Learning More About Starbucks
Learning 7 things I didn’t know about Starbucks from this video from Mashable.
Throwback Thursday
I had a post in mind for Throwback Thursday #tbt, but I forgot what it was… Something to do with time, but sadily I don’t remember. So instead, I’ll post two of my favorite throwback songs about time.
Hazy Shade of Winter – Bangles
The Bird – Morris Day and the Time
Admiring the Nike Foamposite Pro “Army Camo”
Nike’s latest design theme is inspired by military camouflage, and this upcoming Foamposite Pro in Army camo is the epitome of this aesthetic.
Sadly, this shoe won’t be available at Foot Locker locations in Hawaii according to their Launch Locator. If you can find this eye popper, expect to pay at least $240!!
DreamPress, Should I?
Dreamhost just announced their new high-revving WordPress hosting service called DreamPress. Sounds like a “dream” come true if you’ve been maintaining your own WordPress install and balancing its resources and performance against cost. DreamPress seems to hit the right price point but initially, the cost is per site. I wish it were for several sites, well, at least more than one at the same price.
But I am confused about the overall pricing. I joined Dreamhost ages ago using a special promotion. Over the years, I changed to VPS, upped my server’s memory, added CloudFlare, and more. Most of the changes incurred additional costs which I think I could dump if I signed up for DreamPress. But I’m not certain if that’s “allowed” for the DreamPress pricing.
Anyways, DreamPress is an attractive option if a few more concessions are made. I gotta keep watching this…
Caine’s Arcade Is a Global Movement
I had never heard of Caine’s Arcade in East LA until just today, but I’ve since learned that one boy’s creative foray has grown into a global movement. First off, if you don’t know about Caine’s Arcade, you must watch this video that started it all. Crying is allowed.
Caine’s Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.
After the Caine’s Arcade video went viral and popularity of the arcade soared, then Caine’s cardboard concept transformed into the Cardboard Challenge that’s striving to “engage 1 million kids in 70 countries in creative play.”
Wow. Just wow.
Signs of Hawaii: What Goes Up
While driving on the H3 headed town bound, you may notice this sign on the underside support pillars of the freeway.
It’s hard to notice while zipping along the H3, but if you’re slowed by traffic then you have a better chance of seeing the sign. Not exactly sure what it says, but it looks like “What goes up must be down.” I don’t know how this sign made it up there and so I don’t know if it’ll come down.
Activated JetPack’s Photon
Activated JetPack’s image serving service named Photon. It’s been part of JetPack for some time but only now giving it a try.
Game of Thrones Chronograph
Game of Thrones fans can commemorate their fandom by purchasing (or trying to purchase anyway) these chronographs specially designed after the show. Yes, this is a wristwatch but at the cost of over $10,000, I’ll call them the sophisticated sounding chronographs. Pictured is one for fans of the Night’s Watch. Only 25 of these have been made.
Signs of Hawaii: Unattended Children in Vehicles
Say what? I had to do a double take when I saw this sign at the entrance of Walmart. If there’s a professionally made sign for this, you know there’s got to be precedence. I’ve heard of problems leaving pets in parked cars, but leaving children in parked unattended vehicles?!
And look before you leave? Really? You have to look in the back seat to see if you got your kid back there? This sign is just odd and troubling.
Bikes Be Gone
What does it mean when the rent-a-bike concept fails in Kailua? Obviously, it means a non-profitable business with the disappearance of the rental bikes that showed up in August of 2011.
I can’t say that I’ve ever seen these rentals riding around the Kailua neighborhood.
Checking Out the Forecast
Thanks to Kickstarter fiend, Eri, I have a new weather “app” to check out. It’s called Forecast, but it’s not your traditional mobile app. You won’t find this free version in the Apple App Store, instead you head to forecast.io on your mobile device (or any platform) and follow the instructions. Although not a native app, Forecast feels and operates like an app and is clean, functional, and easy to understand. Here are some screen shots.
Tapping and swiping brings up different views or more details yet navigating the app isn’t overly confusing. Forecast also doesn’t use real images or rendered images to represent the current weather. I always found these visual representations misleading thinking that the images were live shots, not stock images.
I don’t know why I have a thing for weather apps living in temperate Hawaii. The weather just doesn’t vary very much, but still, I have gone through at least 5 different weather apps. So far, the new Yahoo Weather app has been my favorite, but it showcases images on Flickr taken in the area. While the images are gorgeous, they feel somewhat misleading. Solar is interesting and artistic but a little difficult to use. Weather 2x has been a weather mainstay of mine. I like the app’s overall balance of information and ease of use. I stopped using Weathercube. While it was neat, I was so lost when trying to swipe in different directions for additional data. Living Earth was just overkill for my weather needs. Of course, there’s the built-in iOS Weather app that I always fall back to. I like the way the information is presented though the interface does feel dated.
I’ll give Forecast a try but I’ve noticed one shortcoming already. Since it’s not a true app, it doesn’t provide notifications for impending weather alerts. Accessing the app will show you alerts but there are no notifications outside of the app. This might be a deal breaker for me.
Signs of Hawaii: Climb at Your Own Risk
Even without the textual caption, this sign makes it evident about what could happen. Where in Hawaii have you seen this warning sign?
