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March 28 to April 3, 2005
Here's a slightly new way to visualize large graphs - topological fisheye views: http://www.research.att.com/
area
s/visualization/projects_software/topfish.htm...
February 21 to 27, 2005
A startup creates molecular storage technology that could store 1 terabit per square inch, or 25 DVDs of data in a postage stamp-sized
area
...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Taking a photo in a public
area
? Carry a list of your rights as a photographer...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
Cell phones are making
area
codes obsolete...
January 24 to 30, 2005
How about a wi-fi cafe combined with a print-on-demand bookstore? Now that so many book sales are online, how about putting the bookstore in the cafe instead of the cafe in the bookstore? A suitabl...
January 17 to 23, 2005
In tsunami-hit
area
s in India, Christian missionaries are denying aid if people don't convert...
January 10 to 16, 2005
Life is pretty hardy. Already there are signs of it around the tsunami-devastated
area
s...
Another crack in the suburban facade: In the Bay
area
, 50% of residents want new homes built closer to job centers...
How about introducing "bike stations" into
area
s, for commuting and socializing...
December 6 to 12, 2004
In an
area
of SUV-dominated San Francisco, a car gets ticketed for being too small...
November 22 to 28, 2004
I'm now working at zLab, the CommerceNet "center for decentralization" in Mountain View, California. It's been a while since anyone started a software research lab in the
area
- let's see what we whi...
Enter your ZIP code and get a blast map that shows the effects of a 10-kiloton nuclear blast in your
area
...
More than 27% of U.S. babies were delivered by Caes
area
n section, the highest percentage since 1996...
November 1 to 7, 2004
We can explain a few things with visuals... here's a U.S. election map with county detail. Things aren't so red vs. blue now. Note how the rural
area
s tend to be the most red...
Because of a clash with federal law, legislation protecting whales from high-speed boats in the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary has been overturned. This may lead to the end of offshor...
October 18 to 24, 2004
R.I.P. shirts are popular in high-homicide
area
s, where rappers wear shirts with the names and photos of victims they don't even know...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Pictures and personal accounts of arrests and the detention
area
at the Republican National Convention...
August 2 to 8, 2004
1) Tax incentives for local artists in particular
area
s to spur growth. Here's a model...
As seen in recent floods in Hawaii, storm drainage systems can clog up due to improper use. Could the use of permeable pavement systems help alleviate flooding in
area
s such as Manpunapuna? It'...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Cool Concept of the Week: Seed Balls Take 100 to 200 properly chosen seeds of plants, trees, fruits, and vegetables, and pack them in a hardened sphere of mineral-rich red clay. Scatter one abou...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Curious locals dig up
area
51 wireless perimeter sensors on public land and get busted by the FBI and Air Force agents...
An S.F. gallery closes after its owner is assaulted for displaying a painting depicting the abuse of Iraqi soldiers by American troops. And this in the typically "counterculture" North Beach
area
too...
April 19 to 25, 2004
Some of the best entries in a Photoshop contest. Theme: merge two animals! http://www.vaca.mu/~jb
area
/lionbird.jp...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Bioengineered weed-killer resistant grass is being tested on golf courses. Unless trimmed regularly, it may flower and spread to public
area
s...
March 31, 2004
In the Bay
area
, multiple offers over 10 are not uncommon. Houses have gone for $300,000 over the asking price. Median home prices in San Francisco are $200,000 over that of Oahu and $100,000 ove...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
Although expensive, mechanized parking is perfect for high-density
area
s low on space. Someone in Honolulu urban planning should at least take a look at the data...
March 8 to 14, 2004
There's an interesting architectural trend towards "green roofs" - creating mini-ecologies in unused urban
area
s, mainly, roofs...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Cinergy becomes the first electric utility in the U.S. to offer high-speed Internet service via its power lines. The benefits of using such as service in Hawaii are obvious (reach rural
area
s, les...
February 16 to 22, 2004
I didn't know Hoku Scientific was based in Kalihi! If they do well, can this be the start of turning Kalihi into a high-tech
area
(as HCC Provost Ramsey Pedersen would like to see)? The
area
's got ...
A new cheap printer prints out prescription eyeglass lenses for $5 each, a boon for those in third-world
area
s...
February 9 to 15, 2004
The sad story of a once-historic downtown
area
that is planned to be an auto dealership due to the city's current budget shortfall...
October 14, 2003
The main point of this is that now a single computer can replace an entire cellular tower's worth of expensive equipment. This means smaller installations and better coverage to rural
area
s. Plus i...
August 25, 2003
* Amtrak (shut down in some
area
s...
July 8, 2003
To experience the Auto-ID Center's security holes firsthand, simply visit the web site at http://www.autoidcenter.org and type "confidential" in the site search box. The Center encourages such sit...