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April 25 to May 1, 2005
The HD wildlife reel is stunning and played beautifully on my PowerBook G4 and should run fine on iMac G5s. The H.264 codec crushes the best codecs being
used
in movies distributed over file sharin...
"The Wal-Mart 'Foundation' is nothing more than a front group for Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated, and should not be conf
used
for a real charitable non-profit"...
I recently revisited AutoStitch and tried the Windows demo application that was released last year. The results were completely amazing and it's the most easy-to-use, powerful panorama maker I've eve...
April 18 to 24, 2005
If you have a
used
mobile phone, you could try shipping it to this non-profit...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Today's college students are getting
used
to downloading high-speed movies and music on demand from their computers...
1,360 scientists from 95 countries say that two-thirds of the world's resources are "
used
up" in a four-year $24 million U.N.-sponsored survey...
Need an industrial solution? Use new biological filters that mimic the natural decomposition of debris. In a successful test the sewage from 25 homes was
used
to irrigate a golf course...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Contact lenses are being
used
for all sort of things these days. Here's some fashion glitter contacts that look pretty sexy...
March 14 to 20, 2005
This photographer is doing a booming business capturing 144 megapixel photos - they're so sharp that a picture of an entire building can be
used
to inspect cracks...
March 7 to 13, 2005
On a related eco-friendly note, there sure is a lot of un
used
roof real estate in downtown Honolulu...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Adobe open sources software that can be
used
to build systems with complex dependency graphs...
February 14 to 20, 2005
The mating scent of the German cockroach has been found - here's the clever methods scientists
used
...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Here's the same effect,
used
in a recent music video...
January 24 to 30, 2005
The Bush administration OKs drilling for oil in rare grassland in New Mexico, despite objections from the state's governor, who
used
to be the Secretary of Energy in the Clinton administration. Thi...
January 17 to 23, 2005
I went to the Palo Alto Apple Store, which until 1995
used
to be Swain's House of Music, where the Grateful Dead played a few times and where it's rumored that Jerry Garcia bought one of his firs...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
The most inclusive church ad I've seen is ref
used
by TV stations due to controversy - the ad depicts the church allowing blacks, the disabled, and gays...
Here's an inspirational program on Kaua'i that recycles
used
glass into works of art...
However, "e-junk" recycling is still in its infancy. Note that old computer monitors make better
used
TVs than TVs...
November 15 to 21, 2004
New businesses are sprouting up to meet demand for the new Firefox browser, now
used
by 19% of users according to some...
November 8 to 14, 2004
"Spin" - then: This movie made of 100% unauthorized satellite TV footage is a fascinating look into how global communications technology was
used
by the image makers in the 1992 presidential election...
This Dutch film ca
used
the murder of its director on November 2. The Netherlands is now experiencing attacks on Islamic mosques, churches, and schools. Can fundamentalism ever coexist with worl...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Yes, those same Hart voting machines
used
in Hawaii ca
used
a few problems in Texas. But here's what gets me... the article's last sentence reads "Election officials say eSlate machines are reliabl...
"Cell Phones Increasingly
used
to Snap the News...
Vitamin-inf
used
shirts...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Yes, the same Hart eSlate voting machines
used
in Hawaii ca
used
Democratic votes to turn into Republican ones in Austin, Texas...
"Technology
used
to track down Al-Qaeda terrorists is being offered to employers as a means of stamping out... abusive behaviour in the workplace"...
About Clearview, the new clearer, usable typeface that will be
used
on all Federal road signage. Ask your state to adopt it...
October 11 to 17, 2004
The average mpg of a 40-foot Gillig Phantom bus,
used
in Honolulu: about 4. The average mpg of a hybrid-diesel bus
used
in Seattle: 7.5...
An astute reader points out that hyaluronic acid, which has been touted as an "anti-aging remedy", is found in taro (
used
for poi, the Hawaiian food staple). Here's the connection to a long-live...
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...
September 20 to 26, 2004
Researchers are studying net viruses using methods
used
to study human epidemics...
August 22 to 29, 2004
Microsoft's Spanish version of Windows XP translated "woman" as "bitch". Users unam
used
...
August 8 to 14, 2004
What to do about the War Memorial/Natatorium on Kaimana Beach, an unlabeled hazardous collapsing eyesore that's conf
used
tourists and annoyed locals for 25 years? The one that will cost untol...
An analysis of files taken from a hard drive
used
in Al-Qaeda's operations. Insightful...
August 2 to 8, 2004
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...
July 19 to 25, 2004
A photo tour of the N521DB, the luxury liner
used
to transport the Bin Ladens out of the U.S. after 9/11. It was also
used
by Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
All about the latest Rainbow Gathering, which attracted 10,000 and ca
used
the Forest Service to allocate nearly $1 million for management...
June 14 to 20, 2004
Alien species have ca
used
the ecological collapse of the Great Lakes...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Most email spam (80%) is now ca
used
by Windows PCs hijacked by virii...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Some of the hippest mp3 blogs out there. Mash-ups are really popular these days. The mp3 format actually got popular because of blogs like "Blex's Page of Good Mp3", seven years ago. I
used
to visi...
May 10 to 16, 2004
How about trying environmentally friendly anti-foul compounds
used
on ships? The six-year test is impressive...
May 3 to 9, 2004
Laser spectroscopy is now being
used
to detect suicide bombers in Israel. Why don't the lidar folks at UH get into this...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
Before you laugh, try a little thinking 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 19 to 25, 2004
3) How about this for a cleanup-inducing pilot project? But use the voices of well-known locals: Berlin's pilot program of talking trash cans that congratulate you when
used
have proven to be a hug...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
United Airlines announced that more than 2 million customers
used
their self-serving kiosks in a single month. No modern airline can survive without them. Actually, that could be a great business ...
Drug company GlaxoSmithKline
used
orphans as guinea pigs in potentially dangerous medical experiments...
A material widely
used
in nanotechnology research has been found to trigger organ damage in fish...
Here's a story by a woman who
used
a spreadsheet to tally all the things about her ex-lover...
March 8 to 14, 2004
There's an interesting architectural trend towards "green roofs" - creating mini-ecologies in un
used
urban areas, mainly, roofs...
March 1 to 7, 2004
1.8 tons of raw material are
used
to make your average desktop computer and monitor. Upgrading rather than replacing your computer saves more energy than recycling it...
Remember that photojournal on shipbreaking, one of the most toxic and dangerous jobs on earth? Here's a short summary of some new technologies (including a wash that neutralizes PCBs) being
used
i...
January 12 to 18, 2004
I
used
to get about 500 to 1000 spams a day. Now it's down to about 100 now that I put tough anti-spam filters in.....
January 5 to 11, 2004
The New York Times ref
used
to run this article - the journalist posted it himself online instead. Here's a good idea to help offset online "sharing" - a $60 per year charge for broadband users...
November 24 to 30, 2003
A nonviolent protester is "hogtied and ab
used
" at Fort Benning...
October 20, 2003
* Nearly 200 communities to date have ref
used
Wal-Mart...
October 14, 2003
The world's first motorized surfboard This is quite a revolutionary device - it's to surfing what snowboards are to skiing. This August it won approval for U.S. distribution after a 16-yea...
Like
used
CDs? "The Top 50 Most Common
used
CDs" Also, if you like to stay on the cutting edge of music, Pitchfork Media is a good place to check out from time to time...
Conf
used
? Here's the original lyrics...
August 25, 2003
The winners in nerve.com's pickup line contest, successfully
used
lines, and miserable failures...
By the way: If you are using Apple's Mail application, the virus emails will be automatically marked as junk and sent to your junk mail folder. Apple Mail has the best spam detection/removal of an...