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Fri, Sep 9, 2005 12:45 PM
I wish I could code in my sleep! I do have to code a little HTML & XML, but it's mostly Perl & SQL, and this particular project called for a bit of JavaScript. Glad you like it, guys! I'm having particular fun switching it to satellite mode & zooming in on tiki locations in Europe. |
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Fri, Sep 9, 2005 1:30 PM
F#@K YEAH!!! Nice job Humu. |
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Fri, Sep 9, 2005 5:04 PM
Wow. That is sooooo cool! I feel like such a slacker. Like maybe I should really go do something with my life. Like find a place to eat using Critiki, use a Critiki map to get there, and order a few good drinks. |
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Sat, Oct 1, 2005 2:28 AM
I've now got Critiki hooked into Ooga-Mooga, so that when you're looking at a location on Ooga-Mooga, you can see what mugs were used there! A great example is The Islander in Stockton: At the bottom of the page, mugs in Ooga-Mooga that were used for serving at The Islander are shown, with links direct to each mug's page on Ooga-Mooga. Next step is to get links on Ooga-Mooga direct to Critiki pages, but right now it's 2:30 in the morning, and I need to take an ice cream break. Have you tried the Caramel Cone ice cream from Haagen-Dazs? It's delicious. |
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Sat, Oct 1, 2005 6:18 AM
Humu, thank you. Hope to see you back here soon. |
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Humuhumu
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Mon, Oct 3, 2005 2:56 AM
It's Critiki improvement week, apparently: on top of the aforementioned Critiki link to Ooga-Mooga, I've improved my picture handling, allowing me to clear a massive, massive backlog of photos. How massive? When I woke up this morning, Critiki had about 550 pictures; after clearing my backlog it now has about 880. For your browsing convenience in seeing these new pics, I've compiled this handy-dandy list: Aloha Jhoe's, Palm Springs -- 1 new image |
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Mon, Oct 3, 2005 9:01 AM
Excellent Humuhumu -- I'd forgotten all about those Conga Lounge shots. :) Cheers, |
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Humuhumu
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 12:28 PM
I am extraordinarly pleased to announce that the Los Angeles Public Library has provided images from their very impressive menu collection for use in Critiki. You can see them here:
Many mahalos to the kind folks at the Los Angeles Public Library for sharing their collection, and to Mr. Bali Hai, whose post on his Eye of the Goof blog inspired me to approach them. |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 3:03 PM
Fabulous! I'm so glad to hear that they liked your idea! P.S. Tell them to fix the broken image links to the old Bahooka menu. |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 3:35 PM
That is really cool of the Library system to let you use those wonderful samples of Polynesian Pop from their collection. I really like the Samoan Village menu. I have never seen that before. Congrats!! Hopefully I can contribute to Critiki as well someday. I have lots of menus that would find a loving home on you website. Let me know if interested. Cheers and Mahalo, |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 3:54 PM
Next step is to get links on Ooga-Mooga direct to Critiki pages, but right now it's 2:30 in the morning Cheesy crust! How many Humus are there? I am tying to put together new eBay templates for Midnite Enterprises* and if I get the colors right after working on them for a week I buy myself something pretty. It's all you industrious hard workers that are ruining things for us in the "leisure class". I need break after typing those sentences. midnite...must lie down now. ps Good work, nice resources, the lot. *A subsiduary of Cpt.Midnite Global, L.L.P |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 8:31 PM
F#%&in' Fan-tas-tic! Humu, you are a genius. Next are the holographic interiors of all the restaurants so one can walk into them, right? |
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Thu, Jan 26, 2006 12:23 AM
Excellent - taking urban archeology to a new level. |
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Thu, Jan 26, 2006 12:23 AM
Now, to get the Tiki-Ti menu in the LAPL. [ Edited by: christiki295 2006-01-26 00:25 ] |
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Fri, Aug 4, 2006 1:20 PM
Hanford stole my thunder, but I think you'll all enjoy this nonetheless -- I've been working on this for a while, and now I've finally got my system in place. You can now upload your own images directly to Critiki! They can be pictures that you took during a visit, or pictures of items in your personal collection. There are only a few simple restrictions: you have to have taken the picture yourself, it has to be at least 500 pixels wide or tall, and there can't be a gaggle of people in it. The images are held for review before addition to Critiki. Every location now has a link to upload images right there. It's purty darned easy (hopefully)! If anything goes wonky on it, shoot me a PM, but the bit of testing I've done went hunky-dory. |
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Sun, Aug 6, 2006 4:08 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who has added photos to Critiki since I added the new easier image upload! Over just the past couple days, 87 new pictures have been added to Critiki. There are new pictures for Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, Young's Cafeteria in West Virginia, the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden in Palo Alto, The Alibi in Portland, Funhauser Decor in Vancouver, B.C., Jade Island on Staten Island, Tikis Woodcarvings in North Myrtle Beach, the Hawaiian Room in NYC, the Waikikian in Waikiki, Don the Beachcomber in Waikiki, Trader Vic's on Ward Ave in Honolulu, the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Kahala in Barcelona, the Mai-Kai in Ft. Lauderdale, Otto's Shrunken Head in NYC, and Waikiki Wally's in NYC. Special thanks to sneakyjack, Tiki Wahine, Hanford Lemoore, tikitommy, Pepe le Tiki and mrbalihai! |
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Humuhumu
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Mon, Aug 7, 2006 10:37 AM
Ha ha, I love it! I also added quite a few photos I've taken recently; all told, in the last few days, 31 locations have had 186 new images added: Bamboo Hut, San Francisco -- 6 new images |
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Mon, Aug 7, 2006 11:27 AM
We're actually a lot closer to that than you might think. Here's some new technology that Microsoft's research group is working on in conjunction with researchers at the University of Washington: Microsoft turns photo albums into navigable 3D worlds Now, ordinarily, I'm about as anti-Microsoft as they come, but this is just too damned cool. I've seen the presentation given at SIGGRAPH a few days ago, and it's beyond cool. Here's a video demonstration from Microsoft -- it doesn't demonstrate the concept as well as the SIGGRAPH presentation did, but it can give you an idea (hang on to the last quarter or so, that's where it gets good): http://labs.live.com/photosynth/videodemo.html My first thought (after "holy shit, that's cool!," that is) was that we can create 3D representations of tiki bars. Unfortunately, there are probably not enough photos of the older tiki bars to be able to do that, but it's not too late for the ones we still have. Can you imagine a 3D-walkthrough of the entire Mai-Kai? Beyond just being fun to spend time in, it would be a marvelous documentation of this beautiful place. The technology isn't quite there yet (right now, it needs nice, bright, high-contrast images to work with -- not low-light tiki bars), but it's very exciting. |
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Sun, Sep 3, 2006 4:38 PM
I just made a MASSIVE, MASSIVE improvement to Critiki Maps. The old one worked in Firefox, but just barely (it was painfully slow to load), and didn't work at all in Internet Explorer. Now, not only does it work across different browsers, it's much quicker -- downright zippy! If you tried Critiki Maps before and it didn't work for you, try it again -- it's much more likely to work for you now (though it still is restricted to the browsers that work with Google Maps). Check out this view of San Francisco: You can drag the window to move around, and you can zoom in and out, and you can switch between Hybrid (that's the default) to Satellite and Map views. Color tiki icons are for places that are still in business, gray tiki icons are for the places that have closed. Clicking on a tiki pops up an info window that includes a link to its Critiki entry, and its current Critiki rating. The further you zoom out, the longer it will take to load (because there are more locations). It will work, but it might be slower. It's more of a concern in places that have a high density of tiki spots (like So Cal). Most locations in Critiki have a Critiki Maps link (nearly 90% of them); look for the links that says "See this location on Critiki Maps" under the address. If there isn't a link to Critiki Maps, then it's because I haven't been able to find accurate enough latitude & longitude information. Give it a whirl, and let me know how it works for you! |
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Mon, Sep 4, 2006 8:36 AM
Excellent! Great job Humuhumu. This is going to be a great tool when taking a road trip, especially with laptop in tow. |
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Mon, Sep 4, 2006 8:18 PM
Fantastic- what an awesome looking site and function. |
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Mon, Sep 4, 2006 11:55 PM
When are you 2 getting married?? |
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Fri, Jan 26, 2007 3:19 PM
I just completed a new feature for Critiki: Nearest Locations! Each location now has a list of the five nearest open locations (as the crow flies):
It's a great way to browse through Critiki, and it should help a lot for those looking to make travel plans. Another change: when you're logged into Critiki and looking at a location, if you've rated it before, it will show your critiki on the right side, just below the average critiki rating. Now you can see at a glance if you've already rated a location, and you can tell if it no longer reflects your current feelings about a location, without having to go into the critiki page. I think these changes are a pretty big improvement, I hope you like them! |
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Fri, Jan 26, 2007 4:29 PM
wow in miles and kilometers! i love the new feature, Humuhumu! as a frequent traveler, i try to get to as many tiki establishments as possible. this helps a lot! thanks for making the world Tiki Accessible! |
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Tue, Jul 1, 2008 8:25 PM
I just made a little update to Critiki -- instead of having to email me when you forget your password, Critiki will automagically reset your password and email it to you. Ooooh! Fancy! Now it works like any other halfway-decent website! The login functionality on Critiki is on the janky side, so let me know if it doesn't work for you. The other new feature is a little more involved: Critiki Mobile! I first shared this on Humu Kon Tiki a few months ago: It is BETA BETA BETA BETA -- there's a reason it's not actually linked on the real Critiki site -- it's not quite ready for prime time. It's designed first & foremost for the iPhone ('cause that's what I have, and I'm selfish like that), but it works for some other phones, too. Nearly everything you can do on the regular Critiki site, you can do on Critiki Mobile — you can search for tiki locations, read the descriptions, look at pictures, find other tiki places nearby, and of course you can take a gander at how locations have been rated. Now, you can even add your own critiki ratings while you’re still in the restaurant! Since it is a phone app, naturally dialing phone numbers takes just a touch, and it’s also hooked into the iPhone’s Google Maps app, which is just ridiculously convenient. I was able to use it to rate Thatch while I was sitting at my table, drinking my London Sour! Snazzy. Let me know how it works/doesn't work for you. |
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Tue, Jul 1, 2008 11:48 PM
HUMU!!!!!!!! |
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Wed, Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM
Hey. that was GROG' 2000th post! (Kinny says that's 1,990 posts too many if you ask him). |
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Wed, Jul 2, 2008 1:36 PM
Then let's not ask him. Someone should talk to Kinny about quality over quantity! At least your posts don't need smiley faces to convince the reader that it's funny. :wink: |
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Wed, Jul 2, 2008 1:53 PM
That's excellent Humu Someday I hope to have an iPhone, but until then I appreciate your snappy snapshot! |
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Sun, Aug 3, 2008 10:15 PM
I just got finished with a major, humongous overhaul of Critiki. From your point of view, mostly it's just prettier, but from my end it opens the door to being able to roll out some new features in the months to come. The biggest new thing (aside from it no longer looking like it's stuck in 2002) is that it's much easier to drill down to destinations. I've integrated the Critiki Map with the drill-down, and it also tells you how many locations are in an area. No more having to drill down all the way to obscure little towns & back again to find all the locations, you can see 'em all right there on the map. If you're using Internet Explorer 6, well, it's slightly janky. I've done what I can to de-jankify it, but IE 6 is just an inherently janky browser -- the newer browsers are way better, so maybe it's time to upgrade. :) Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Especially let me know if you have any problems, I've done a lot of testing, but without access to a Mac, there's always a bit of finger-crossing that's it's going to work for my Apple-lovin' friends. |
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Sun, Aug 3, 2008 10:58 PM
I checked it out on the latest versions of firefox and safari on my mac mini (running OS X 10.4.11) and everything works fine and looks fantastic. Kudos. |
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Mon, Aug 4, 2008 2:04 AM
Thanks! I like what I see so far. You make insomnia a pleasure. |
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Mon, Aug 4, 2008 9:59 AM
Nice upgrades, Humuhumu. Of course, I started my journey with a bummer. I checked out the nearest tiki restaurant, the Pacific in Sterling VA. Damn! It closed last month! At least, Critiki gave me the heads up not to bother driving all the way out to Sterling for nothing. They keep disappering, but none emerge to keep the tiki torch burning. |
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Mon, Aug 4, 2008 3:02 PM
Mahalo nui loa for the Mac checking, and thanks for all the kind words! It's such a relief to have it done -- once I started work on the new look & feel, the old one looked like an eyesore, and it had to go. Much, much better now -- and a lot easier to use, I think. The Gnomon, you're right -- the great old tiki places are still going out of business. I have renewed hopes for the future, though -- the new places that have opened up in the past few years are of much, much higher quality than those that were opening five years ago. Hopefully the trend towards quality tiki will make its way to your area soon. In the meantime, get to know your local tikiphiles! The best tiki bars are always the home bars. Here's the thread about the close of Pacific, the locals just got together at Pacific's sister restaurant to check out the cocktails & drown their sorrows: |
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Sat, Aug 9, 2008 10:19 AM
Aloha, Humuhumu! You mentioned in your last post about hopes for the future of tiki in new places as the old ones go out. I have a question, as to what actually makes a place 'tiki' or at least considered officially tiki? I like going to Islands, but its obviously very commercial. I prefer the tiki places that have been 'broken in' as opposed to new, high tech tiki. But then again, I'd love it if someone would open a video tiki bar where re-runs of Hawai`i 5-O could run on a loop and have tiki movie theme nights! Once again, great work on Critiki as well as ALL of your "webiki" sites! Joe |
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008 11:32 PM
Thanks for the kind words, Joe! Tiki is really in the eye of the beholder, but my preference is definitely for the musty, dusty, dark & cluttered version. The full spectrum is represented in Critiki -- cool places and lame places -- because I want Critiki to be a place where you can check to see if a place is worth visiting or not. Sadly, there are plenty of "nots" in Critiki. Now for the latest Critiki updates: Comments! RSS Goodness! Update Critiki's Info! See Where You've Been! Uhhh, lessee, what else.... oh yeah! Links to Relevant Articles on Humu Kon Tiki! whew! Now to take a short break while I go to Tiki Oasis! OH! Almost forgot -- you iPhone & other mobile phone users: this has been a point of some debate, and I'd like to hear your opinion. Would you prefer if Critiki automagically detected that you were visiting from an iPhone (or other cell phone), and redirected you to the mobile site? Or would you rather I left it alone, because you're going to the main site and you want the main site, gosh darnit? |
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The latest new goodness from Critiki: Regulars & Visitors Critiki Mobile has location awareness on the iPhone Also, Critiki now has accounts on both Twitter and Facebook. If you're using either one of these services, it's a great way to keep up with the latest Critiki updates & news. Critiki on Twitter Enjoy! |
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Sun, Mar 29, 2009 10:22 AM
Introducing Image Galleries Critiki has over 2,500 images—a massive repository of photographs and archive materials from tiki locations, past and present. Up to now, the only way to see these images has been to go through Critiki location-by-location. There have been many times I've wanted to be able to just look at all of the menus, or all of the postcards, or all of the matchbooks, from all of the locations, in one gallery of images. This is one of those things that is easily within the realm of possibility, but making it so took some work. I had to go back through all the existing images to mark them according to their contents. It's been a lot of work, but looking through tiki images is one of my favorite things to do, so it was hardly a chore. I have to say, the reward is wonderful. Critiki has a new way to browse: by Images. I will be rolling out a new Image Gallery each day. The first one is A-frames. Seriously, it's straight-up tiki porn. Images Are Now Credited to Usernames Critiki has used real names for image credits, because I want to have a record of who really owns which images. But now, if you've selected a username for your Critiki account, that will be used to give you credit, instead of your real name (your real name is still kept in the records behind-the-scenes). If you select a username, all the pictures you've uploaded to Critiki in the past will be credited to the new username. (Some very early Critiki images may not make the switch -- let me know if there are images of yours that don't switch over to your username, and I'll fix it.) You can select a username by logging in and going to Edit Profile. Frequently Asked Questions I've added a FAQ to Critiki, let me know if you have any questions that aren't answered by the FAQ. |
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Sun, Mar 29, 2009 11:00 AM
awesome Humu...Love that I can see all A Frames on one page ! |
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Sun, Mar 29, 2009 4:48 PM
I love the Image Gallery update. Very nice. When you click on someone's user name under an image and you go to their profile it shows that this user has added a certain number of images to Critiki, I'd like to be able to see all of the images from that user. Sometimes I lose track of what I've added. Also, some people take really spectacular pictures. I'd like to get an instant view of all of those shots. |
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Sun, Mar 29, 2009 5:35 PM
So glad you're getting a kick out of it! Good call! The plan is to let you see all the images submitted by one person on their profile. I'm currently chewing on the problem of how best to do that... I'd like to have the option of seeing all the photos in one album, but also breaking them down by location and by image type. I need to figure out how best to do that without just making a cluttered, confusing mess. But it's right at the top of my plate! |
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Sun, Mar 29, 2009 9:51 PM
I like it when I can do something for Tiki-Kate: Image Galleries By User You can view all of one person's images in one big gallery, or you can browse through the images by location, or by theme. At this moment, only the "A-frame" theme has been released, but more will become available in the coming days. To see one person's images, go to their profile by clicking on their username.
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I've released the next image gallery: Clipped ads from newspapers, travel guides, even old phone directories (Tiki-Kate just added some new ones today!). Enjoy! |
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Mon, Mar 30, 2009 5:04 AM
Wow! That was fast. It's great that you can look at all your images or check them by location or theme. I had fun checking off all of the places that I've visited over the years. Still working on that actually. Sad to see how many of them are gone. |
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Mon, Mar 30, 2009 8:48 AM
Awesome Humuhumu! Are you going to have a top ten gallery? |
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Tue, Mar 31, 2009 8:44 AM
Ojaitimo: top ten in what sense? Wow -- the Advertisements image gallery more than doubled in size yesterday, as people added more images of ads from their own collections -- mahalo nui loa! Now for another new image gallery: At restaurants dedicated to escape, leisure and relaxation, naturally there was an ashtray for every table. |
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Tue, Mar 31, 2009 10:15 AM
Great work Humu! The easier you make it for people to see the images, the more images people will be inclined to add. And it's only going to grow in value as more images are added. Since you're in wish list mode... I'd like a link to the original image that was uploaded since it looks like you are resizing them all to the same dimensions for your gallery. I'll try to block out some time and barrage you with some image uploads. :wink: |