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Mahalo Daily suggestions?
Lately on Mahalo Daily, we’ve really been leaning towards the geeky side of things (which, of course, brings me great joy). Episodes like the Stan Lee interview, the 3D printer and scanner, and the space junkyard tour have been some of my favorite episodes yet, and a couple coming out soon are even geekier (particle accelerators and massive all-terrain RV’s, for example).
I’d love to know what kinds of things you’d be interested in seeing in the future. Since we’re mainly based out of the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles, anything within relatively easy driving distance would be best, or alternately something that’s on the web that you’d like to see covered. You’re the ones watching the show, so I want to showcase things that you’ll enjoy!
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#55 written by eric f. 4 years ago
@ Steve, ” if you do gadgets, you’re competing directly with Cali Lewis” … how can you compare the two? I’m at a loss for words. they aren’t even in the same league.
@ Danny, I’ve already suggested the more specific “how to find a girlfriend that plays video games”. where is it , V?
@ Alex , it’s all about the burritos, baby.
How about an expose uncovering the underground gremlin trade?
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#56 written by BerBar 4 years ago
I think you can do a lot of episodes about the many cultures that converge in San Francisco.
Also, San Joaquin Valley may not be a very nice place, but, there is a lot of oil production in there. I suppose it would be interesting for people to understand how oil and gas are produced. Not the greenest thing, but sure it is needed.
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#61 written by C-Tate 4 years ago
I have thought a show that covered the “Tech of”. Technology is everywhere. The various sporting events use all kinds of technology. Auto racing, Baseball, Basketball, Football etc.. Even the Australian Open Tennis was amazing to watch the players challenge a call, but to only see a digital reproduction of the play. Stadiums have WiFi for their fans. SF is wireless now? Every where you turn, technology is used. Technology in Manufacturing? Theme parks? And on and on. Boating is big in the Bay Area. Tech has come a long way for boaters. Get a tour during a boat show and check out all the cool gadgets. RV’ing is more techie too. Campgrounds with WiFi, now that’s cool
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How about (as suggested by Zac Garrett) asking random people on the street techie questions, not always easy stuff like Mac vs Windows, FaceBook or Myspace but some harder stuff like thoughts on net neutrality (not an issue here in SA, we have non lol ), or about Microsoft trying to take over Yahoo.
Keep the goodies coming, I stream mostly, but the ones I want I download. Thanks V
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Hey Veronica!
How to make a TRUE electronic music, more precisely, House Music.
I have 3 good friend in NYC, and all have a best studios.
see the club:
http://www.clubshelter.com – legend club of NYC roots -
#65 written by pianoplayer88key 4 years ago
Ok.. so this isn’t exactly electronic/tech/computer related, but it IS music related…
David Rubenstein (in El Segundo, CA, near LAX airport) has built a 12’2″ grand piano, and is working on an 8′ piano. I have played the 12′ piano and have to say it’s quite nice. His website is http://www.rubensteinpianos.com – note though that I have no affiliation with him. (Also there’s a few clips of the piano up on youtube – search for Rubenstein R-371)
It might be interesting to check that out. I don’t know when / if the Video Game Pianist (Martin Leung) would be in the area, but it’d be interesting to have him (or someone else who’s as good of a pianist as he is) play a few Mario tunes on it in a Mahalo show.
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#66 written by Bort 4 years ago
Lose the background music. If I want to listen to music I have my own to listen to thankyouverymuch. Crappy music playing over and drowning out a mediocre interview doesn’t make it better. It makes me want to stab my AppleTV.
And you can’t go wrong finding and interviewing a zombie holocaust survival expert.
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#67 written by Patrick 4 years ago
Internet/HTML history
How to create a blog page
History of the Commodore PET
Take a tour of 1 Infinite Loop Apple Inc. Campus
Take a tour of the Google Campus
Take a tour of 1 Microsoft Way
Interview XEROX engineers who invented the GUI
Interview Jeff Han multitouch interface
History of Windows – part 1 – part 2 – etc..
History of the Mac OS – part 1 – part 2 – etc..
From Sony Walkman to iPOD/iTunes/Zune
From Vector art to Screen Printing on a T-shirt
Digital Music History
Kraftwerk Interview
New Order Interview
History of Grunge Music
Best videos on You tube
DIGG vs DELICIOUS
How to put DIGG & DELICIOUS on your blog site
Anime History – Gatchaman, AstroBoy, Robotech
Graphic Design on the Web
Webby Awards best web designed pages on the net
Email marketing and the future
Viral Marketing – Promote yourself
History of JPEG
JPEG vs TIFF
History of MP3
MAC OS vs WINDOWS
Veronica Belmont’s tech gear of choice
Famous Movie Spots in San Francisco
Interviewing Ghosts through recorded EVP
The most haunted places in San Francisco
Quick history of dog breeding
Hippie hot spots in San Francisco
Hifi Spots around the globe or around the US
How to cook from a Dutch Oven
History of the printed press
History of Alcatraz – Veronica escapes alcatraz
History of Break Dancing
Fashion Photography tips
Star Trek hotspots in San Francisco
American Monuments per state/per city
Veronica visits Graceland
Veronica visits Memphis
Hitting the slots in Vegas
Visit the aquarium
Art History 101 – The printing pressI had more ideas but I was tired.
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#76 written by Kyle 4 years ago
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as far as geeky subjects
LARPing, geeky way to spend the weekend outdoors.
An intro to MMO’s how to get into them for those dont know much about them
Comic collecting.
Popular podcasted fiction authors like Scot Sigler, J.C. Huitchins, or Seth Harwood.
An intro to dungeons and dragons(what?…I bet you know geeks who play now)
How to make a podcast?
Tour of the science fiction museum.
Interview Neil Gaiman.
those would all be good geek subjects.
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I like the kite idea. There are some great tech kites out there from nylon fighter kite designs, to tetrahedron kites like the ones Alexander Graham Bell wanted to use for his airplane. The latest stunt kites and stunting competitions are great as well as kite surfing. I even know one parachute designer who creates scale model kites of his upcoming parachute designs. Robert X Cringely has even written about power kites to generate electricity instead of windmills.
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#84 written by rob shelby 4 years ago
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There is a ton of Web2.0 companies in Cali. You can interview one of them. Check out http://www.go2web20.net/ for a list of them.
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Being out of Denver, I’d love to see a tour of Scharffen Berger or Sierra Nevada or Anchor Brewing Company. Also, I know this is super touristy but what about doing a perfect irish coffee at the Buena Vista or the fortune cookie factory in Chinatown.
http://www.scharffenberger.com/factory.asp
http://www.sierranevada.com/directions.html
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/
http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/attractions/ggfortunecookie.html -
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Summer Roadtrip! You can visit some of the geek highlights around the country. Here are a couple ideas to get started:
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/
Deep Space Network is how we communicate with some of the probes sent into our Solar System and Beyond.http://www.meteorcrater.com/index.php
Meteor Crater in Arizona is an example of outer space coming to meet us. It is an impressive display of what a small meteor can do when it makes it past our atmosphere.http://www.norad.mil/
Fans of War Games, one of the best geek movies, will be interested in knowing where NORAD is. If that is before your time, the entrance to SG Headquarters in Stargate SG1 is filmed at the entrance to the NORAD facility. I think they stopped public tours of NORAD after 9/11, but across town is Peterson AFB (http://www.peterson.af.mil/) which has a museum (http://www.petemuseum.org/) that includes a missile launch command center display similar to the one used at the beginning of War Games.http://www.nps.gov/deto/
There is always the classic Devil’s Tower, used as the centerpiece to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It is actually quite a tourist destination with tons of things to see in the vicinity from nuclear missile silos to Mt. Rushmore to Wall Drug.These are just a couple examples I could find quickly. I’m sure with some planning you can find lots of geek stops for a very interesting roadtrip this summer.
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#96 written by larry 3 years ago
Hi Veronica
How about a feature on container vegetable gardening?
For a small investment of about $25 and a moderately sunny location you can grow enough carrots and radish or any small vegetables or fruit for week or two per container.
Needed an 18 and 24 gallon Rubbermaid or similar container cost under $10.00.
A drill to drill holes in the bottom and sides. Container must have drainage.
Two cubic feet of GOOD! dirt or Potting Soil.
Seeds.Great fun and tasty.
Larry
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Come to Boston for ROFLCon 2008. Register here. http://roflcon.org
I want to shake your hand on the convention floor.
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i think you should go to the youtube gatherimg that will be happening on san francisco