Stupid Questions

We need to encourage programmers to ask more stupid questions. Here are some of my best that have turned into projects.

Questions

• If I have files housed in Dropbox, can I send them to a different cloud storage?
  • Yessir
• How does a search engine work?
  • Currently designing one
• What does the inside of a PDF look like?
  • Can I watermark my PDFs?
• Can a computer manage my Gmail inboxes?
• Can a computer recognize my handwriting?
• Can we simplify how much Java we have to write?
  • As much as I love this language, it's a pain sometimes
• Can I set up reminders to let me know when subscriptions are due?
  • In an excessive way, yes
• If I have a .mp3 file, could I Shazam the song to get metadata about the song?
• Can I have a computer solve the puzzles of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes?
  • Those bombs won't defuse themselves
  • How about the Centurion Project?
    • 1000 Percent
• Can I make a text RPG in the console?
  • This was a long time ago, but yeah!