Healthy school meals could be available to schoolkids
By Hicbd
As shown by Revolution Foods, meals could be
- prepared fresh daily
- feature foods free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, and sweetener
- include fresh fruit and vegetables
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Fungi could be used for packaging, containers, and insulation
By Hicbd
By growing mushroom fibers on waste like cotton seed, wood fiber and buckwheat hulls, packing and insulation can be created. This uses less energy and creates less waste then synthetic materials.
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Federal background checks could be applied to all gun sales and transfers
By Hicbd
In addition to sales by federally licensed firearms dealers, background checks could be applied to nonlicensed “private collectors” as well as through friends ("the owner could be required to conduct the transaction via a local licensed dealer, who, for a modest fee, would run the computerized check").
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By Hicbd
"Magazines are the spring-loaded containers of bullets that snap into the bottom of a rifle or the grip of a pistol. If a shooter couldn’t obtain large mags, he’d have to reload more often, possibly limiting bloodshed."
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| Steven | Prior Army Infantry. With literally an hour of practice anyone can change out a magazine in under a second. This will do nothing and is just going to harm the gun businesses, which is a MAJOR part of the American economy; we cannot handle a blow like that. |
Gun makers could be required to use microstamping technology
By Hicbd
"By reading the code imprinted on casings found at a crime scene through microstamping, police officers can identify the gun and track it to the purchaser, even when the weapon is not recovered."
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Digital game design techniques could be used to engage people and motivate behavior
By Hicbd
As shown by Recyclebank, My Coke Rewards, and others, gamification could be used for:
- Employee training programs
- Wellness and other personal activities
- Financial services websites
- Online and in-person shopping
- Primary education
- Extreme sports
- Project management
- Enhancing loyalty programs
- Science
- Social Networks
- Surveys
- Sustainability
- Call Center
- Market Research
- Competitive Intelligence
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| your sofa | My Coke rewards, Come on ! |
Green actions could be rewarded
By Hicbd
As shown by Recyclebank, people could be rewarded with deals and discounts by taking green actions such as "recycling garbage, using energy more efficiently at home, reducing water usage, buying greener products, and even by walking to work instead of driving." In addition to motivating behavior, awareness of issues and ways to live more sustainably are also spread.
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| your sofa | whos rewarding them ? what about all the people who are be rewarded who dont? |
Small jobs/tasks could be outsourced
By Hicbd
As shown by TaskRabbit, "users can name the task they need done, name the price they are willing to pay, and a network of pre-approved TaskRabbits can bid to complete the job."
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Shoes could feature and fund street artists
By Hicbd
As shown by Bucketfeet, a shoe company could feature artist's designs on shoes and pay artist royalties on every sale.
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Businesses could have access to a comprehensive database of US manufacturers
By Hicbd
As shown by the Makers Row website, small businesses and entrepreneurs could have access to industry-specific factories and suppliers in the United States.
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| David | such a database already exists in several forms as a commercial service - no need for one funded from public money or charity - put funds elsewhere - such as education |
