Idea Sunday – have an idea you want to see executed?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8614657

by IdeaSunday • 12 years ago

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Do you have an idea you would like to see executed but do not have the time or skills for? Then post it in this thread.

carlio• 12 years ago

Space elevator.

Ok now a non-facetious answer: I'd like something I can install on my computer which will prevent it downloading 100mb updates when I'm tethered instead of on a normal network.

issa• 12 years ago

A cheap way to duplicate car keys/fobs. Car companies charge well over $300 so it seems there would be a huge margin.

narrowrail• 12 years ago

I recently bought a chipped key and key fob for my '07 Toyota and programmed them myself ($29). I had the local hardware store cut the key for $5, which made the total cost $34. The dealership wanted $50 to program both of them. So, worst case for me was $84 if I needed dealer to program.

Edit to add: Have you checked for your make and model on Amazon?

andersonmvd• 12 years ago

Something like Youtab (https://www.youtab.me/) but that prints out the entire music sheet for violin/piano, etc

farhanp• 12 years ago

I want to read distinct words from paper using android phone camera

adamclayman5• 12 years ago

Yes!

SmartConsent: A way to engineer an end to campus sexual assault. The rape whistle can be improved upon. Even a very simple reengineered "garage door opener" transceiver glued to the upper right hand corner of every bed on campus would do the trick, and would permit young women and men to call for "Consent First Response" on a Red Alert (physical harm) or Code Blue (perceived coercion) whenever they are feeling uncomfortable and need a discreet first responder to come help sort things out.

adamclayman5• 12 years ago

Here's a more recent video presentation from Shanghai that goes into greater depth on the possibility space:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9oi2xcLlDU

You can skip ahead to about 9 minutes 18 seconds to get a sense of the core arguments that build toward the conclusion that we need long-press-activated, always-on, always-available digital rape whistles attached to student beds and student wrists.

Watch the videos for the caveats, disclaimers, and possibilities. If you're interested in starting, just drop me a line at:

adam@lifesavers.io OR adam@smartconsent.org

I'll help however I can. Dozens of rapes happened this weekend that I could not help stop with smartconsent alerts.

And to be sure, this is a "free" idea that's public domain, as far as I know. All the videos are released via Creative Commons Universal, and all the wiring and prelim code for this project that I have so far or will build is released with the MIT License. If you form a nonprofit or for-profit company to build out and sell SmartConsent, I assert no proprietary interest. I just want to sleep easier at night knowing that I helped get this project and design thesis into good hands.

adamclayman5• 12 years ago

I've been building a prototype with an Arduino Yun. The code is half-functional at present. The roadmap is very clear. The problem is that I work as a chemistry teacher in 上海, and I can not do this technology justice of my own. You will need to pitch in, Hacker News, to make this a reality.

adamclayman5• 12 years ago

This is the first time I tried describing SmartConsent. This may be of great interest to you as an early disclosure of the design thesis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAL0qQuK4AY

FlyingLawnmower• 12 years ago

I've built something similar as a side project for a competition with some friends. I'd love to get some feedback on it.

It's not exactly the same, and was built with a focus on mugging, but it can very easily be adapted to work in other scenarios (or in different form factors).

Here's a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Hp6q3PJWg

adamclayman5• 12 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9oi2xcLlDU

Lorenzo45• 12 years ago

A way to share ideas without having to worry about someone stealing it and not giving me credit.

Idea Sunday – have an idea you want to see executed?

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