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December 20 to 31, 2005
iPod Stuff http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB110373871528907298,00.html?mod=to
day
s_free_featur...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
The HD wildlife reel is stunning and played beautifully on my PowerBook G4 and should run fine on iMac G5s. The H.264 codec crushes the best codecs being used in movies distributed over file sharin...
Hawaii's High-Tech Successes, To
day
Canada once took in 50,000 Vietnam-era draft dodgers. But to
day
it's denying political asylum to those who refuse to participate in the Iraq war...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Hope everyone had a happy Earth
day
. Not surprisingly, much news was devoted to how much high-tech junk is being generated and what to do about it...
Rethinking The Every
day
Things
April 11 to 17, 2005
Laptop design is causing posture-related problems: http://www.usato
day
.com/news/health/2005-04-12-laptop-pain_x.htm?csp=3...
Portraits of normal, every
day
people by Naomi Harris...
April 4 to 10, 2005
You may one
day
clean your teeth with a light wand...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
What blows my mind is that many of the documents I examined and commented on came from the 1992 hypertext www-talk archives, which I helped archive in the first place, using software that I wrot...
To
day
's college students are getting used to downloading high-speed movies and music on demand from their computers...
All the great hackers are switching to Macs, again mirroring the early growth of the Web (which was developed on an ancestor of to
day
's Mac, the NeXT). We'll just see what happens...
Things to use when clean water gets scarce - the AquaPak costs a dollar to make, runs on solar, and can purify up to four gallons of water a
day
...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Once upon a time, anti-war/pro-peace messages in mainstream media were a little more direct, involving protest music with pointed lyrics and shocking fashion. Now in to
day
's information-cynical world...
This was a top item in news all over the world this week: Banksy, an artist mostly known for his quality graffiti work, snuck into New York's most famous museums and affixed his anti-war work to th...
Rock group Franz Ferdinand's music video "Take Me Out" won the "Breakthrough Video" award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. It uses high-tech techniques to create dense living collages patterne...
Contact lenses are being used for all sort of things these
day
s. Here's some fashion glitter contacts that look pretty sexy...
Viral marketing is huge these
day
s. In this article are a few dos and don'ts of viral marketing...
BTW there are plenty of online resources to
day
for anti-SUV bumper stickers...
March 14 to 20, 2005
Only in Hawaii - people made corned beef sushi with green rice for St. Patrick's
day
. I think it should be a symbol of world unity or something. Note that this type of sushi (musubi) is usually mad...
Towards tolerance - "Under armed guard, a woman broke with more than a thousand years of Islamic tradition to lead men and women in a prayer service yester
day
in Manhattan"...
More and more young kids want cell phones these
day
s...
How fast can mistakes travel in this digital age? Thanks to a transcriptionist's typo, a 1962 nuclear test blast called "Project Sedan" was renamed "Project Sudan", causing an international inciden...
Breast-enhancing bubble gum is popular in Japan these
day
s...
March 7 to 13, 2005
One of my pet topics - what happens to your data and online personality after you die? This article uses the case of Aaron Huth, who still has an online presence (and bank account) a year after hi...
February 21 to 27, 2005
In a panel at a Web conference in 1995 I talked about the inevitable rise of instant stardom and its perils, once the Web got popular. Here are some of the latest subjects - a very funny online vide...
February 14 to 20, 2005
I went to the last meeting of 106 Miles, a new Silicon Valley entrepreneur's group organized by Joyce Park, my colleague at CommerceNet. If you'd like to get your finger on the pulse of the Valle...
Online creative guy zefrank made a nice movie of his Valentine's
day
thoughts...
February 7 to 13, 2005
To
day
's Web designers should learn how to use the XMLHttpRequest object to build highly dynamic interfaces like Google Maps, Google Suggest, and Gmail...
Podcasting is getting more media attention, along with front page space in USA To
day
. Here's a good overview of the state of podcasting right now...
Careful, identity thieves can masquerade as legitimate wireless hotspots: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usato
day
/20050207/bs_usato
day
/identitythievescanlurkatwifispot...
Generation X now spends more on travel than baby boomers do: http://www.usato
day
.com/money/biztravel/2005-02-08-xtrav-usat_x.ht...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
I broke down and got one of the last iPod shuffles - the 1GB model - at the Ala Moana Apple store. Its competitors tout radio and recording capabilities, but on such gadgets the line-in recordin...
A nanoscale "crossbar latch" from HP's Quantum Science Research labs may one
day
replace the transistor...
The U.S. now has over 830,000 net phone subscribers: http://www.usato
day
.com/money/industries/technology/2005-01-26-managing-tech-usat_x.ht...
Intellectual property lawyers are destroying the military model industry. Aren't defense contractors making enough money these
day
s...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Scientists find a way to create petrified wood in
day
s. Implications for new types of filters...
The government is accusing DuPont of hiding materials that suggest that a chemical in Teflon leads to cancer and birth defects. Not only that, the chemical's been found in people's bloodstreams. Afte...
January 17 to 23, 2005
I had the pleasure of listening to XM Satellite Radio all week (which was bundled with my Alamo rental car) while working in Mountain View, CA. It sounds great and the music choices are wonderful...
"Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A
day
Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture...
Learn Disco! http://www.newsto
day
.com/_tpl/qbn/learn_disco.htm...
January 1 to 9, 2005
The results of the second holi
day
champagne chair contest, in which designers made chairs using only the material from one champagne bottle...
December 6 to 12, 2004
See how popular your name is: http://www.birth
day
alarm.com/NamePopularity.js...
LED holi
day
lights - bulbs are so 2003...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
Scientists figure out how to make hydrogen from sunflower oil. Does this mean that one
day
I'll be able to power my car from my cell phone compost pile...
November 22 to 28, 2004
To
day
a new blog is created every 5.8 seconds - here's the latest statistics on the state of the blogosphere. Over 90% of bloggers are 13 to 29 years old...
Gold teeth, freaking, and baggy pants - teenagers these
day
s are driving school principals nuts...
Here's an excerpt from "Checkpoint", a documentary on the West Bank/Gaza Strip checkpoints that was readapted by the Israeli military for training purposes. This clip highlights the every
day
tensio...
An account of the rough security screening at movie theaters these
day
s...
November 15 to 21, 2004
SoHo's Apple Store is New York's hottest singles spot. Add a few barstools and I'd be there all
day
...
Beautiful new holi
day
cards...
November 8 to 14, 2004
"The Persuaders" also featured a short clip of Bob Dylan in his Victoria's Secret commercial. The danger is that kids these
day
s only know Bob Dylan as the "Victoria's Secret" guy. There is hope...
October 11 to 17, 2004
The first hotel with iris identification. One
day
you'll just walk into your room, no check-in needed...
Is this the beginning of "jacking into cyberspace"? http://www.usato
day
.com/news/health/2004-10-10-braingate-cover_x.ht...
On Columbus
day
, history professors relate Columbus' cruel history...
China faces an obesity epidemic: http://www.medicalnewsto
day
.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=1488...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Podcasting puts audio content you want to hear on your iPod. One
day
you can podcast Howard Stern from XM Radio...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Inside the recently upgraded world's third-most-powerful supercomputer at Virginia Tech (it's also powered by Mac OSX): http://www.usato
day
.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2004-09-03-kantor_x.ht...
Eat healthy leftovers - become a freegan! http://www.news
day
.com/features/ny-p2two3987360sep29,0,2957052.story?coll=n...
September 20 to 26, 2004
Vintage war posters modernized for to
day
...
A part of the brain that removes fear has been found: http://www.health
day
.com/view.cfm?id=52123...
A new business model for artists! Green
day
sells blank recordable CD-Rs with album designs...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Why are political polls "a sham"? First, they don't call people with cell phones: http://www.news
day
.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nybres163973220sep16,0,5538561.colum...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Has your PC been taken over by a spamming virus? Spammers are selling your "zombie PC" to others: http://www.usato
day
.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-09-08-zombieprice_x.ht...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Happy Labor
day
...
This week's 12 and 16-year-olds marked as terrorists and apprehended by the Secret Service: http://www.news
day
.com/news/local/longisland/ny-likid0904,0,892344.story?coll=ny-topstories-headline...
The average Briton is scrutinized by 300 security cameras a
day
...
August 22 to 29, 2004
RSS is becoming a hot technology these
day
s...
August 15 to 22, 2004
I was in line at the Kalihi DMV for two hours getting a replacement license. Three of six clerks are working, and those working spend about 30 seconds each transaction just retrieving paper-base...
Hawaii lumber should be sustainable, especially these
day
s when housing materials are in such demand! The HI Lumber Products Association launches a site...
A new business model for healthcare: "same-
day
" doctors...
August 8 to 14, 2004
What to do about the War Memorial/Natatorium on Kaimana Beach, an unlabeled hazardous collapsing eyesore that's confused tourists and annoyed locals for 25 years? The one that will cost untol...
A good first step: lofts are allowed back in Chinatown! My grandmother was born in a Chinatown loft (which is now Soullenz Gallery) in 1917, above the old family store. Without mixed-use development...
"Modern-
day
Slavery...
Retro modern-
day
ads...
Some of the most untranslatable words in the world: http://www.to
day
translations.com/index.php/fuseaction/home.content/page/pres...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
After a year in operation, Kev's News goes online! Since everyone seems to have a blog these
day
s, I decided to go ahead and just do it. I see the rise of blogs as a symptom of people learning how t...
To
day
's laws basically make the folk music tradition illegal...
July 12 to 18, 2004
During the summer, Office Depot is allowing people to drop off and recycle one electronics product per
day
, for free...
What globetrotting Laurie Anderson is up to these
day
s, NASA's first artist in residence...
July 5 to 11, 2004
A new type of affordable condo complex with intelligently designed 347 square-foot spaces. I'd rather see a building like this than (yet) another rundown concrete brick apartment in Hawaii any
day
...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
"Facetop", a method of videoconferencing that's actually about 35 years old but may one
day
be popular...
The heartwarming story of independent, garage-based SomaFM, which broadcasts worldwide to 8,000 listeners a
day
...
June 14 to 20, 2004
This is almost a non-news item - I got a pristine bootleg online the other
day
...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Here's some of the best conference goodies (schwag) given out these
day
s...
Where are the guitar heros of to
day
? "Still searching for the next guitar hero"...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
"For the second straight year, an Internet unknown won the famed World Series of Poker on Fri
day
, ravaging a field of professional players on his way to glory and riches....
A man took a photo of himself every
day
for a year and made this movie...
May 24 to 30, 2004
A how-to booklet from the 1940's. Remember, "how-to" books on to
day
's technology will seem just as quaint in 2070...
The way the music died "What will it take for an artist to make it in the music business these
day
s?" A Frontline special, view it online...
Some of the hippest mp3 blogs out there. Mash-ups are really popular these
day
s. The mp3 format actually got popular because of blogs like "Blex's Page of Good Mp3", seven years ago. I used to visi...
May 17 to 23, 2004
Rupert Murdoch's first commercial waste-to-oil plant launched and makes 200 barrels a
day
from the turkey processing plant next door. It's 80% efficient and runs on its own energy...
One of my favorite movies, THX-1138 (George Lucas' first film) is being rereleased on DVD. Hope he doesn't screw it up like he did Star Wars...
May 10 to 16, 2004
A lot of prefab buzz is going around on the net these
day
s. I hope more people are getting tired of living in expensive, soulless boxes! About the Glidehouse debut...
More groovy green efforts from San Francisco: an ink jet cartridge recycler and an industrial composting company. This is a great model for cities to follow to get small businesses recycling compos...
May 3 to 9, 2004
The "eBay economy" is growing. This is a great business idea - sell things on eBay for others. Mailbox places should take this up as an additional service...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
When the island of Tuvalu sinks, it will be the only country to exist solely on the Internet: http://www.usato
day
.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2004-04-27-tuvalu_x.ht...
April 19 to 25, 2004
Dissatisfied with the mainland, a lot of people are moving to New Zealand these
day
s, leading to a housing boom and sketchy developments...
Gone are the
day
s of the fix-it-yourselfer - new cars are getting too complicated to fix...
Study: "less soft drinks reduces obesity": http://www.usato
day
.com/news/health/2004-04-22-soft-drinks_x.ht...
April 12 to 18, 2004
There's a lot of participatory art going on around the net these
day
s. Here's the surreal result at the midpoint of one photoshop-fest...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Bad singing - it's in fashion again! William Hung is a plucky 21-year-old U.C. Berkeley engineering student who tried out for American Idol and was kicked off halfway through his audition. His firs...
You're more adaptable than you think. Check it out! This visual effect basically reprograms your neurotransmitters. Don't worry, the effects shouldn't last longer than a
day
.....
March 31, 2004
Hawaii Kai is one of the most garish neighborhoods I've seen. Hawaii is not Greece, Italy, or Hollywood. So why build faux (stucco, fenced-in, highly paved) structures which are neither here no...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
A brawl involving 750 students that resulted in two arrests and eleven suspensions broke out during an anger management assembly at a suburban high school...
A nice summary of four up-and-coming wireless technologies - WiMax, 802.16e, 802.11n, and Ultrawideband: http://www.usato
day
.com/tech/wireless/data/2004-03-28-coming-tech_x.ht...
March 22 to 28, 2004
Musician Kevin Shields created one of the most expensive, influential and highly praised albums of the last two decades - "Loveless". Here's his first interview in 12 years...
March 15 to 21, 2004
The swoosh of wind turbines makes locals report ghosts. Again, noise cancellation technology may alleviate that: http://www.yorkshireto
day
.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=75691...
February 23 to 29, 2004
Congratulations! You may be a content provider! "Nearly half of U.S. Internet users have built Web pages, posted photos, written comments or otherwise added to the enormous variety of materia...
This has been pretty popular, but for those who don't know... DJ Danger Mouse released the critically acclaimed "The Grey Album", a remix of rap vocals and the Beatles' White Album. EMI demands a hal...
Modern video games are on the cutting edge of reality simulation: where 20 years ago a shoot-'em-up game took one to four people, to
day
's games require teams of 30+ and specialized knowledge o...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Hoo boy, lots of news this week. You heard it here first, folks! Leaked Pentagon report warns climate change may bring famine, war "LONDON (AFP) - A secret report prepared by the Pentagon warns tha...
Exposure To Low-level Magnetic Fields Causes DNA Damag...
The Pentagon researches ways for GIs to fight for up to five
day
s without a break. Have they not heard of crack? "The question is: 'Are there temporary biochemical approaches we can use to squeeze th...
February 9 to 15, 2004
For Valentine's
day
, another fascinating "science and love" article - "Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people"...
There was a little buzz around the net last week regarding "peak oil". The term refers to the point at which worldwide oil production will peak, which is currently predicted to happen in 2015. Jo...
February 2 to 8, 2004
The market for luxury cars (which cost up to $1 million) is booming nationwide. "There are more rich people every
day
, and the spread between the people who have money and those who don't is gettin...
January 19 to 25, 2004
A filmmaker decides to make a documentary - he'll eat nothing but McDonald's food 3 times a
day
for 30
day
s. The result? 25 more pounds, liver toxicity, high cholesterol, headaches, depression, an...
January 12 to 18, 2004
I used to get about 500 to 1000 spams a
day
. Now it's down to about 100 now that I put tough anti-spam filters in.....
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Did you have champagne over the holi
day
s? Tiny bubbles are better - when picking champagne, look for more, smaller bubbles...
December 22 to 28, 2003
Hope everyone had a happy 2003! Kev's News is now six months old. (Obligatory holi
day
picture link below)...
Yet another victim of the Nigerian Email Scam. It's become or 4th or 5th largest industry there! This article has interesting details on how it's done these
day
s, involving dozens of actors, props...
December 8 to 14, 2003
The worst holi
day
religious gifts ever...
November 24 to 30, 2003
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving... In honor, here's an article about why to
day
's mass-produced turkeys taste so bland.....
November 10 to 16, 2003
People will do anything to get into the U.S.... (From September 2001) http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/CustomsTo
day
/2001/September/other/custo
day
_bent.xm...
Some popular news stories: Scientists have created the first artificial virus (and it reproduces): http://www.usato
day
.com/news/science/2003-11-13-new-life-usat_x.ht...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
The
day
the Music Die...
October 27, 2003
PDA screens are getting pretty high-resolution these
day
s (picture).....
October 20, 2003
To
day
's modern kids comment on vintage video games - Pong, Donkey Kong, Handheld Football, Tetris, Space Invaders, and more... Niko: Hey—Pong. My parents played this game. Brian: It takes this whol...
October 6, 2003
As this type of experience gets cheaper to create, perhaps one
day
we'll see more artists and other types of visionary people making use of it...
September 30, 2003
The student who ate only wild foods for 80
day
s in suburbia...
September 22, 2003
All about the best slot machine cheater ever: http://www.usato
day
.com/tech/news/2003-08-11-slot-cheats_x.ht...
September 8, 2003
Want to know what brands are mentioned the most in popular songs these
day
s? Here's a chart, updated weekly...
August 12, 2003
Slow news week. Most of the new good stuff popped up to
day
. This week's theme: trends on the edge of culture...
August 4, 2003
1) One reason why music sucks more these
day
...
It is official U.S. policy to encourage people to buy larger, less efficient cars: "The Senate rejected a proposal to require a sharp increase in automobile fuel economy Tues
day
after concerns wer...
July 28, 2003
Another case for biodiversity in every
day
life: "Tree-Eating Beetle Poses Threat In U.S....
July 21, 2003
Just released last month, Second Life is perhaps the closest thing to wide-scale cyberspace to
day
. A journalist is covering its own culture as it evolves...
But still "up to five Americans per
day
" are waiting in London hotel rooms to meet people about "liberating funds" (12/2002)...
July 16, 2003
"Why," you may wonder, "are you sending me email like this, Kev?" you may ask. I say: because you have a committed interest in keeping the world from being absolutely mediocre. Therefore an...
July 10, 2003
With iChat, Who Needs a Phone? Apple's latest tech wizardry makes voice calling over the Net a snap. That could be a push off a cliff for to
day
's telecom giant...