Bytemarks

As 2011 becomes a thing of the past, I often contemplate the memorable moments in the wee hours of new years eve. Here are my memorable moments as I tweeted them before midnight Dec 31, 2011. It was certainly a fun year and one to remember.

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The first official Startup Weekend took place over a period of 54 hours on Sept. 16-18, 2011. Danielle Scherman, one of the organizers, invited me to attend and being curious about how events like this actually take place, I could not turn down the offer. The process of bringing 70-100 people together to pitch ideas, [...]

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The 2011 Legislative Session kicked off on Jan. 19 at the State Capitol with an air of optimism but with the realization that hard work needs to be done to cut the budget. At least in the Senate, the presentations reflected a festive mood. This year I got invited by Senate Carol Fukunaga to join [...]

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When you get a bunch of geeks together a lot of information gets pass along very quickly. Luckily this month’s lunch attendance was small where the six of us, @pineapplejuice, @hawaii, @exbor, @carolyhi59 and @madmarv, could claim a table at La Pizza Rina. Even so, there is no way I can record all that info. [...]

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Check out the next Pecha Kucha Night in the courtyard of the Academy Art Center @ Linekona for Pecha-Kucha 8.0. Admission is free, refreshments served as usual! Friday, April 2, 2010. 6:00pm – 9:30pm. Hope to see you there. Presenters Debra Drexler: Chair, Drawing and Painting UH “20 years in 20 slides” L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine: [...]

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The 2nd Annual Geek Meet was this past weekend at Ala Moana Park on Magic Island. Although several days have passed, I could not let this event go without a blog post. Of all the tech/geek related events that take place over the course of the year, like Unconferenz, Manoa Geeks, Flickr meetups, Bytemarks Lunches, [...]

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I just got word of an upcoming show called Digital Imagery in Hawaii 2009 featuring local photographers. The show is juried by David Ulrich and Jerry Omo, Jr. and will be held at the Canon Gallery, 210 Ward Avenue, Suite 701. The exhibition is sponsored by Pacific New Media and is designed to provide a [...]

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A couple of Friday’s ago, while I was standing in line at the Empty Bowl fundraiser for Hawaii Potter’s Guild at Art at Mark’s Garage, Lesa Griffith comes up to me and hands me this flyer. I was already in sensory overload with my bowl in had, Mochi on her leash, people everywhere and me [...]

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As 2008 comes to a close I like to look back and see what made the year memorable. We are in a constant flow of events that happen around us and immerse us. We may rejoice in the high points and learn from the low ones. What was it that made your 2008 significant? Here [...]

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The State of Hawaii Dept. of Education and Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism have successfully implemented various robotics competitions and now getting widespread participation throughout Hawaii and beyond. The VEX Robotics Competition is the most recent event taking place in December. Here are some of the highlights: The Pan Pacific VEX Robotics Championship [...]

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