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April 25 to May 1, 2005
Did you
know
the keys on your GM van may open the doors on "a half-dozen other GM vans and pickups"...
Did you
know
that the military occupies over 22% of Oahu...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Did you
know
that half of all schoolchildren in France are bloggers (bloguers)? Score one for "vocal civic discourse"...
April 11 to 17, 2005
And the new Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 reports your document-viewing activities to third parties without your
know
ledge...
If case you're wondering why I'm so concerned about this topic, that's because I work for an RFID startup and
know
full well the problems this can cause...
Did you
know
that samples of a flu virus were mistakenly sent to 3,700 labs around the world and that some have gone missing? This normally would not cause worry except for the fact that the virus i...
Efficient hydroponic growing - did you
know
that clorophyll runs on red light? Lettuce matures three times faster when growing under red LEDs, which also cut electric bills by 60%...
April 4 to 10, 2005
Best Buy arrests a man for using $2 bills. The police said "It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world." I didn't
know
that terrorists paid for their nuclear weapons using $...
Did you
know
that in 2000, EPA-banned GMO corn was found in Taco Bell tacos, which could produce anaphylactic shock? Here's more on how corporations are surreptitiously introducing GMO into th...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Did you
know
that McDonald's is on its way to being the largest corporate land owner in Russia? Perhaps I should get passports issued by McDonald's...
Did you
know
that the market for seal penises is a major driver for this? Buy Viagra, save a seal...
March 21 to 27, 2005
This was a top item in news all over the world this week: Banksy, an artist mostly
know
n for his quality graffiti work, snuck into New York's most famous museums and affixed his anti-war work to th...
And here's a review of the album that "Sixteen Military Wives" appears on. I'm continually impressed by the quality of reviews at Pitchfork, clearly written by people that
know
and love music...
So few people
know
the basics about GMOs, the AP was prompted to write this article...
March 14 to 20, 2005
A nice quote from the Molokai land flap mentioned last week: "The controversy is hard to explain from the Western perspective that land is something to be bought, owned and sold to make profit.....
Did you
know
that Hawaiian is the sole growing indigenous language in the U.S.? Still, there are only about 8,000 Hawaiian-language speakers right now...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Did you
know
that the U.S. is one of only 11 democratic nations in the world that does not give its citizens a Constitutional right to vote...
February 14 to 20, 2005
The grisly story of Manadel al-Jamadi, which just became fully
know
n - he died in Abu Ghraib while hung from his wrists...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Professor Francis Boyle, an expert on international law from the U. of Illinois, recently gave an informative talk on the restoration of the independent nation state of Hawaii under international law...
Want to
know
where your package goes? This student mailed a disposable camera, encouraging all who handled it to take a photo. An insightful look into the U.S. Postal Service...
Tricks of the Trade - professional secrets from those in the
know
...
December 13 to 19, 2004
A dialect map of American English. I had a suspicion that "San Francisco Urban" was a dialect, but didn't
know
it was official...
Self-service USPS stamp machines have been taking people's photos without their
know
ledge, courtesy of the FAA...
December 6 to 12, 2004
I really like the design sense of the architects behind it, but am continually frustrated by the design of architects' Web sites. Architects typically have the least usable sites on the Internet ...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
Did you
know
that the 'No Child Left Behind" Act forces schools to provide private student information to military recruiters...
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 days only
know
Bob Dylan as the "Victoria's Secret" guy. There is hope...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Need to hide from Homeland Security? Install a hidden door! However, this item was so popular, everyone
know
s what they look like by now...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Yes, the U.S.
know
s where Osama is. And he's still getting "only" $1 million a year from his family...
October 18 to 24, 2004
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
Wal-Mart is battling the biggest labels over CD prices. This is basically a lose-lose-lose-lose situation here... Wal-Mart drives the music industry, labels get squeezed, consumers get less choice...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Does anyone
know
of space for a gymnastics program that "put 11 kids on the national team last year"...
"While a student at Southern Methodist University in the 1960s, first lady Laura Bush was
know
n 'as a go-to girl for dime bags of marijuana.'...
"What the Bleep Do We
know
?!...
September 5 to 12, 2004
It's good to
know
that some people keep things secret (and sacred). Here's the popular article and its followup...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
For Web developers-ten CSS tricks you may not
know
...
August 22 to 29, 2004
All about the Hawaii Superferry, which starts service in 2006 and will change island life as we
know
it...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Everything you wanted to
know
about the Natatorium fiasco...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Want to
know
what music made with instruments made completely of vegetables sounds like...
June 21 to 27, 2004
If you've seen Fahrenheit 9/11, you
know
who the Carlyle Group is - the largest private defense contractor in the world and one of the most powerful companies that most people have never heard of...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
"For the second straight year, an Internet un
know
n won the famed World Series of Poker on Friday, ravaging a field of professional players on his way to glory and riches....
An innovative new music video by up-and-coming musician Sam Bisbee. I don't
know
about the music, but this effect has never been done with live video before (I believe it was pioneered in the Beatles...
April 19 to 25, 2004
3) How about this for a cleanup-inducing pilot project? But use the voices of well-
know
n locals: Berlin's pilot program of talking trash cans that congratulate you when used have proven to be a hug...
April 12 to 18, 2004
A study finds that the average (Windows) PC has 28 spyware programs on it, each of which may send your private information to other parties without your
know
ledge...
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...
What you've always wanted to
know
: What happens to a gummi bear when soaked in water overnight...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Heard of SCO, that company that's suing Linux users? According to an ac
know
ledged memo, Microsoft may be funding them to the tune of $86 million... but it is clear that Microsoft wishes to fund SC...
Did you
know
that Jerry Garcia, Django Reinhardt, and Tony Iommi all had missing or damaged fingers...
February 23 to 29, 2004
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, today's games require teams of 30+ and specialized
know
ledge o...
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 ...
February 9 to 15, 2004
"Illegal logging is destroying the equatorial rain forests of Indonesian Borneo, bringing the island, once
know
n as the lungs of Asia, to the brink of an ecological disaster....
January 26 to February 1, 2004
News on "The Corporation" - which analyzes the institution
know
n as the corporation as if it were the person that it legally is. The analysis? It "fully meets the diagnostic criteria of a psychopath"...
January 12 to 18, 2004
"This experience encapsulated so many benefits about technology that I don’t really
know
where to begin...
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Did you
know
that 20 billion tampons/sanitary pads went into landfills in 1998? Encourage females to try the Diva Cup...
December 15 to 21, 2003
The anatomy of a Hawaiian high-tech news item This year, a UH-Manoa researcher working with international collaborators discovered a new un
know
n subatomic particle, called X(3872)...
December 1 to 7, 2003
A great five-part essay on the homeless problem in San Francisco, which has the nation's worst problem with "hard-core homelessness". What to
know
what life is really like on the street...
November 24 to 30, 2003
Did you
know
they also sold thongs for kids? (from May 2002): "Parents say kid's thong is just plain wrong...
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.....
October 27 to November 2, 2003
Infrared light heals wounds/boosts immunity, but nobody
know
s why...
October 27, 2003
Are you a natural networker? Some people are natural "connectors" - in social networks, the important people aren't necessarily who you
know
, but who you vaguely
know
...
A school has begun tracking students with RFID devices, the first
know
n school to identify and track its children. Good? Bad...
September 15, 2003
Strange tiles have been sighted in over 100 different places around the world, created by an un
know
n artist. They reference Arnold Toynbee, who believed that "humanity's perception of its histor...
Ever eaten General Tso's chicken? Well, here's everything you wanted to
know
about General Tso and his dish...
September 8, 2003
Want to
know
what brands are mentioned the most in popular songs these days? Here's a chart, updated weekly...
August 12, 2003
This has been making the rounds... you
know
you want one...
August 4, 2003
3) That good design takes into account the inherent limitations of one's ability to process information Also, please forward this to people you
know
who increase the amount of mediocrity in th...
July 21, 2003
"Money!" http://www.geekamerica.com/dontyou
know
/money/index.ph...
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 14, 2003
Yes, you need to
know
about Mr. Winkle. He's the sensation that's sweeping the nation:...
July 8, 2003
If you don't
know
what RFID is, read here first:...
I personally believe that RFID will happen in some form whether consumers like it or not - it's just a matter of when and how it is implemented. As with any revolutionary technology, there are grea...