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April 25 to May 1, 2005
Here's a comprehensive technical overview of Tiger, and
why
its software architecture for recording, composing, and playing images, movies, music and generally any kind of media is light years ahea...
Hey ladies! Here's
why
geeks and nerds are worth it...
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...
why
is the FBI plastering notices all over CDs, to the dismay of artists and consumers alike...
April 11 to 17, 2005
How and
why
Asian countries are keeping the U.S. dollar from collapsing...
If case you're wondering
why
I'm so concerned about this topic, that's because I work for an RFID startup and know full well the problems this can cause...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
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
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
Samsung launches monitors for the color blind.
why
doesn't every LCD monitor have these features...
March 7 to 13, 2005
There's a potpourri of online recycling and disposal service resources for the state, but they all offer overlapping, redundant, confusing, incomplete, and inaccurate information.
why
can't there be ...
February 21 to 27, 2005
There will be no encryption on new U.S. e-passports, even though they could be read stealthily from 30 feet away...
February 14 to 20, 2005
Will an environmental impact statement requirement kill Hawaii's inter-island Superferry? This article explains the issues involved, and
why
an EIS may not really be needed. In any case, could it no...
February 7 to 13, 2005
There's a good idea here, which is
why
it's secretly primarily funded by Amazon...
This may help explain
why
the Economist has more frontal nudity than all other international news magazines combined...
Writing a screenplay? Here's
why
movies go bad, written by an industry insider - too many writers...
Lawrence Lessig writes on
why
Wilco represents the future of music...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
While I'm on a rant,
why
can't digital camera makers emulate the design of the iPod and allow charging via the USB/firewire cable? I hate having to buy a separate cradle and power brick just fo...
Mark Morford asks,
why
isn't everyone on a Mac...
January 24 to 30, 2005
why
don't local supermarkets sell reusable shopping bags at time of checkout? Here's how some towns in Australia managed to ban disposable plastic bags at supermarkets, saving 350,000 bags in th...
January 17 to 23, 2005
Frequent traveler and ace writer Cory Doctorow was questioned at the airport by American Airlines personnel and asked for a written list of his friends' addresses. Here's his story...
January 10 to 16, 2005
Here's a PowerPoint presentation on the manufacturing process -
why
they don't offer it as a PDF file is beyond me...
January 1 to 9, 2005
CD sales rose by 2.3% in the U.S. in 2004, yet pirated CD sales have hit a record high. So
why
is the RIAA still suing music downloaders instead of going after real pirates...
December 13 to 19, 2004
why
the Portland REI store is one of the greenest retail stores in the U.S....
December 6 to 12, 2004
A nice introduction to randomness and
why
it's so important to science...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
Arm wrestling over the Internet!
why
can't we settle wars this way? It's basically the same thing...
November 15 to 21, 2004
why
doesn't someone in Hawaii go into the LIDAR 3D mapping business? Hollywood pays millions for LIDAR 3D models for use in movies, and to date there are no models of the islands...
November 1 to 7, 2004
But that's not
why
this ex-Reserve Kauai resident is making world news by suing over his recall to active duty after 13 years of being out of the service...
October 25 to 31, 2004
"
why
I believe in our president"...
Some cable companies now broadcast signals that prevent you from making copies of recordings: http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/24/
why
_marketforces_can.htm...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Most visitors to Hawaii come in twos and stay on one island.
why
not provide an alternative to space-hogging rental cars in Waikiki? And you could fit a lot more of these things on the upcomin...
September 13 to 19, 2004
why
are political polls "a sham"? First, they don't call people with cell phones...
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...
This house was transformed from a 3rd-gen gang house to a "tropical paradise".
why
not do it in Hawaii...
August 8 to 14, 2004
why
dynamic languages (still) represent the future of computing (warning: tech-heavy)...
August 2 to 8, 2004
Although over 80% of the public feels that e-voting is safe (or have no opinion), over 80% of security experts feel that current e-voting systems are much less secure than traditional paper-base...
July 19 to 25, 2004
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
Hawaii has lots of red clay.
why
not make native seed balls and use them to quickly repopulate areas with native plants...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
An article on those trying to get China to eat more vegetarian and less things like sparrow chicks, snake heads, and badgers. Old cultures are hard to change though. "Asked
why
she eats domestic cats...
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 7 to 13, 2004
why
the FCC should be abolished...
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...
Laser spectroscopy is now being used to detect suicide bombers in Israel.
why
don't the lidar folks at UH get into this...
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...
5) Support sustainable architecture and treat architecture as part of the environment: "The McMansion Next Door -
why
the American house needs a makeover" (10/2003)...
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 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
Here's info on the motor and anecdotes from 1997. Mr. Minato got his inspiration for the motor while playing piano. It's not hard to see
why
, the magnets are arranged like black keys on a keyboard...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Lawrence Lessig's article on
why
he thinks he lost last year's Supreme Court battle over copyright terms...
December 8 to 14, 2003
why
should you vote, if...
why
don't we just do what Canada does...
December 1 to 7, 2003
why
frivolous software patents suck - here's all the patents you're violating now by setting up an online store...
November 24 to 30, 2003
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving... In honor, here's an article about
why
today's mass-produced turkeys taste so bland.....
November 3 to 9, 2003
Will noisy, hot computers be a thing of the past? Electricity leakage is
why
current microchips (and therefore your computer) runs hot, requires fans, and contributes to the entropy of the universe...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
Infrared light heals wounds/boosts immunity, but nobody knows
why
...
"
why
Those Young Men Aren’t Watching TV Anymore...
why
Forest Management Exacerbates Loss of Lives and Propert...
October 14, 2003
A great, great explanation of how this nation's electrical grid works,
why
more large-scale blackouts are predicted, the effects of deregulation, and yet another example of capitalism ignorin...
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...
September 8, 2003
Visionary architect Eugene Tsui
why
generic "modernism" is a plague, and how to design a humane future: "Look at a box-shaped house - it wastes so much space and so much material, it is structurall...
August 25, 2003
Here's exactly
why
Windows systems are insecure (and
why
Apple's and other systems are secure) by default: "Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design...
August 12, 2003
Another 21st century cultural phenomenon - a great article about it from SF. Also another reason
why
the idea of global activism remains promising...
August 4, 2003
why
information design is important...
why
graphic design (and choosing the right font) is important:...
1) One reason
why
music sucks more these day...
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...