On May 24, 2009, under a beautiful Hawaiian sunset, Roz Savage rowed out of Waikiki on the second leg of her journey to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean. She is raising awareness about the top environmental issues and is truly an inspirational person.
Track Roz’s progress at http://rozsavage.com/tracker.
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Tracking Roz Savage
If you haven’t yet heard about Roz Savage, then today’s your lucky day. You’re about to “meet” an incredible woman who has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean and is currently working towards being the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. And she’s not just doing it for fame and fortune, she’s …
Governor Lingle: Veto SB199!
“Act 221” (commentary) in Hawaii is a program designed to develop the high tech industry in the State through tax incentives for investors both here and on the mainland. Unfortunately, pending legislation SB199 threatens to kill Act 221 and strike a major blow to the growing industry. Below is my letter to Governor Linda Lingle …
Support Act 221
Act 221 is legislation in Hawaii that supports the growth of the high tech industry and brings investor money into the State. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misunderstanding about what Act 221 is and how it benefits people in Hawaii (not just the investors). The short video below explains more about Act 221 and …
The Biocompostable Spoon Suck-off Challenge
As of 1pm today, I am committing to sucking on a biocompostable spoon to demonstrate the stupidity of society’s over-dependence on plastic and other products that support a disposable society. I challenge you to do the same, or at least hope others will commit to the need to “Rise Above Plastic“.
The spoon in my mouth …
Project Niu
Archinoetics has a grant from NOAA for “Project Niu” that teaches K-12 students about the oceans and marine debris. We built some custom ocean drifter devices and deployed them yesterday from a beach park near Hawaii Kai on the east side of Oahu. I’ve been working on an application to track these drifters on an …
G1 / Android, My First 48 Hours
So, after four years or so of having a Blackberry, I finally got a new phone, the G1 by HTC (aka “The G Phone”, aka “The Google Phone”, or the first phone to run Android, Google’s mobile operating system). Ok, now that we’re all up to speed, here’s how my first 48 hours went with …
Adobe MAX
In November 2008 I went to Adobe MAX in San Francisco, which is Adobe’s annual conference to announce new products as well as provide training on how to use their technologies.
Some of the most exciting news is the expansion of phones and mobile devices that will support Flash. The geeks out there know why this …
California Academy of Sciences
Wow, one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time is the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The building is an outstanding example of sustainable design and “green” architecture, featuring things such as a “living roof”, a natural cooling system (no A/C), solar panels, insulation made from old …
“The Coconut With a Mission”
I wrote this story for Project Niu, an educational outreach project at my company sponsored by NOAA…
On May 8, 2008, Project Niu launched an ocean-going sensor from Waimea Bay to teach students about the impact that each one of them can have on the environment. Perhaps the best way to understand Project Niu is through …