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     1.2 +++ b/org/ideas.org	Mon May 26 01:42:11 2014 -0400
     1.3 @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
     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 @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
    1.16       inch. Preserve a single cell from every species on earth in this
    1.17       small space, and you will have a record of our current biosphere
    1.18       that can be protected. "Hold the genetic data of all species in
    1.19 -     your hand."
    1.20 +     your hand!"
    1.21  
    1.22  - chaos lock :: The "arrow of time" points in the direction of
    1.23                  increasing entropy. The time evolution of chaotic
    1.24 @@ -144,7 +144,9 @@
    1.25  
    1.26  - domestic insects :: People should eat more bugs because they're much
    1.27       more efficient, so why not do some major domestication research
    1.28 -     to make very appealing bugs?
    1.29 +     to make very appealing bugs? Beetles, in particular, seem to be
    1.30 +     excellent targets for domestication because they have extreme
    1.31 +     levels of genetic malleability.
    1.32  
    1.33  - birth-clones :: What if each person was intentionally split at birth
    1.34                    into a normal embryo and a few "backup" cells which
    1.35 @@ -157,8 +159,8 @@
    1.36                    backups. Imagine having a young Bach every
    1.37                    generation, etc.
    1.38  
    1.39 -- pronuncation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and
    1.40 -     it returns a simpe, English sentence describing exactly how to
    1.41 +- pronunciation guide :: a simple webpage where you type in a word and
    1.42 +     it returns a simple, English sentence describing exactly how to
    1.43       pronounce the word. For people who don't want to learn IPA. 
    1.44  
    1.45  - cortex-search :: use the repertoire of actions learned to limit the
    1.46 @@ -349,9 +351,9 @@
    1.47       with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they
    1.48       naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient
    1.49       extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts
    1.50 -     not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTALY, might help to
    1.51 +     not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTLY, might help to
    1.52       preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5
    1.53 -     babies and causees constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
    1.54 +     babies and causes constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
    1.55  
    1.56  - server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people
    1.57       can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover
    1.58 @@ -457,12 +459,13 @@
    1.59  
    1.60  - book-mode :: intelligent color highlighting for books and
    1.61                 articles. It would disambiguate pronouns and involved
    1.62 -               references. For example, if "Rachael" as red, and "the
    1.63 -               blonde haired girl" refers to "Rachael", then "the
    1.64 -               blonde haired girl" would he colored red. Also, you
    1.65 -               could disambiguate multi part run-on sentences by
    1.66 -               highlighting each subcomponent. Maybe would also have
    1.67 -               applications to scientific reading.
    1.68 +               references. For example, if "Rachael" was assigned the
    1.69 +               color red, and "the blonde haired girl" refers to
    1.70 +               "Rachael", then "the blonde haired girl" would be
    1.71 +               colored red. Also, you could disambiguate multi part
    1.72 +               run-on sentences by highlighting each
    1.73 +               subcomponent. Maybe would also have applications to
    1.74 +               scientific reading.
    1.75  
    1.76  - Handheld light Rain measurement :: this would be a clear, teflon
    1.77       coated plastic disk with a camera underneath the disk. You would