Poll of the Day > How do you, umm, invent things?

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Lokarin
07/21/19 12:39:46 PM
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Let's say you have $150'000 or something (it's arbitrary, coulda said a million billion) and you want a tech company to invent something for you to specified standards, but it doesn't exist yet so they have to do it from partial scratch.

Like, IDK, the transistor radio never existed but the concepts are all sound and you want to pay a team to build the first ever transistor radio... again, that's ARBITRARY and for the example.
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Nichtcrawler X
07/21/19 12:42:23 PM
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Lokarin posted...
(it's arbitrary, coulda said a million billion)


So a trillion? You really must want something insanely specific if that amount of money cannot buy you anything you desire.

But yes, you can always support a research team with that kind of money.
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dedbus
07/21/19 1:20:50 PM
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Well you invent it and then some larger corporation cites some obtuse throw away patent or ruins you the old fashion way by murdering your scientists and family and steals it.
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captpackrat
07/21/19 7:11:18 PM
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Someone gives me a trillion dollars I'm inventing bunny girls.
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Ogurisama
07/21/19 7:16:45 PM
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Lokarin
07/21/19 7:18:30 PM
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Basically, i want someone to invent a multi-focus camera so you can control the focus and depth of field of an image AFTER it's taken.
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ReggieTheReckless
07/21/19 7:40:59 PM
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write a grant, get money, make prototype, sell prototype rights or start company to produce yourself with more money from an "angel" investor that will most likely want >50% of your company, etc
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LOLIAmAnAlt
07/21/19 7:59:28 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Basically, i want someone to invent a multi-focus camera so you can control the focus and depth of field of an image AFTER it's taken.

The first rule is to not tell anybody.
Now it will be made and they will make all the money.
Better get thinking on the new thing!
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Veedrock-
07/22/19 3:24:06 AM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
Lokarin posted...
(it's arbitrary, coulda said a million billion)

So a trillion?

Bad math.
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TheGreatNoodles
07/22/19 3:35:54 AM
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Veedrock- posted...
Nichtcrawler X posted...
Lokarin posted...
(it's arbitrary, coulda said a million billion)

So a trillion?

Bad math.

Was going to say 'depends on where you live' but I don't think either definition of trillion ends up answering 1M x 1B.
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Doctor Foxx
07/22/19 4:17:02 AM
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Lokarin posted...
Basically, i want someone to invent a multi-focus camera so you can control the focus and depth of field of an image AFTER it's taken.

This already existed many years ago

https://fstoppers.com/gear/how-can-be-image-you-can-focus-after-you-capture-it-7352

So long ago the company has died, taking the photos on the servers with it
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trodi_911
07/22/19 4:53:17 AM
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captpackrat posted...
Someone gives me a trillion dollars I'm inventing bunny girls.

I'll invest as long as you can make other types of animal girls.
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SKARDAVNELNATE
07/22/19 10:01:13 AM
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Lokarin posted...
Basically, i want someone to invent a multi-focus camera so you can control the focus and depth of field of an image AFTER it's taken.

I've think I've heard of this already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZr5ZsPdqVA" data-time="

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SimeonAyp
07/22/19 10:03:49 AM
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If someone gave me that amount of money I'd gibe 4000 of it to charity 50 to research teams, then spend the rest on video games.
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Firewood18
07/22/19 10:06:14 AM
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Get a crafting table then hope that your investment + RNG pops out something useful.
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captpackrat
07/23/19 8:10:11 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Basically, i want someone to invent a multi-focus camera so you can control the focus and depth of field of an image AFTER it's taken.

This already exists. It's called a light-field or plenoptic camera. Lytro was the biggest company that sold them, but they went out of business last year. The Lytro Illum cost about $1600, came with a permenantly attached 30-250mm f/2.0 lens and a 40 megaray sensor (which could produce 4 megapixel images).
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