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April 25 to May 1, 2005
A beautiful
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pecker thought to be extinct for 60 years is found...
The all-
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musical door/doorchime based on the African tongue drum. What a great concept...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Finally, indie rock group the Decemberists released a high-res version of their music video "Sixteen Military Wives" via file sharing. They are among the first musicians to release a music vide...
March 7 to 13, 2005
For the first time, a music festival has released its entire live content online - 2.6GB worth! http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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February 28 to March 6, 2005
More on the DJammer, the "next-generation electric guitar": http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,66722,00.htm...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Writing a screenplay? Here's why movies go bad, written by an industry insider - too many writers! http://seemaxrun.com/holly
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_folder/toomanywriters.ht...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Scientists find a way to create petrified
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in days. Implications for new types of filters...
November 22 to 28, 2004
An account of the rough security screening at movie theaters these days: http://www.defamer.com/holly
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/movies/mpaa/piracy-paranoia-part-ii-the-life-aquatic-screening-026073.ph...
November 15 to 21, 2004
Why doesn't someone in Hawaii go into the LIDAR 3D mapping business? Holly
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pays millions for LIDAR 3D models for use in movies, and to date there are no models of the islands...
November 8 to 14, 2004
All about the new anti-piracy technology coming to theaters: http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,65683,00.htm...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Dead things are a core part of the ecosystem. But many forests are in trouble due to excessive dead
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removal...
October 18 to 24, 2004
Like
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y Guthrie, here's the ugly story of the exploitation of Rosa Park's image and legacy...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Podcasting puts audio content you want to hear on your iPod. One day you can podcast Howard Stern from XM Radio! http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,65237,00.htm...
September 20 to 26, 2004
A new report finds that
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is one of the most environmentally-sensitive building materials...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Do you like Jim
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ring's surreal comic Frank? Here's the first animated short based on same...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Hawaii lumber should be sustainable, especially these days when housing materials are in such demand! The HI Lumber Products Association launches a site...
August 2 to 8, 2004
Stamps made of
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July 26 to August 1, 2004
An in-demand violin maker in Berkeley creates quality violins with 200-year old
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from Lake Superior. Also an acupuncturist, he sees the vibrational connections between his vocations...
Lawrence Lessig on the "This Land Is Your Land" lawsuit threat. This action goes against everything
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y Guthrie stood for...
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 Fleet
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Mac and the Rolling Stones...
July 5 to 11, 2004
Steve Win
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's label "has seen a noticeable increase in record sales" thanks to putting a free track on file sharing networks...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Ryan Wieber was hired by LucasArts at 19 for his homemade lightsaber special effects that rivalled that of Holly
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's...
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...
A company has found a way to develop ethanol from waste straw and
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chips on a commercial scale, a world first...
April 5 to 11, 2004
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en-cone speakers will be hitting the market - they have a wider and smoother frequency response than conventional speaker technology. Here's the story of how this breakthrough was achieved afte...
"Easy-to-use unit converts scrap
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to electricity...
March 31, 2004
Hawaii Kai is one of the most garish neighborhoods I've seen. Hawaii is not Greece, Italy, or Holly
wood
. So why build faux (stucco, fenced-in, highly paved) structures which are neither here no...
March 22 to 28, 2004
"Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P" http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,62830,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Some independent music stores are finding that "file sharing can help create a buzz online that can lead to more sales": http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,62742,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
March 8 to 14, 2004
Those who do not learn from history... The amazing Lawrence Lessig wrote a nice piece on how Holly
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, radio, cable TV, and the music industries were all born from content piracy...
February 23 to 29, 2004
This has been pretty popular, but for those who don't know... DJ Danger Mouse released the critically acclaimed "The Grey Album", a remix of rap vocals and the Beatles' White Album. EMI demands a hal...
February 2 to 8, 2004
The latest in modernist prefabricated housing, where you can purchase a beautiful, open
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en contemporary house kit for $100,000...
January 19 to 25, 2004
The Dutchtub, a plastic outdoor hot tub that requires no electricity, plumbing, or hot water. Faster and easier setup than a
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-fire tub...
An aspiring filmmaker made a splash at Sundance with the first feature-length film ever made with nothing but iMovie. Total cost of the production: $218...
December 8 to 14, 2003
And now, in complete contrast to the above... the Mushroom House, a beautiful handcrafted
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en house in Canada that took 22 years to make...
October 6, 2003
"The Incredible Shrinking Studio" http://www.wired.com/news/digi
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/0,1412,60639,00.htm...