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An ifixit[0] like site for repairing your car. I really like the format of ifixit because they give detailed pictures and the tools you will need. A site like this would be great for cars, ranging from just changing oil and tires to possibly harder things. [0]: http://www.ifixit.com/ EDIT: If you create the site, please let me know. This is not something I can work on right now but if it's a wiki like site I'd love t…
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I'm on Debian, this seems to be Mac only? There's a version of LightRoom for Mac, and I believe many video editors too...?
No, CrossOver runs on both Linux and Mac.
A mileage tracking app that primarily uses the following input methods: - taking a photo of the current mileage displayed on the dashboard that is automatically analyzed using text recognition technology. - the current position (using the phones location information, e.g. GPS and cell-tower information) and address. In case the photo cannot be interpreted or the location is not know, it should also be possible to man…
Didn't hear if it actually made it to market. It still would be quite niche, as the only "improvement" would be that the user wouldn't have to enter the current mileage by hand and can just snap a picture.
However I have a strong feeling that other tools, such as "automatic.com" or other systems that plug into the Can BUS of the car are of more use, if you have to manage a small fleet of cars with varying drivers.
I wish it was possible emails sent are erased from the recipient's email client. I want to own the parts of the email conversation that I wrote.
The reason to want this is to not leave an electronic trail of everything you say. Chat clients, which communicate synchronously, can already do this. Is it impossible to do asynchronously with email?
One problem is people might want to archive what you write, which would defeat the purpose of OTR. This isn't something a messaging protocol can solve. Once text shows up on a screen, you can copy the text. But I can imagine people archiving rarely in practice, if only because you'd have to do something manually, which would make keeping an electronic record the exception and not the rule.
A Yelp like review app for colleges. Currently the best way for prospective students to get the best idea of what a school will be like before attending, is to head to the schools cafeteria or quad and ask a student how they like the school. The current students and/or alumni are most honest about their experience with the school. Make an application that requires some proof of enrollment to rate and review a given c…
If you google "review your college" a number of sites come up that seem to be offering what you're looking for.
I still can't wrap my head around why people are willing to rate products on pages like amazon or leave restaurant ratings on yelp and write detailed reports on tripadvisor or holidaycheck, but are not willing to do the same for their workplace and schools attended.
The obstacle seems to high for most of the users to write honestly. Only a fraction of the potential people that could be rating (all of the students for example) actually do it.
Facebook would have had the chance in the early days. But I guess that card is drawn...
Working in the photo industry, things have changed so fast but I still think there's value in physical, printed products. I haven't worked out the perfect setup but something like:
- a small retail location in a high-traffic, high tourism area (think union square in SF or 3rd St in Santa Monica)
- "print stations" where people can drop in, connect their phone and get great prints on demand. It looks like an apple store not a crappy kiosk as Walgreens
- photo booths or "selfie stations" where friends/family can snap some shots together and get prints
- a staffed area like the apple Genius Bar where people can get a quick professional portrait taken and printed or order higher price-point printed products (think books or framed prints)
- sell photo related smartphone accessories
- have an app to order prints for pickup and do deals with other local attractions, hotels, conferences and Uber. For example, a hotel in the embarcadero encourages you to take a photo using the app or a specific hashtag. Those photos are automatically sent to the store and you can pickup prints any time.
"Pixel Bar" or a brick and mortar photo/print studio for a new generation. Working in the photo industry, things have changed so fast but I still think there's value in physical, printed products. I haven't worked out the perfect setup but something like: - a small retail location in a high-traffic, high tourism area (think union square in SF or 3rd St in Santa Monica) - "print stations" where people can drop in, con…
The idea is that you need some sort of external consequence in order to really motivate yourself to do things outside of work, school, etc.
What do you guys think?
How about a search engine that bases its results on how unique the information is on every one of them. Every time I try to do an in-depth research on Google about some topic I open up 10 or 20 of the most relevant results, only to discover that at least 80% of the information is repeating itself in at least 50-60% of the pages. One could write a search engine that compares the contents, groups the articles that have…
The semantic web is the solution. A system that understands content, understands what you know, and understands what you want. Then, all it has to do is show you what's relevant and necessary to the task you're trying to accomplish. In most cases, you won't have to actually do the task, as it will be automated.
I don't see any way around this. Changing how search engines work will still not let you find articles that complement each-other perfectly. And you'll still have to read more than necessary.
Included this last week, but a bit late so less eyeballs. Hope it's ok to repost... Chrono: chronological inventions and academic breakthroughs of mankind as a dependency graph. This is a lingering idea that has been coming back to me a couple times a year over the last decade or so. What if there's a kind of semantic wikipedia that is built upon a dependency graph of inventions and academic breakthroughs. What led t…