DMV
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Background: In the mid-2010s, video game companies discovered that they could often make more money by giving away games for free (!) and selling cosmetic “extras” than they would have made by just selling the games. These cosmetic extras are generally fairly basic (e.g. “your character is now dressed as a vampire” or “your sword…
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The issue: Sometimes, drivers are terrible (Figure 1). But there unfortunately does not exist any practical and useful way to accomplish the following: Let these drivers know that they have committed a traffic infraction Warn other drivers to watch out for these terrible drivers. Proposal: This plan has two parts, shown in Figure 2: 1)…
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Background: Many recurring obligations in modern society require significant amounts of waiting. For example: Waiting in line at the DMV Waiting to be interviewed during the jury selection process, for jury duty Getting your car’s oil changed The issue: This time is generally not put to productive use (perhaps due to its unpredictable duration). Millions…
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