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December 20 to 31, 2005
The winner of the second Dwell eco-prefab house contest: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2004/12/dwell_home_ii_t.ph...
In a pioneering survey, most artists and musicians think that
file
sharing is not a threat...
The RIAA and MPAA are intentionally putting adware into Windows Media
file
s to thwart
file
sharing...
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...
Biodegradable packaging tape: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/biodegradable_p.ph...
46 benefits of building green: http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm?
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Name=140401a.xm...
The all-wood musical door/doorchime based on the African tongue drum. What a great concept! http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/a_doorway_to_pa.ph...
Doonesbury's take on
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sharing...
The beautiful long-lost music of Red Hash, circa 1973: http://blog
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s.wfmu.org/BT/Gary_Higgins_-_Thicker_Than_A_Smokey.mp...
21st Century Music Videos http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2005/04/29/notes042905.DT...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Power utilities can fund the migration to greener technologies by selling "green power", like the Tennessee Valley Authority is doing: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/green_power_in.ph...
The DIY solar cycle holds its own solar panels: http://www.treehugger.com/
file
s/2005/04/don_dunkees_diy.ph...
Ecologically responsible hostels can be efficient and beautiful (and a source of income and workers for organic farms): http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/one_world_backp.ph...
April 11 to 17, 2005
This week saw a number of pro
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s of a new generation of activists. Some use the latest technology to promote the environment, some are resorting to radical measures to make their voices heard, an...
"A new generation of flower children keeps psychedelic folk alive" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2005/04/14/derk.DT...
If you
file
via Intuit or H&R Block though, your online behavior will be secretly tracked...
Hey, developers - check out the Green Building Products directory: http://www.treehugger.com/
file
s/2005/04/green_remodelin.ph...
The Mother Jones graphic expose on the modern house: http://www.treehugger.com/
file
s/2005/04/this_new_house.ph...
Download the
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directly here (it's 70MB)...
April 4 to 10, 2005
A pro
file
on one of the first real 21st century superstars, journalist, blogger, polyglot, and hot babe Xeni Jardin...
China spends three times the world average on energy to produce $1 of gross domestic product - and 70% of its energy comes from coal. Because the U.S. isn't in the Kyoto accord, imported Chines...
A more balanced, scenario-laden view of the U.N.-backed Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, mentioned last week: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/millenium_ecosy.ph...
Hey developers! Use Ecoglo, non-radioactive, non-toxic, non-battery-using technology for your emergency lighting systems: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/passive_emergen.ph...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Toshiba's popular "minute-charge" battery: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/the_vanadium_ba.ph...
Derren Brown uses basic psychological principles to perform amazing "mind-reading" and mass hypnotism tricks: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/27/news/pro
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.htm...
G.M.'s vice-chairman, on why he thinks people will still buy big SUVs: "Rich people don't care": http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/04/from_the_cuttin.ph...
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: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/aquapak_1.ph...
Here's a package for turning empty roofs into green ones: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/instant_green_r.ph...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Finally, indie rock group the Decemberists released a high-res version of their music video "Sixteen Military Wives" via
file
sharing. They are among the first musicians to release a music vide...
Two hand-cranked blenders are tough enough to chop ice: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/lehmans_handcra.ph...
Here's a cool new food trend - food balls! They can be very healthy, can be dipped, they're easy to pack and store, make good snacks, and require no utensils to eat...
A new newspaper column only reviews cars that do better than 30 mpg. Let's see more columns like this: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/ecodriver_1.ph...
U.S. music sales rise, despite massive amounts of
file
sharing action on the net...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Trashing Hawaii http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/g/a/2005/03/09/gree.DT...
Learning From Nature http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/london_antiflye.ph...
"I don't see / the point of Haiku / in English" - the first(?) haiku poetry slam: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2005/03/09/DDGUMBLOA46.DT...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Howard Stringer becomes Sony's first non-Japanese CEO, after five years of stock declines and poor business decisions. The beginning of the end was circa 1998, when the mp3 community (then a loos...
The Vectrix electric scooter gets up to 62mph: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/03/vectrix_electri_1.ph...
The online rerelease of the acclaimed animated short "Balance": http://www.put
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.com/media.php?n=balanc...
February 21 to 27, 2005
Decomposable pod-like eco-coffins: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/02/ecopod_green_co.ph...
February 14 to 20, 2005
The mating scent of the German cockroach has been found - here's the clever methods scientists used: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/news/archive/2005/02/17/national/w110206S34.DT...
February 7 to 13, 2005
The battery-free wind-up remote control: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/02/battery_free_re_1.ph...
44% of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists feel findings were suppressed that would require greater protection of endangered species...
A pretty good study of the contents of the Red Bull energy drink, recently approved for sale in Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/
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s/health/redbull/index.htm...
This man has converted 15 diesel Mercedes to run on biodiesel, with 15 to go: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/g/a/2005/02/09/mrcedeswrang.DT...
Reality Is Subjective http://www.optillusions.com/dp/
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January 31 to February 6, 2005
Microsoft is mad about all the Apple iPods that employees are buying and using at work: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2005/02/04/notes020405.DT...
The music industry sued an 83-year-old dead woman for
file
sharing...
The Rich Get Richer http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2005/02/03/MNG6UB51391.DT...
California's explosion of autism cases worsened last year: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2005/02/04/MNGH2B60I41.DT...
January 24 to 30, 2005
It's time for Hawaii to promote innovate mixed-use businesses that foster community development. Mentioned last week was the concept of "bike stations", which could be placed next to mas...
Whole-grain foods are becoming an industry trend. Wonder Bread now makes a whole-grain alternative, following "unprecedented consumer interest in healthier foods"...
Why don't local supermarkets sell reusable shopping bags at time of checkout? Here's how some towns in Australia managed to ban disposable plastic bags at supermarkets, saving 350,000 bags in th...
The wind-up cell phone charger: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/01/windup_charger_1.ph...
January 17 to 23, 2005
Need thermal or acoustic insulation? Use eco-friendly itch-free insulation products: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/01/bonded_logic_sm.ph...
Never mind the U.S. - electronics companies are using less lead in products thanks to European Union regulations...
January 10 to 16, 2005
The makers of the popular Stuffit compression application have found a way to compress JPEG image
file
s by up to 30%...
Here's a PowerPoint presentation on the manufacturing process - why they don't offer it as a PDF
file
is beyond me...
The Web and the Internet are enabling more direct soldier-to-family communications that ever before. Hopefully, this will make societies more aware of the real costs of war...
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 areas, for commuting and socializing? http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/01/bikestaions_com.ph...
Paper or plastic? Neither. Here's a great answer to this question: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/01/qa_retail_carry.ph...
Here's a link to a torrent
file
of ALL the USGS images in this archive...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Do SUVs make you stupid? http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/g/a/2005/01/07/notes010705.DTL&type=printabl...
An architecture firm is turning the considerable amount of waste from Boston's massive Big Dig project into office buildings and groovy-looking modern housing...
New eco-friendly cork tiles resist mildew naturally: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2005/01/cork_mosaic_til.ph...
December 13 to 19, 2004
A detailed technical analysis of the BitTorrent
file
sharing protocol, which consumes 35% of ALL internet traffic...
Why the Portland REI store is one of the greenest retail stores in the U.S.: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2004/12/rei_portland_go.ph...
Precast concrete walls that use recycled material and are up to 50% more energy efficient than regular walls: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2004/12/standard_precas.ph...
The ten most accurately rated artists in rock music history: http://www.spin.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&
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=article&sid=52...
December 6 to 12, 2004
An inspiring account of an organic farmer in Marin County, CA. - this is the future of farming: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/12/11/MNGEPAAHR81.DT...
Here's a good resource for the enviro-conscious - treehugger.com: http://www.treehugger.com/
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s/2004/12/paper_vase_from.ph...
Mark Morford details the long history of rock and roll selling out to corporate interests: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2004/12/10/notes121004.DT...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
"Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools": http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/11/30/MNGVNA3PE11.DT...
Rumors of Exeem, the true P2P evolution of BitTorrent. This will be the ultimate in
file
sharing...
November 22 to 28, 2004
Brilliant! Blog Torrent, written in PHP, enables one to serve large
file
s from their servers using BitTorrent...
November 8 to 14, 2004
An interesting interview with a man that has collected over 900,000 mp3
file
s online, for posterity's sake...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Fear and Ignorance http://chrisevans3d.com/
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s/iq.ht...
Things That Return To Bite Us http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/10/31/MNG5O9JIJQ1.DT...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Yes, the same Hart eSlate voting machines used in Hawaii caused Democratic votes to turn into Republican ones in Austin, Texas: http://www.kevcom.com/kevsnews/
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s/hart...
"Energy and America's Future" http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/24/MNG4C9FF1L1.DT...
October 18 to 24, 2004
Ever needed a private room for adults? Yamaha's got one: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&
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=article&sid=59...
R.I.P. shirts are popular in high-homicide areas, where rappers wear shirts with the names and photos of victims they don't even know...
October 11 to 17, 2004
The American health care system continues to flounder, with employer insurance increasing 11% in 2004: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/10/11/MNGII96CVP1.DT...
Absolutely beautiful photography at
file
Magazine...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Hart Intercivic makes those evoting machines that people in Hawaii will be using in the upcoming general election. Here's a recent article about a letter written by a former Hart technician wh...
September 20 to 26, 2004
Due to high-priced dorms, Berkeley students are finding it cheaper to rent mansions: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2004/09/21/carollloyd.DTL&type=printabl...
September 13 to 19, 2004
PCs are getting hotter and hotter as their complexity and power consumption increases: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/13/BUG2M8N2GB1.DT...
September 5 to 12, 2004
The CyberLite LED is one of the products made with the above methods: http://www.electronicproducts.com/ShowPage.asp?SECTION=3130&PRIMID=&
file
Name=marHL1.mar200...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
This week's 12 and 16-year-olds marked as terrorists and apprehended by the Secret Service: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/09/01/DDGUR8GVCN1.DT...
August 22 to 29, 2004
Enterprise housing - creating affordable, sustainable housing in urban, mixed-use environments: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2004/08/24/carollloyd.DTL&type=printabl...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Idea of the Week: Nature Cemeteries What a great concept: there's less cost and waste for the industry, there's a pent-up demand, land is conserved (and preserved), and it's cheaper for consumers...
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...
Movie Studios Lose In Case Against
file
-Sharing App...
The Olympics is selling a lot less tickets than desired: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/c/a/2004/08/18/OLYEMPTYSEATS.TM...
August 8 to 14, 2004
An analysis of
file
s taken from a hard drive used in Al-Qaeda's operations. Insightful...
July 19 to 25, 2004
"Worship My Radiant iPod" http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2004/07/23/notes072304.DTL&type=printabl...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Recent progress in 3D visualization technology allows "virtual excavation", in this case, the ability to completely examine the contents of a 3,000 year-old mummy without touching it...
July 5 to 11, 2004
Steve Winwood's label "has seen a noticeable increase in record sales" thanks to putting a free track on
file
sharing networks...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
The first(?) application for turning your cellphone into a universal remote control: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&
file
=article&sid=37...
June 21 to 27, 2004
Real-time
file
sharing music popularity results reside at BigChampagne - this blows SoundScan out of the water, or could if the RIAA doesn't sue everybody...
Now here's a secondary BigChampagne report that indicates that "artists receiving little or no radio play are still gaining very significant activity on
file
sharing networks". Meaning...
June 14 to 20, 2004
What does the military have to say about humanity? Here's a booklet carried by Vietnam soldiers which they were told to keep at all times: http://www.kevcom.com/kevsnews/
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s/humanity.pd...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
"Bad Hair Year" http://www.saywerd.com/
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s/badhairyear.htm...
May 24 to 30, 2004
A legend in urban design, octogenarian Jane Jacobs has written a new book analyzing North American culture called "Dark Ages Ahead"...
May 17 to 23, 2004
The "organic" food label is losing its fight to mainstream mediocrity: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
file
=/c/a/2004/05/22/MNGMT6QD0H1.DT...
More pictures of the eco-prefab Glidehouse: http://www.fabprefab.com/fab
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s/fablist/031_Glidehouse_FL/glidehousestatus/sunsetglidehouse-interior.ht...
May 10 to 16, 2004
Topic of the week: More architecture! Architect Michelle Kaufmann is an American hero. She's the first person to finally begin to fulfill Frank Lloyd Wright's dream of cheap quality homes, a goa...
"E-filing nears 50 percent mark" http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0510/web-e
file
-05-11-04.as...
More about the RIAA fudging numbers to claim sales lost to
file
sharing...
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...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
The first criminal charges under the nation's "can-spam" laws have been
file
d...
Before you laugh, try a little thinking outside of the box: Hawaii needs low-cost housing solutions - how about using used shipping containers? Many well-designed structures have been made worldwide...
April 19 to 25, 2004
The first fully-sustainable house has been developed - it's powered by solar and runs entirely on hydrogen: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?
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=/2004/4/20/features/7725984&sec=feature...
Due to a budget crisis in California, the U.C. college system is turning away eligible students for the first time in over 40 years...
April 12 to 18, 2004
AT&T's new music identification service seems to work pretty well: http://www.dailywireless.com/modules.php?name=News&
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=article&sid=179&mode=&order=0&thold=...
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...
William Hung: Racism, Or Magic? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/gate/archive/2004/04/06/eguillermo.DT...
March 31, 2004
Magazines about homes - called "shelter magazines" - are taking off despite an overall decrease in magazine sales, with 40 launched in 2002 alone...
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
"Study:
file
-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales...
Some bands find their fans are donating thousands to charities to make up for their
file
sharing...
March 22 to 28, 2004
Is your identity safe? The story of how American medical records and credit histories are being exposed outside the U.S. with no privacy guarantees. One reporter's fascinating detective work throug...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Some independent music stores are finding that "
file
sharing can help create a buzz online that can lead to more sales"...
February 23 to 29, 2004
The cat's out of the bag: the first decent mainstream article on the brilliant BitTorrent, the
file
sharing network that "makes trading movies a breeze". As well as gigabytes of other stuff as well...
February 16 to 22, 2004
(Also, if you have an iPod, note that a hack is likely forthcoming that will allow them to play Windows Media
file
s)...
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
"Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer
file
s for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media"...
January 5 to 11, 2004
"Counterpoint: Downloading Isn’t Stealing...
A behind-the-scenes article on illegal online movie-swapping teams...
December 22 to 28, 2003
Favorite antipop CDs of 2003 Tired of mainstream music? How about great jazz/world/folk/acoustic fusion? Highly recommended are David Tanenbaum, Tord Gustavsen, and the Be Good Tanyas. Of course...
December 15 to 21, 2003
Like Sex? Don't Live In Texas: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
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=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/16/MNGEA3O52I1.DT...
December 1 to 7, 2003
The woman who claimed to be trampled at Wal-Mart after Thanksgiving has been found to have
file
d 16 previous claims from various businesses...
November 17 to 23, 2003
We now return you to our weekly broadcast. Lots of new science/tech this week for some reason... Things got a little heated in London...
November 10 to 16, 2003
Mark Morford of the San Francisco Chronicle has always been a great columnist, but this column in particular shows him at his best...
November 3 to 9, 2003
Kev's News: No matter what happens, there it is! Did you know that this is the Year of the Hawaiian Forest? In honor, here's a picture from last week of what they're replacing the forests with.....
Will noisy, hot computers be a thing of the past? Electricity leakage is why current microchips (and therefore your computer) runs hot, requires fans, and contributes to the entropy of the universe...
Forbes did a multi-part series on "The New Cash Crop" - marijuana! This series also pro
file
s a Tokyo store that sells ayahuasca for "$70 a dose"...
September 22, 2003
Some young teens attitudes towards
file
sharing. Good take on the state of the next generation...
August 12, 2003
Slow news week. Most of the new good stuff popped up today. This week's theme: trends on the edge of culture. http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/
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s/aolertranslator.htm...
August 4, 2003
This is a great article which points out: http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/
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s/8A133F52D0FD71AB86256C2E005DAF1...