February 28, 2002
Check out Peek: N-dimensional polytope
Check out Peek: N-dimensional polytope visualization by cross-section and projection.
February 27, 2002
Do notice the link to
Do notice the link to six degrees of blogeration on the left. It's spreading quick, get in on it.
Work is not kicking my
Work is not kicking my ass, surprisingly enough. Work, in fact, is great. The hours I'm keeping are rough, but I'm getting used to them. The drawback, however, is that I'm no longer able to be online as much as I would like to/was used to being. I can update insignifica from work, but rarely have the time to do so. At home, looking for work, I'd spend hours on IRC - now I'm there, idling, keeping ops in my channels, but having very little time to chat. Some websites (like wil wheaton dot net, slashdot, etc.) I've hardly visited at all since working. Definitely a lifestyle change.
Some jackass or natural event cut a fiber optic line somewhere between Los Angeles and Irvine, meaning I have no internet access and no ability to take incoming phone calls. What does this mean? It means as a tech support guy, I'm sitting here playing solitare and writing when I would be working otherwise. I can't get anywhere on the internet (I'm writing this to post later), can't get or send emails, and can't do any tech support.
Well, now I can. But it's later than it was before.
Re: Wheel of Fortune, here's
Re: Wheel of Fortune, here's an article from her school paper about Blythe Hartley. the girl who kicked my ass on the show, and who is the subject of the second question people ask me when they've seen my episode: "Was that chick next to you really that hot?" Yes, she was attractive. She was also very nice.
February 26, 2002
Who are you, and why
Who are you, and why are you reading my blog?
Leave me a note and let me know.
No, really. Leave me a note. I just want to know who you are. Thanks.
February 24, 2002
While I'm amazingly frightened by
While I'm amazingly frightened by the new Color Changing Cheetos, I'm also amazingly entertained by foods of weird color, like these Cheetos and purple and green ketchup. Here's the story with the Cheetos - they look like regular cheetos, but when you eat one, they turn your tongue either blue or green. They use a moisture activated dye (which itself is colorless and tasteless), so on contact with the tongue the color comes out. Not a bad idea...it got me to buy a bag. They don't taste any different than regular Cheetos (which are, in general, much greasier than I remember), and they have the added bonus of making friend wonder why their tongues are green or blue.
It seems that I was
It seems that I was on national television last night, once again. It's weird being seen by millions, and not even knowing while it's happening. Some more evidence:
image 1 | image 2 | image 3 | image 4 | check
February 21, 2002
Very often I go to
Very often I go to WebCollage to find random web pages to visit (check it out, it's a great site). I found the following random page using it, nothing too extraordinary, but one picture on it was awesome:
It don't get much better that old guys in dirty shirts with naughty cultural references that aren't always immediately obvious.
February 19, 2002
Whoops...British troops 'invade' Spain.
Whoops...British troops 'invade' Spain.
February 18, 2002
Some notes: Thanks to Jessy
Some notes:
Egads. Work. Work is not
Egads. Work.
Work is not at all bad...in fact, it seems like a cool job. I'm doing tech support/QA, meaning I answer email (and eventually phone calls), diagnose problems, and am learning more about every possible aspect of RAM than I thought was possible. Beyond that, I work with a friend, can dress casually (jeans and tshirts are the norm), and there are no hair/earrings/etc. restrictions. It's also fairly easy to get to on the bus. A prime find.
The only part that's requiring a huge lifestyle change is the hours...I work 7a-4p, and have to wake up at 5:15a to meet my carpool at 6:15a. I'm used to going to bed at 2a, and would occasionally, over the past 7 months I was unemployed, stay up till the time I now have to get up. I did it all throughout high school, and it's easier now: I don't have homework, and most of my friends can't stay out that late on work days, for similar reasons. Still, it's rough flipping your day around. But they're paying me for it. I can live with that.
February 17, 2002
Where've I been? Vegas! (for
Where've I been? Vegas! (for 33 hours between leaving and coming home, anyway, and 12 of those on buses). Why was I in Vegas?
I got a job!
Joe found me a position working with him doing tech support. It means early hours (6:30AM or something awful), but it's paying work with benefits. It also means I owe him $100, which he'll likely refuse.
I'll be writing up a vegas recap - needless to say I didn't win. More to come.
February 14, 2002
Great discussion over at Anil's
Great discussion over at Anil's page about linking and new windows. Look for yours truely getting ripped a new one by other user's comments =)
Note: clicking that link will open the page in a new window, like it or not =)
February 13, 2002
Readership is up. That's good.
Readership is up. That's good. Comments are down. That's not. Damnit. It's weird, I always ask people to leave comments, and think nothing of it, but when I go to other sites asking the same thing, I feel funny just leaving a "Hi, I'm here reading" note. Leave a note. I want to see who's coming here =)
Fuck. Why didn't anyone tell
Fuck. Why didn't anyone tell me MTV's 'Real World' sets up stakes in Sin City? I don't want to go to NYC, or Chicago, or London or Miami, but Vegas? I'd be on that in a minute. Plus, instead of a house, they're on the 28th floor of the Palms. I'm even potentally problematic...the loudmouth atheist with the girlfriend back home. Damn. Missed opportunities.
Some style changes to the
Some style changes to the site...I never knew how much the look would change just by making links non-bolded. Also fixed up/updated some of the links to the left. Take a look.
February 12, 2002
I very well may be
I very well may be pregnant. I just took a bowl of cereal, sliced a banana onto it, and then covered it in berry yogart, and it's one of the tastiest things I've ever made.
I need some ideas. I
I need some ideas. I have 4 webcams now, the artcam, the live cam, the cheap cam, and the soon to be installed cheapcam2. My question: what should I do with them?
The artcam is fine on it's own...it makes pretty colors sometimes, is permanantly and stylisticly out of focus, and handles light much differently from the rest of the cams. The livecam is my Panasonic digital palmcorder, and it makes me happy to know it's doing something other than sitting in a box like video cameras tend to do. While it's picture quality is superior to that of the cheapcams, I don't want them all just pointing at me - that's boring. What should I do with them? They have to stay in this room (it's where most of the house's computers are, and the rest of the people who live here don't want them around). Just throw some ideas out.
February 11, 2002
Word of the day: Main
Word of the day:
Main Entry: Self-monarchize
Function: verb
Date: 2002-02-11
Definition: the process of declaring oneself monarch.
Original Usage: "The FCC has problems with very specific things, self-monarchization isn't one of them."
Since my girlfriend doesn't read
Since my girlfriend doesn't read this site, it's safe to say what I got her for Valentine's day. What'd I get her? Only the coolest Valentine's day gift ever.
Wil said so, and I'm
Wil said so, and I'm going to have to agree: this is the best...picture...ever.
February 10, 2002
Good golly! Another cam on
Good golly! Another cam on Insignifica! When will the madness end?
Now in the right menu bar, the Cheapcam. Frys was selling no-frills webcams for $30 with a $25 rebate, meaning $5 cameras. They're USB, so a hub and $50 and all of a sudden my office will be a digital art installation.
February 09, 2002
Do you have any eating
Do you have any eating establishment you go where someone there knows your "regular" dish/drink/meal/order? Can you walk in and say "I'll have my regular" and get it?
February 08, 2002
I've sold out, finally (careful,
I've sold out, finally (careful, it's a naughty link). I get 100 or so unique visitors a day looking for porn at michris.com, so I'm sending them where they want to go and hopefully making some money in the process. Nearly all these people were looking for that anyway.
February 06, 2002
A couple of images from
A couple of images from today, "Jesus vs. Kung Fu Hamster" and "floating ball" (it's in front of the picture frame)
Be sure to check out
Be sure to check out "how much is inside?", a funny web site.
February 05, 2002
It's time to rotate the
It's time to rotate the kitch.
Eh, you say? Well, I have lots of stuff. I mean, LOTS. Toys, games, figurines, collectables, pictures, etc. I like displaying it, but my office is only so big, so I have to rotate things in and out to give it all exposure. I don't have a set schedule for this, it usually happens when I get something new (like my Kung Fu Hamster), or when I clean my desk, or when I'm just tired of looking at the same stuff. For your edification (partial list):
rotating in:
rotating out:
One of the cams (more coming soon!) is usually pointed at kitch. Enjoy.
February 04, 2002
Coins It's been ages since
Coins
It's been ages since I did any photography for the sake of photography, so I put together a short collection entitled "coins". Too many trips to Vegas and left over $0.50 cent pieces (acquired when you get a blackjack, paying 2-to-1, with a $5 bet) drove me to take these pictures. The lighting's not perfect, but I'm especially happy with three, five, and seven. Enjoy.
February 01, 2002
Weird news of the day
Weird news of the day (so far anyway, it is early):Woman breastfeeds abandoned baby monkey.
Pictures and everything!
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