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Because of legacy hardware. Getting loads of locks re-cored is expensive.
There's probably thousands of undeveloped patents preventing innovation too. I have a naive idea of how to get around the legacy locks problem without re-coring but I'm sure patents would stop any development.
You'll get sued anyway, relevant patent or not. Just give it a shot if you can.
Something that prevents all this dust from gathering up in my home.
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.
I can see how it's practical, and probably inevitable in the future, but quite frankly, if you can't be bothered to spend an hour every two-three years voting, I really don't need your input on who should be in charge.
Voting should be harder, if anything. Then politicians would have a higher lowest common denominator to speak to.
I want to be able to use the internet without being really worried about installing the operating system, maintaining and updating it. Heck, I don't want to SEE the OS. Just abstract it away from my view. I don't want to see it any more. (The same can be said about web browsers)
A better way to communicate between cars -- honking a horn seems kind of stone age at this point.
Having phone numbers on license plates comes to mind... so you can call people and tell them to get out of the way =)
Things work slightly differently in India: most of the time you tap lightly to tell people that you're bigger, faster, and approaching from behind, and that it is safer for them to change lanes and let you pass =)
Solar powered 3D printers that use the carbon in CO2 to make stuff.
Corruption. It is a huge problem in India, I wish it is solved using transparent processes, aided by software tools. RTI (Right to Information) act helps in bringing out issues to an extent, but those who file RTIs get threatened or can even end up being killed.. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=RTI+activist+killed Something like anonymous or proxy RTI filings can help and all the results should be cataloged.
Something that prevents all this dust from gathering up in my home.