"TrikeWay" :random idea lab:

So I've been reading over the years about that city that invested in dozens of light blue bicycles and left it around town for local citizens to use. I've read a little about the rail system they are trying to shoehorn into Hawaii and the babillions of dollars its going to cost.
One thought lead to another and I came up with a trike lane. I guess its some crazy futuristic idea that probably isnt very feasible or manageable in some way or another, but in my head it makes sense.
What if instead of spending those gazillions on a rail system most of us dont want to actually use, what if we had converted one freeway lane into a special kind of ski-lift like thing where you could ride your bike and 'hook' unto a um... hook and let the powered system run you along the freeway while you relaxed on your cycle? What if these bikes were actually a kind of trike (for stability), had a windshield of some kind, and/or were powered by electricity/solar? Does that sound cool or just goofy?

Update: ME>Hawaiian Telecom Wirless

yay me!

grrrrr hawaiian telcom sucks

So I finally got an iphone, perfect timing - my contract with hawaiian telcom expired, the iphone 3g was coming out, and it was $200 less then i expected. So we do the line thing and get 3 phones and try to port out our numbers from hawaiian telcom. 2 days pass and AT&T say that HT is being difficult. As I previously used to sell cell phones, i know this can take anywhere from 2 hours to 2 weeks.
I call HT to find out what my pro-rated last months bill is going to be and SURPRISE! $144 pls kthx. I ask them why and am told that:
1) they do not prorate the last months billing and
2) they charge a $25 per line port-out fee! (3 lines x $25 = $75)
While this seems like it should be illegal as I cannot use my remaining 900 minutes and according to the FCC they cannot block the port-out process they can charge to port-in or port-out.

About 4 weeks have passed. I have been on the phone with 3 different CSR's and the most they can offer me is 50% off the port-out fee. They cite that I had agreed to a terms and conditions that I should have recieved or read, but I do not recall this. They have sent me a copy and it reads something like "We may charge you a port-out fee or a port-in fee". A customer service rep said on the phone that they didnt charge a port-out fee at the beginning, then later I get a letter in the mail saying "Oops, sorry, I was wrong, we did charge it, my bad".

I have filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau, the FCC, and begun mass emailing the executive board of HT.

Beginnings: Superconnected part 1

Having gotten my A+ Certification in 1999 and with a few IT friends, I suggested that we combine our skills and become a network, a connected, a super-connected group of contractors that referred each other jobs or brought each other in on bigger jobs. Well it didnt quite work out the way I imagined but I kept the name. And yes, I did get it from a Belly song.
At the time I was working at Radio Shack with my friend Rey and Gary, while self-studying for my Comptia A+ Certification. After getting my A+ I got a business license and starting advertising.
Now, I've been using computers to play games ever since my brother set up a x386 and I found King's Quest on it. I've had the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, NES, SNES, Genesis, PS1, PS2. After I opened the store I got a few PS2's and Xbox's. I have had a Wii, and now own a PS3 and a Xbox 360. My point is that I've always been a gamer, but never thought of going into computers, instead following my artistic dreams and attempting a Commercial Arts degree back in 1990.

I got the idea to open the icafe as a brick and mortar establishment when I started getting regular clients and needed a more accessable location. After meeting with the Small Business Administration, they outlined a goal - make a business plan and we'll if viable, they'll assist you.

Perfect. "I'll see you in a few weeks" I told him.


~end part 1~

repost: 10 years

10 years. 1/3. an eternity and a blink of an eye.
So I was talking to a friend today, trying to suggest midlife carreer changes. Then I had a mild ephipany.
1998 - I bought my first PC. A P2 266 HP box with a whopping 16mb of RAM. In the 10 years since (its now 2008, duh)
1999 - I have been dumped by a seriouso
1999 - my mom passed away 1999 - taken my A+ certification (pc repair)
1999 - started a business
2006 - closed that business
2006 - gotten married
2006 - gotten a decent paying job
2008 - and had my first child
All in a space of 10 years.
It feels like an eternity, yet feels like last week. I miss the store, but feel like I have accomplished alot in 1/3 of my life.

Viva Lost Wages

I've been to Las Vegas about 5 or 6 times in my life, way too many times for a guy who doesnt gamble much. But I have a possibly brilliant idea! I thought of it a few years ago actually.
Why not make Kahoolawe a Hawaiian casino island? The SuperFerry(tm) could take visitors and locals over there, (making use of that thing), locals could stop flying over to the mainland all the time to blow all their money, and the proceeds could benefit the Hawaiian people.
Of course, I'm not too clear on how the effects of gambling, crime, the effect on the local economy and the possible effect on the Hawaiian nation, but what do you think? A brilliant idea or am I being dumb?

first post!

So...
I have a blog now. Yay.
Isnt blogging so 2004?
Who wants to read the rantings of a crazy 36 year old asian man?

I guess you.