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.

The True Believer by Eric Hoffer

What an amazing book that ,although it was written in 1951, it's still relevant in the mass movements of our modern times.

6000 years of apocalypse

What is it about apocalyptic and revolutionary fantasies? The ideal to tear it all down because you think that you can do it better. The ideal that everyone will die and you will succeed. Ideals that are demonstrably false and yet they continue to live on. Shown by cognitive studies that humans are both overconfident in their skills as well as being unable to see the full story beyond what is in front of their eyes. This is what holds us back as a people. Instead of working to create the world peacefully, we only see that total destruction is the path to redemption. We know that the powerful are unwilling to give in easily, so the path to violence appears the fastest.  We accept the world and say that it is how it has always been, unwilling to pierce the veil of the lie that our lives are based upon. For change is painful. It is slow and it is scary.  To stay with the devil we know is yet another learned heuristic. A mere subtly of the way the mind acts and reacts to stimuli. An evolutionary quirk. 

Glory is found in the simplistic view. An action that allows our minds to not challenge the beliefs that we hold dear. To reevaluate and change is to show weakness to those who accept no change. 

The human mind is so weak and yet so intractable. To find a way to prime. To create mnemonic devices. In the field of view and yet not seen. Direct confrontation creates resistance. Slapping the water creates a solid. Move slow enough and the water is but a pressure to be maneuvered through. So what are the views that must be changed?

The world has always been this way.

We deserve nothing.

Others have worked and deserve what they have.

The money has always flowed from top to bottom.

The bottom does not create. 

Money is the best motivator.

People feel a sense of entitlement.

And changed to what?

Things to be done on the boat

4/9
backing plates or larger washers throughout
reinforce wood railing
ball cap nuts
rubber caps for big holes on keel case
port window seal
wooden swinging companionway doors
dorade on forward cabin vertical wall
compass mount
1/4" pvc conduit
paint winch handle orange
gasket or foam for top of bulkhead
led nav light replacements: 1156LL anchorlight
cup holders
window frames  ID 2 3/4" (7cm)x 8 1/4"(21cm)
pendulum for balance

6/13
mount strip of red leds near companionway
sand/prime/paint deck
sand/varnish wood rails and bowsprit
rig downhaul for jib and staysail (GEER system)
wax hull
**fix keel winch mount
replace cockpit drain- dimensions?
buy saltwater fishing license
buy bbq
remove lazarette shelf and install hooks and netting
wall mount for ipad/tablet or ceiling
mount handle on both sides of companionway hatch

**need teak or hardwood block no more than 5 1/2"wide and 12" long and no less than 4" bolt center +2" on either side for 6" length
best size will be 10" long ans 3 1/2" x >1/2"thick
FG= 3/16" thick 3/16" metal on winch + bold and add large washer on both top and bottom
1/4" bolts width
clearance between bottom of interior metal to cables is 1 1/2"

battery box 10 1/4"L x 5 1/2"W x 6"H