Monday, August 15, 2005

Things I am interested in

This is a partial list of some of my random interests.

ItemWhy
Title 9 Huge cultural change in gender relations
Containerized Cargo Transforming world economy 20’ at a time
Liberty Ships Won WW2 but no one knows
Language IssuesRead McWhortor
Game TheorySee related post
Why some countries work and why others don’tanswer: corruption
Things people believe that aren't true (sugar rush, the cold gives you a cold)Because a glass of punch doesn’t hurt
Dot com survivorsIt would help to understand what worked
Book called FluxWomen with choices making them. Why?
MormonismThe American religion. Amazing history.
RadicalizationWhy people decide its ok to do extreme things
Moon IllusionBig on the horizon. Small at the zenith. Why?
Prosecutorial mindsetOK, I watch too much Law and Order
Things that are betterWhy dwell on just the negative? (weather forecasting, economic controls, food costs, race relations, women’s rights, car safety)

Hybrid Bullshit

Most new hybrids are focused on performance, not milage. For an interesting alternative see:

http://www.megawattmotorworks.com/display.asp?dismode=article&artid=156

Sunday, August 14, 2005

2 Ideas

1: Newspapers regularly carry absurdly small print, long, boring notices about bankruptcy, class actions, liquidation of assets, etc. This little goldmine for papers is a result of requirements that "constructive notice" be provided. Why not change the rules so this can be done online for free on Google, Yahoo, etc. It would save paper, money and people could actually find this stuff if they are interested.

2: Could not be less related to item 1. How about ionic air cleaners (like the ones that the Sharper Image sells) built into refrigerators?