Saturday, April 26, 2003

An energetic reaction: 2Al + Fe2O3 -> 2Fe + Al2O3 ... um, it's exothermic. Here is a 230Kbyte animated gif of the ferrite reaction. [101-365] 7:11:18 PM

Luna, 5:30 am: [101-365] 1:24:51 PM

These post-Napster programs have been declared legal. Gnutella clients seem like a cool idea to me. I haven't used them however - the dial-up users on the network supposedly slow things down quite a bit. And I still don't like MP3 for music, because it's a step backwards from CD sound quality. I'm totally waiting for the day when we have decentralized, digital distribution of music over the internet, as well as an improvement in sound quality (such as DVD audio or SA CD's.) Oh yeah, and where the artists get paid too! Big Win for File-Swap Services. A federal judge's ruling allows Morpheus and Grokster to avoid the grim fate of Napster. But the Recording Industry Association of America vows the fight is not over. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] 11:42:33 AM

Peel slowly and see. At RetroCrush - Sex, Monsters and Rock'n Roll - you will not only find a very big Diana Rigg Gallery, but also articles like 'Ugly furniture of the 70s', 'The first Video Arcade Game' and so on. Worth browsing. "Diana Rigg's original leather outfit is now owned by famous 70s singer, Leo Sayer! " [The Cartoonist] 11:21:23 AM