitely w/o
 refrigeration.
 - restaurant policy :: Throw rude people out of restaurant as a matter
 of course -- make ambiance much better.
 - clean windows :: make something that mixes soap with fire hydrant
 water (and reduces the pressure a bit) and use it
 to clean windows of buildings.
 - ocarina :: make an ocarina out of pure silver
 - fire pen :: pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing
 any ink. Is there a way to make it runnable from the
 human's energy?
 - website to design your own soda :: and label, and have it mailed to
 you / sell it from your own online store.
 - solar panels :: that float on the ocean
 - handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) :: great for daisy chaining
 people, binding them to environment, etc.
 - vector based SOUND files :: like the pictures but with SOUND. 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. Could also store sound as an image of the
 wavefront encoded as a vector image.
 - Mouse :: with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical
 scroll wheel
 - logic maintenance system for big institutions :: to make sure the
 things they are thinking about doing are not retarded
 - http://www.regulations.gov/ :: cool site
 - genetically engineered glowing fruit :: sell seeds?
 - memory slide :: IF memories are encoded using particular sensory
 impressions, what happens if the sensory organ
 itself changes? those memories would become
 inaccessible. maybe this is why we can't remember
 much from our childhoods. also, could this happen
 throughout life as well? Could S remember stuff from
 his childhood?
 - make a completely indestructible phone :: no moving parts or display
 you should be able to slam it around all you want, and it will
 just work. brutally simple. aerogel around the battery, minimal
 interface - never gets too hot, and can be dropped into water. no
 holes -- uses field effects for everything from the buttons to
 inductive charging and data transfer.
 - midi to ocarina "tabs" program :: (online website? buy ocarinas from
 it too)
 - 3d printing with sound pulses (or just patterns) :: like the 8.03
 lecture
 - lighter flint on spring :: make hot, throw it at something, and it
 makes sparkles!
 - nuclear energy :: Rebranding New+Clear Energy with informational
 campaign and public debate forum to enforce its
 transparent and open nature. France needn't be the
 world leader in nuclear energy. (Dylan)
 - bubbles :: Engineer a material which has both ductility and high
 surface tension to make the "third"
 minimal-surface-energy solution to a bubble suspended
 between two equal-diameter rings. (Solutions are
 cylindrical catenary curve, two separated half-bubbles,
 and a double-cone)
 - Textbook whose content can be varied continuously :: alter level of
 difficulty, rigor, diction, emphasize crossover with certain
 other discipline, etc. Content generated dynamically from
 knowledge base, along with questions that are moreover altered to
 guide knowledge acquisition. Motivation: One book of
 knowledge. /One./
 ** From Jacob's idea list
 - Roommate-canceling headphones: uses roommate's laptop mic to seed
 noise cancellation alg in your headphones (would this

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