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computer vision + toilet; spellcheck.
author | Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu> |
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date | Sat, 28 Dec 2013 23:06:56 -0500 |
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30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about | 30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about |
31 getting credit. | 31 getting credit. |
32 #+end_quote | 32 #+end_quote |
33 | 33 |
34 - smart toilets :: Instead of using indirect measures like infrared | |
35 detectors of the presence of a person, use computer | |
36 vision to directly measure whether the toilet needs | |
37 to be flushed. I think a lot of things will end up | |
38 going this way as we get better computer vision. | |
39 | |
34 - validate chemopreservation :: chemopreservation is difficult to | 40 - validate chemopreservation :: chemopreservation is difficult to |
35 validate because it destroys the functionality of a brain, and | 41 validate because it destroys the functionality of a brain, and |
36 brain simulation will take a long time to mature as a | 42 brain simulation will take a long time to mature as a |
37 technology. However, one very powerful way to validate | 43 technology. However, one very powerful way to validate |
38 chemopreservation would be to have a person/animal learn | 44 chemopreservation would be to have a person/animal learn |
39 something with high complexity such as a number or the solution | 45 something with high complexity such as a number or the solution |
40 to a maze, or a flashbulb memory. Then you perserve their brain | 46 to a maze, or a flashbulb memory. Then you preserve their brain |
41 chemically, slice it up, and reat /that specific memory/ from the | 47 chemically, slice it up, and read /that specific memory/ from the |
42 detailed brain scan. Much more difficult, but much more doable. | 48 detailed brain scan. Much more difficult, but much more doable. |
43 | 49 |
44 - candy screw :: edible candy screw with candy nuts that you can screw | 50 - candy screw :: edible candy screw with candy nuts that you can screw |
45 as well. | 51 as well. |
46 | 52 |
47 - better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the | 53 - better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the |
48 biblography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it | 54 bibliography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it |
49 be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in | 55 be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in |
50 the context of the paper being written. When examaning a | 56 the context of the paper being written. When examining a |
51 biblography, I want to know if reading the papers in the | 57 bibliography, I want to know if reading the papers in the |
52 bibliography are worth my time, and I also am probably also | 58 bibliography are worth my time, and I also am probably also |
53 interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the | 59 interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the |
54 paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to | 60 paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to |
55 provide information about the referenced papers from the | 61 provide information about the referenced papers from the |
56 author's perspective. I will use this biblographic form in my own | 62 author's perspective. I will use this biographic form in my own |
57 thesis. | 63 thesis. |
58 | 64 |
59 - digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do | 65 - digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do |
60 interlibrary loans for books, so why not do the same for access | 66 inter-library loans for books, so why not do the same for access |
61 to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could | 67 to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could |
62 allow access to articles for registered students to all the files | 68 allow access to articles for registered students to all the files |
63 available through any participating university. This could be | 69 available through any participating university. This could be |
64 achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating | 70 achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating |
65 universities. Each university would decide who at the university | 71 universities. Each university would decide who at the university |
125 - mirror toilet :: a toilet with a square basin made or mirror instead | 131 - mirror toilet :: a toilet with a square basin made or mirror instead |
126 or porcelain. That way, you can see how good of a | 132 or porcelain. That way, you can see how good of a |
127 wipe job you have done / watch how your excretion | 133 wipe job you have done / watch how your excretion |
128 system works. | 134 system works. |
129 | 135 |
130 - test dummies :: why don't we clone encephalic humans and use then to | 136 - test dummies :: why don't we clone anencephalic humans and use then to |
131 test /in vivo/ human organ systems and drugs? It | 137 test /in vivo/ human organ systems and drugs? It |
132 would be ethical as long as there are women who are | 138 would be ethical as long as there are women who are |
133 willing to host the clones, and it would be a | 139 willing to host the clones, and it would be a |
134 tremendous resource for studying the human body. I | 140 tremendous resource for studying the human body. I |
135 see nothing wrong with it morally, since no one is | 141 see nothing wrong with it morally, since no one is |
137 more advanced technology. | 143 more advanced technology. |
138 | 144 |
139 - X-ray telepresence :: given that a doctor is operating on a patient | 145 - X-ray telepresence :: given that a doctor is operating on a patient |
140 via telepresence, one cool things you can do is shine X-rays into | 146 via telepresence, one cool things you can do is shine X-rays into |
141 the patient to view the insides during real time. If the system | 147 the patient to view the insides during real time. If the system |
142 was coupled with a Baysean model of the layout of the structure, | 148 was coupled with a Bayesian model of the layout of the structure, |
143 and the x-rays were only fired whenever the uncertainty of the | 149 and the x-rays were only fired whenever the uncertainty of the |
144 model reached a certain threshold, then the radiation damage | 150 model reached a certain threshold, then the radiation damage |
145 and surgery risk could be minimized. | 151 and surgery risk could be minimized. |
146 | 152 |
147 - superfluid vascular system :: I wonder what would happen if you | 153 - superfluid vascular system :: I wonder what would happen if you |
200 some other uses for the EEG data as well. | 206 some other uses for the EEG data as well. |
201 | 207 |
202 - image compression :: use a library like gimp or opencv to process an | 208 - image compression :: use a library like gimp or opencv to process an |
203 image to make it have less entropy, then store the reverse of | 209 image to make it have less entropy, then store the reverse of |
204 those operations along with the compressed simpler image as a | 210 those operations along with the compressed simpler image as a |
205 super-compressed image file (possibly sccapting some | 211 super-compressed image file (possibly accepting some |
206 lesses). Trades file size for decompression time, and allows one | 212 losses). Trades file size for decompression time, and allows one |
207 to cheat by using information in gimp/opencv to compress the | 213 to cheat by using information in gimp/opencv to compress the |
208 image. | 214 image. |
209 | 215 |
210 - fixed cryopreservation :: why not use a fixative to buy enough time | 216 - fixed cryopreservation :: why not use a fixative to buy enough time |
211 to ramp up cryoprotectants to an acceptable level at room | 217 to ramp up cryoprotectants to an acceptable level at room |