In an effort to find humor in the life of a grad student, a group of grad students over at Standford University created a series of comic strips called Ph.D. Comics - Piled Higher and Deeper. These are scarily true because they are way too true.

Here are some links to some friends homepages:

• Gigi Yuen's Homepage - my wife.
• John Schwab's Homepage - college friend.
• Asian Youth Services - where Gigi and I tutor.

• iPod - a great mp3 player.
• iTunes - a very nice (and free) music program.
• Apple Computer - a company that makes great computers.
• Firefox - a very nice web browser.
• Ubuntu Linux - an alternative to Windows for PC's.
• Liquid Metal - a new type of metal with cool properties.
• Jelly Belly online - Mmmm, jelly beans....
• Video News - nice video news with Apple's H.264 high def videos.
• Flight Movie - cool video about flights into and around the US.
• Grid Computing
• Chinesepod.com - Podcast to learn Mandarin Chinese.
• Good comparison of Vista to OS X

Here is something, as an engineer, I find interesting about the changing laws concerning building things.
From the Code of Hammurabi (2200 B.C.):
"If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction firm and the house collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house that builder shall be put to dea th. If it causes the death of a son of the owner, they shall put to death the son of that builder. If it causes the death of slave of the owner, he shall give a slave of equal value. If it destroys property, he shall resotre whatever it takes and because he did not make the house firm he shall rebuild the house which collapsed at his own expense. If a builder builds a house and does not make its construction meet the requirements and a wall falls in, that builder shall strengthen the wall at his own expense."

Here is an interesting picture to figure out. It took me a couple minutes to understand it. If you don't understand it and want some help, just send me an e-mail and I'll be happy to explain it.