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April 25 to May 1, 2005
Hawaii's High-Tech Successes, Today http://starbul
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in.com/2005/04/21/news/index2.htm...
Did you know the keys on your GM van may open the doors on "a half-dozen other GM vans and pickups"? http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/serv
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/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1114698835400_6?hub=topstorie...
Aluminum Bottles http://www.recyclingadvocates.org/news
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ter/oct2004.htm#bee...
I recently revisited AutoStitch and tried the Windows demo application that was released last year. The results were comp
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ely amazing and it's the most easy-to-use, powerful panorama maker I've eve...
Beautifully photographed abandoned structures in Japan: http://spiral.serv
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.jp/t_rando/t_rando23.jp...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Is environmentalism really dead?
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's start the debate...
April 11 to 17, 2005
The New Hippies http://www.circleoflife.org/news/news
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ter/2005spring/newplanetbus.ht...
The "stratellite" can replace satellites at 1/10 the cost. Hopefully, it will make cellphone towers obso
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New physics chips are taking reality simulation to the next level: http://seatt
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imes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002237485_btvideophysics11.html?syndication=rs...
Efficient hydroponic growing - did you know that clorophyll runs on red light?
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tuce matures three times faster when growing under red LEDs, which also cut electric bills by 60%...
Here's the lightest, smallest portable sound system any world traveler could want...
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails made a song available in Apple's GarageBand format. This is likely the first time a musician has released the editable digital raw tracks to a song online.
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April 4 to 10, 2005
The bionic eye
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s the blind see again...
The life of a Verizon wireless test man, who drives over 3,000 miles a month: http://www.mobi
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racker.net/archives/2005/04/04/verizon-wireless-hear-me-no...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Very cool drag-and-drop sortable lists with CSS and JavaScript.
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's see a music playlist interface...
Some Iraqi soldiers are wearing this: http://starbul
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in.com/2005/04/01/news/index13.htm...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Don't waste paper or plastic when shopping - carry around a key chain tote bag: http://www.magellans.com/store/Wal
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s__Purses___Totes___TotesLB129?Args...
A new newspaper column only reviews cars that do better than 30 mpg.
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's see more columns like this...
March 14 to 20, 2005
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...
"India vs America:
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the battle begin!...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Trashing Hawaii http://starbul
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in.com/2005/01/12/news/story4.htm...
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's see Starbucks use these new paper coffee cups that are decomposable and biodegradable. The U.S. Navy's ordered 20 million of them...
The video jigsaw puzzle.
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's see more of these...
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...
Add this little gadget to your toi
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to make it dual flush - save lots of water and money...
February 21 to 27, 2005
Bars are
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ting customers be DJs with their iPods...
New super-cool solar roof tiles blend invisibly into housetops.
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's see these around town...
The first Grammy winner in the Best Hawaiian Music Album category, "Slack Key Guitar Volume 2", hit number one on Billboard's World Music chart and number two on the New Age chart. If you buy it, kee...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Allan Schiffman offers a few quick numbers on federal debt, spending, etc.: http://webpages.charter.net/allanms/2005/02/
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s-play-whats-real-problem.htm...
The mushroom version of the Game of Life.
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's see more visualizations that take time into account...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
The Rich Get Richer http://starbul
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in.com/2005/02/03/news/index1.htm...
Cell phones are making area codes obso
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January 24 to 30, 2005
How about a wi-fi cafe combined with a print-on-demand bookstore? Now that so many book sales are online, how about putting the bookstore in the cafe instead of the cafe in the bookstore? A suitabl...
Or how about emulating the business model of San Francisco's Brainwash, a successful cafe-and-laundromat that also sells t-shirts and hosts local musicians as well as comedy nights? They've got a We...
The high cost of filming in Hawaii is leading productions to think twice about shooting in the islands. This article compares Hawaii's incentives to other locations...
Only nine chlorine plants in the U.S. put eight tons of mercury into the environment each year, although some say 65 more tons are unaccounted for annually. This is mostly due to the use of obso
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Bembo's Zoo, which makes animals out of
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ters. The site is fun for kids and designers...
January 17 to 23, 2005
* The mini is for all intents and purposes comp
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ely silent. If there was a fan in there I couldn't hear it in the store...
A new cheap DVD recorder (sold at Wal-Mart for $140) may make the VCR obso
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A prototype car by Ford is described as a "rolling urban command center", with bul
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-resistant windows, protective shutters, and a mini-home theater...
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...
Here's what "Auld Lang Syne" really means. The song has a long, fascinating history: http://www.worldburnsclub.com/news
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ter/auld_lang_syne_what_about.ht...
The story of 21 year-old Matt
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o, possibly the greatest video-game player ever. He likely holds over 800 world records and is set to make six digits in competitions this year...
December 6 to 12, 2004
Google suggest - check it out: http://www.google.com/webhp?comp
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November 29 to December 5, 2004
Amazon.com is selling more electronics than books: http://seatt
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imes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002105349_amazon01.htm...
November 22 to 28, 2004
I'm now working at zLab, the CommerceNet "center for decentralization" in Mountain View, California. It's been a while since anyone started a software research lab in the area -
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's see what we whi...
A ten-year-old toasted cheese sandwich said to bear the image of Virgin Mary sold for $28,000 on eBay: http://seatt
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imes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002102840_sandwich28.htm...
Experts say the health of the ocean is linked to Hawaii's economic health, warn of problems: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/11/23/news/story13.htm...
November 15 to 21, 2004
New hybrid buses have started in Honolulu and wow the public. New smart card bus passes, too: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/11/19/news/story3.htm...
Kaho'olawe restoration volunteers are needed: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/11/18/news/story12.htm...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Ultravio
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laser technology will lead to 500GB optical disks...
The world's smallest PC/keyboard/mouse net connection combo: http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2004/11/comp
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Controversial thoughts on energy alternatives. The point is that major changes in energy sources cannot be monolithic - everything affects everything else: "Bio-Diesel: Salvation or Disaster?...
November 1 to 7, 2004
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's Move... Or No...
"10 things the Chinese do far better than we do" http://aolnetscape.workopolis.com/serv
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Because of a clash with federal law, legislation protecting whales from high-speed boats in the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary has been overturned. This may lead to the end of offshor...
October 25 to 31, 2004
"Don't
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faith dictate your vote"...
October 18 to 24, 2004
Re-establishing the Ancient Internet http://starbul
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in.com/2004/10/23/news/story1.htm...
UK Guardian readers write to undecided voters in Clark County, Ohio to persuade them not to vote for Bush. A slew of hilarious, vile, and thoughtful
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ASCAP seals a huge deal to "
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stations legally stream their on-air content over the "Internet"...
October 11 to 17, 2004
It's been a while since a Hawaii-based tech company made big news - CherryOS (based on Maui) touts a MacOSX emulator for PCs, and their Web site is getting slammed...
October 4 to 10, 2004
A rapid body temperature cooling device may help improve ath
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ic performance. My friend at IDEO helped design this a few years ago...
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
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ter written by a former Hart technician wh...
Incredible photorealistic art made with Adobe Illustrator, comp
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e with how-tos...
September 20 to 26, 2004
It takes a lot of energy and money to send Oahu's garbage to the mainland. Rather than spreading our trash around the planet, are there better alternatives...
The popular Kaimuki neighborhood trolley service ends. There's nothing wrong with more bus lines, but now there's less character, no open-air transportation with wide views, and less fun for tourist...
Hawaii's special-effects industry has some heavy hitters. Kai Bovaird, who set up a local shop, made effects for the Matrix. "There's definitely skilled people (in Hawaii) but you need serious an...
Also, the Spacebox, comp
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ely self-contained stackable units with kitchen, shower, and toi
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September 13 to 19, 2004
A new travel survey "found Hawaii consistently fell below most competitor destinations in offering good value for the money and unspoiled beauty. Also, Japanese visitors did not view the islands a...
September 5 to 12, 2004
New breakthrough methods for creating (self-assembling) 3D nanostructures: http://www.triang
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echjournal.com/news/article.html?item_id=66...
August 15 to 22, 2004
More on Hawaii's ethanol plans: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/08/20/editorial/editorials.html#jum...
Doctors discuss the link between birth month and illness. February babies have a higher risk of schizophrenia! http://seatt
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imes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002011657_birthmonth21.htm...
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...
Save Maui http://starbul
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August 2 to 8, 2004
Topic of the Week: Supporting Local Arts and Designs Hawaii is one of the toughest states for those involved in the arts to make a living. The word on the street is that Studio One, a popular galler...
"Quest for logo a fruitless pursuit" http://starbul
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in.com/2004/08/07/editorial/editorials.html#jump...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
A great idea - putting city maps on traffic control boxes.
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's see these around town...
July 19 to 25, 2004
UH is building a plant waste processing facility that will net $100k a year by tunrning plant waste into charcoal: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/07/21/news/story9.htm...
A UH breakthrough - vegetable colorants show cancer-fighting properties: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/07/22/news/story1.htm...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Tired of Hotmail and other free mail services that bombard you with junk mail and don't
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you send large attachments? Try Spymac's new "Spymac mail", with a 3GB inbox, a 20MB attachment limit, jun...
Recent progress in 3D visualization technology allows "virtual excavation", in this case, the ability to comp
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ely examine the contents of a 3,000 year-old mummy without touching it...
Want to know what music made with instruments made comp
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ely of vegetables sounds like...
July 5 to 11, 2004
The incredible All Music Guide is getting a comp
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e overhaul, really, really soon...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
An article on a "freecycling" program in Hawaii: http://starbul
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June 21 to 27, 2004
Two opinions about being a visionary in Hawaii: 1) don't rock the boat, and 2) be nice to the community. There's truth in each: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/06/20/editorial/commentary.htm...
June 14 to 20, 2004
What does the military have to say about humanity? Here's a book
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carried by Vietnam soldiers which they were told to keep at all times...
Could this be the first commercial Zeppelin of the 21st century? http://www.globeandmail.com/serv
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/story/RTGAM.20040612.wzeppelin0612/BNStory/Front...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Crystalens is a new laser-based technique for treating cataracts. The implanted lens moves using the power of existing eye muscles: http://starbul
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in.com/2004/06/10/news/story9.htm...
May 24 to 30, 2004
A how-to book
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from the 1940's. Remember, "how-to" books on today's technology will seem just as quaint in 2070...
May 17 to 23, 2004
A "talking toi
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" gadget that scolds men if they put the toi
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seat up sells over 1.6 million units...
Seattle's new public library looks quirky outside but is astounding inside. May make you rethink the role of (public) architecture. And check out the great VR movies...
May 10 to 16, 2004
Hawaii's capital is crawling with algae! http://starbul
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in.com/2004/05/12/news/story3.htm...
"Defects from smog passed on in mice" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv
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May 3 to 9, 2004
...and experts warn of worse to come. Now why banks, airlines, and stock exchanges would open themselves up to being so vulnerable by using unpatched, networked Windows systems is comp
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ely beyon...
Will false teeth be a thing of the past? Successful experiments have regrown teeth from stem cells: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv
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/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040504/TEETH04/TPScience...
G.I.s in Iraq are getting sick from dep
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ed uranium...
"Blood pressure rising in kids" - I'm starting to get tired of these "X rising in kids" articles... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv
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/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040505/HHYPER05/TPHealth...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
A new open-source software kit turns batches of old, obso
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e PCs into wireless community networks...
52 former senior British diplomats write a nasty
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April 19 to 25, 2004
This week's theme: helping Hawaii be more eco-tech-friendly. 1) Keep Act 221 to high-tech, and make a new act specifically for television and movie production. The two industries have different needs...
2) Support blending ethanol with gasoline, and support the growth of local ethanol manufacturers. Which raw (waste) materials are cost-effective to import to Hawaii to produce ethanol? Does importin...
"Hawaii tops nation in extinctions": http://starbul
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in.com/2004/04/23/news/story2.htm...
April 12 to 18, 2004
Remember, April 19 to 25 is "TV Turnoff Week"! A survey finds that people watch less TV after
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ting go of the boob tube for a week...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Is this true? The radiation in Iraq (via dep
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ed uranium bombs) is now equal to 250,000 Nagasaki bombs...
Last month saw the first arrest made possible by routine U.S. monitoring of email traffic: http://www.globetechnology.com/serv
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/story/RTGAM.20040406.gtterror06/BNStory/Technology...
March 31, 2004
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's face it folks - taken as a whole, Hawaii architecture sucks. And the urban planning leaves a lot to be desired...
"Building modernism on a pre-fab budget" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv
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/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040310/ROCHON10/TPEntertainment/TopStorie...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
"Energy bill would improve economic stability - A bill that maps an energy strategy for Hawaii appears stalled in the Legislature." http://starbul
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in.com/2004/04/04/editorial/editorials.htm...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Office workers are exposed to more germs from phones and keyboards than toi
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seats...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Ozone Dep
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ion Three Times Worse Than Predicted...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Got a Windows PC? Be afraid. Be very afraid. Thanks to the recent Windows code leak, this security vulnerability has been found - if you're running Explorer version 5, simply loading a certain imag...
February 9 to 15, 2004
The SPAMmobile hits Hawaii for the first time: "It's like God has landed on the earth," a local man said, shaking my hand, taking in the glory of the SPAMmobile. "I promised myself I wouldn't cry....
"Land sale shutters city’s vision of urban renewal" http://starbul
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in.com/2004/02/10/editorial/editorials.htm...
February 2 to 8, 2004
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'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 26 to February 1, 2004
Well, the last week has been short on news, due to my being stuck in California at a crappy hotel - Crowne Plaza - the toi
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's broken, the hot/cold faucets are reversed, the vending machine doesn'...
You may have read the articles I mentioned about the rise of "cyberbullies" in school - well, it's gone international...
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 unknown subatomic particle, called X(3872)...
* November 21: Published in the prestigious Physical Review
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December 8 to 14, 2003
Details behind the first National Geographic cover story ever to be comp
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ely shot digitally...
Cerritos, CA becomes the first entire city to go comp
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ely wireless...
And now, in comp
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e contrast to the above... the Mushroom House, a beautiful handcrafted wooden house in Canada that took 22 years to make...
December 1 to 7, 2003
Old "lost" Hawaiian literature is getting resurrected via e-books: http://starbul
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in.com/2003/12/01/news/story6.htm...
The resignation
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ter of Roy Disney, Chairman of the Feature Animation Division at Walt Disney Company...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
The first optical processor, which computes at the speed of light... http://lens
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October 27, 2003
The Military and Makua http://starbul
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in.com/2003/10/26/news/art7b.jp...
September 30, 2003
The student who ate only wild foods for 80 days in suburbia: http://egul
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September 15, 2003
The importance of dreaming for the future Why are people retreating to past fantasy instead of thinking forward? Humanity's perception of the future indeed shapes its present. Recent Hugo award winne...
"12-Year-Old Sued for Music Downloading (by RIAA)" http://www.globetechnology.com/serv
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September 8, 2003
Diamond-cutting robots are on the rise! Contrast with the recent progress made in synthetic diamond tech (see the recent Wired) and you'll see how the entire industry could be comp
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ely automated i...
August 25, 2003
Promising biomass-based power generation technology "Fueled by sawdust pel
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s, corncobs or coconut shells, BioMax generates electricity for rural towns, businesses...
* Maryland's DMV (comp
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ely shut down...
July 28, 2003
Thanks to 10,000 years of selective breeding by humans, bananas will vanish forever in a decade: http://globeandmail.ca/serv
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July 21, 2003
Someone's been collecting all the scam
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ters...
...I'm really tempted to write a program that automatically generates your own Nigerian Email Scam
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ter, but I don't think my server could handle the bandwidth...
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 8, 2003
Consumer citizens who are not feeling apathetic will be pleased to learn that the site provides names and contact information for the corporate executives who oversee the Center's efforts. Since th...