Ask HN: How many ideas do you have?

How many ideas [0] do you guys get on a regular basis [1], and do you wish you could protect [2] these ideas? How much would you pay per idea for such a service [3]?

[0] For our purposes, an idea is something that includes intellectual property, that can turn into a business (software, hardware, any technology), a side project, a product, etc.

[1] "regular basis", e.g. never, once per year, once per month, once per day, non-stop-stream-of-ideas, etc. Try to be realistic.

[2] "protect" is a loose term and does not necessarily mean protect using traditional legal methods.

[3] Please provide a guess-timate of what you think is reasonable... on a per idea basis... from zero dollars to $10 per idea to $100 per idea, etc.