# HG changeset patch # User Robert McIntyre # Date 1373700134 14400 # Node ID 596399a9563fb8c92c0d51639a6bb1a9bde95ac0 # Parent 7d00e0dbdddb61c1ff6eceaaed4eb96455a7ac47 added short descriptions for all ideas. diff -r 7d00e0dbdddb -r 596399a9563f org/ideas.org --- a/org/ideas.org Sat Jul 13 03:10:44 2013 -0400 +++ b/org/ideas.org Sat Jul 13 03:22:14 2013 -0400 @@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ one to wear the towel more securely than just wrapping it tightly and hoping for the best. -- Easiest way to disguise onself as a woman is to wear a burka. +- crossdressing :: Easiest way to disguise onself as a woman is to + wear a burka. - book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved @@ -171,22 +172,23 @@ prove themselves as a good predictor. I wish this could be automated. -- don't forget about that mirror in the student 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 you actually look like, - instead of your mirror image. +- true reflection :: don't forget about that mirror in the student + 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 + you actually look like, instead of your mirror image. - remote control wasp :: use computer to drive wings with remote power/logic. -- public (distributed?) database of email->private-key pairs, to - enable automatic encryption. +- encrypted email phonebook :: public (distributed?) database of + email->private-key pairs, to enable automatic encryption. -- every equivalent creature will see each others' eyes as black -- - it's universal. Even if the creatures see in radio waves, and their - eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged metal, when those creatures look - at each other, they will see black, the absence of light and color - (since it's being absorbed by the sensor array). +- universal eye color :: every equivalent creature will see each + others' eyes as black -- it's universal. Even if the creatures + see in radio waves, and their eyes are 2m long pieces of jagged + metal, when those creatures look at each other, they will see + black, the absence of light and color (since it's being absorbed + by the sensor array). - intelligent microwave :: it learns where the hot nodes of its fields are, and uses them to evenly heat any food item. It has an infared @@ -207,10 +209,10 @@ and learn the exact heating profiles for things that have been cooked before -- it can get faster the more its used. -- brain-aware image compression algorithm +- compresion :: brain-aware image compression algorithm -- Credit card proxy - would be a company which works like paypal - except for real world transactions +- 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. @@ -228,35 +230,41 @@ release of chalk dust, like fur, and how it likes to rest in a certain direction. -- silver socks +- silver socks :: socks laced with silver for the antimicrobial + properties. -- UROP: magnet gear/metal teeth tape device to distill urine through - evaporation and easily dispose of urea crystals for use in desert -- - produce drinkable water. +- UROP :: magnet gear/metal teeth tape 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 microinjector, 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. +- UROP :: Make the LED in line with the flow for the microinjector, 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. -- web scraper which monitors various lottries, looking for "special" - gimmick changes in the rules (like 4x winnings on Wednesdays) and - computes expected value... +- lottery scraper :: web scraper which monitors various lottries, + 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 +- Conductive concrete :: concrete that has embedded metal fibers so + that it can conduct electricity. -- little bitty melting pot +- 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 +- power strip/timer programmable combination :: meh -- algorthms which learn what their inputs are and in what order, and - can adapt to changing circumstances -- they remember previous - arguments and adapt so as to respond to different connections. +- algorthms :: which learn what their inputs are and in what order, + and can adapt to changing circumstances -- they + remember previous arguments and adapt so as to respond + to different connections. -- hear a true pure tone by direct stimultion of the nerves of the ear +- true pure tones :: hear a true pure tone by direct stimultion 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 @@ -284,95 +292,104 @@ eyes closed. slogan: want to make a movie people can't take their eyes off of? Just take those parts out! -- capture reading of a scientific atricle via screen capture while - people read it, then use it to make the article better. like the - movie-pruning idea. +- optimize an article :: capture reading of a scientific atricle via + screen capture while people read it, then use it to make the + article better. like the movie-pruning idea. -- super reading program that teaches people the ideal mental mask to - apply during reading so as to read very fast. +- 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 alumimum) +- explosive thermite epoxy putty :: one part would contain the rust, + one part the alumimum. -- 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. +- 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. -- make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of martensite for - the cutting part; it should be a better sword. +- hard sword :: make a samurai sword, but use osmiridum instead of + martensite for the cutting part; it should be a better + sword. -- use the induction technology used to recharge electric toothbrushes - with no metal links to send data -- without any metal at all! +- 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 +- reading :: is a form of synsethesia -- A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into actual DNA +- DNA printer :: A machine which translates the text eg, "ACTGAC" into + actual DNA -- ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro generator to make - electricity +- black generator :: ferro-fluid magnetic field suspended micro + generator to make electricity -- alcohol/fluid flow powered battery +- alcohol battery :: alcohol/fluid flow powered battery -- folding razor blade sword +- folding razor blade sword :: -- learn perfect pitch using another sense in combination (sight or - touch) +- perfect pitch :: learn perfect pitch using another sense in + combination (sight or touch) -- kaleidoscope projector +- kaleidoscope projector :: -- razor blade de-sharpener (for guilt free disposal) +- razor blade de-sharpener :: for guilt free disposal -- bricks filled with luminescent plant material +- bricks :: filled with luminescent plant material -- 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. +- bio metalic 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 +- conducting extracellular matrix :: to allow better control of + organic systems and an enhanced nervous system. -- cross-modal memory hashing +- cross-modal memory hashing :: a way to retrieve memories more + robustly. -- flossing thimble-gaurds (these actually exist) +- flossing thimble-gaurds :: (these actually exist) -- integrate lattice learning with rules by generating hypothetical - examples +- rules + lattice learning :: integrate lattice learning with rules by + generating hypothetical examples -- wooden refridgerator 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? +- wooden refridgerator :: 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. -- innolculate food with tons of harmless bacteria so that there's no - room for bad bacteria as a method of preservation +- crowd preservation :: innolculate food with tons of harmless + bacteria so that there's no room for bad bacteria as a method of + preservation -- pasteur - style holding jar with siphon as a way to store liquids ar - room temperature indefinately w/o refridgeration.(7/26/2009) +- old school preservation :: pasteur - style holding jar with siphon + as a way to store liquids ar room temperature indefinately w/o + refridgeration. -- Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter of course -- make - ambiance much better. +- resturant policy :: Throw rude people out of resturant as a matter + of course -- make ambiance much better. -- make something that mixes soap with firehydrant water (and reduces - the pressure a bit) and use it to clean windows of buildings. +- clean windows :: make something that mixes soap with firehydrant + water (and reduces the pressure a bit) and use it + to clean windows of buildings. -- make an ocarina out of pure silver +- ocarina :: make an ocarina out of pure silver - fire pen :: pen which burns words on to the page, thus never needing any ink. Is ther a way to make it runnable from the human's energy? -- website to design your own soda, and label, and have it mailed to - you / sell it from your own online store. +- 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 +- solar panels :: that float on the ocean - handcuffs with more than two cuffs (3?) :: great for daisy chaining people, binding them to environment, etc. @@ -383,15 +400,15 @@ 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 +- Mouse :: with a horizontal scroll wheel in addition to the vertical + scroll wheel -- logic maintance system for big institutions to make sure the things - they are thinking about doing are not retarded +- logic maintance system for big institutions :: to make sure the + things they are thinking about doing are not retarded - http://www.regulations.gov/ -- genetically engineered glowing fruit -- sell seeds? +- genetically engineered glowing fruit :: sell seeds? - memory slide :: IF memories are encoded using particular sensory impressions, what happens if the sensory organ @@ -408,25 +425,26 @@ 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) +- 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 +- 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! -- 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) +- 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) -- 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) +- 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