Keys. Why, in 2010, do I still have 10 metal keys in my pocket. Why?
Ask YC/HN: What's a problem, any problem, you'd like to see someone solve?
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#12A catalogue of charities giving information about their goals and their financials. Help me to help others most efficiently with my money.
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#13Engaging lay science journalism that doesn't suck.
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#14Disclaimer: most of these aren't anything new or earth shattering things that need to be solved.
I dislike having a gazillion different Instant Message accounts with contacts that "only use MSN" or "only use AIM". SMS messaging may be a rip-off but there is one thing it has achieved: uniformity.
Craigslist is great but it caters to the lowest common denominator - which can be frustrating.
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#15"Deprecate the base of Maslow's pyramid"
Inventing cheap and healthy concentrated 'food' that would allow people to eat once a month or even more rarely. Almost all other problems have a root in our needing to eat (work and cars, pollution, corruption, fighting for social status and it's consequences). You'd have the autonomy and time to take long trips without needing to carry much.
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#16A better way to communicate between cars -- honking a horn seems kind of stone age at this point.
I like it! Something that tells me exactly when it's ok to pull out would remove stress from my day and improve traffic flow.
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#17Solar powered 3D printers that use the carbon in CO2 to make stuff.
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#18Rechargeable batteries good enough to power a vehicle would be nice.
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#19cancer
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#20a) an open source software repository of all programming languages/operating system software implementations. (Note: http://catb.org/retro/ is a good start, but there needs to be more)
b) improving democracy by reasonable application of at least some of the technological advances of the last decade; why hasn't that happened yet?