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Open Sourcing Innovation

Posted by michael on from the dream-big dept.

Super_Z writes "Reading an old issue of The Economist, I came over this - whynot.net - a forum for ideas - effectively open sourcing innovation. Doing so, these ideas can hopefully be adapted faster and on a broad basis. Now if I can only get someone to take up and produce my radarguided laser mosquito trap."

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  1. I thought of that first!! by nevek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if I can only get someone to take up and produce my radarguided laser mosquito trap.

    That was my idea, it came to me right after the Hamburger Earmuffs!!

    The only problem with a radarguided laser mosquito trap is that it will also fry whoever is being bitten by a mosquito at the time,

    well thats not always a bad thing!

    1. Re:I thought of that first!! by AvoidTheNoid · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hamburger Earmuffs? Too bad mine will be out on the market while you're still grappling with the pickle matrix.

    2. Re:I thought of that first!! by alandrums · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hamburger muffs. Hmmm. Could do wonders in the realm of foreplay. Wouldn't have to worry about your girl accidentally biting your ear too hard, and it might actually give you incentive to let the foreplay go on longer than normal (which I'm sure many women would like). You could tell her, "you're not getting any until you've eaten all of my, errr, all of the meat...." However, this would be terribly detrimental to those of us with vegetarian girlfriends.

      Thank god for Morningstar!

  2. Why not.... by paragon_au · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Goto whynot.com
    2. Steal idea
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

  3. whynot.net? by Repugnant_Shit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because the site is down!

    Or...Because using .NET is embracing the Beast!

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  4. open sourcing by markov_chain · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did anyone else read the "open sourcing innovation" as "outsourcing innovation"?

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    1. Re:open sourcing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      No.

      You obviously can't read. You're fired. A man named Imrhod in East India will be taking up your job as of Monday (tomorrow) morning.

  5. Re:What? by nukey56 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're looking at it, bud. If it weren't for slashdot.. well, we'd all be in our basements doing.. alright you win.

  6. Why not? by nukey56 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdotted before 20 comments.. it must have been overwhelmed by free thought. Crashed by will power, be it.

  7. Houston, we have a problem by Faust7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doing so, these ideas can hopefully be adapted faster and on a broad basis. Now if I can only get... ...a better server, people would flock by the millions!

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  8. Radar-guided laser mosquito trap? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's no such thing as radar-guided laser mosquitos silly.

  9. The Ultimate Secturity System by AvoidTheNoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    This site has the ultimate security system

    It crashes whenever somebody goes to it...nobody can steal their ideas.

  10. All I ask for... by ccarr.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...is bats with frick'n lasers strapped to their heads!

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  11. You're right, by tinkerton · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's just the trap!