It’s been a while since I updated my opinion of Apple’s iPad. I was one of those who pre-ordered last year and waited anxiously for the UPS truck to appear, but while I enjoyed this new bit of technology, I remained guarded about what it’s role might be in my workflow. It has seemed to [...]
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Wow! That word boiled down the immediate reactions to yesterday’s announcement that Oahu Publications, owner of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, has reached an agreement to buy the larger Honolulu Advertiser. Word spread quickly following a 4:15 press release and meetings in both newsrooms. Hats off to David Black for pulling off one of the industry’s biggest [...]
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Common Cause Hawaii is urging supporters to contact the Senate Judiciary chair and ask for him to schedule public hearings on several bills, including SB 653. This bill would change the due date for annual personal disclosure statements for the prior year filed by legislators. It seems like a simple thing. Require financial disclosures to [...]
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Last week, I was puzzled about the way mainland transit officials enthusiastically backed Mayor Hannemann’s plan for an all-elevated train system running on a tall concrete platform, although they were mostly from cities which, like Phoenix, have chosen to utilize flexible light rail technology (that can run either on elevated tracks or at ground level) [...]
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Hmmm…apparently I haven’t got the time zone set properly on this site and comments are displaying odd times. Now I’ve got to dig down and remember where the time info is and make sure, or try to make sure, that it’s in sync with the proper Honolulu time zone. [update] Okay, I found the time [...]
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The UH Manoa student newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawaii, is still missing its web site. This is the greeting for current visitors to the site: The site initially disappeared when a dispute over possible censorship stalled contract talks with the company providing the newspaper’s online system, a subsidiary of media giant Viacom. When I wrote [...]
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Senator Hooser posted a couple of entries yesterday on the KSSK interview and aftermath. In the end he writes: Final Note: A friend reminded me recently of the famous quote: “When you wrestle with a pig in the mud: you both get dirty and the pig loves it.†So, I will wrestle no more. And [...]
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