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Remake a film that previously flopped at the box office
with a stronger cast, tighter script, better director or
higher effects budget and release the new version a
year after the initial failure. Should the film still fail to
find a mass audience, the process would be repeated on
an annual basis. As one hit pays for many failures in the

149film business, the instant-remake plan would offer an
attractive double-or-nothing financial model for a
studio. The very novelty of the concept would ensure
huge PR and word of mouth, and the annual releases
could become cult events in their own right.

Dan Friedman
24 February 2001

Design a smart volume-control for personal stereos that
would monitor ambient noise levels and adjust the
playback volume accordingly. When on a train, for
example, the volume would be higher when travelling at

150speedthanwhenstationary.
Steve James
26 February 2001