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kylecazar
"start podcast that is only ads"

Brilliant

xnx
This would be super useful as a training set for automatically identifying ads in podcasts that contain non-ad content.
staticautomatic
If you produced the podcast this would be trivial since you’d know the time stamps for the ad holes.
xnx
Yes, though I don't think you know how long the ad block will be. I've seen some podcast MP3 files that have the ad spots indicated in the ID3 tag, but that's not super useful because it only gives the original start points.
numpad0
It'll penalize advertiser provided scripts more.
para_parolu
In spite of all AI hype it should give task to Davin to build it
henning
Anyone else working on a mat with conclusions that you can jump to? Mine is going to integrate with AI. Somehow.
Kon-Peki
I made a prototype, but then I got hit by a truck. So maybe once the settlement comes in.
giantg2
Mine are dead. They're all dead. My ideas are useless.
ethbr1
Imagine if there were an app where you ideas could not die...
mindcrime
That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die...
giantg2
...Then it'd be full of garbage
joshuaturner
> Put hawk tuah in fortnite

some ideas deserve to die

aio2
its a w idea
spacebanana7
It’s hard to see that idea making less than a million dollars if implemented to be fair.
stavros
It can be an entire franchise, hawk tuah children's books, baby clothes, etc.
jsheard
> Nuclear Landmines

You underestimate how stupid Cold War weapon projects got, they were putting nukes in anything.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_demolition_munition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peacock

jamesfinlayson
Bat bombs (bombs full of bats with time-delayed releases of napalm) were developed in World War II.
philipkglass
Documented in Harvard professor Louis Fieser's autobiographical The Scientific Method: A Personal Account of Unusual Projects in War and in Peace

https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/the_scienti...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Fieser

internet_points 

    > The carrying power of a 10-11 gram
    > bat is indeed amazing, some 15-18 grams; the incendiary bomb was in this
    > range (17.5 grams). Bats can carry such loads for miles. And bats with
    > dummy bombs released in housed areas dragged the loads into sites highly
    > favorable for fire-starting. W e released bats successfully at various altitudes
    > both from the B-2 S and from an open Attack Bomber, in which flying was
    > great fun.
omg

    > Then,
    > suddenly, X-ray was cancelled. I never learned the reason, but can make a
    > guess. The bats would be vectors for bombs, but they would be vectors also
    > for germs. Our side might be accused of initiating biological warfare.
oh yeah because being accused of doing something horrible while doing something horrible would be horrible.
HenryBemis
I believe that they perceived it in the numbers. Exploding bombs will kill a limited number of people. Imagine the nightmare scenario that a bat-bomb will explode in a school and kill 10? 20? toddlers. Now imagine some virus that can wipe hundreds/thousands. This escalation would force the opponent's hand to respond appropriately, and if 'standard' war (bullets, artillery shells, missiles) is hell, chemical warfare is worse.
zamalek
This only sounds like a ridiculous idea. The weapon was ridiculously effective during an unintentional test.
Rendello
> Chicken-powered nuclear bomb

Now that's an interesting section (second link)

gherard5555
>A technical problem is that during winter, the temperature of buried devices can drop quickly, creating a possibility that the mechanisms of the mine will cease working due to low temperatures in the winter.[5] Various methods were studied to solve this problem, such as wrapping the bombs in insulating blankets.

One proposal suggested that live chickens would be sealed inside the casing, with a supply of food and water.[6] They would remain alive for approximately a week. Their body heat would apparently have been sufficient to keep the mine's components at a working temperature.

jedberg
People are messing with it, but I really like the idea. I put my real idea there. It's one I really like but I just don't have the time or expertise to execute it. I really hope someone "steals" it.
curiousmindset
thanks and glad you liked it :)

that's actually one of the main "idea" behind the website

neongreen
I started a `#shitty-server-suggestions` channel in one of the Discords I'm in and it's my favorite type of channel. Now we have the same thing online! I'm genuinely happy
ilaksh
Can you add markdown support? I already submitted one with markdown (username 'runvnc') .. also maybe deal with longer entries like only show the first 250 characters in the box and the rest in a tooltip/hover or when you click up to 1000 characters or something. And then when you click you see the full idea and their contact info.
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curiousmindset
sure, will add it today.

thanks for the tooltip idea ! I added the basic "Read more" truncation but it was looking ugly so removed it. Tooltip sounds better

randomcatuser
yeah can you make this better?

1) show first 100 words of the idea (click into it) 2) votes! so we can see which ones are the best 3) ...thanks :))

curiousmindset
glad you liked it !

and thanks for the suggestions, just added the voting feature, will add character limits as well

MeetingsBrowser
Tried signing in with Twitter but when I clock "Authorize App" I get:

> Something went wrong. Please make sure the data you entered is correct.

curiousmindset
hey, sorry for the trouble, will fix it today

thanks for letting me know !

ilaksh
Also can you ban people who post actual trash like binary files.
curiousmindset
sure!

also just added a voting feature, will add content moderation as well.

zer8k
1. Rewrite Rust in Git

2. Airbnb for public benches

3. Podcast that is only ads

These are the ideas I want to see

bambax
This is excellent. Some features to add (maybe):

- voting

- tagging / filtering / sorting

- commenting? some way to let people meet around an idea?

Is there some sort of moderation currently?

curiousmindset
hey thanks !

just added voting feature, will add the rest as well

currently there is no moderation, i just made this as a fun project and didn't expect it to go this wild lol. will add it now

egypturnash
This is like highdeas without the charm.
schneehertz
Interesting and useless, it's really great!
ryukoposting
> A bidding market and app where beggars can bid for the most prime corners and intersections.

> A non-cancerous company review board (f glassdoor)

> Augmented-reality underwear

Good to know the internet is functioning as usual.

haliskerbas
Half of these are a16z's next 10x idea. /s
justin66
There’re going to put augmented reality underwear on the blockchain.
ozim
I am all into micropayments for peeing.

With GPS tracking if someone pees in the bushes they will get additional charges.

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K0balt
For the bidding market, they will have to displace the existing cartels first. No kidding, these are often controlled by a superhobo, (in my hometown he now owns a house and a nice Tahoe) who “owns” all of the good corners in town. Idk what his take is, but by providing “protection” to corner operators, he seems to do quite well.

Still, Uber Hobo is still a great idea, you could overwhelm those small operators with flash mobs of hobos during the rollout phase and also accept in app payments so that UH could be assured its 35 percent. Also, as a value add, a BLE beacon that shows you already gave today and to not excessively harass you.

devsda
> For the bidding market, they will have to displace the existing cartels first. No kidding, these are often controlled by a superhobo, (in my hometown he now owns a house and a nice Tahoe) who “owns” all of the good corners in town. Idk what his take is, but by providing “protection” to corner operators, he seems to do quite well.

Good to know that some things remain the same regardless of whether it is a developed, developing or a poor country.

gs17
> Also, as a value add, a BLE beacon that shows you already gave today and to not excessively harass you.

That sounds more like it would quickly become the "sucker" beacon that tells them you pay out.

jrflowers
> No kidding, these are often controlled by a superhobo

Counterpoint: This is made up. It is like a crossover episode between HN and AO3

K0balt
Well, it’s not made upon my hometown, and in the few other places I have talked to Hobos and panhandlers, there seems to be something similar in many places. Btw, some panhandlers do quite well. I met a guy back in the 00s that did web design in the early morning at the coffee shop I used to frequent, and in the afternoon he panhandled. He paid $50(us) a day for “his” corner, sat down there in torn up army surplus gear and a rusty propane tank, and his scruffy looking dog, with a sign that said “need money for gas and beer”. He told me that his nightly rake was between 100 and 300 after his “rent”.

I still don’t know which was his side hustle.

jrflowers
There is literally no such thing as a superhobo, that is a complete fabrication.

The ocean of difference between “I’ve heard of some folks getting shook down” and “If you see someone panhandling they are likely part of an organized network” is incredibly vast. It is to take one small observation and extrapolate it into a pure fantasy. It is quite literally made up. It kind of sounds like you were told and then credulously believed an urban legend.

Source: Have been homeless, panhandled, and decades of work in homeless outreach. I have worked with folks in day shelters, night shelters, street corners, large encampments, etc. for many, many years and what you have written is patently untrue.

K0balt
Ok, well, maybe it’s different from where you have been. But I’m pretty sure there is no global conspiracy to make me believe this, and it has been directly explained to me by people that were in the life, so to speak.

Of course, the term “superhobo” is a farcical literary confabulation, I’m sure nobody actually calls them “superhobos”

My exposure comes from Fairbanks in the 00s, Santo Domingo, Delhi, someplace in California near LA can’t remember. Figured it must be common?

hiccuphippo
Pro-tip: add an embarrassing story of yourself to force you to work on the idea before it expires (you can prevent an idea from expiring, right?)
FireSquid2006
> uber for blowjobs
joshdavham
If prostitution were ever legalized and regulated (which is not entirely implausible), this could be a viable idea.

I woudn't work on it though.

CapeTheory
> I woudn't work on it though.

That's fair enough, but would you at least contribute to the development?

sgjohnson
> 3. After expiry, the ideas goes public. So if you don't work on them, someone else probably will

Heh, “someone else probably will” is such a strange way to say “no-one ever will” :D

conductr
Right, trying to throw off all the competition you’re sure to see with your new “Ad service that shaves company logos into stray cats” service