Flash!

No, no. The kind that comes with your camera and often drives you crazy because it a) flashes when you don’t need it or b) gives you such crummy light that it makes the image humbug. Read David Pogue for tips on controlling the miserable accessory.

Merrie Monarch 2009

The annual hula contest is being held in Hilo again this week, and this time the TV station which is televising it is also offering live-streaming video. The second night of the competition doesn’t start for another six hours, but in the meantime you can watch last night’s show.

The end of the beginning

With this announcement, the United States has finally moved away from the know-nothings and toward a true approach to climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that threaten public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that for the first time …

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