Just a Bunch of Crazy Ideas

Cover......Page 1
Praise and Criticism......Page 2
Reader Comments......Page 6
Just A Bunch of Crazy Ideas......Page 14
©......Page 15
Contents......Page 16
Dedicated to......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
1 Space Elevator......Page 24
2 Alternative Energies and Energy Conservation......Page 28
3 More thoughts on Energy Conservation......Page 31
4 Gas Stations and filling up......Page 34
5 Luggage and Airplanes......Page 36
6 Thoughts on Chess......Page 38
7 Thoughts on ice hockey......Page 48
8 Thoughts on cats and cat litter......Page 52
9 Our National debt and deficit......Page 55
10 I am overweight and so are most Americans......Page 59
11 Star Trek and the Reboot......Page 72
12 Thoughts about Laptops......Page 75
13 Thoughts about Space Exploration......Page 77
14 Thoughts on the stock market......Page 82
15 Automatic Inform Systems for IT workers......Page 85
16 Hikers who hurt themselves......Page 87
17 How to improve dishwashers......Page 89
Conclusions and Afterthoughts......Page 92
Appendix 1: Rules for TrimChess (6 columns, 8 rows)......Page 96
Appendix 2: Rules of StrongChess......Page 104