TELEVISION THAT LEAPS OFF THE SCREEN

WIM's DESK
I found this in the New York Times, as the writer says, “Yeah, it’s cool.”
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By MICHAEL KRANTZ
Published: July 3, 2005
IN a nondescript optics lab in tucked into an anonymous office park in the San Fernando Valley, the photon hackers of Deep Light are showing me the future of media. The object of their affection is a small screen on which an animated gladiator is clashing scimitars with a horned monster in a Coliseum-like setting. But this isn't a flat cartoon image: it's full 3-D space, the combatants circling each other inches from my eyes so convincingly that my hand twinges to grab them - and I'm not wearing those clunky red-and-blue cardboard glasses, either. I'm seeing a 3-D image with the naked eye. My host, Deep Light's co-founder Dan Mapes, bounces on his heels, giggling with delight. "It's cool, isn't it?"
Yeah, it's cool.

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KNOW YOUR STAINLESS
Can stainless steel rust? Why?
Stainless does not "rust" as you think of regular steel rusting with a red oxide on the surface that flakes off. If you see red rust it is probably due to some iron particles that have contaminated the surface of the stainless steel and it is these iron particles that are rusting. Look at the source of the rusting and see if you can remove it from the surface. If the iron is embedded in the surface, you can try a solution of 10% nitric and 2% hydrofluoric acid at room temperature or slightly heated. Wash area well with lots and lots of water after use. Commercially available "pickling paste" can also be used. See "The Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel" for more information.

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SELF IMPROVEMENT
We all try to make the most of our time, however, we also tend to operate in the same manner we have become accustomed to. Here are some simple changes you can make that will actually give you more precious free time. (One per Day)
Tip 9) Don't be a perfectionist. You get more things done when you realize everything does not have to be perfect.

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NICKEL PRICE
LME Official Prices (US$/tonne) for 04 July 2005
CASH BUYER - $14350
CASH SELLER & SETTLEMENT - $14400
3 MONTHS BUYER - $14270
3 MONTHS SELLER - $14275
LME Official Opening Stock (in tones) NICKEL = 6882

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COMPUTER TIPS
Scanning Old Photos
Colours: In greyscale mode, a scanner can only capture 256 levels of grey, while in colour mode it can capture up to 16.7 million colour variants. You will always get better results by scanning black-and-white photos in colour and then converting them to greyscale with your image editing software than to scan them directly in greyscale.

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THE ASTUTE JAMMY LEXICON EXPLICATED
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse- Finagle's Fourth Law
Explained: On one occasion, should a virus have infected the task lined up for printing, straightening out the scrunched up thesis, will not improve or advance your reputation amongst men.