I wonder what the space of problems that we consider puzzles is like. I mean how big is it? What characteristics in general do they have? Does computational complexity correspond to how difficult the puzzle is? Puzzles usually require some degree of logic. So, I’d imagine that puzzles that are most difficult correspond to those that… Continue reading Puzzle Space
Category: thoughts
Sun based internet
I was just reading about LiFi and I was wondering why not just create window attachments that produce the same effect? Then you can use the sunlight instead and the window can modulate the light to achieve the same effect as the LiFi. Then both the lifi bulbs and the windows could work together to… Continue reading Sun based internet
Faucet version of Nebia
I had an idea this morning that i had forget but now remembered! It wasn’t that good, but I still thought it’d be worth writing since I remembered :). So, the idea was that faucets (like in your kitchen and bathroom) should have water atomizers like in the shower head that Nebia makes. I don’t… Continue reading Faucet version of Nebia
Bitcoin mining and Bounty hunting
I just now realized that the bounty systems is very similar to the bitcoin mining method for getting tasks done. There can be multiple people working on the same mining job at the same time. However, only the system that finishes first gets the reward. According to a Quartz article on bitcoin mining Or rather, some… Continue reading Bitcoin mining and Bounty hunting
Letter from Calvin to Cranmer 1552
On the procrastination that softened the impact of the Reformation in England: a piercing critique written in season – To Thomas Cranmer, 1552 ‘I, for my part, acknowledge that our cause has made no little progress during the short period the Gospel has flourished in England. But if you reflect on what yet remains to… Continue reading Letter from Calvin to Cranmer 1552
Change
So, as a young person in the 90’s (and of course earlier) we didn’t photograph and video everything with everyone, everywhere at anytime. We would just remember the events, forget them, or be reminded by others about them. Currently we can and most do take pictures and video and share with everyone about pretty much… Continue reading Change
Windows and light
So, I was just reading a Fast CoDesign article about a new product that is essentially a moving mirror that tracks the sun to redirect the light to dark places in a room. This seems brilliant (haha pun intended). This made me think that instead of needing this thing in the room wouldn’t it be better if… Continue reading Windows and light
Extreme Sports, Baby Cribs and Pipes
In the future we will have new extreme sports. We are already sort of seeing it with that person that did a jump from close to outer space. We will start to have ziplines that you can ride from the moon to the earth. We will surf/swim on the lakes of lava on the sun! We… Continue reading Extreme Sports, Baby Cribs and Pipes
Paper citations
I wonder why we only count the number of citations our papers get. We should also count the citations of all of the papers that cite you, since they were somehow related. Maybe as the degree of separation increases the weight of each citation in that layer changes. Would be interesting. Also, maybe included in… Continue reading Paper citations
Petri net ideas and Bounty Hunting
I had a rather random idea. Music seems like it could be modeled by a petri net. A petri net can model distributed systems, such as the instruments in a band, mathematically. I googled it and it seems like that I’m not the first to think of this. I think one of the first papers to… Continue reading Petri net ideas and Bounty Hunting