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A better way to communicate between cars -- honking a horn seems kind of stone age at this point.
A better way to communicate between cars -- honking a horn seems kind of stone age at this point.
I imagine that using this technology along with local area networks you could improve on the existing technology to enable coordinated lanes. I think it could be incredibly interesting if you were able to have a lane on highways which only allowed linked cars to enter - they are each communicating to each other; establishing the speed of cars, as a group, instead of individually.
As I understand it, traffic delays frequently occur because of the ripple effect of one driver slowing down. If ther was a way to coordinate all cars accordingly, I presume that speeds could actually be increased significantly.
Making the publishing of negative data as prestigious and scientifically rigorous as positive data.
Keys. Why, in 2010, do I still have 10 metal keys in my pocket. Why?
Because of legacy hardware. Getting loads of locks re-cored is expensive.
Obviously, there are huge security concerns and it would be a logistical nightmare, but that's what someone needs to solve.
"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.
Online elections. Think of how many more people would actually vote in the US if it were online . The 2008 election had 63% voter turnout, which is historically high, but is nothing compared to countries like Italy with 90%. Obviously, there are huge security concerns and it would be a logistical nightmare, but that's what someone needs to solve.
Job search is very broken. Monster/Dice/Craigslist &c are broken. Not sexy, I know, but I imagine the people who solve that problem will become quite rich.
Isn't this covered by Indeed/Simplyhired?
LinkedIn is probably a closer approximation to what's needed, but as far as I can tell it's hard to get far out of your acquaintances with a basic account.