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Yes, it would probably be hard to get off the ground before all your potential customers died.
The thing about old people is that they're making more of them every day.
GeekFit - an online community of geeks/coders looking to improve from sedentary to athletic.
An online-only bank (with ATM support of course) that lets you have as many "virtual" accounts as you want, and lets you set up programmatic rules for transferring money in between accounts on certain days/times, or triggered by events ("transfer $100 from B to A if account A goes below $100, and notify me by email"; "on overdraft from A, withdraw from B instead"). Then have a debit card that you can use to charge to…
Recipes based on the content of your pantry/fridge. The ideal solution would provide a db based on sensors/user input to know what ingredients and amount of those ingredients you have. Additionally, you can hook it into some calorie counter or diet tracking/fitness apps and it will make decisions based off of that. Then you simply specify: "I want to make dinner, what can I cook?" The app links you to the recipe and…
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I don't get it. I thought the main selling point of an iPad is that it's even easier than a Mac. I mean, how much easier could a tablet be?
A lot. My parents and I recently bought my 93 yo Grandfather an iPad, and even though he's smart and has owned a desktop mac for 15 years he still struggles with things like email and photos on the iPad. Senior-oriented features/ui, and maybe family remote control help, would be neat. It's also possible that 93 is just too old for some people to learn new technology. Tangentially relevant: watching a nontechnical sen…
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The thing about old people is that they're making more of them every day.
The old people 20 years from now will not be the same as the ones today. Rampant tech consumption among the newer generations will purge the need.
I posted this before: Popcorn Time for quality children's programming - Bill Nye, Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Avatar. Shows that are entertaining AND educational, none of that advertising filled, sassy attitude, Disney Channel crap.
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Re RPG Games: I have heard Roll20 is pretty popular and fun to use. I have never done it myself but it seems like a really cool way to play. http://roll20.net/
Well, at least I know I can have a good idea. Now I just need to be able to not be the last to have it.
A Verilog/VHDL killer.
Starbucks of marijuana.