November 2014
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Background: In this plan, we will discuss a sub-category of indoor climbing: bouldering. Bouldering involves climbing up a surface that is studded with various hand- and foot-holds, and it generally involves no safety equipment beyond a padded mat. The Issue: Bouldering / rock climbing has gained significant mainstream popularity since 2010. However, one thing that…
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Background: Many citizens in countries with jury duty find it to be a somewhat burdensome obligation. Jurors are either unpaid, or paid only a nominal amount (on the order of a couple hours of minimum wage for an 8-hour day). (Note that the jury system is by no means a requirement for a trial. In…
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The issue: The classic yellow-and-white “danger!” tape is visually apparent and can be quite useful for indicating that an area is hazardous or off-limits. However! There are two problems: Fig 1: The classic “danger” tape. But you might not know it if you couldn’t read English! First, the “danger” text is specific to one language.…
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The issue: Sometimes, you don’t like a programming language (like Perl or Python), or a natural language (like English or Spanish). You might have your reasons, or maybe not—maybe you just want to destroy it completely for no reason at all! Proposal: Here’s a simple way to go about wreaking destruction on the language…
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