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check out these realistic facial expressions generated by 3d animation software from Pendulum Studios. [link]

check out this shark with a jaw that protrudes from the skull…

by the way, more people die each year from falling coconuts than sharks.  Sharks are just villainized by shows like Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which is their highest rated program.

Also, it has a computer input, to potentially use with web conferencing systems like WebEx [link].

we’ve all seen the Minority Report multitouch display, but in this video, a man is interacting with holographic, projected images.

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WSJ today has a powerful op-ed suggesting Blackwater help equip and train the defenseless, who are being slaughtered in Darfur (click here).

With the release of Batman, a billionaire crime fighter, I wonder why billionaires don’t do more to promote justice in the world. Imagine if International Crisis Group, for instance, had a privately funded peace corp that could intervene to stop crimes against humanity.

60 Minutes also had a very powerful segment on Darfur (click here).

Microsoft will contribute money to charity for every email and instant message through its “I’m” initiative.  Is this corporate benevolence or just desperation?

The concept is interesting, however, in that you can direct to a certain extent the value generated by your web activity.