NFC chip digital signature with Notary

Thinking about the Contract Paper from yesterday, I realized that it would require a particular set of hardware in order to ensure full legal identification. This would be for contracts that require a Notary to stamp it.

The Notary Stamp will have a built in power source, a connection to the DMV, a screen and a RFID reader/writer. The Notary will place the device on the contract (perhaps scanning the text) to ensure that the text matches what will be encrypted in the NFC chip. At this point each of the signatories place their ID chips on the device in turn so that the notary can verify identity. As each is ok'd by the notary, their id is encrypted into the contract.

When the writing process is finished it will purge the memory of the device, ensuring confidentiality. Another feature could take an encrypted copy of the contract, storing it in the device for future upload to County Records databases. This would then provide for Contracts have 3 points of protection, while still appropriating privacy.  The contract would then be able to be read by either of the signatories or whomever has a power of attorney.

Legal paper with integrated NFC

With most legal contracts there is always the issue that perhaps the legibility may be lost. This could happen through accident or maliciousness. My solution is to have very thin Near Field Communication (NFC) circuits (http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/nfc-tag-2.jpg) that can then hold both the text of the document and the encrypted signatures of those involved.

Most paper used for long term contracts are of a heavier bond than normal paper, this should allow for the above NFC tags to be inserted into the paper, much like a watermark, with layer of paper both the top and bottom of the tag. These tags can hold a variable amount of data and can be encrypted.

With my idea, the tag is programmed to hold the encrypted text of the document so that it can be double checked in the future. As an additional security measure, we can use the NFC "signatures" of individuals. There are currently a wide variety of implemented NFC devices, from mobile phones to rings. This would allow us to bring back signet rings which can now be made that hold an encrypted signature with their own nfc chip. http://nfcring.com/

The mixing of these technologies would allow for encryption and double authentication of various legal documents by having both a physical signature on the paper from multiple people as well as having the encrypted signature of each signatory.

The Tech Tree of Hope

I sit and I wonder what type of future there will be and if I will play a role, no matter how small, that will ensure that it becomes a future of hope. In that spirit, I have created an ideal tech tree that will create an infrastructure of knowledge that will lead from one development to the next. The focus on tech shouldn't be what drives a society forward, instead the basis for these innovations should ride on the coattails of a philosophical change that can come about only through a change in the way humans think and perceive the world around them.

But until I figure that out, here is my path to the future.

Beginning with the ideal of a floating society that is interdependent with no loyalties to the outside firmament. Not necessarily fully self-sufficient because we recognize the contributions that all humans can make to our continued existence.

With this in mind, we start with boats. Living aboard sailing vessels, extending upward to larger craft. Then create a meditation center that floats and is open to the public. A retreat from the civilization. Expand out to international waters with enclosed fish farm spheres. Checked daily to ensure the survival of our food sources. Expand the fish farm to a central housing system so that it doesn't require the back and forth transfer of people. Expand downward to the sea floor to search for ores to be used and sold. Design automated deep sea scavengers.

Find a place and people in need of clean power that have large expanses of open land, then construct a massive solar tower. Integrate an algae farm within its environs. Develop the automated ground effect train for transfers within to without. Integrate the beamed power system, then work to use the beam to fly aircraft for loner distances.

Use the knowledge of these massive construction projects to build a floating airship. Using automated flying craft for resupply missions to the surface, put them in orbit around the Antarctica. Develop a series of fish farms that also operate in the cold southern oceans. Using the deep water autonomous mining drones, collect more raw materials.

Build the rotating sky hook launch tether in orbit. Using beamed powered high altitude cargo craft, begin the construction of a space transfer vehicle. Use airships as airborne launch facilities that use the ground based beam power supply. Once the transfer ship is completed, begin sending equipment to orbit around Venus.

In orbit around Venus, begin the construction of a skyhook system for inserting objects into the Venusian atmosphere. Construct airships the size of cities. Use the high pressure drones to collect minerals on the surface of Venus. Begin the conversion of the Venusian atmosphere to Earth standard.

Be well.

Ted Talk about learning languages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0

His steps

Attention, Meaning, Relevance, Memory

5 principles

      1)   Focus on language content that is relevant to you:
2) Use your new language as a tool to communicate from Day 1
3) When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language
4) Physiological Training: muscles to speak and muscles to hear
5) Psycho-physiological State matters

Learn to deal with ambiguity!

7 Actions for Rapid Language Acquisition

1) Listen a lot/brain soaking
2) Focus on getting the meaning first, before the words
3) Start mixing words
4) Focus on the Core- 1000 words is 85% of daily language, 3000 words is 98%
5) Get a language parent
a) Works to understand what you are saying
b) Does not correct mistakes
c) Confirms understanding by using correct language
d) Uses words the learner knows
6) Copy the face
7) “Direct connect” to mental images

Lightweight summer coat that has lots of vents

Florida heat. Florida sun. Florida rain. It's awesome but definitely an impractical place for most clothing. I want a coat that hangs long (below butt) and has lots of underside venting- under armpits, flap on back of shoulders, loose sleeves at wrist that can be buttoned to the middle of arm. The challenge is that it needs to be lightweight enough to allow the flapping of the fabric to funnel air around your body to keep you cool, but still keep the afternoon rainshowers from drenching you. Or maybe have it just let you get wet and then dries in a flash. This is bigger than just a shirt that does these things so that you can wear it constantly to block the heat and improve airflow.

Mobile pod housing that transfers between former big box stores.

So every town has big box stores that are sitting empty because no one has a business that fits. My idea is two parts:

1. Sell converted cargo containers into housing units, but have them remain able to be placed on trailers for easy moving. They would also have standardized connections for utilities.
2. Modify empty big box stores to allow for cargo containers to be provided with utilities inside of a secure, climate controlled area.

So if you are a mobile professional that tends to move from city to city after a year or you do 3-6 month contract jobs in cities around the country, the thing that is missed is a sense of home. Hotels get old and the idea of paying for rent while you're away is wasteful, so why not bring your house with you?

You buy a container and have it finished according to a menu of selections, or have it customized. Then when you have a new contract you simply call the trucking company and it's placed on a trailer and shipped to your new location. No packing, except to secure loose items. Then when it gets to the former big box store it's unloaded and then stacked into pre-positioned layouts to ensure that you have access to utility connections as well as stairwells for entry and exit. The containers would be stacked up to 3 high depending on interior space of building. The interior could have a simple grid setup or perhaps there would be a layout of various paths or tennis courts depending on how the owner builds it out.

Bioluminescent bacteria controlled keyboard

Pressing the keys agitates bacteria causing them to light up and the light travels down a fiber optic cable to cause a photocell to activate. Could be expanded to include all sorts of control systems that can't use electricity but are outside and able to absorb sunlight. Or could be expanded to use light controlled transistors to run a code. Coded bacteria transmitting different colors of luciferin to create various gates.

edit: bacteria powered screen! http://homeofthefuture.gizmodo.com/this-illuminated-artwork-is-powered-by-plant-eating-bac-1577642231/+robertsorokanich

A search engine that only displays the original author's article and not all the other sites that have copied it.

Nothing worse than typing in a search term and you end up with hundreds of hits and yet when you start clicking on them they are all the same article just spammed across other sites. This way if you punch in a search term then when an article shows up it then has it's published date checked against other sites that have the exact same article. I'm sure this would probably put out of business most blogger sites that are nothing more than someone writing one sentence and then copy pasta someone else's work.

Induced current powered aircraft.

As electricity flows across the country on massive high tension, high voltage power lines there are electrical fields generated around the wires by impedance. My thought is to use aircraft shaped like the deathglider from Stargate with it's half moon curved wings that would allow them to be conductive collectors as they pass through the fields that would power an electric motor propulsion system.

Yes, it would use energy and no this is not some "free energy" system. Basically, I'm looking to make use of an already existing backbone of energy delivery. This system of course, is a bit dangerous as wind currents may push the aircraft into the towers.

Another way to do this would be an airship with a flatter set of lighter weight collectors that hang low enough that a side force would not push the craft or collector into the towers/lines. With a long thin body you could use a larger quantity of power with an equal amount of area exposed to side forces. This could also allow for slower speeds as aerodynamic lift wouldn't necessary.

Edit:

Ok so new addition. I've been looking into ground effect vehicles and ground effect dirigibles. With the larger length of a blimp you can use ground effect with properly designed wings that would allow you to remain in ground effect up to a few hundred feet high, which is within the standard height range (50-150ft) of an american electrical tower. Ground effect allows you to have a smaller than necessary lifting gas balloons but still get the lift necessary to travel great distances with larger weights.

Earth's globe that has an interior projector for different map layers.

Have a globe of a semi-transparent material with a set of projectors inside. You can then bring up different map layers projected from the interior to be shown on the surface. This way you can use political, geological, topographical, transportation (roads/railways) historical (locations of ancient cities), environmental, or even have ocean currents animated on the surface. You'd still be able to spin the globe and have the image rotate as well as merge multiple map projections at once.

This would also make it cheaper to have very large globes as the interior hardware is mostly the same. Which would be cool to have a 1 meter globe for more detail.

App and case for pebble watch that recreates a LEO view of Earth as time passes.

This is just a very complicated timepiece.

It is a mixed app that interacts with a case that mounts on the Pebble watch or something similar. The case clips on and has a clear slightly curved surface that is mounted to the face of the watch so it looks like a slight bubble. The app uses your phone's GPS to center an image of the Earth's surface on the watch, but scaled out to give a larger image that covers hundreds/thousands of miles across. This is centered on your location or to any point on Earth. The case has a tiny LED light that transmits a yellowish light on the surface of the bubble to tell you where the sun is during the day, this changes it's track above the horizon depending on the time of year. At night it switches to a whiter light that tracks the moon across your bubble. The bubble is to ensure a 3 dimensional depth of view. If you look horizontally at your watch you can see the sun/moon above the surface. The screen of the watch may also change it's appearance depending on day or night and show either a daytime sat image of the surface or a nighttime image that shows the lights of the cities from sat views. This isn't real time, though it maybe possible in the future with more sats. These images can be collected from google or whomever is your map software.

This app would only update your location through a forced send rather than automatically in order to save battery power. It would also go dark unless you hit a button to save on power. For the actual time, an LED in the case would project it on the North side of the bubble out of the way of the sun.

This idea was inspired by the Orbital Bracelet from the book, "Player of Games".

A way to remove all political blogs from a search.

If there was a way to only source newpapers and actual journalists rather than having your search cluttered with repeated blogs from either side.

Some improvements for the Japanese Aerotrain.

So the Japanese are reviving the aerotrain concept of years past with the use of ground effect. Here's the video:

It's a pretty cool idea and looks like it would be much cheaper than a comparative mag lev train system, but I think it can be improved. And as a complete idiot non-engineer, I am sure that my improvements would be amazing!

Firstly, I'm looking at the power source. It appears as though they are planning to use an onboard power generation system. This is a negative simply because it increases the costs and weight involved in the individual aircraft. I would change to an integrated power transmission system in the track. Using a system designed for highways, it would work even better for a ground effect craft as it would operate at the most efficient speed for power transmission. The transmitter side can also be spread out a little further to generate a larger power effect over the area of the wings which would contain the power "receiver". The integration of the power supply into the track allows for a greater variety of power production methods. Anything from track mounted PVs to a remote nuclear power station which would lower the carbon and pollution footprint of this high speed rail.

Now with the electric power being sent on board, you might think that i will use electric motors to provide propulsion. And you would be wrong!

Yes, my great and mighty brain has decided that the propulsion side needs a different tech: Rim Drive Propellers! Currently in use on marine vessels, there has been research into using them on aircraft because of their increased efficiency and lowered disk loading effect for it's size. Current models are powered by electric motors, which makes sense since the weight is not as much of an issue for an already heavy marine craft. But this is an aircraft, why go with something so heavy?

I won't.

My plan is to integrate much lighter air bearings into the ducting and then provide power to the propeller disk by compressed air motors. This system is much lighter than using an electromagnetic rim drive which lowers the gyroscopic forces on the propulsion assembly. In addition, the compressed air becomes a self cooling system which can also be used for environmental controls inside the cabin. The compressor would be mounted in the center of the craft to increase stability while using a Rotary-screw compressor for reduced noise and minimizing the storage system requirements.

And now I get really out of my depth by altering the shape of the wing assembly. Instead of the horizontal and vertical airfoils, I would use something similar to the Beechcraft V-tail, but for the main wing, Although this tail was first sold as a way to reduce the wetted surface, it ended up being equal. Which for my design means that I have a larger area to collect the electricity produced by the "railway", this will ensure the system is as efficient as possible in power transfer. This wing shape also creates an easier track construction and provides a smoother flight, as shown by some of these videos by one of the designers.

Finally, I would create the train stations to use a compressed air surface for slow speed maneuvering of the craft while they come to a complete stop. By using a single wheel in the stern and a compressed air system similar to an air hockey table for the wings, you can ensure that the craft can be stopped at a specific loading point. Then no harm would come to the craft while it sits at the station for loading and unloading. In addition the power requirements would be less than is used by mag-lev trains that require power to "hover".  This would also allow for a shorter take off distance as the craft will already be "airborne" when the thrusters are switched on.

This ground effect would be an excellent idea for high speed "rail" in the US. Cheap construction to cover the larger distances involved while still being cleaner and faster than our current systems.

Self contained projection laptop.

This is a personal laptop that is about the size of a raspberry PI board. On the top is mounted a pico sized projector- warning autostart video. It is covered by an expanding "screen" that is held to form by springy wires. It pops up like one of those popup tents , with a screen (11"-17") depending on which is connected. The projector basically aims almost straight up and adjusts the image to appear normal.

The keyboard is a projection keyboardfor use on a normal desk/flat surface. Another option is for when you are typing on your lap and away from a solid desk, is to have a bluetooth connection to a pair of glasses that displays the keyboard. It would appear like the keyboard is floating in air but the base computer would pick up where your fingers are. This would be bad for touch typers but usable overall.

The idea is to minimize the construction/raw materials needed to produce a netbook-sized processor computer that can run without a cooling fan. It would be about 3"W x 4"L x 2"D (cm 7.6 Wide x 10.15 Long x 5 Deep).

edit: I did come up with a better way of getting the floating keyboard in the glasses. Use a small projector that aims upwards towards a pair of glasses, this way when you look down at the device an image of a keyboard will be formed on your glasses when you are at the proper angle.

A small bluetooth connected, wall-mounted projector that display the calendar from your computer on the wall.

So I'm thinking that instead of having a big dry erase calendar on the wall of the office, you have a little wall-mounted box that projects the image of your calendar from the information on the computer. It would also allow you to use the included stylus for adding/removing appointments synced to the computer through the wall projection. You could also change views from daily to year at a glance styles.

edit: An interesting way of doing this would be to use a short throw projector and then integrated with something similar to the laser projection keyboard. Perhaps something like a kinect that can track your x,y coordinates on the wall with a pressure sensitive stylus that will activate when you write something.

Or there are actually projectors with interactive stylus built in, from Epson... so my idea is already done. ha!

Create a private military force to protect world heritage sites and historical artifacts.

Between the burning of books by ISIS, blowing up of statues by the Taliban, or the destruction of temples by Thai artillery bombardment; we are losing our history in this world. It is time to create a private military force that both protects historical sites from damage or looting and goes into unstable regions to retrieve historical artifacts from libraries and museums. These objects would then be taken to a secure location until the areas stabilize and the threat has been removed.

An independent agency like the UN would be best for controlling access but I doubt the UN Security Council would allow such activity, which is why it should go to a private group. Perhaps we could start a kickstarter to get it going and then have donations to ensure it's longevity.

A documentary that shows how much good has been performed by the government.

I would start with the clip of Reagan that really solidified the hate for the government, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Then I would like to see it destroyed by pointing to all of the regulations and programs that have improved our lives. Also include the studies that have shown equal efficiencies between the public and private sectors. There would be so much to show that could be used to battle this crazed pro-business lean of the voters that is removing all of the protections that have been put in place for very good reasons. Sure it could show the negatives as well, but then it would be open to showing the destruction wrought by the greed of the market.

I'd like it to focus on the positives ,though, because I don't feel that those are talked about enough in the American society.

IT jumpsuit that looks like a dress shirt and tie.

This would be an outfit that would look like a white or blue shirt with a pair of black pants. In actuality, It is all made of the same fabric and sewn together as a coverall with a single zipper. The "tie" would be sewn flat on one side in order to work as a flap to cover the zipper of the coveralls, and it would fold under the collar at the top of the neck and snap closed. It would have belt loops so that you can add a belt to further cover the sewn together aspect.

In order to remove the usually baggy backside, you'd have spandex in the material to give it more give. The reason for the difference from most coveralls is that in a heavier work environment the spandex mix just wouldn't hold up to the abuse, but in an office environment it works fine.

This could actually be for anyone who works in an office and is sick of the their shirt becoming untucked or the tie flopping in the way. It's also much easier to put on for those late night service calls that require you to show up in a business attire.

Kite propelled, atmospheric energy powered airship.

Build an airship into the shape of a winged keel  from a sailboat with a gas lift ability of a hundred tons so that it can have an auto-stabilized living space on board.

On the top there will be a ringed track that holds the control lines to a large kite . The movements of the kite will be controlled through hydraulic rams and wheels along the rail. This kite will provide the propulsion and the aileron-type control surfaces while the winged keel provides directional rudder/elevator controls. Although this system will require some power to operate the hydraulic controls, it will not require the same amount as standard motor systems. This energy can then be collected from the atmosphere due to the enormous size of the airship and it's conductive carbon fiber frame, which will allow for lighter energy collection than other current renewable sources, the ability to collect energy 24 hours a day, and capture greater amounts of energy as it gains altitude. This last sentence is a complete lie and I enjoy constructing these to make my idea seem better. If someone could actually demonstrate the math to determine how much actual wattage can be retrieved from the atmo at 2000 ft above sea level from an airship that is approx 200'span x 20'thickness x 50'chord, I would be grateful.

This design will not allow 360 degree freedom of movement, but it will allow for similar directional control as a sailboat. The vehicle will not land in the normal sense, but anchor over the water with an platform that lowers to the sea level.

A way to block all sales and marketing for items that you just bought.

The annoying thing about buying stuff online is that you are now tracked and sent new "sales" stuff about other products similar to the one you just bought. For instance, I just bought a new motherboard. So New Egg decides to send me a bunch of sales stuff for other motherboards. This now puts me into anxiety mode because I know that I can't return the one I bought and now I'm being shown something similar that is cheaper/better/whatever. This sucks! All online retailers do this and I wish there was a way to block it for at least a few months at least so I don't have to worry that I made a bad choice.

Sticker clock

Looking at the segmented lcd display of clocks, it looks as if they could be shrank to be ultra-thin to be placed on a sticker small enough to only take a corner of a pair of glasses. With such a small size, a tiny photovoltaic panel attached to the bridge of the glasses with the processor would provide sufficient power.

If you've ever played a handheld electronic game from the 80's you will see that the screens use segmented lcds that are see through. Normally there is a plain picture behind in order to provide perspective for the game . My thought is that you should be able to make a clock that can stick on the front of the average pair of glasses/sunglasses. Minimal power and processor requirements, but still be handy to have a clock within your eye line.

Move all historical artifacts to an island that is far away from any potential warzones.

Between the articles of ISIS destroying historical objects, Afghanistan destroying a Buddhist site for a copper mine, and the hidden lost  archives of the British museum; I'm thinking that we need a place to keep our history safe.

So I propose that we find a nice sized island that is free from most major natural disasters, in a climate that is good for preservation, and is distant from potential hotspots. We then start moving artifacts or even entire structures to this location, at which point replications are created by 3D printers and sent to museums for mass consumption. I was thinking something like St. Helena: isolated, dry, small population, and few natural disasters. This could then become an UNESCO controlled area to allow for international studies to be conducted in peace.

An extra hand in the kitchen.

This would be for people that live in places with small kitchens where you couldn't have a dishwasher and have limited counter-space.

Mount a set of arms that are on rails attached to the underside of your kitchen cabinets. This would allow the arms to slide over and wash the dishes in the sink and then put them in the dish rack for drying. Once dry they could then put the dishes in the cabinet and utensils in the drawers. With proper image recognition sensors it might also be able to pick up things like spices and put them into their place as well.

The key is that the arms are no more than 1 meter long and fold flatly to about 5cm thickness under the cabinet. I think that using multiple suction points instead of pincers would be much more effective in picking up different shapes and sizes of dishes. Except for utensils.

Edit: Thinking more about this you could use a three point suction system to pick up dishes, and with a single smaller suction to pick up some flatware though it would need to be wide enough (+1cm).

The cleaning system would be based around the steam cleaning devices that are sold as mops and whatnot.http://www.amazon.com/Astar-Steam-Cleaner-Steamer-Shipping/dp/B00C6SMBGK

So It would drop an arm down into the sink, when it makes contact it suctions onto a dish, then the second arm sprays the steam. The first arm would then release a suction point so the steam could clean underneath it, thereby always having 2 points of connection to the dishes. The steam cleaning would also mean that it wouldn't require large amounts of water or a scrubber to get the dishes clean. You could also have an attachment so that the steam arm could sterilize the counter tops with a spray and attached wiper/squeegee.

Edit 2: It will now have a roll down screen that extends outward and blocks overspray of the steam, as well as ensures that all particles drop into the sink.

A national ID for Americans that is backed by DNA.

After an identity theft scare, I realized just how pathetic the security is for our identities here in the USA. I mean with a birth certificate and a social security card, neither of which have any real identification abilities, I can open any number of credit cards and mortgages. So I think we should have an official ID card that is attached to us by DNA, iris scan, and finger print.

Yeah, DNA would be more involved, but a central depository that is collected at birth could be a great backup system. Iris scans can be quite reliable and not so intrusive compared to fingerprints, at least that's what I've read. the key is that you could use the iris/fingerprint scans for everyday use and the DNA for fraud confirmation.


A complete end to identity theft is in our grasp!

Ultra durable clothes with removable collars and cuffs.

For most men's dress shirts the fashions only rarely change and the most significant changes are in the collars and cuffs. These are also the places where staining is the most significant. What if we had shirts that had removable collars and cuffs but with the main shirt being of a very long lasting material? This way you can adjust as necessary, but it gets rid of the "fast fashion" that is so prevalent in the world. This also allows for less trash to be created by the clothing industry and reduces the overall impact on our world as we change away from a disposable society.

I'm guessing it's a cost of manufacturing thing as well the necessity of capitalism to increase total sales- better to sell a $50 shirt than a $5 collar. Kinda like why men's pants don't use a "double breasted" fastener for the fly on pants which would be much more comfortable for your tackle than the current single line securing system. I want my codpiece, dammit.