May 13, 2005

innovative technology

i have a new idea for a search engine. all too often, i find myself staring at an object wondering exactly what it is called. it's hard to look up an item online without knowing its name, and it's even harder to put the description into google in order to find it. for example, the search "flat, green, probably not edible" does not yield any useful info. so, why not create a search engine where you can upload a picture of something in order to find out what it's called, how it works, and where it comes from?

it would be an even better idea to be able to put your picture into the search engine and then be able to add a question in order to narrow the result. for example, say you're taking apart a car, just for the hell of it, and when you put the car back together, you're left with a very odd, unidentifiable piece. you have no idea what it's called or where it goes. without my innovative technology, you'd probably throw it away, figure you don't need it, and then proceed to drive down the road until you get to an intersection where your car promptly blows up and injures nine. if you were able to do a picture search for that item, you could upload your pic of this strange item and also add the question, "without this in my car, will nine innocent bystanders with third degree burns sue my estate in order to pay for their skin grafts?" the computer will then direct you to an article explaining that, yes, without this item, there's going to be a whole lot of trouble, so you'd better put it back near the transmission where it belongs.

brilliant.

after i purchase www. what-the-hell-is-this. com, i will look for computer science type guys to help me make this dream a reality.

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