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December 20 to 31, 2005
Are you a PC user who bought an iPod? With rumors of a sub-$500 Mac, many are
think
ing of switching...
In a pioneering survey, most artists and musicians
think
that file sharing is not a threat...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
I
think
the news behind the big news is the introduction of high- definition video to the masses. Upgrade to QuickTime 7 and you may be able to view movies in the new QuickTime HD Gallery...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Re
think
ing The Everyday Things
April 4 to 10, 2005
This was very popular this week - I
think
there's a pent-up need to avoid Starbucks! The delocator will show you local alternatives to Starbucks...
With 99% confidence, researchers have found that planetary biodiversity comes and goes roughly every 62 million years, and may be due to astrophysical causes. Looking at the graph, I
think
we're at ...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
In 2001 Poland hired a marketing firm to rebrand themselves. Focus groups said Poland made them
think
of the words gray, cold, vodka, poor, white, unsmiling, sad, and car-stealing...
G.M.'s vice-chairman, on why he
think
s people will still buy big SUVs: "Rich people don't care"...
March 21 to 27, 2005
No doubt the movie has star attraction (Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand), but I like to
think
that people enjoy plots in which uptight conservative people (in this case, a paranoid ex-CIA operative...
Macs are starting to make under-the-radar inroads into companies. This is exactly how the Web got started in the corporate world, and CTOs and IT staff are beginning to
think
about what it means...
March 14 to 20, 2005
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...
New technology allows the paralyzed to move and communicate by
think
ing...
March 7 to 13, 2005
The totally customizable Ergodex DX1 Input System. Finally, we can design our input devices to fit how we
think
, instead of the other way around...
Every U.S. soldier in Iraq gets one of these handy guides to Iraqi culture. I
think
every American should, too...
This
think
ing also makes for flyer-less surfaces...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Meanwhile, the average American remains clueless regarding GMOs - only half are aware they are sold, only a third realize they are eating them, and 70% don't
think
they're possible at all...
The super-cool baby name wizard. How popular has a name been over time? http://turbulence.org/spotlight/
think
ing/chess.htm...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
One in three high school students
think
the First Amendment "goes too far" in the rights it guarantees...
Personally, I
think
mercury in fish over long periods could be a factor...
January 24 to 30, 2005
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...
January 10 to 16, 2005
In the PC world the average consumer seems to
think
that bigger is better. On the contrary, smaller computers by their nature require higher technology and more elegant design and engineering. Henc...
December 6 to 12, 2004
An absolutely cool higher-tech redesign of the VW bus. I
think
this would be a huge hit...
November 22 to 28, 2004
"Pro-Bush
think
-Tank Claims Climate Change May Be Good"...
November 15 to 21, 2004
Some
think
RSS is just a fad, but I
think
it's a long-term enabling technology - "RSS Edges Into the Bureaucracy"...
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...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Yes, those same Hart voting machines used in Hawaii caused a few problems in Texas. But here's what gets me... the article's last sentence reads "Election officials say eSlate machines are reliabl...
October 25 to 31, 2004
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...
October 11 to 17, 2004
I
think
I got a spyware popup on this page...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
"What a Top Reporter in Baghdad Really
think
s About the War"...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Startups should be
think
ing about developing high-bandwidth applications...
August 2 to 8, 2004
If you
think
such an operation cannot be financially viable,
think
about the bigger, hidden economic net benefits for nearby restaurants, stores, galleries, and bars. And without attracting nightl...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
Hawaii is getting crowded, a symptom of short-term
think
ing in development. Where's the mixed-use, decentralized, community-centered projects? "What I see happening is horrible," said Maui Realto...
July 19 to 25, 2004
The latest
think
ing 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...
Seed Magazine debuts -
think
"Maxim" crossed with "Scientist"...
The UK is
think
ing about compulsory "drug vaccinations" for children...
July 5 to 11, 2004
"I
think
he's a big jerk...
June 14 to 20, 2004
Never mind the latest tech fad of creating personal social networks - what continues to be needed is software that helps societies network and
think
smarter...
May 17 to 23, 2004
Seattle's new public library looks quirky outside but is astounding inside. May make you re
think
the role of (public) architecture. And check out the great VR movies...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
Before you laugh, try a little
think
ing outside of the box: Hawaii needs low-cost housing solutions - how about using used shipping containers? Many well-designed structures have been made worldwide...
April 5 to 11, 2004
You're more adaptable than you
think
. Check it out! This visual effect basically reprograms your neurotransmitters. Don't worry, the effects shouldn't last longer than a day.....
March 31, 2004
While the islands have seen a few distinctive architects that were compelled, nurtured, and influenced by Hawaii's natural environment - Dickey, Ossipoff, Morgan - the last 40 years has been witnes...
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 29 to April 5, 2004
Ever wonder why so many business majors
think
Microsoft invented computing? A study of eight textbooks reveals total ignorance of the role of Unix in business...
March 22 to 28, 2004
A portable, cordless soldering tool that runs on 4 AA batteries, heats in one second, and cools in two: http://www.
think
geek.com/gadgets/tools/69d3...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Lawrence Lessig's article on why he
think
s he lost last year's Supreme Court battle over copyright terms...
A network map of political books based on purchase patterns from major Web-based book retailers. It shows a great division in
think
ing... you could use this same sort of analysis to visually stud...
February 23 to 29, 2004
A nice overview from Popular Science on current brain-machine interface research. "If you
think
about using superconducting magnets, maybe you could figure out how to make a helmet," says [forme...
"Game Development: Harder Than You
think
...
February 2 to 8, 2004
Nanotech
think
ers fear the "gray goo" syndrome, where a nanotech product may go haywire and begin disassembling all nearby matter into goo, the nanotech equivalent of a nuclear meltdown. One smart gu...
January 12 to 18, 2004
Talking about workouts, the Powerball wrist exerciser now has a little RPM counter on it, making it even more addicting: http://www.
think
geek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ea1...
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Will a new high-tech fund in Hawaii work? Local VC Barry Weinman may not like it, but I
think
the state needs to provide a starter foundation for business before VCs can step in. Local VCs have neve...
November 24 to 30, 2003
I didn't
think
Michael Jackson could look worse... (picture...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
Why? Massive, collaborative video games that actually require
think
ing.....
Is the Akaka Bill good? Bad? I
think
this appeared in a Weekly a while ago.....
October 6, 2003
I was
think
ing about replacing my old Devo costume for Halloween and decided to see what was out there on the Web. A store with a very good selection is Halloween Mart, with decent prices as well...
September 15, 2003
The importance of dreaming for the future Why are people retreating to past fantasy instead of
think
ing forward? Humanity's perception of the future indeed shapes its present. Recent Hugo award winne...
August 25, 2003
I
think
this item ties in well with last week's item about the coral reefs dying. Aside from preserving beauty and diversity in the environment, there is great economic incentive to explore the thing...
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
...I'm really tempted to write a program that automatically generates your own Nigerian Email Scam Letter, but I don't
think
my server could handle the bandwidth...