Democrats versus Republicans is old world vs old world. We need a new dialogic that starts from scratch.

The Cyborg Politician – Someone who sees the changing world, and wants to create the system that cultivates the future expansion. Or someone who is infected with technology and fears its expansion.

Think enabling smart cars. Think getting rid of and automating shit jobs, and replacing them with a baseline living wage.

Think voting online.

Think mining databases for health trends.

Think of turning the world into freelancers. Forget about conventional jobs in industries that are being artificially propped up.

Do individual rights matter? How do we secure digital patient records, etc, etc.

What are the non sexy components of this party?

An algorithm instead of a jury or peers. Publish the source code for the algorithm, so that the public can make sure that the programming is above board.

Union busting so that we can get rid of the Command and control teaching model. Rote memorization and standardardized curriculums must go.

What is the role of patent law? Do we make everything open source?

Home genetic testing.

Intro – to the tune of Beethovens Symphony no. 7 opus 92. building into it as we introduce the subject. No talking as the music crescendoes.

Art idea: the cover of The Leviathan, but done in binary.
Make leviathan more cyberpunk. Or make a cyberpunk leviathan (the serpent, not the man).

Leading thinkers
Futurist- Peter Thiel, Peter Diamandis, Eric Weinstein, Ray Kurzweil

Dark futurist – Sam Harris

An app installed on all your devices to keep metrics on daily word count when writing. Can choose to exclude things like SMS from the count.

Other metrics can include peak writing times, peak days, etc.

Take a product, and have teams compete in the social media field to have it take off. Do it for free, but take a cut of the business. Get the best minds in their respective fields to be involved. Instagram, twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, blog, SEO, etc. They compete to get part ownership of the company. Winning team gets the largest stake.

Create a site like careerbuilder and dice for only internships, and junior level candidates.  Limmited to 5 years experience.

People enter cafes coffee shops with the intent to read their book in peace.

Well for quarter you can pick a book you would like to read off of a list in the coffee shop.  These books are written by upcoming local writers.  They submit their books to the app.

A podcast that interviews patients in their last moments. What is important to them? What is not? What are their proudest memories and biggest regrets.

The idea is to give the listener a reminder of their own mortality, and reminding them to enjoy the importance of simply enjoying life while we still have it.

An app that you program to hear every time you say a crutch word like “umm.” It can either give you immediate feedback by vibrating, or use it as a metrics tool.

Create an App that you put in important things that you need done.  If your task is not complete on time, you must write a 200 word statement as to why its not complete.   Create search system that will make sure you cannot repeat the same phrase or words too much.

This is to make sure you do what needs to be done or you will be locked out of your phone for 24hrs

This app is to help you design your dream room.  Weather it be the color scheme, or the furniture and customization.

From measure all sides of the room by square inch.  Design is drawn so you can see it on the screen.  Pick and choose colors, what kind of furniture you want.  Also can fill out some information on your likes and dislikes to filter out what in particular you are looking for.

When you travel, it’s hard to know what the most inexpensive, but safe drinking water supply is. I’m a heavy water drinker, but I don’t want to drink faucet water where it’s unsafe. I also don’t want to spend a ton of money on wasteful bottled water when I don’t have to.