Mercurial > thoughts
changeset 132:a987c5691130
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author | Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu> |
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date | Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:13:14 -0400 |
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2.1 --- a/org/ideas.org Tue Jun 10 11:36:37 2014 -0400 2.2 +++ b/org/ideas.org Sat Aug 02 14:13:14 2014 -0400 2.3 @@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ 2.4 getting credit. 2.5 #+end_quote 2.6 2.7 +- suicide cryonics :: according to [[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html][this]], people who commit impulsive 2.8 + suicides have a newfound sense of the importance of life. Perhaps 2.9 + they are good cryonics targets. 2.10 + 2.11 +- lead bone :: Could you fill in all the empty spaces in a bone with 2.12 + lead? Might be cool. 2.13 + 2.14 +- the quest for life :: Every stupid story has the "immortal who 2.15 + wants to become mortal" or some other such idea. I want to story 2.16 + where the protagonist loses their immortality and feels /angry/ 2.17 + and ashamed about losing something that's so absolutely crucial 2.18 + to their identity. A reverse of "death makes life worth living", 2.19 + they feel that living forever is what makes life worth 2.20 + living. Now they've "lost their sunrise" or their "connection to 2.21 + the timeless universe" or something. So they go on a quest to get 2.22 + it back, learning about themselves along the way, and regaining 2.23 + the precious thing they lost in the beginning. 2.24 + 2.25 +- world-map :: take a small table and paint the continents in 2.26 + toothpaste on the table. Make a slightly raised barrier 2.27 + around the table. Slowly pour water onto the table, and 2.28 + it will form the oceans! 2.29 + 2.30 - stage magic rituals :: rituals should incorporate elements of stage 2.31 magic. Foe example in Teller's tempest, they have a scene where 2.32 they levitate a crown in front of someone, then put it on his