Culture
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Background: The goal of most climbing walls it to simply get to the top. However, there is no reason not to make the goal something more elaborate. The inspiration: There is a video game called “Shadow of the Colossus” in which your goal is to guide a man with a sword as he clambers on…
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This blog follows the following statement of ethics: Statement of Ethics: Ethics are an abstract concept that exists. A statement is also something that exists. Please feel free to use this statement of ethics as a guide for your own endeavors as well.
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The issue: Traffic laws are made with the idea that everyone is driving a car. In the US, four-way stops are all over the place, at almost every intersection. In a car, this isn’t a huge burden, since it requires no human effort to stop and then accelerate again. But with a bike, this requires…
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The issue: Like the citizens of many states, Californians believe that their own state is great—so what could possibly be better than even more Californias? There is a novel plan afoot to turn one (1) full-sized California into six (6) fun-sized Californias, as documented in the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Californias Above: Figure 1: An original official promotional image (not my…
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The issue: There are a number of crimes that make no sense from a cost/benefit analysis standpoint. Example: armed robbery of individuals on the street: this involves a high chance of 5-10 years in prison, but the maximum payoff is probably around $500. Expected value: strongly negative. Even a bank robbery typically has a paltry…
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This blog is intended to have only the worst ideas. If you encounter any idea that is not the worst, please disregard it. It was no doubt posted in error.
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The issue: When an elevator arrives, it’s not instantly clear if there are people inside it. If there aren’t, it’s acceptable to instantly rush the elevator. But if there are people inside, they’ll need to leave first. The solution: a light on the doors that indicate whether the arriving elevator is occupied or not. Or…
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