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I forgot proper credits: These were taken by photographer Debby!

Saw this link through Digg..http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/2007/07/24/something-is-fishy-in-hollywood/

Two tries, on different photos, with different skin settings...at least the hair came out the same! Me Simpsonized! You can too at http://www.simpsonizeme.com/index.php

Here's an on Business Week about people with creative ideas posting on the Internet, and eventually getting paid for the content they output. For example, YouTube has agreed to share revenue from ad sales with content providers who bring the most Internet traffic to YouTube's website. In return, apparently as based on the article, content creators are required to debut their work on YouTube solely for a certain period of time, after which they can move the work to personal sites, for example. So there's a contract, and the distributor who essentially provides a venue for storage of content, or YouTube, takes a large chunk of revenue and profits. Somehow this seems to be just a more modern rendition of the relationship between artist and distributor, more concretely let's say, musician and music label. The music companies in the past recorded the music onto CD's and sold them to customers, taking alongside a large chunk of the profits. Musicians certainly became we

Article in NYT about Taiwan's manufacturing ability and metamorphosis from computer related technology to communications.. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/technology/18taiwan.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Here's a segment from the article. ***** “The iPhone is a great example of where Taiwan is still strong: reliable sourcing, leading technology and complex integration,” said Allen J. Delattre, chief of the electronics and high-technology practice at the consulting firm Accenture. “Does the average person who buys an iPhone know it’s from Taiwan? Maybe. Do they care? Probably not. But if you look at the companies in Taiwan, they are behind the scenes, and that’s a good place to be because that’s where the value is.” The key for Taiwan companies, Mr. Delattre and other analysts said, is to invest in next-generation products early. For example, companies here are fast becoming important players in the development of WiMax wireless and fiber optic broadband equipment. They are again

I've finally gotten the dilution fridge to run, and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Although I don't have a definitive way to prove that the system base temperature is 5 mK, I'm pretty sure I can hit < 10 mK. The most conservative statement is that temperatures below 20 mK have been attained. So lab work has been keeping me busy for most of the last few days, though I did take opportunities during meals to hang out. I went to a delicious restaurant, the Piedmont, in Durham downtown to help celebrate a friend's birthday. The food is essentially French, and for the second course I ordered ratatouille. This is largely because I watched the animated story Ratatouille a few weeks ago, which was an entertaining and delightful movie. I truly believe in the message, "Anyone can cook," which can be shortened, or rather generalized, to "Anyone can." Perhaps some day we may look forward to mice cooking for us? Perhaps they already do, though th

Can you feel it? The magic!? I just saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tonight, and did I enjoy it! I'm a sucker for stories like these, with magic and fantasy and wonderful creatures. I can't wait for the last and final book to arrive: The Deathly Hallows...I did feel that the ending of Phoenix was a little too, abrupt. It tried a little too much to be Hollywoody with an uplifting "If we stick together, we're gonna be ok" kind of ending. Actually that's not what really bothered me. It's knowing what happens next, and having to wait another year. I guess what I'd like to see is after the last book is released, the remaining movies be filmed immediately all together, and released, perhaps with a month in between each premiere. Wouldn't that be nice, and they'd certainly make the same amount of money based on ticket sales! It would be a serious case of Harry Potter overdose though, with the public on severe withdrawal afterwards. I fin

July 4th Fun!

PaiGuFan and me!