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April 25 to May 1, 2005
There was a lot of news this
week
, but the big news was the release of Apple's new system upgrade, called "Tiger". I've tested the heck out of it and it seems stable and faster...
My Future China http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7693580/site/newswee...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Wal-Mart Watch launched this
week
. Check it out...
The sandal-combination-bottle opener! Perfect to wear with the TV/DVD-combination-beer fridge mentioned last
week
...
April 11 to 17, 2005
This
week
saw a number of profiles of a new generation of activists. Some use the latest technology to promote the environment, some are resorting to radical measures to make their voices heard, an...
Homes of the billionaires: http://biz.yahoo.com/
week
end/billionairehomes_1.htm...
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...
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...
An interview with the CEO of the last pinball machine manufacturer on Earth...
A more balanced, scenario-laden view of the U.N.-backed Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, mentioned last
week
...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
A couple of
week
s ago I gave a three-hour deposition involving the Soverain Software vs. Amazon shopping cart patent case...
An interview with the most influential woman in rock, Patti Smith: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7352508/site/news
week
...
March 21 to 27, 2005
This was a top item in news all over the world this
week
: Banksy, an artist mostly known for his quality graffiti work, snuck into New York's most famous museums and affixed his anti-war work to th...
A compliment to last
week
's interview with Robert Crumb, an interview with Aline Kominsky-Crumb, his wife...
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.....
March 7 to 13, 2005
Every U.S. soldier in Iraq gets one of these handy guides to Iraqi culture. I think every American should, too: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/03/05/
week
inreview/nwr_IRAQIS_050306.gi...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Ira Rennert's house was featured on VH1 this
week
. It's the largest in the world, containing over 100,000 square feet worth of structures, 30 bathrooms, and its own power plant. He owned the compan...
February 21 to 27, 2005
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...
The new 1-kilometer high Solar Tower, which could power 200,000 homes, has found a building site in Australia. This got a lot of press this
week
...
February 14 to 20, 2005
This was deservedly popular this
week
- a great list of the top 100 gadgets of all time...
The
week
ly Gloom and Doo...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Big news for software developers - an open source enterprise-class message queuing technology is being made. Implications for trading networks, P2P frameworks, and instant messaging technologies...
A transcript of Gene Simmon's very funny interview with Terry Gross on NPR, which was replayed last
week
...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
This
week
's Gloom and Doo...
January 24 to 30, 2005
It's time for Hawaii to promote innovate mixed-use businesses that foster community development. Mentioned last
week
was the concept of "bike stations", which could be placed next to mas...
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...
News
week
on the decline of the American Dream...
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...
January 10 to 16, 2005
The big news in Kev's world this
week
was the introduction of the Mac mini - it's a small yet powerful box not much wider than a CD that supports pretty much any display, keyboard, and mouse for $500...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Japanese death poems, from a classic Salon article: http://www.salon.com/
week
ly/zen960805.htm...
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 15 to 21, 2004
Pros and cons regarding the upcoming Superferry - discuss them in public this
week
...
November 8 to 14, 2004
"The Persuaders" - now: This show aired on Frontline this
week
exploring advertising's latest evolution - it's all about narrowcasting and emotional advertising that speaks to your "inner lizard" an...
"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...
This was really popular all over the net this
week
, perhaps because people need to be reminded of the perils of overworking...
"Submission" http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6479272/site/news
week
...
So maybe that "who voted by IQ" article last
week
was a little bogus. But here's a verifiable list of the most charitable states versus how they voted...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Last
week
's related post...
October 18 to 24, 2004
"The Man Who Could Have Been Bill Gates" http://www.business
week
.com/magazine/content/04_43/b3905109_mz063.ht...
Indymedia is still no closer to figuring out who seized their servers via subpoena two
week
s ago...
October 11 to 17, 2004
"Center for the Digital Future Identifies the 10 Major Trends Emerging in the Internet’s First Decade of Public Use" - TV down, net up, averaging 12.5 hrs/
week
...
A great interview with Steve Jobs on true innovation: http://business
week
.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041012_4018_db083.ht...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Electricity-conducting plastic means lighter, smaller gadgets: http://data
week
.co.za/article.asp?pklArticleID=3077&pklIssueID=422&pklCategoryID=3...
Use Windows and make a name for yourself! Regarding last
week
's item "Microsoft server crash nearly causes 800-plan pile-up"...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Surprise of the
week
: having money doesn't make you happy (and it doesn't build strong societies either)...
September 20 to 26, 2004
PC Magazine and Time give the new G5 iMac top ratings and reviews, named "Gadget of the
week
"...
Surprise of the
week
- the rich get richer...
"3 Myths About the Recording Industry Debunked" http://www.la
week
ly.com/ink/04/44/features-bemis2.ph...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Regarding last
week
's item about fake tree-like cell phone masts...
Topical picture of the
week
...
More nifty pictures of the printed organic furniture mentioned last
week
...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Disney creates a revolution in fireworks by creating a compressed air launching system. Air-launched fireworks are more precise, less polluting, safer, and can be launched higher. How about using thi...
This
week
's 12 and 16-year-olds marked as terrorists and apprehended by the Secret Service...
August 22 to 29, 2004
New efforts in developing flying cars: http://www.business
week
.com/technology/content/aug2004/tc20040825_4462_tc119.ht...
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...
Movie Studios Lose In Case Against File-Sharing Apps http://information
week
.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2911657...
August 8 to 14, 2004
Topic of the
week
: Changing Hawai...
Are businesses starting to get the clue about global warming? http://www.business
week
.com/magazine/content/04_33/b3896001_mz001.ht...
This was popular last
week
- beautiful aerial photography...
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...
The story behind the Internet Movie Database, one of the most popular, useful Web sites ever made: http://www.la
week
ly.com/ink/04/37/features-finke.ph...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
"Crowded communities demand change...
"Support scarce for latest UH logo ideas...
Cheap projection technology is giving rise to "guerilla drive-ins". This is a symptom of this generation's need for commerce-free, authentic culture and socializing...
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...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Cool Concept of the
week
: Seed Balls Take 100 to 200 properly chosen seeds of plants, trees, fruits, and vegetables, and pack them in a hardened sphere of mineral-rich red clay. Scatter one abou...
Have you read about the children at Abu Ghraib? http://www.thismodernworld.com/weblog/mtarchives/
week
_2004_07_04.html#00163...
What globetrotting Laurie Anderson is up to these days, NASA's first artist in residence: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5406042/site/news
week
...
July 5 to 11, 2004
Did military sonar testing drive 200 whales to the beach off Kaua'i last
week
...
June 21 to 27, 2004
This
week
's theme: the Fahrenheit 9/11 effect Why should you move away from DSL to cable? First, there's the new Supplier Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) Recovery Fee, which only applies to DS...
June 14 to 20, 2004
Theme of the
week
: Humanity I just finished watching "The Corporation", an amazing film that traces the roots, rights, and wrongs of the corporate entity. It ties together politics, global issues...
Mentioned the other
week
as the key ingredient to self-cleaning windows, titanium dioxide is now being incorporated into clothing to make them self-cleaning...
Wal-Mart's RFID-using suppliers exceed 100: http://www.e
week
.com/article2/0,1759,1612365,00.as...
Business
week
reports that privacy battles are being won over RFID...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
This
week
: unconscious passwords, isolation epidemics, and video grid time-shifting! "Future of Visual Gadgets Rolled Out" A nice summary of the Society for Information Display's internationa...
A former Microsoft technology manager bashes the company for its mediocre products and addiction to cash cows: http://www.seattle
week
ly.com/features/0422/040602_news_microsoft.ph...
Never mind the news you've read last
week
about the lack of sex in Japan. I'm curious about "hikikomori", a contributing condition affecting one million teen boys - they never leave their rooms...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Drink beer to reduce liver damage! (see last
week
's "Caffeine May Prevent Liver Damage")...
This site was down for a
week
or two due to popularity - it's better than the last "infinite spiral" picture I mentioned a month or so ago...
May 17 to 23, 2004
1) We have no right to complain. "Americans entitled to cheap gas -- right?...
2) We should pay more for gas anyway...
3) If we did Iraq right, gas would be cheaper...
4) Obesity is now a global issue. The World Health Organization enters the picture...
5) Things are tough enough. $45,000 is poverty level in Los Angeles...
The beautiful story of the last pure Hawaiian land, and William Kaihe'ekai Mai'oho, whose family has guarded King Kamehameha's bones for 185 years: http://www.mid
week
.com/coverstory/coverstory.htm...
Eight years ago my old startup bought from Peapod every
week
. Now online groceries are coming back...
May 10 to 16, 2004
Topic of the
week
: More architecture! Architect Michelle Kaufmann is an American hero. She's the first person to finally begin to fulfill Frank Lloyd Wright's dream of cheap quality homes, a goa...
May 3 to 9, 2004
The Sasser worm, developed by an 18 year-old in Germany who also made the ubiquitous "Netsky" email virus, infected an estimated million computers last
week
, 80% of which belonged to home users an...
Your computer's security may be compromised just by listening to it (acoustic cryptanalysis)...
I forgot to add this last
week
- killer whales are getting louder in response to the din of whale-watching boats...
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...
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
...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Photoshop of the
week
...
"The share of the economic pie going to wages and salaries has plummeted to just over 50%, its lowest level in at least the past 50 years, and perhaps longer....
Studies show that Guinness is actually very healthy for you...
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...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
Photoshop of the
week
...
This was widely circulated last
week
. Lots of ammo building up on both side of the issue...
"Dogs do resemble their owners, finds study...
March 8 to 14, 2004
Preventable deaths from obesity are overtaking tobacco - this was a pretty big news item last
week
...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Hoo boy, lots of news this
week
. You heard it here first, folks! Leaked Pentagon report warns climate change may bring famine, war "LONDON (AFP) - A secret report prepared by the Pentagon warns tha...
Got a Mac? Hallelujah! http://business
week
.com/magazine/content/04_08/b3871084.ht...
February 9 to 15, 2004
There was a little buzz around the net last
week
regarding "peak oil". The term refers to the point at which worldwide oil production will peak, which is currently predicted to happen in 2015. Jo...
February 2 to 8, 2004
Let'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 toilet's broken, the hot/cold faucets are reversed, the vending machine doesn'...
January 5 to 11, 2004
Well, better late than never... This
week
's hot topic: globalization and its wacky effects! Bangalore, India now has more high-tech workers than Silicon Valley...
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Happy New Year! Slow news
week
though...
Is the American Dream over? Business
week
said so, and so does this article. More proof that the rich are richer and poor are poorer. "The Death of Horatio Alger"...
December 22 to 28, 2003
Spamming and phishing The PayPal email scam - and other fake corporate email scams - are getting more insidious lately. Beware! The term for this is "phishing", and attacks increased by 400% in th...
December 8 to 14, 2003
This Chinese video has been wildly popular this
week
: A great "new" way to fold your shirts (it's true, I learned too) the way professionals do in retail stores. You may be able to download it her...
Thanks to cdbaby.com (which made Jack Johnson popular) and frequent national touring, Alexi Murdoch is poised to be the Next Big Thing in music. His music continues where Nick Drake left off...
Business
week
on "The Rise of The Indian" There are more IT engineers in Bangalore than Silicon Valley now. Startups seeking funds are now asked what their "India strategy" is...
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
We now return you to our
week
ly broadcast. Lots of new science/tech this
week
for some reason... Things got a little heated in London...
The epidemic is so bad that the U.S. government last
week
developed a 10-year plan to battle it. Now it is thought to effect 6 of 1,000 kids: "Autism no longer considered a rare condition...
November 10 to 16, 2003
A study of the Web sites of the ten presidential candidates found that most violated speed and accessibility guidelines. The worst offender with the most code-bloated, inefficient, inaccessible We...
An interview with Gore Vidal about his latest book on the Founding Fathers and what they would have done to Bush: http://www.la
week
ly.com/ink/03/52/features-cooper.ph...
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.....
A few medical breakthroughs last
week
you may have read about... "Liquid drano for arteries"...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
Quote of the
week
: "If voting could really change things, it would be illegal." -- Revolution Books, New York, NY Feel safe? Last
week
was "Protection From Pornography
week
"...
Is the Akaka Bill good? Bad? I think this appeared in a
week
ly a while ago.....
October 20, 2003
This
week
was Marriage Protection
week
! In honor, here's an article about how only 50.7% of America is actually married: "Unmarried America...
Some interesting facts about Wal-Mart, which is making a push to open hundreds of new "supercenters"...
A summary of the launch of iTunes for Windows this
week
...
September 22, 2003
This has been popular this
week
: Al Franken's Supply-Side Jesus...
September 15, 2003
Also, reinforcing the "Apple = cool" theme from last
week
, the iPod is now featured in a hot new hip-hop music video by 50 Cent...
September 8, 2003
Whew, lots of interesting things this
week
popped up.....
Want to know what brands are mentioned the most in popular songs these days? Here's a chart, updated
week
ly...
"Keepers of the Magic Kingdom" http://www.la
week
ly.com/ink/03/42/features-davidson.ph...
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...
Affected by the recent computer viruses? The solution: 1) Don't use Outlook. 2) Don't use Windows. I just spent a couple hours cleaning up a friend's infected Windows machine this
week
. In over 1...
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...
August 12, 2003
Slow news
week
. Most of the new good stuff popped up today. This
week
's theme: trends on the edge of culture...
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 10, 2003
With iChat, Who Needs a Phone? Apple's latest tech wizardry makes voice calling over the Net a snap. That could be a push off a cliff for today's telecom giant...