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I want to be able to, as I am typing, copy something. In other words, I don't want to have to type something and then use my mouse to highlight it and right click and copy or control-c. Actually, I just tried something and I guess you could hold ctrl-shift and left arrow to where i want to copy.
But I am looking for something more along the lines of: hit a button (on the keyboard, maybe an F key?) to enable real-time copying to the clipboard and then hitting that button to disable it.

* $

I'm not a huge coffee drinker but when I want a cup, I can crave it and even so, when I crave it I want it right then. So why am I forced to wait 5-10 minutes, seriously, to even touch the stuff after I buy it? Maybe my sensitive mouth would be numb to extreme temperatures after years of coffee consumtion, I guess that's how others do it, but what about starbucks haters like me?

What I need is some variable temperature coffee. Now I know places like Starbucks let you request to have a drink, say, Extra Hot. I'm not sure if they allow an Extra-Cool like option, however they don't even advertise such temp requesting. But I'm talking more specific requests...something along the lines of "I'll take a cafe mocha decaf double 115 mr barista!" They could have a default temp but people could customize to exactly what their tastes are if they wanted. It wouldn't be too involved to have 5-degree increments and some type of quick cooling mechanism.

tail lights

I came up with adaptive cruise control almost 5 years ago, it's finally being put into place, yay. I'm also glad, nissan I think it is, has come up with lane changing warnings, I always feel like the driver on my passenger side is accidentally coming over into my lane, so I welcome that idea with open arms. The other idea of mine I don't know if it is out there yet, was for adaptive tail lights. where the hard you brake the brighter the tail lights become. I hate going 80 on I95 and I see the brake lights in front of me turn on and panic and brake myself, not knowing what's ahead and how hard the guy is actually braking. It'd be great if the lights would be at their brightest when the person is slamming on their brakes, or otherwise, very dim if they are simply turning off the cruise control.

DC

I sit here looking at the computer screen with my only comfort coming from knowing there is a silver can of DC (diet coke for those not-in-the-know) calling my name 3 feet away. I cannot wait to taste the aspartame, brown bubbly treat but there is one thing holding me back. I don't have any napkins nearby. What? you ask. Can this guy not have a sip without drooling all over himself over such a caffeine buzz? you ask again. On the contrary my friend, I could gulp down a 12-oz can in (insert low number here) seconds.

The napkin deficiency lies with the initial ker klunk of opening the can. You see, I don't know what it is, but everytime I open a can of soda I can't help but be sprayed with bubbly goodness all over my hands. The germ-a-phobe I am, I don't want to have to lick four out of five fingers, fingers that have been typing away on my germ-laden keyboard all afternoon (okay so I only use 2 fingers to type, you get the point) and slowly stripping the paint off my mouse, um where did that mouse-paint go? No thanks, I'd much rather open the can with the napkin covering the can, or in public places to not look like a freak, have a napkin to wipe off excess fluids.

Why should we have to go to this much trouble? Is it not possible to innovate on the 60-year old aluminum can? I find this hard to believe. In fact I think previous aluminum cans were better when the opening was more vertical and less horizontal as today's cans are. It would be simple to have some sort of a pyramid of aluminum or dented opening cover thingy so as to prevent less splash upon the impact of the aluminum doing a belly-flop on my liquidy friend.

Also, while you're at it, get rid of the narrow canyon around the edge that traps dirt in it and offer a smooth crevice that can be easily wiped with the edge of my shirt.