Pandora/last.fm for Articles/News/RSS. Stations, skipping, shared traits, etc. More topic centered than FriendFeed.
Post a possibly good app idea that you have no intention of doing yourself.
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#182A Pandora equivalent for pr0n. Enter/grade a few images you like or dislike, build a profile and "stations" to group similar kinds of content. Maybe these profiles could be condensed into some short-length string--say a Meyer-Briggs type of string (INTP, etc)--that you can then carry with you without having to actually give out personal info, but that says hey, according to this standard, these are my likes/dislikes when it comes to erotic imagery, now gimme the goods.
Just sayin'
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#183Sell sunscreen in little packets (like ketchup packets) that can fit in your wallet. That way you'll never forget sunscreen. Should I patent* this? * I hate patents.
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#184A device that twitpics from my dog's collar every X minutes. I'd like to take a glance at what my dog's day is filled with. He seems very busy. This may be more fun with a cat though. Especially one that goes outside (though you'd need an EVDO connection, probably).
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#185Pandora/last.fm for Articles/News/RSS. Stations, skipping, shared traits, etc. More topic centered than FriendFeed.
I've thought of this too, but I can't get around my "moral" (not really, but that's the best description) qualms about this. We already self-select news to reinforce our bias. This idea would just reinforce the bias. Still I'm thinking about doing it. With the caveat that I would occasionally put in a "opposite opinion" article or piece of news.
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#186Pandora/last.fm for Articles/News/RSS. Stations, skipping, shared traits, etc. More topic centered than FriendFeed.
I've thought of this too, but I can't get around my "moral" (not really, but that's the best description) qualms about this. We already self-select news to reinforce our bias. This idea would just reinforce the bias. Still I'm thinking about doing it. With the caveat that I would occasionally put in a "opposite opinion" article or piece of news.
Reinforce the bias even more...
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#188Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think currency.com is already taken.
Relevant point, but money was created to abstract before we had general-purpose abstracting machines like computers with their associated tools. If it wouldn't get you in trouble with the IRS (big "if"), I think it'd be fascinating to see the new tool applied to the old problem. It might create an entirely new kind of market.
Bartering doesn't get you in trouble with the IRS, as long as any income you earn from it (be that a cow, an hour-long massage, or sixteen clay beads) gets declared on your tax return at "fair market value". And then, obviously, you pay income tax on it. The IRS will accept just about anything to satisfy your tax obligations, as long as "anything" is US dollars.
The Internet has provided a medium for new growth in the bartering exchange industry. This growth prompts the following reminder: Barter exchanges are required to file Form 1099-B for all transactions unless certain exceptions are met.
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#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
That would make it more compatible to the American metabolism.
Or make it so we sweat sunscreen when we eat the mayonnaise (on fries?).
There's an offshoot idea actually. Could you make a pill or food that turns you sweat and or skin oil into natural sunscreen?
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#190I would like a shopping list on my mobile phone.
The main inconvenience I have with my shopping list on paper is that the things I forget to buy are not automatically on next week's shopping list. And I might forget less things if I could easily delete the items I buy while I'm in the supermarket. This sounds like a small easy-to-write application.
The application should also have the advantages of my paper shopping list. My wife should be able to add things to the list using her phone. Adding items to the list should be extremely easy. I hate writing text messages.