Castle Shima

PS: Holly, Lil, and Florence - you missed a good one today. Have Dave explain his survival methods for getting protein if you are ever stranded. -- From an email going around work.

Tower View
Survive The Day
Its been a rough couple of weeks. There were days that I was actually putting in 10 to 12 hour days. I thought these people knew I was just there for the paycheck?!

So the qualification for a good day at work? Nobody dies... At least not by my hand.
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Musical Hideouts
This article notes that file swappers are gathering together in secured rooms and encrypting their files to prevent any outsiders from telling what they are.

They just figured that out now?!

Since the RIAA is going onto the public areas in attempt to stop the file sharing, the file sharers have made sure that the RIAA cant invade their privacy. With internal, invitation only networks set up that would rival some businesses, file sharing is thriving.

Hmmm.. I wonder if the RIAA has stock in those companies that sell network hardware and software.
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And The Vote Goes On
Today, the people of California are voting whether or not, Gov. Gray Davis should be kicked out of his office. All that can be really said to Gray is this:

"Nah Nah Nah.. Nah Nah Nah... Hey Hey Hey... Goodbye..."
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Its Not Like We Watch The Show
The Motion Picture Association of America dont want to send screeners to the Oscar committees.

For those that dont know, a "screener" is a copy of a movie that is sent to an Oscar judge to watch and see if they like it. At the bottom of the screen, the words FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION are constantly displayed.

The MPAA believes that screeners allow pirates to make and distribute illegal copies of their movies.

The only problem with this thought is that screeners have been around forever; not just for the Oscars. Screeners are released for video and retail stores so that the owners can preview the product and hopefully buy more copies.

I'm not a fan of the Oscars, but it seems pretty silly to limit the people who judge your film, especially when you have lots of money tied into the project.
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Out in The Yard
Speaking of movies, Kevin Smith, the writer and director of Dogma and Clerks, had his wife pose for Playboy. I can see being that put into a script. Hehe..
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CD Copy protection defeated by a single key stroke. And they spent how much on this?! Ha!
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Here is another dream machine that I will probably never be able to afford.

This is the Carbon Chorus from Bianchi. This bicycle weighs only 17lbs and for a mere $4100, it could be mine... Right.
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Background Noise
Sister Golden Hair by America

Well, I aint ready for the alter
But I do agree this time
When a woman sure
Can be a friend of mine.

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* I will never forget those nights.
* I wonder if it was a dream.
* Remember how you made me crazy?
* Remember how I made you scream?
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