September 2015
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Background: When a person searches for something using an online search engine, their general expectation is to get a vaguely useful answer. However, I checked the blog stats recently, and someone apparently searched for “cutting a poster for carrying” and was directed to the “butterfly” poster design post (https://worstideas.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/poster-tips/). Fig 1: Some unfortunate person searched…
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Background: Procrastination consumes billions of hours of otherwise-productive work every year. If there was a way to even reclaim a tiny portion of this lost time and direct it toward useful pursuits, society would be immeasurably improved. The specific issue: In particular, now that Internet access is required for many types of legitimate work, it…
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Background: Different people have different ideas about what constitutes “personal space.” For example, in some cultures, it may be the norm to stand three feet away from a person one is talking to, whereas elsewhere, the standard might be four feet. Or two feet! Unfortunately, this is a subtle feature of interaction that people are…
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Background & The Issue In Question: Teleconferencing can be a useful tool. However, it can also make it easy to schedule endless meetings where 90% of the participants have nothing to do. Unfortunately, it is often the case where these additional participants are obligated to be on the call for various reasons. Proposal: Proxy meeting…
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Background: “Warning” stickers / “caution” tape are occasionally placed on or around objects to indicate that they are dangerous. The issue: However: what if the tape itself is the source of danger? For example, if a roll of “BIOHAZARD” tape was accidentally dipped in a vat of bubonic plague, there would be no way to…
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The issue: It’s difficult for most animals to lose weight when delicious food is available at all time. Historically speaking, the problem in nature has always been one of not enough food. But we live in an era of decadence, and must make do. When going out to a restaurant, one often gets halfway through…
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