• The USB Pocket Hard Drive is a neat little portable hard drive that plugs into a USB port. It\’s small enough to carry in your pocket, and it doesn\’t need a power source. This is perfect for people who transfer lots of files between computers. Christ, $70 for the 16 mb version though.

  • So I\’m staying at school for the weekend. Next week\’s so busy I can\’t afford to go home. Quiz and homework Monday, homework Tuesday, and midterm and homework Wednesday. Ugh. Not to mention that I started a new job and I don\’t want to be flaky and skip work.

    My loser roommate just got back from wherever he goes Friday nights, probably getting stoned. He\’s probably gonna sleep till 4:00 in the afternoon, meaning I can\’t open the blinds or turn on my speakers all afternoon. Oh well.

  • DPReview has links to sample pictures taken by the new, 6 megapixel Nikon D1X. Most of the pictures are huge, about 2 mb each, but the quality is the best I\’ve seen yet. I\’m not an expert, but it seems like they\’re as good is, if not better than, regular 35 mm film.

  • Ocean\’s Eleven, the new remake of the old ratpack movie, is being shot in the parking lot across the street. My first thought upon hearing the news: \”A movie? Here? In Irvine?\” I guess the scene called for a nice looking parking lot.

    Damnit, now I have to see the movie, even if it sucks, to see my school on the big screen. With my luck, the scene will probably get cut and I\’ll have to get the DVD to see the cut scenes.

  • The outside of my apartment building is being painted today, so the patio door and all the windows are covered in plastic. I think I\’m either going to suffocate to death, or pass out from the paint fumes. So if I don\’t post anything in a long time, you\’ll know what happened.

  • The greatest news I\’ve ever heard, ever: Nerds Are Rampant Sex Machines….

  • We had a career fair on campus today. I know I mentioned in the last post that I got a new job, but it\’s part time only. I need a full time job after I graduate in September.

    Anyway, the career fair really sucked. Almost none of the cool companies were hiring full time people. I guess they were just there for the hell of it, eh? Stupid economic recession. The company reps were pissing me off too. I\’d ask them what positions they\’re hiring for, and they\’d reply \”If you go to our website you\’ll find a listing of jobs available.\” What the hell? Why even bother coming to campus if you\’re gonna be like that?

  • I got the job! I\’m so happy. I\’m actually excited about working there. I\’m not sure what I can and what I can\’t say cause of the non-disclosure agreement, but they\’re doing networking related, uh, stuff. I\’m actually interested in their product, unlike my previous job. They seem like really cool people. The CEO was down-to-earth and unpretentious. Well, I suppose he has to be cause it\’s a really small company and they\’d never get things done otherwise. But still. I get my own office, too. A real office, not just a cubicle with high walls. And, best of all, they\’re not a heartless multinational corporation so I still have my punk rock credibility.

  • The dot-com layoffs are really getting out of hand: Man Robs Bank, Leaves Resume.

  • Sneaker Collectors Ride a Rising Tide

    Tony Ling owns 350 pairs of sneakers, but only wears about five. The rest are wrapped in plastic, stored in their original boxes, and stacked inside his Lincoln Park home.

    He peeks at them occasionally. But only for a few moments because he says the sunlight might fade them. He has been offered $800 for one pair but isn\’t tempted to sell.

    I didn\’t know people collected sneakers too. I dunno, it seems kind of odd to me. You camp out all night and pay $250 for Air Jordan XIs. Wear the fucking things! But then again, who am I to say what\’s odd. I used to collect comic books and baseball cards.
    [ From Signal vs. Noise ]