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author | Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu> |
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date | Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:09:20 -0400 |
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1.1 --- a/org/ideas.org Mon Apr 14 13:01:27 2014 -0400 1.2 +++ b/org/ideas.org Mon Apr 14 13:09:20 2014 -0400 1.3 @@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ 1.4 1.5 - philosophy of the mirror :: neat thought experiment -- if you take a 1.6 mirror of someone by actually reversing a person's chirality 1.7 - moleculue by molucule, then will the only be able to read mirror 1.8 + molecule by molecule, then will the only be able to read mirror 1.9 writing? The answer is yes, by analogy to a purely mechanical 1.10 - scantron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I 1.11 + scan-tron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I 1.12 know that can take a human brain and change it in subtle, 1.13 non-destructive ways. It's also an argument against dualism. 1.14 1.15 @@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ 1.16 1.17 - domestic insects :: People should eat more bugs because they're much 1.18 more efficient, so why not do some major domestication research 1.19 - to make very appealing bugs? 1.20 + to make very appealing bugs? Beetles, in particular, seem to be 1.21 + excellent targets for domestication because they have extreme 1.22 + levels of genetic malleability. 1.23 1.24 - birth-clones :: What if each person was intentionally split at birth 1.25 into a normal embryo and a few "backup" cells which 1.26 @@ -115,8 +117,8 @@ 1.27 backups. Imagine having a young Bach every 1.28 generation, etc. 1.29 1.30 -- pronuncation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and 1.31 - it returns a simpe, English sentence describing exactly how to 1.32 +- pronunciation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and 1.33 + it returns a simple, English sentence describing exactly how to 1.34 pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA. 1.35 1.36 - cortex-search :: use the repertoire of actions learned to limit the 1.37 @@ -307,9 +309,9 @@ 1.38 with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they 1.39 naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient 1.40 extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts 1.41 - not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTALY, might help to 1.42 + not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTLY, might help to 1.43 preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5 1.44 - babies and causees constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks. 1.45 + babies and causes constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks. 1.46 1.47 - server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people 1.48 can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover