Tech Expo

Posted at 6:43 PM on 1-24-07 by Rob T Firefly

LexIcon writes in to mention that there is a Tech Job Expo going on from 10AM-5PM tomorrow at the Hilton, 1335 Sixth Ave at 53rd Street. The expo promises piles of tech employers and recruiters from the commercial and government sectors, and their site helpfully notes that security clearance is NOT required for this particular event.

Check out techexpousa.com for more details.

tags: events, it

HOPE forums up and running

Posted at 8:13 PM on 1-17-07 by Rob T Firefly

The 2600 team have opened their new web boards at talk.hope.net!

This is a good thing. Not only will this forum be used by the community to get a head start on planning 2008’s HOPE conference, there is also a board dedicated to the threat faced by the Hotel Pennsylvania.

Register and join in the discussion!

More info on 2600.com.

tags: 2600, hope, hotel pennsylvania

Home of HOPE threatened

Posted at 4:18 AM on 1-6-07 by Rob T Firefly

Hotel PennsylvaniaAs reported in the New York Daily News, Commercial Property News, and other outlets, plans have been announced to destroy the Hotel Pennsylvania by 2011. The Hotel Pennsylvania, home of all but one of the HOPE conferences, would be replaced with an office tower.

2600 have set up the email address hotel@2600.com to collect names of any and all involved in saving the hotel.

While passing around said Daily News article at yesterday’s meeting, Emmanuel Goldstein proclaimed that “the gauntlet has been thrown.”

tags: hope, hotel pennsylvania, nyc

You’re getting a HAL!

Posted at 11:14 PM on 1-1-07 by Rob T Firefly

If you’re into webtoons, chances are you’ve been to Weebls-stuff.

If you haven’t yet, check out Weebl’s latest, On The Moon episode 10. It’s especially hackery.

tags: fun

On top of your desk!

Posted at 11:05 PM on by Rob T Firefly

Our downloads section is officially up and running with a good old-fashioned desktop gallery. There you’ll find a small but growing collection of wallpapery graphics to throw behind all that stuff on your screen.

If you’re into making such things, we’d love to add yours to the gallery. Get in touch to submit your own original desktop wallpapers! We’re also open to any suggestions of other downloadable content to add.

tags: site