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Back in 2020, I bought the LG 27GN950 Nano IPS monitor for $800, which I thought was a steal at the time. It checked every box I cared about: a fast IPS panel with minimal backlight bleeding, 160Hz refresh rate, and 4K resolution. I assumed I was going to use it as my primary gaming monitor for the next 5-6 years, but then OLED monitors started coming out. In 2024, I bought the Alienware AW2725DF, a 1440p 360Hz OLED gaming monitor, for $850. I basically paid more for a resolution downgrade, but do I regret it? Absolutely not.

Mini PCs were easy to dismiss in the past, but that's no longer the case. Most modern options are not underpowered or thermally constrained as small-sized computers used to be. Instead, many now deliver performance that's competitive with what you'd expect from mid to high-range desktop systems.

Hawaii has only one national cemetery, as do Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota and Wyoming. The 50th State’s congressional delegation would like to cross Hawaii off that list and now are seeking a second site for the islands. There are years of planning steps ahead, including studies and acquisition, but it seems logical that a neighbor island site would be the ultimate choice, land availability being a drawback for Oahu.

The state Department of Budget and Finance recently confirmed that Gov. Josh Green’s proposed budget plan features a “pause” of at least part of the phased-in income tax reductions that were approved unanimously by the Hawaii Legislature in 2024.

I just read that Hawaii’s U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda is defending and supporting transgender athletes in women’s sports (“Feds probe Hawaii DOE over gender identity in sports,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 16). Is Tokuda not a woman? Does she have any common sense? She seems to be defending the national Democratic Party stance instead of who she is — a female.