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Useless Information for Today


Let’s not forget Britney’s Guide to Semiconductor Physics


I started writing these pages to help me consolidate some of the information I had been reading while studying for my MSD. …

… I would like it to be a useful reference to anyone that wants to know about semiconductor physics of lasers and VCSELs. The strange addition of Britney Spears to the guide has made the web site stand out from the crowd. I hope that Britney does not mind being an ambassador of science and that the fan part of the site promotes her every endeavour in the future .

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Charitable Causes


Ok. Buyer beware. I have not validated the authenticity of any of these sites but they look legitimate and they cost you only a click. Click a button and the sponsoring company donates food, mammograms, etc. Apparently you can click and help once a day.

The Hunger Site The Breast Cancer Site The Child Health Site The Rain Forest Site The Animal Rescue Site

Campbell’s Soup does a similar program called Click for Cans which I can personally vouch as legitimate.

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Task 4 complete

Afternoon spent playing with the 20 mth old and helping the 10 yr old with math (after she got started it was just reminders to keep working–homework took 3 hours). Chopped some wood. Helped the neighbors puppy find its way home. Tended the fire. Worked on the wife’s computer on some long procrastinated maintenance issues. Shrimp for dinner. Kids to bed. Now I’m tired.

Managed to slip in several chapters of Mutant Message Down Under. My vote for the book as spiritually uplifting stands. On reading it I find myself questioning all my habits from how I deal with my kids to how I approach business to how I handle strangers in the mall. It inspires me to want to treat people better. I highly recommend this book.


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News

Disney boss gave cold shoulder to Comcast


Preparing for the monumental call, the Comcast team, over cold cuts and Caesar salad, had kicked around various scenarios, expecting Eisner to suggest a face-to-face meeting or tell Roberts he would discuss the matter with the Disney board….

…”he blew me off,” is essentially how Roberts described Eisner’s reaction, according to people on the team.

Yeah Disney!

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Took "sick" 10 yr old to school. She could have st…

Took “sick” 10 yr old to school. She could have stayed home but it is too torturous for her to not see her friends.

Returned home and cleaned food off kitchen table to use as a desk so the wife and I could fill out this STAR paperwork. The baby sees me cleaning and immediately grabs her broom and starts helping. What a great kid!

I see the table the wife’s computer now sits on is going to be hard to keep the kids from setting drinks on.