*Flash-Memory is used in many hand held audio/video devices, USB memory keys, next generation laptop hard drives, cell phones, etc...

I'm getting my tech dose over at Engadget when I come across an article about SanDisk suing 25 companies for patent infringement!?!?!

So it's ashing outside on the job site right now. Don't know what that is? Well I'll tell you what that is ... It's like snow, but with little bits of burnt stuff instead.

Below is a satellite image of the current state of the smoke plumes from some of the fires raging in Southern California right now. I've added a little black dot to indicate where I am.

DOH!

- Omar Z.

[snooty accent start] Yeeeeeaaas, I simply hopped on a plane and winged my way to delightful Toronto to attend a private gala event this weekend. MUCH better than that oh-so-common Toronto International Film Festival that's going on there. [snooty accent end]

Ok, ok, all joking aside, I had a BLAST this weekend! I guess it was a combination of being back in my home town with all my friends there. It was sad to leave. I took oodles of photos (that have been posted ;).

"Brothers and Sisters, I must ask everyone to help us with a problem that has happened here at this Mosque. I was looking through the Mosque fridge the other day when I found something that does not belong here. Now I have left the offending food item there so that others may go and see this Haraam item. Someone ... brothers and sisters ... has placed Haraam Hot Dogs in our beloved Mosque fridge. Now I am not here to discuss what is and is not Haraam/Halal my brothers and sisters. But, please, do not bring Haraam food to the Mosque!"*

"They will be so great ... that women who are pregnant ... will abort the child right [then and] there and run!"*

*Please note, quote is not exact; I can't be expected to remember the speech word for word :P

"They will be so great ... that women who are breast feeding their babies will drop the baby and run!"*

*Please note, quote is not exact; I can't be expected to remember the speech word for word :P

Ok, so I've decided to add a new section to my site, it will contain memorable quotes from Jummah Prayer Khutbahs that I've attended. I'm also adding a voting system so people can pick their favorite Khutbah quotes ;)

Enjoy!

- Omar Z.

You know what I just barely avoided hitting on the highway today? A freaking bucket! Luckily I was able to react fast enough to change lanes and avoid the bouncing bucket of doom. This just goes to show, it's always a good idea to know where cars are in relation to you; in case you need to change lanes in a hurry.

Another thing, I had a schradenfreude moment when I saw the car that was behind me hit the bouncing bucket of doom and actually get it stuck underneath their bumper (I guess it must have been the adrenaline and joy of not hitting the bucket myself).

Today I saw two things on the highway that shouldn't have been there. One of them is inexcusable, and the other was recent; thus, understandable.

A) Another tire, WTF!!!!. At least this one wasn't bouncing around. It was actually lying flat on the ~30cm (1ft) wide painted divider that separates the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane from the 'regular' people.

Every seen a tire on the highway? I don't mean the kind attached to a car ... I'm talking about the kind that just detached itself from a car. I'm also talking about the kind that's bouncing around from car to car on the highway!!!

And you know what's worse than just seeing one of these bouncing bumper busters? What's worse is actually hitting one because you can't react fast enough and change lanes to get out of the way.