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Hijack that google image labelling game idea and apply it to something like WoW. Basically, make an open platform that encodes computer AI hard problems humans can solve easily into a MMOPRG format.
A temporary phone forwarding service where you can give a number out freely but say "It will only work for seven days." Same idea as the onetime email address but for phones.
Highly recommended.
a social network for couples. my married friends complain that they feel like hermits, because it's hard to meet other couples to hang out with. you'd have a shared profile, which is matched with other local couples with similar tastes in movies, music, food, whatever.
What would be great is a way to subscribe to torrents as you do on tivo. So that my shows can be downloaded with out me having to search, Like a virtual tivo, but better. yes, that would be sweet.
a social network for couples. my married friends complain that they feel like hermits, because it's hard to meet other couples to hang out with. you'd have a shared profile, which is matched with other local couples with similar tastes in movies, music, food, whatever.
Could work for singles too. Instead of a dating site that matches people to each other, it matches people to fun activities and events. Send a bunch of singles or couples to Cocktail-making or salsa dancing class and they've got a common ground to talk about and can still enjoy even if they don't find someone.
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'Tradeskill' engines don't really reward creativity. With some minor exceptions here and there, they all follow the model of: (combine X Y Z) -> ItemXYZ, where X, Y, and Z are constants and ItemXYZ is an element in a (relatively small) finite set of predetermined items. Instead of adventuring to obtain ItemXYZ, you adventure to obtain X, Y, and Z component pieces that you combine to get ItemXYZ, assuming you have eno…
So what's the solution? (ah, this article describes Horizons' system: http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/378/378346p1.html )
I have some ideas on my blog: http://mindrosity.blogspot.com/ See for example this discussion on using lifecasting to encourage good behavior in a world where few people are genuinely religious (you could also combine this method with a traditional religion): http://mindrosity.blogspot.com/2007/07/justintv-vs-god_07.ht... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board...
These have been floating about in my head for a while. Mostly social web sites but with a twist: mmmbop: A Hanson based social networking site. Haven't quite worked out how this would work. pandr: A social networking site for bears. prson: A social networking site for like-minded people to organise crimes. Feel free to use them yourself.
prson is like my friend's idea -- an online marketplace for the contract killing industry. connect hits and hitmen. =P
host it in Sweden / Amsterdam / offshore (or wherever it's legal).
not worth the hassle from the feds though =)
Generic combiner of web 2.0 apps. Not the same as a personalized homepage, e.g. google's homepage. The system would work with any web 2.0 app that provided an API, and would either give users an easy plug and play method of combining the apps to create something new, with easy app discovery; or use AI to resolve general goals. Basically, SOA on a global scale.
What would be great is a way to subscribe to torrents as you do on tivo. So that my shows can be downloaded with out me having to search, Like a virtual tivo, but better. yes, that would be sweet.
TVRss + Miro (formerly democracy) or utorrent, tutorial here http://lifehacker.com/software/bittorrent/hack-attack-get-yo... . You might also want to check out TV-links.co.uk if you prefer convenience over quality. As for a legal option, no idea, joost?
Someone needs to make something so easy a retarted monkey could use the thing and probably not even realize "torrents" were powering the thing.