Running Thoughts #2: checking out babe, airvolume, decibels, P2P gold trading network

[archerships]

* As I was running, I came up behind a slender, dark haired woman walking along the trail. She was wearing form fitting black lycra pants, and the form so fitted was quite pleasing to the eye. As I was the only one on the trail, and she couldn't see me, I was not bashful in checking her out. As I passed, I noted that she was a lovely Indian woman. Suddenly, she yelled, "What time is it?" Thinking she was asking me, I said "6:48". I then realized she was yelling to what must have been her boyfriend/husband up the hill from her on the trail. He must have noticed me staring at his beau, and as I passed, he had something of half-smile on his face: "Dude, you were totally checking my wife out."

* Airvolume rights. Zoning regulations are often used to preserve scenic views. However, why should those who want a scenic view be able to impose their preference on those who wish to build a tall building? Instead, sell rights in the volumes of air above the property. If you want to prevent someone from building within a particular volume of air, then you have to buy the airvolume rights of the area you wish to leave pristine.

* Tradable noise rights - decibels. In order to be allowed to make a noise beyond your property line, you have to buy n decibels from neighber. You may then make noise up to n decibels within that neighbors property.

* P2P Gold Trading Network. e-gold and goldmoney don't seem very robust. If the U.S. government decided to close down either operation, they could easily do so. Could you create a P2P version of e-gold? Every person in the network would own a little bit of physical gold. Each person would designate their 'friends' and the amount they would be agree to be liable for, if a friend welched on a deal. Suppose Joel wanted to sell his new book "Intellectual Property? I Mean, C'mon!" Suppose I wanted to buy this book, and tell him I will give him a certificate worth 1 gram of gold. Joel's P2P client would send out a query to his friends saying "Should I trust crasch's certificate?". If they come back with "Yes!", I send him an electronic certificate, which if presented to me, I will agree to redeem for 1 gram of gold. Joel sends me the book. He can either then redeem the gold certificate, at which point I would physically mail him 1 gram of gold, or he could spend it on something else on the gold network. If I welched, and didn't send him the gold upon receipt, he could then attempt to redeem it from mutual friends. My friends would then lower the amount they would agree to be liable for me in the future.

Comments

[daraknor.livejournal.com]

I have a worse story... I was at a concert and this very attractive blonde had on a Reises Pieces tshirt. I asked her how many ways there were to eat her. Her husband/bf was not pleased. Wearing Tshirts with candy as a theme is a bad idea.

AirVolume: The issue it sounds like you are addressing is the vague/multifaceted nature of land ownership. Zoning rules dictate a lot, neighbors complain, homeowner's associations have a ton of rules, etc. Sometimes the title to the land includes the dirt under the surface, sometimes not. Or water rights...

A large number of people complained because there was a house across the river in another state visible from Willamete falls. Its a side issue, but that is the issue really. Everyone has this notion about how things should look. I care less about how they look and more about how they work. When you live in the mountains and have a great view, this is more important, especially if it is a nature retreat. I don't have a good answer to this, but it sounds like airvolume is the best way of measuring it. Might want to add dirtvolume above/below to avoid other issues.

Noise: I think we just need better insulated houses and less 'bigger is better' mentality. Mature society vs dick size contest.

P2P gold trading: already solved this issue and its interface with existing networks. Check out the Banking and Finance link on the profile of newatlantis Its still rough at the moment and there are some gaps. Contributor will update soon I think.

[sirdiesel.livejournal.com]

That Reese's story is classic.

In Cancun, while absolutely hammered a couple of years ago, I went and asked some married woman (who, in my defense, looked 19) to dance, about four seconds before her husband came over, who looked similar to Stone Cold Steve Austin. He bought me two Dos Equis, which he assumed would make me happy enough to leave. He was right.

[calience.livejournal.com]

The fact that I like to poke my tongue through the middle to make a perfect ring out of the ridge probably shouldn't be mentioned in the this particular reference to Reese's Peanut Butter cups, yeah? :P

Still, clever commentary on your part, even if it did get you into a little trouble.

[candid.livejournal.com]

Buy the airvolume rights from whom?

[fishsupreme]

I would presume from the current landowners.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what I had in mind. If you imagine the borders of your property projected through the atmosphere for some arbitary distance, initially you would own all of the air space within that volume.

[ex-petra476.livejournal.com]

I suppose my objection to that is that the air polution doesn't stop at their property line. IT comes over to mine. I paid for clean air and clean water, and soil without PVCs and they are hurting my property (me and my land) by dumping crap into the air, water, soil.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Air pollution doesn't stop at the property line, that's true. But if airvolume rights were in place, you could sue anyone who allowed pollutants to cross from their airvolume into yours, just as you can now sue someone who dumps trash, or waste oil on your land.

[kittles.livejournal.com]

On the babe topic.

I love being checked out. I love it even more when the guy I'm *with* loves that I get checked out. The jealous types annoy me. But the type who watches me cross a room and scans the expressions of anyone *else* who is watching me cross that room - that type, I love.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

That's good to know. We enjoy checking you out!

[ehintz.livejournal.com]

Airvolume: an interesting fact-as a helicopter pilot, I can legally operate anywhere (Class B, Prohibited, Restricted, TFR, etc airspace excluded) provided I remain above ground. I can legally land more or less anywhere, as long as I have the property owners permission, but as long as I keep the skids off the ground and I'm not endangering anyone or myself, it's fully legal to sit in your front yard and hover all day long. Of course, you would complain to the FAA or something, and they would tell me to stop and perhaps create noise abatement procedures if enough complaints were received, but it is legal. If we entered into a situation where airvolumes were for sale, the General Aviation factor would be an interesting one at the least.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Interesting. If airvolume rights ever become a reality, I imagine that airlines, aviation clubs would buy up the most of the rights above a certain height.