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Ask HN: What projects would you like to support with unlimited resources?
It doesn't matter if it's commercial or non-profit project.
These are mine:
Khan Academy (http://khanacademy.com/)
The Seasteading Institute (http://www.seasteading.org/)
Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/)
Udacity (https://www.udacity.com/)
Duolingo (http://duolingo.com/)
OpenBSD (http://www.openbsd.org/)
- cjbenedikt 14y agoSPAN - network free communication with Android
- sold 14y agoEFF
- benologist 14y agoProbably just the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Kiva. Really early stage stuff before countries even get online.
- w_t_payne 14y agoDon't know about projects, but here are some future technologies that cannot arrive too soon: 1) Technologies to transform the way we live and work: * Automatic (Driverless) cars & other autonomous ground vehicles will transform "last mile" logistics, create a million new business opportunities, reduce the monetary and environmental cost of transport. * Super-Fast internet to enable always-on multi-endpoint video conferencing - so telecommuting becomes easier, and we need to move around less. * Modern prefab apartment blocks with sufficient space in the home for children to study, combined with planning and land-purchase policies that facilitate their construction near to city centres. 2) Technologies to help ensure food security and peace: * Hydroponics and Aquaculture to transform our deserts into productive farmland to feed a growing global population. * Artificial meat, so we do not need to kill to eat the food we want. * Cheap Nuclear Power for desalination for aquaculture and agriculture. 3) Technologies to help us understand our own limitations and make better decisions. * Apply our growing understanding of the physiology of behavior and learning to education, decision making and politics.