What are college grads doing these days?

August 21, 2009 @ 6:50 pm

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According to City Room, lots of college graduates are passing the rough economic times altogether by enrolling in graduate school.

I know the feeling pretty well given the fact that I’ve been unemployed since graduating back in May 2009 with no clear direction of where I’m headed post-graduation. The economy seems to be affecting all industries (not just mine) as many of my friends with various degrees have been out of luck in finding a job as well. The good news is that things seem to be picking up, but still, it’s going to be hard for myself and others to get passed the hiring freeze that many companies seem to be stuck in as they readjust to smaller budgets and smaller staff. I’m keeping my head up though despite lower-than-normal wages and the constant stream of demoralizing family comments that come my way.

Long exposure shows Roomba cleaning path

May 8, 2009 @ 12:59 pm

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Signaltheorist did something really neat with a new Roomba he got. He shut off all of the lights in his room for 30 minutes and captured a long exposure of the path that the Roomba makes when it goes about cleaning the area. The resulting photo is a mess of circles and lines that somewhat resemble flight paths. I wonder what the paths would look like in a bigger room. I should get our Roomba out and see.