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December 20 to 31, 2005
A lot of
people
are eating Splenda, the latest sugar substitute...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
Hey, Silicon Valley
people
! Blue Lava Wireless, which makes Tetris for cell phones, was acquired for $137 million...
Distracting TV visuals make
people
forget, regardless of age...
April 18 to 24, 2005
And email makes
people
way more stupid than pot anyway. Sorry...
Another example of how
people
see only what they want (or are directed) to see - motion-induced blindness (and many other nifty optical illusions)...
April 11 to 17, 2005
I get some traffic to this site from
people
looking for information on Devendra Banhart. Here's a great beginner's overview of "freak folk", with information on artists, albums, influences, and musi...
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...
Portraits of normal, everyday
people
by Naomi Harris...
April 4 to 10, 2005
A immediate flurry of inventive activity was sparked by the release of the Google Maps satellite imagery feature last week.
people
started making "memory maps" at Flickr...
Instant reusable whiteboard sheets are so cool. Useful for traveling workers, artists, and
people
without magnetic refrigerators...
Interviews with over 300
people
who live in mountainous regions around the world, with their perspectives on change and development...
So, could this be combined with the military pain ray to affect
people
in other ways...
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...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
What blows my mind is that many of the documents I examined and commented on came from the 1992 hypertext www-talk archives, which I helped archive in the first place, using software that I wrot...
This brilliant clip shows how the modern shopping environment puts
people
in a cow-like suggestible state...
G.M.'s vice-chairman, on why he thinks
people
will still buy big SUVs: "Rich
people
don't care"...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Once upon a time, anti-war/pro-peace messages in mainstream media were a little more direct, involving protest music with pointed lyrics and shocking fashion. Now in today's information-cynical world...
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...
A lot of
people
commented this week on Tom Waits' top 20 albums of all time, a great list worth hearing. Why isn't there an iTunes Music Store playlist of this stuff...
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.....
Only in Hawaii -
people
made corned beef sushi with green rice for St. Patrick's day. I think it should be a symbol of world unity or something. Note that this type of sushi (musubi) is usually mad...
For the first time,
people
can visualize the characters in most of the written languages of the world at once...
Here's the story of Simlish, the fictional language of the very popular video game "The Sims", and the
people
behind it...
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...
March 7 to 13, 2005
No wonder that
people
are dumping so much trash illegally in Hawaii...
Power to the
people
? For the first time a blogger is given access to a White House press briefing...
One of my pet topics - what happens to your data and online personality after you die? This article uses the case of Aaron Huth, who still has an online presence (and bank account) a year after hi...
Half of the world's 6,000 languages will disappear in less than a century, leading to "grave consequences for biodiversity" says the U.N.. Most
people
use one of only 8 languages...
The video jigsaw puzzle. Let's see more of these! http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/
people
/hara/fly.sw...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
More on T-Mobile's security - an undocumented backdoor in their systems allowed a hacker to gain access to extremely confidential customer information, including
people
's data from their Sidekicks...
A "brain pacemaker" turned previously untreatable "beyond suicidal"
people
into antique dealers and PTA members. Ever seen "The Terminal Man"...
February 21 to 27, 2005
people
are making (and selling) iPod shuffle art. I want surfboard designs...
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...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Want to make something that can help others? Consult 43 Things first to see what
people
want to do...
A new digital animation technique - making
people
dance in a robotic pop-lock style. Here's an amazing remix of Gene Kelly in "Singing In The Rain"...
In related news, an interesting study on the power of graphical manipulation to persuade
people
...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Tag graphing allows
people
to see relationships between topically-sorted content on the Web...
This was the week of world-wide coincidences that could only happen thanks to the wonder of the Internet. Now that so many are sharing photos online,
people
are beginning to find interestin...
McDonald's is outsourcing drive-through ordering, which means that
people
ordering food in Oregon actually are talking to
people
in Michigan...
This was understandably popular -
people
are worrying about hybrid human/animal experiments, including human/rabbit egg combinations and mice with human brain cells...
The government is accusing DuPont of hiding materials that suggest that a chemical in Teflon leads to cancer and birth defects. Not only that, the chemical's been found in
people
's bloodstreams. Afte...
January 17 to 23, 2005
I had the pleasure of listening to XM Satellite Radio all week (which was bundled with my Alamo rental car) while working in Mountain View, CA. It sounds great and the music choices are wonderful...
In tsunami-hit areas in India, Christian missionaries are denying aid if
people
don't convert...
January 10 to 16, 2005
If you're an average PC user, you'd be insane to keep a Windows machine at this point. I've spent more time removing viruses and fixing problems on one friend's Windows XP box than the combined tim...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Honolulu's Chinatown is cultivating an "art chic". This article notes that "the state is currently gathering data on what it calls the creative economy in Hawai'i to assess its economic impact"...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Technology that helps fight "griefers", or
people
in online multiplayer games that do nothing but kill and loot, frustrating everyone else. Implications for social systems...
Self-service USPS stamp machines have been taking
people
's photos without their knowledge, courtesy of the FAA...
The most hated advertising techniques on the Web - background music causes "visceral reactions" in
people
...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
The debut of Wikinews, a free content news source that
people
around the world can contribute to...
In South Korea, email is "for old
people
"...
A new consumer surveillance tool allows
people
to view satellite images of the ground at a resolution of two feet...
November 22 to 28, 2004
New technology helps
people
from having their pictures taken by unwanted photographers...
November 15 to 21, 2004
Tyranny of the few: A $1.2 million indecency fine levied against Fox by the FCC was brought on by only three
people
, of the millions that watched one show...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Advertisers are also wondering how to reach the "mobile phone generation". They're worried that cell phones are making
people
more self-centered. I think that the newer generations can be ver...
This was really popular all over the net this week, perhaps because
people
need to be reminded of the perils of overworking...
November 1 to 7, 2004
On the other hand, democracy is only reliable if
people
pay attention. I don't think
people
have been paying attention...
"The world is on the verge of a water crisis as
people
fight over ever dwindling supplies"...
McDonald's bans "fat"
people
from their new TV ads...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Burt Lum has a great post regarding his trip to Kaho`olawe -
people
from the other islands gather at Kaho`olawe's highest peak to contribute offerings - "what you give you will receive in return, 1...
Spyware is on 80% of PCs, viruses on 20%. But 77% of
people
think they're safe. Is this the same 80% that think evoting is secure, despite expert evidence...
A cool way to visualize ZIP code regions: http://acg.media.mit.edu/
people
/fry/zipdecode...
A series of funny, thoughtful short films about
people
and technology...
October 18 to 24, 2004
According to a survey of 81 countries, Russians are the most miserable
people
in the world. The U.S. ranks 15th...
October 4 to 10, 2004
A UK photo exhibit shows real
people
next to their online virtual 3D character...
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...
Suburbia is a health hazard - a new study has found that not only are
people
less healthy due to overdependence on cars, but from a community design perspective, it's a very inefficient way to live...
September 20 to 26, 2004
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...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Why are political polls "a sham"? First, they don't call
people
with cell phones...
September 5 to 12, 2004
New applications of P2P technology are helping
people
to register to vote and search...
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
Hundreds of
people
from different world regions are morphed into one, highlighting differences as well as similarities...
August 22 to 29, 2004
"We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore" http://www.interesting-
people
.org/archives/interesting-
people
/200408/msg00306.htm...
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...
people
are buying more plasma TVs...
It's a shame when the
people
that live in paradise end up polluting it. 45% of beach trash comes from Hawai'i...
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...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
After a year in operation, Kev's News goes online! Since everyone seems to have a blog these days, I decided to go ahead and just do it. I see the rise of blogs as a symptom of
people
learning how t...
A $230 million acquisition of an RFID reader company. This technology is hot, hot, hot,
people
...
28% of the time,
people
fall for fake email scams...
July 19 to 25, 2004
Topic of the week: compulsory Web site registrations! Lots of
people
hate 'em, and they can lead to identify theft. But how are sites to make money? Just go to BugMeNot to get around sit...
The latest thinking in dualmode transports - a truck that runs on wheels and rails. Why not use one to transport
people
from Honolulu to Kapolei instead of building a second level...
July 12 to 18, 2004
One of my favorite sci-fi authors, Bruce Sterling, gives a hilarious, philosophical, and insightful talk about the "singularity", the point at which the pace of technology becomes too fast t...
During the summer, Office Depot is allowing
people
to drop off and recycle one electronics product per day, for free...
July 5 to 11, 2004
Have you ditched Internet Explorer yet? It's lost 1% in popularity so far, its first recorded decline in five years. That's about 300,000
people
...
Of all
people
, William F. Buckley writes about the need for marijuana law reform...
A new club in the UK invites
people
to play their iPod playlist for 15 minutes...
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...
...while the Verizon deal will likely go through,
people
in Hawaii should see the film and take the opportunity to reflect how the war will soon be affecting their lives in a very direct way...
June 14 to 20, 2004
This has been popular, but I love the quote: "[Defense] firms are about to pitch "a frightening new breed of stun gun" to police in America and Europe that has left human rights groups appalled abou...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Although this is not new, SubEthaEdit is likely the best application for collaborative text editing. Imagine multiple
people
collaborating on meeting notes, screenplays, and class lectures! Sorry, Ma...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
Hebrew U. researchers have devised a method that allows
people
to use a type of password that they don't have to consciously remember...
"The Organic Foods Movement - Led by Heinz Corporation or We the
people
?...
May 10 to 16, 2004
A lot of prefab buzz is going around on the net these days. I hope more
people
are getting tired of living in expensive, soulless boxes! About the Glidehouse debut...
A study finds that
people
who don't work for their money are less satisfied than those who do...
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 completely beyon...
people
see only what they what to see. "Scientists have gathered remarkable evidence which shows that it is possible to see something without observing it". Did you see the gorilla...
April 19 to 25, 2004
Dissatisfied with the mainland, a lot of
people
are moving to New Zealand these days, leading to a housing boom and sketchy developments...
April 12 to 18, 2004
Remember, April 19 to 25 is "TV Turnoff Week"! A survey finds that
people
watch less TV after letting go of the boob tube for a week...
March 31, 2004
Hawaii Kai is one of the most garish neighborhoods I've seen. Hawaii is not Greece, Italy, or Hollywood. So why build faux (stucco, fenced-in, highly paved) structures which are neither here no...
March 8 to 14, 2004
And remember one of the core facts of human nature (now scientifically proved) - when
people
are presented with more, they will take more, consciously or not...
Topps' "Wacky Packages" (satirical stickers from the 1970s) are making a comeback, and will be updated for the 21st century: http://www.essex1.com/
people
/zelda/gallery1.ht...
A new sonic "construction set" has been released freely online which contains clips art and samples and breaks from the hip-hop artist Jay-Z. This allows
people
to create their own albums based o...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Someone's collecting all the election-related wire service stories on Yahoo that use the phrase "The American
people
". See how politicians are using your name in vain...
February 23 to 29, 2004
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 knowledge o...
February 16 to 22, 2004
I always knew that UH grads got a good computer science background. The trick is, how to get them back to HI working at great software tech jobs? I sure can't find any... Hawaii needs experience...
February 9 to 15, 2004
For Valentine's Day, another fascinating "science and love" article - "Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between
people
"...
(from Jan 3) Now that Oahu only has two art-house movie venues (with one whose fate is uncertain), will
people
be able to see movies like the ones below in the future? Or will we have to downloa...
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 26 to February 1, 2004
"There has been a dramatic rise in the number of
people
detained or sentenced for internet-related offences in China, according to the London-based rights group Amnesty International"...
January 12 to 18, 2004
"The average age of
people
who buy fitness equipment is 31," Mr Martinez told BBC News Online, "and the average age of gamers is 29....
December 15 to 21, 2003
Spammers can do what terrorists can't - military hardware turned into spamming machine: Thanks to the US Navy choosing Microsoft as their official operating system for vessels, a hacked Microsof...
December 8 to 14, 2003
A good interview showing his thoughts on the music industry: "The response I've been getting from real
people
is so much more enthusiastic than those
people
who just wanted to manage my career......
When Apple opened its first non-U.S. store in Tokyo, it created the longest line ever seen in the Ginza district, with 2,400
people
spanning 10 long city blocks...
A nice slide show on "Aging in America". For the first time in the U.S., there will soon be more
people
over 55 than 18 and under...
November 24 to 30, 2003
Abercromie & Fitch got in hot, steamy water last week for their R- and X- rated clothing catalog. Their first sweater doesn't show up until page 122. The
people
in their catalog aren't wearin...
November 17 to 23, 2003
Kev's news is now using a mailing list program, which means that
people
can subscribe and unsubscribe automatically, all from...
November 10 to 16, 2003
people
will do anything to get into the U.S.... (From September 2001...
A new study of love confirms that the brain patterns made when
people
first fall in love are the same one gets when eating chocolate...
people
are increasingly naming their kids after brand names. In 2000, almost 300 girls were named Armani...
Now that
people
are sharing their iTunes playlists, a new form of bigotry is emerging: discrimination based on a person's terrible taste in music (at least among networked college students). It "tell...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
people
are getting flak for speaking up about Iraq...
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...
October 14, 2003
The FCC is not really on your side,
people
, despite their "do not call" list.....
October 6, 2003
As this type of experience gets cheaper to create, perhaps one day we'll see more artists and other types of visionary
people
making use of it...
September 22, 2003
Evidence that large groups of
people
learned to live in a sustainable fashion in the past...
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...
Computer visionary Stafford Beer coined the term "shareware". He also invented Cybersyn, an Internet-like socialist computer system created for the revolutionary Chilean government in the earl...
Of all
people
, the Chief Technical Officer of InfoWorld (long a Windows/UNIX-oriented publication) has moved to a Mac and wrote two articles about the experience... "It just works... an option that'...
September 8, 2003
See how many
people
are poorer than you in the world...
August 12, 2003
As
people
begin their life as a captured stream of digital documents, we'll be seeing more of this. A great idea would be to create software that allows
people
to create lifelong free-form digita...
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...
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...
It is official U.S. policy to encourage
people
to buy larger, less efficient cars: "The Senate rejected a proposal to require a sharp increase in automobile fuel economy Tuesday after concerns wer...
July 28, 2003
When nothing gets done in groups the way
people
want that's perhaps more often due to an inability to manage agreement than manage conflict - read about the Abilene Paradox...
There are now over 2 million
people
in U.S. prisons, one for every 143 citizens...
July 21, 2003
Status report: there have been almost 7 million hits on the Star Wars Kid page, 38 cloned videos, and 3 more currently in the making. Hopefully
people
will scrape up enough to buy him an iBook (up t...
But still "up to five Americans per day" are waiting in London hotel rooms to meet
people
about "liberating funds" (12/2002)...
July 8, 2003
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...