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December 20 to 31, 2005
The winner of the second Dwell eco-prefab house contest: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2004/12/dwell_home_ii_t.ph...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
A new waterproof, heavy-duty hand-cranked radio: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/panasonic-rfg77-handcranked-radio-101079.ph...
Biodegradable packaging tape: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/biodegradable_p.ph...
Distracting TV visuals make people forget, regardless of age: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/ksu-dvc042705.ph...
A beautiful woodpecker thought to be extinct for 60 years is found: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/potn-lte042705.ph...
Feeling creative? Bring in some new blood: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/nu-dtt042705.ph...
Mathematicians turn an Escher drawing into a trippy interactive experience. Check out the movies: http://escherdroste.math.leidenuniv.nl/index.p
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?menu=animation&sub=abou...
The all-wood musical door/doorchime based on the African tongue drum. What a great concept! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/a_doorway_to_pa.ph...
April 18 to 24, 2005
If you're switching to a Mac, it's now cheaper to get your
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or Dell PC recycled...
"By approving liquid marijuana, the Canadian government has just certified that virtually everything our own government has been telling us about marijuana is wrong"...
Power utilities can fund the migration to greener technologies by selling "green power", like the Tennessee Valley Authority is doing: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/green_power_in.ph...
The DIY solar cycle holds its own solar panels: http://www.treehugger.com/files/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/files/2005/04/one_world_backp.ph...
The sandal-combination-bottle opener! Perfect to wear with the TV/DVD-combination-beer fridge mentioned last week...
April 11 to 17, 2005
The "stratellite" can replace satellites at 1/10 the cost. Hopefully, it will make cellphone towers obsolete: http://www.iol.co.za/index.p
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?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1113368761396B23...
There's something about the TV/DVD player/beer fridge that is strangely compelling: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/displays/gizmodo-japan-asahi-dvd-beer-fridge-039488.ph...
The iPod DJ mixer: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/musical-instruments/numarks-ipod-dj-mixer-039853.ph...
Hey, developers - check out the Green Building Products directory: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/green_remodelin.ph...
The Mother Jones graphic expose on the modern house: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/this_new_house.ph...
Interactive textiles are changing the shape and texture of electronic gadgets: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/005326.ph...
Here's the lightest, smallest portable sound system any world traveler could want: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/life-hacks/travel-sound-system-039360.ph...
April 4 to 10, 2005
Instant reusable whiteboard sheets are so cool. Useful for traveling workers, artists, and people without magnetic refrigerators: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000700.ph...
This new wireless USB prototype dongle will make any USB device wireless: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/idf-2005-wireless-usb-demo-038936.ph...
President Bush's approval rating is the lowest ever for a 2nd-term president. J-Walk provides a nice graph: http://j-walkblog.com/index.p
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?/weblog/bush_approval_chart...
A new military combat simulator stuns people via electric shock if shot. But the real news is that people really like games that hurt you: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/005249.ph...
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/files/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/files/2005/04/passive_emergen.ph...
The neo-psychedelic art of Shawn Wolfe: http://www.shawnwolfe.com/gallery/view_album.p
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?set_albumName=ShawnWolfeStudi...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
If you have an iPod, this well-designed guide to all things poddish - software, accessories, reviews - is a must-read: http://ipodlounge.com/sitenews_comments.p
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?id=6799_0_2_0_...
Toshiba's popular "minute-charge" battery: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/the_vanadium_ba.ph...
For Web developers - this new simple P
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Bayesian filter allows one to develop spam filters, categorization tools, and technology that learns by example...
G.M.'s vice-chairman, on why he thinks people will still buy big SUVs: "Rich people don't care": http://www.treehugger.com/files/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/files/2005/03/aquapak_1.ph...
Here's a package for turning empty roofs into green ones: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/03/instant_green_r.ph...
Jared Tarbell's Gallery of Computation continues to get more beautiful and eerily biological at the same time: http://www.complexification.net/gallery/machines/substrate/index.ph...
Kits turn Subaru vans into VW microbus imitations and more: http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/retro/replicas/more-on-japans-mini-vw-bus-replicas-037803.ph...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Two hand-cranked blenders are tough enough to chop ice: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/03/lehmans_handcra.ph...
Contact lenses are being used for all sort of things these days. Here's some fashion glitter contacts that look pretty sexy: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/005055.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...
I was not aware of the secret of bananas before going here: http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000332.ph...
Los Alamos National Lab scientists find a way to detect fingerprints via their chemical residue: http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.p
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?fuseaction=home.story&story_id=234...
A new newspaper column only reviews cars that do better than 30 mpg. Let's see more columns like this: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/03/ecodriver_1.ph...
March 14 to 20, 2005
James Dyson's new vacuum cleaner's called "The Ball" - instead of pushing it back and forth, you roll it around: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.p
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?newsId=103...
The 4GB hard-drive camcorder: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/digital-cameras/jvc/first-impressions-jvc-everio-hard-disk-camera-036324.ph...
For the first time, people can visualize the characters in most of the written languages of the world at once: http://www.ianalbert.com/misc/unichart.ph...
More and more young kids want cell phones these days: http://www.fireflymobile.com/product/index.ph...
So far over 10 million creations are under the Creative Commons license, the sensible alternative to traditional copyright restrictions...
"India vs America: Let the battle begin!" http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.p
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?newsid=4305...
Using the BlueSniper rifle, hackers were able to extract information from PDAs and cell phones from people in the U.S. Bank building in L.A. from over a mile away...
A planned device allegedly "destroys" RFID tags: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004957.ph...
Cropless circles, made on sand: http://www.phidelity.com/cms2/index.p
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?set_albumName=2005&option=com_gallery&Itemid=72&include=view_album.ph...
Use this magnetic paint to make any surface sensitive to magnetism. No idea if it's eco-friendly though: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/005028.ph...
Some artists are slicing up billboards, recombining them into new images: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004937.ph...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Turns out the human mind can't process more than four interdependent variables at once. Our planet is doomed: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-03/aps-hmc030805.ph...
Learning From Nature http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/03/london_antiflye.ph...
The bottomless coffee table: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000892.ph...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
The Vectrix electric scooter gets up to 62mph: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/03/vectrix_electri_1.ph...
Make interactive Web apps with the SAJAX P
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toolkit...
Here's a helpful list of resources to use for when your iPod battery dies: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/life-hacks/what-to-do-when-your-ipod-battery-dies-034486.ph...
This biometric pen verifies your signature: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/input/biometric-pen-verifies-your-signature-034786.ph...
The online rerelease of the acclaimed animated short "Balance": http://www.putfile.com/media.p
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?n=balanc...
February 21 to 27, 2005
The Continuing iPod Phenomenon http://shuffle.servepics.com/gallery/thumbnails.p
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?album=12&page=...
The 1GB Secure Digital USB card: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/storage/sandisk-sd-card-with-flip-up-usb-update-033743.ph...
The Korg video mixing device for VJs: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/musical-instruments/economy-of-scales-korg-kaptivator-034084.ph...
Forget ringtones. The smart money is in toothbrushing music! "Several recording artists" are in talks: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004660.ph...
People using T-Mobile services (like Paris Hilton, who had her personal address book posted all over the net this week) should realize how incredibly easy they are to hack...
Photographer Chris Jordan's "Portraits of American Mass Consumption": http://www.chrisjordanphoto.com/image_detail.p
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?id=...
Decomposable pod-like eco-coffins: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/02/ecopod_green_co.ph...
A compact kitchen/bathroom/storage unit for small spaces: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000872.ph...
This design concept shows a great way to recycle water bottles: http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.p
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?contest_pk=6&item_pk=1807&p=...
Stuff For Web Developers http://adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.ph...
February 14 to 20, 2005
Hawaii's poetry slam team made quite a splash last year at the national poetry slam competition in St. Louis. You can watch their inspiring performances in a new documentary on the subject calle...
The 21-inch Wacom touch-screen flat-planel display: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/input/wacom-cintiq-21ux-touch-screen-flatpanel-033025.ph...
The DJammer,
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Labs' digital music scratching tool...
February 7 to 13, 2005
The battery-free wind-up remote control: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/02/battery_free_re_1.ph...
This man has converted 15 diesel Mercedes to run on biodiesel, with 15 to go: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/02/wip_biooil_prod_1.ph...
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
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's Quantum Science Research labs may one day replace the transistor...
The first artificial neon sky show. Unfortunately, implications for advertising: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004348.ph...
This was popular - the sushi chef that prints his food from an inkjet: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004352.ph...
The Rich Get Richer http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.p
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?id=P13533_0_42_0_...
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...
Finally, an MP3 player with a swappable 2.5-inch hard drive: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/hard-drive/citiwide-mp4010-with-swappable-hard-drive-031445.ph...
This was understandably popular - people are worrying about hybrid human/animal experiments, including human/rabbit egg combinations and mice with human brain cells...
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...
Unusual events "unheard of in the history of seismology" have been recorded in the Andaman and Nicobar islands since the tsunami: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.p
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?id=1365831...
The wind-up cell phone charger: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/windup_charger_1.ph...
The Pack 'n' Chair, a foldable chair/backpack/cooler: http://loose-fit.com/product_info.p
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?cPath=45_25&products_id=299&osCsid=4cebe08aa4a90409b3643bd7f247096...
January 17 to 23, 2005
UCLA researchers have made microscopic robots powered by living heart cells: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004203.ph...
"Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture" http://www.theonion.com/news/index.p
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?issue=4103&n=...
Need thermal or acoustic insulation? Use eco-friendly itch-free insulation products: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/bonded_logic_sm.ph...
License to sit - this art piece reflects on our ever-growing "culture by permission": http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004218.ph...
January 10 to 16, 2005
About two minutes after someone pointed out that the Mac mini was smaller than a standard car radio, companies started working on plans to offer in-car Macs to handle entertainment and car functions...
How about introducing "bike stations" into areas, for commuting and socializing? http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/bikestaions_com.ph...
Paper or plastic? Neither. Here's a great answer to this question: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/qa_retail_carry.ph...
The "HangOut", a very cool spherical treehouse for 21st-century living: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000805.ph...
The public domain USGS digital data image archives. Nice, quick stock imagery for all kinds of uses: http://gliff.org/whorent/btdownload.p
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?type=torrent&file=usgs.all.zip.torren...
January 1 to 9, 2005
The State of Virginia allows hybrid cars to drive in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and this has led to so many hybrid vehicles being bought that now Virginia's HOV lanes are clogged with the...
The top ten war profiteers of 2004: http://metronewsnet.homelinux.com:81/boards/showthread.p
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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/files/2005/01/cork_mosaic_til.ph...
Biojewelry - grow a ring from your own bone tissue: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004092.ph...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Flexible Technology http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets//hitachi-color-epaper-by-2006-027498.ph...
Why the Portland REI store is one of the greenest retail stores in the U.S.: http://www.treehugger.com/files/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/files/2004/12/standard_precas.ph...
The most hated advertising techniques on the Web - background music causes "visceral reactions" in people: http://www.devarticles.com/index.p
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?option=content&task=view&id=861&Itemid=...
The ten most accurately rated artists in rock music history: http://www.spin.com/modules.p
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?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=52...
December 6 to 12, 2004
Architects Are Really Poor Web Designers http://mocoloco.com/archives/000750.ph...
Google suggest - check it out: http://www.google.com/web
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?complete=1&hl=e...
The sparkline P
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graphing library allows Web designers to convey large sets of information in a compact, useful way...
"In sworn affidavit, programmer says he developed vote-rigging prototype for Florida congressman; Congressman’s office silent": http://www.bluelemur.com/index.p
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?p=47...
Here's a good resource for the enviro-conscious - treehugger.com: http://www.treehugger.com/index.ph...
The corporate fallout detector: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003927.ph...
An interesting essay on how anti-consumerism can actually increase consumerism: http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2002/11/rebelsell.ph...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
The most influential piece of modern art. Much progress can be made when you don't take yourself seriously: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003860.ph...
Artwork that comes with its own URL - the URL has become a work of art in itself: http://www.buymodernart.com/thumbs.p
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?parent_id=2&cat_id=2...
An interactive surface with virtual squiggly worms you can "pick up". I've always wanted to open a bar where the entire floor is a virtual interactive koi pond myself...
November 22 to 28, 2004
I just finished watching "The End of Suburbia", a great and disturbing DVD I mentioned here previously. You can watch one of the included bonus movies "In the Suburbs" for free at the Prelinge...
Today 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...
Brilliant! Blog Torrent, written in P
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, enables one to serve large files from their servers using BitTorrent...
The story of Mr. Wu, a farmer in Tongzhou, China, who invents robots made with metal, duct tape, and second-hand batteries: http://www.china-pictorial.com/c
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ic/htdocs/English/content/200405/7-2.ht...
Did a plane or a missile crash into the Pentagon on 9/11? http://www.freedomunderground.org/memoryhole/pentagon.ph...
An account of the rough security screening at movie theaters these days: http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/movies/mpaa/piracy-paranoia-part-ii-the-life-aquatic-screening-026073.ph...
Reality Literature http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003826.ph...
November 15 to 21, 2004
A new device makes shop windows and other flat surfaces interactive: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003752.ph...
An overview of current work on Natural Language Programming: http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.p
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?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=22...
The silent PC power supply. Stop PC noise pollution! http://www.legitreviews.com/article.p
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?aid=12...
Make money with ad tattoos - are you brandable?: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003744.ph...
Beautiful new holiday cards: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000716.ph...
The Man Behind the FedEx Logo http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.ph...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Scientists have created the "photocapacitor", a more efficient solar cell/battery combination: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003681.ph...
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's prototype biodegradable printer...
Transmit your own TV station via low-power TV broadcasting: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/11/1704787.ph...
"Living Outside Inside" - a book on design that integrates interior and exterior space. This reminds me of a story Yoko Ono told about moving to the West from Japan at age 14, where she had lived in ...
An interesting interview with a man that has collected over 900,000 mp3 files online, for posterity's sake: http://www.macnet2.com/more.p
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?id=536_0_10_...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Election Hangover http://bellaciao.org/en/article.p
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3?id_article=417...
Let's Move... Or Not http://www.xtcian.com/arch/002057.ph...
Note that modern Macs are compatible with Verizon's wireless BroadbandAccess plan ($80 a month for unlimited access): http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p
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?story=2004110109513992...
iPodder allows you to browse audio feeds via RSS and download them to your iPod. For Mac and Windows: http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.ph...
Students in Kolkata, India made a jacket that gives a shock to potential molesters. 99% of Kolkata women surveyed want one: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003666.ph...
Things That Return To Bite Us http://seedsofdeception.com/Media-maizepollen.ph...
Interactive wallpaper is going commercial: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003637.ph...
October 25 to 31, 2004
New gold CD-Rs are said to last 300 years: http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/index.p
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?action=expand,677...
Yes, the U.S. knows where Osama is. And he's still getting "only" $1 million a year from his family: http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/oct-2004/24/index12.ph...
A new prototype medical robot that's supposed to crawl through your intestines? Seems a little hard to swallow: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003528.ph...
About Clearview, the new clearer, usable typeface that will be used on all Federal road signage. Ask your state to adopt it! http://typographi.com/000931.ph...
Planning a Critical Mass bike ride? Here's strategies you can use to help stop police harrassment: http://nyc.indymedia.org/feature/display/129189/index.ph...
October 18 to 24, 2004
USB flash drives with a thumbprint reader: http://www.starbursthomepage.com/xflas
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Ever needed a private room for adults? Yamaha's got one: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.p
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?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=59...
Indymedia is still no closer to figuring out who seized their servers via subpoena two weeks ago: http://michiganimc.org/feature/display/7246/index.ph...
A living neural network taken from a rat's brain interacts with an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/uof-us102104.ph...
October 11 to 17, 2004
"Alarming trend in spyware could undermine IT industry" http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.p
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?content_id=7166...
China faces an obesity epidemic: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.p
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?newsid=1488...
Cultural (read: advertising) messages affect sensory perception: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/cp-cvp101204.ph...
October 4 to 10, 2004
New nanoswitches could revolutionize data storage: http://www.bu.edu/p
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bin/news/releases/display.p
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?id=78...
A nifty magic trick: http://www.gougoule.com/vrl/magic-trick.ph...
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...
Surprise of the Week: having money doesn't make you happy (and it doesn't build strong societies either): http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-09/aps-wdn092404.ph...
Is "small plate dining" the next American eating trend? http://www.omaha.com/index.p
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?u_np=0&u_pg=1458&u_sid=121423...
The 2004 Ig Nobel Prize Winners - including "The Effect of Country Music on Suicide": http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003228.ph...
A beautiful contemporary mobile home: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000647.ph...
September 20 to 26, 2004
The first dental chair to use bone-conducting speakers, preventing patients from drill noises: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/003070.ph...
A new report finds that wood is one of the most environmentally-sensitive building materials: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-09/osu-sew092104.ph...
Option, a new mini enviro-friendly prefab house: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000635.ph...
Art speakers: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000629.ph...
"3 Myths About the Recording Industry Debunked" http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/44/features-bemis2.ph...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Chinese net surfers are creating a new language, a mix of Chinese and English: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/002904.ph...
Get the original interview footage for the movie "Outfoxed" here: http://www.archive.org/movies/movies-details-db.p
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?collection=election_2004&collectionid=outfoxed_interview...
NEC announces biodegradable laptops: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/002902.ph...
Beer may have the same benefits as wine: http://communications.uwo.ca/media_newsroom/story.html?listing_id=14653&P
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SESSID=f154f9a200e1883aa69ae681fa5c06b...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Working personal jet-powered wings are now for real: http://www.yves-rossy.com/en/jetman.ph...
New applications of P2P technology are helping people to register to vote and search: http://www.slyck.com/news.p
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?story=56...
Hip Japanese robot t-shirts: http://www.terratag.com/page2p.p
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?er=0&clientid=&basketid...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Dates of public hearings on the sale of Verizon Hawaii to The Carlyle Group: http://www.michaelmoore.com/warroom/f911notes/index.p
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The basis for a new breed of software: "Exploring Social Networks with Pattern Discovery Algorithms": http://peertech.org/ExploringSocialNetworksWit
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Free, unedited, translated daily TV news programs from the Middle East: http://www.archive.org/movies/movieslisting-browse.p
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Cool watermelon carvings: http://takashi64.
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The popular bottle opener fridge magnet: http://www.elsewares.com/commerce/product_info.p
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3D printed furniture that mimics biological structures. A sign of unique 21st century design! http://mocoloco.com/archives/000595.p
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August 22 to 29, 2004
The world's smallest optical zoom digital camera, using the new ceramic lens technology: http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/reviews/casio/casio_exilim_card_exs100.ph...
Yay! "This Land Is Your Land" is actually in the public domain! http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/001840.ph...
The White Stripes' guitarist Jack White teamed up with Loretta Lynn to launch what some are calling the best album of her career - and it may change the sound of modern country towards alternative an...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Me and my friends recently switched from T-Mobile due to lousy service. Here's another sad customer: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/tmobile-sidekick-ii-review-best-phone-ill-never-buy-019948.ph...
An update on the MD280 modular dwelling. Put two together, and it's not a bad place for a small family: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000468.ph...
Got a Mac, guitar, and a microphone? Here's the cables: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/garageband_cables/gb_xlr.ph...
August 8 to 14, 2004
New algorithms allow projectors to project clearly on any surface, such as wallpaper and curtains: http://www.uni-weimar.de/~bimber/research.ph...
"Modern-Day Slavery" http://www.palmbeac
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A core problem: religions take themselves too seriously! They end up emphasizing symbols over ideas: http://www.csaceliacs.org/CDintheNews/NJCoastStar080304.ph...
Some of the most untranslatable words in the world: http://www.todaytranslations.com/index.p
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The daily adventures of Mixerman are back, the true diaries of a top audio producer in LA. Get the inside story of how the industry works...
August 2 to 8, 2004
Casio develops the world's first transparent ceramic lens, enabling smaller, thinner cameras: http://www.photographyblog.com/comments.p
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The FCC, by the way, would like to prohibit you from recording anything from the Internet: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/001805.ph...
The story behind the Internet Movie Database, one of the most popular, useful Web sites ever made: http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/37/features-finke.ph...
Semi-transparent solar panels can be used as a new building material and video projection surface, and they generate 3.8 watts per square foot: http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.p
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The Everyman Photo Contest - great amateur photography! http://www.theeveryman.com/34.ph...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
Water molecules can now be moved with light, allowing the rapid testing of blood and other liquids: http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/medicalnews.p
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How to fully remove Internet Explorer from your PC: http://crackbaby.com/article.p
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July 19 to 25, 2004
A fuel cell breakthrough leads to cooler, smaller cells - one the size of two soda cans could power your entire household: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/uoh-fc072204.ph...
A modern, self-sustaining off-the-grid house in Toronto: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000529.p
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July 5 to 11, 2004
Will libraries be illegal? Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive aims to be the modern Library of Alexandria - here's a fascinating recent talk on his fight to archive digital media and create a fre...
Sharp's new prototype color eBook reader: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/sharps-shows-prototype-color-ebook-017256.ph...
Not a product yet, but a concept: this Bluetooth wireless device attaches to your luggage and blinks when you are near it at the baggage carousel. Other neat ideas here...
Abito http://mocoloco.com/archives/000514.p
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Sumo - a huge bed-sized pillow: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000508.p
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June 28 to July 4, 2004
The first(?) application for turning your cellphone into a universal remote control: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.p
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This device allows you to swap out your car CD changer for an iPod and use it like a huge CD changer, with your existing controls...
June 21 to 27, 2004
A teacher fed up with the high cost of (Cisco Academy's computer training) textbooks makes his own equivalent textbooks and puts them online for free...
Better than wallpaper - Blik! http://mocoloco.com/archives/000010.p
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June 14 to 20, 2004
Some of my friends are interested in biodiesel - here's a recent primer: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000456.ph...
A pre-wired, pre-plumbed, cheap 280 square- foot modern modular housing unit that looks decent: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000468.p
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June 7 to 13, 2004
The ten best Internet fads: http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.p
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"Declining respect for American cultural values exacerbated by the crisis in Iraq is having a potentially disastrous effect on the image of US brands such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Nike an...
A really nice page of digital photography composition tips: http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/tips/digital_photography_composition_tips.ph...
Have you seen the live music archives at archive.org? http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.ph...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
A former Microsoft technology manager bashes the company for its mediocre products and addiction to cash cows: http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0422/040602_news_microsoft.ph...
A new coating allows glass to be self- cleaning and non-fogging. It may help eliminate detergents in streams due to window washing: http://www.idfuel.com/index.p
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Never mind the news you've read last week about the lack of sex in Japan. I'm curious about "hikikomori", a contributing condition affecting one million teen boys - they never leave their rooms...
"L.A. To Oregon at Mach 9" http://quickwired.com/kallahar/stories/2004-Apr23/trip.ph...
May 24 to 30, 2004
The latest advances in animation as developed by the makers of Shrek 2: http://mag.awn.com/index.p
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May 17 to 23, 2004
Attract tenants with wireless: http://forevergeek.com/articles/apartment_complex_unwired.ph...
The new Deck House (I want a Porch House): http://mocoloco.com/archives/000244.p
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How iTunes sharing is creating music- based social networks in colleges: http://www.johnzeratsky.com/archives/000365.ph...
The entire Grateful Dead live music vaults are now online at the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.p
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May 10 to 16, 2004
Less Than 7 Degrees of Separation http://www.theyrule.net/2004/tr2.ph...
May 3 to 9, 2004
Will all communities become Wal-Marted, SUVed, McMansioned deserts? McMansions are invading this suburb in Washington, D.C.. Warning: graphic architectural carnage...
The rise of suburban loft architecture: http://mocoloco.com/archives/000367.p
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April 26 to May 2, 2004
A very technical overview of the next generation of video game consoles - Soon these devices will feature supercomputer-class levels of performance, enabling games with cinematic quality...
April 19 to 25, 2004
Taking another cue from nature, airplane wings that morph in flight like a bird's with fish-like scales are being developed: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/ps-awt041504.ph...
A new technology using nanowires promises storage capacities of 40GB per square centimeter: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/uosc-spn042004.ph...
Here's two of the grooviest Flash-based movies I've seen in a while: http://www.mantasoft.co.uk/anim/show.p
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April 12 to 18, 2004
AT&T's new music identification service seems to work pretty well: http://www.dailywireless.com/modules.p
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April 5 to 11, 2004
"Easy-to-use unit converts scrap wood to electricity" http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.p
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March 31, 2004
The Porch House http://mocoloco.com/archives/000244.p
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The Glide House http://mocoloco.com/archives/000263.p
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March 29 to April 5, 2004
"Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales" http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/was
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March 22 to 28, 2004
"Ghost Town" - notes from the dead zone This was actually popular a month or two ago, but it was so popular the site was taken down. A beautiful, epic pictorial essay from a Russian woman who report...
All about the Minato Motor, which leverages magnetic effects to produce more electricity than it consumes. Sound wacky? They've just sold 40,000 motors to a major convenience store chain...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Google Local Search http://local.google.com/loch...
Somebody market this, quick! A professor creates a small cheap noise cancellation unit that decreases computer fan noise. Although this technology is available in many headphones, nobody to date ha...
March 8 to 14, 2004
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is suing the FCC on "overbroad regulation of next-generation televisions and related devices". Left unchallenged, anything you watch on TV or computers in th...
A new DVD recorder from
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HSS claims to have already scored a hit on the charts with the single "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia. I admit it's catchy: http://mi2n.com/press.p
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February 23 to 29, 2004
An
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"Game Development: Harder Than You Think" http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.p
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Summarize a novel in 25 words (or less)... "The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien: Little guys go to a lot of trouble to get rid of stolen jewelry." http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.p
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February 16 to 22, 2004
According to two new surveys, Apple leads the customer service satisfaction pack over Dell,
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February 2 to 8, 2004
Let's start with some fun stuff this week! This French performer attaches dozens of horns to his jumpsuit and proceeds to play classical music...
January 5 to 11, 2004
"How I Made a Hacker Out of a Slacker" http://www.ackx
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December 22 to 28, 2003
Or just check out the "free" section at Craigslist Honolulu - pick up a free
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While browsing the Be Good Tanyas site, I noticed that their latest album was released with "Copy Control Technology" against their wishes: http://www.thebegoodtanyas.com/begood.p
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December 15 to 21, 2003
A good interview with the somewhat recently busted Tommy Chong, from Taft Correctional Institution: http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.p
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December 8 to 14, 2003
Business Week on "The Rise of The Indian" There are more IT engineers in Bangalore than Silicon Valley now. Startups seeking funds are now asked what their "India strategy" is...
November 17 to 23, 2003
Those in Hawaii can now use the Forward Foundation's calendar to publicize events related to the arts, culture, technology, and environment at: http://www.forwardfoundation.org/calendar/month.ph...
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
An interview with Gore Vidal about his latest book on the Founding Fathers and what they would have done to Bush: http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/52/features-cooper.ph...
October 27, 2003
Coming in January from Sony, the world's smallest five-megapixel camera: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/009609.p
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October 14, 2003
Homeland Defense employee has his German fiance detained, handcuffed, jailed, and after 20 hours without food, shipped back to Germany, without being officially arrested, a la "The Patriot Act".....
October 6, 2003
The death of the laser show: birth of the new psychedelics? The American Museum of Natural History started a new sound and light show using computer graphics called SonicVision. It's a 35-minute movi...
September 30, 2003
The most phallic building in the world and more: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/phallic/winner.ph...
September 22, 2003
"The Revenge of the Copyright Cops" http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2003/09/16/arts/20030916_POPLIFE_IMAGE.html?8
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September 8, 2003
"Keepers of the Magic Kingdom" http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/42/features-davidson.ph...
California candidates are given the Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner, to see which ones are replicants. This is hilarious! http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.p
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August 4, 2003
This week's theme: techniques for separating the wheat from the chaff and the signal from the noise. Much confusion arises from people not being able to see the difference between the theory o...
July 21, 2003
"Money!" http://www.geekamerica.com/dontyouknow/money/index.ph...
July 16, 2003
But perhaps the best commentary is from David Cross, who manages to skewer American "culture" at the same time... http://www.viceland.com/issues/v9n10/htdocs/my_america.ph...
July 10, 2003
Here's one of the better articles on CTS that I've read... http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0328/shachtman.ph...