Penguin photos
Yes, we have more penguin photos! http://www.kljcharters.com/penguins2/ Of course you wanted more penguin photos.
Author Archives: Lawrence Charters
Why you should always supply a caption
If someone sends you a photo, they should always supply a caption. Otherwise, you might supply your own.
Literary references to Macintosh applications
Have you ever said to yourself, “I want a native Mac OS X hex editor that can handle files of unlimited size?” Of course you have. What you need is 0xED, and it is free: http://www.suavetech.com/0xed/0xed.html It is also Lion Continue reading Literary references to Macintosh applications
Performance art and acceptance
2927 An interesting piece of performance art sent to me by someone who hates performance art. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4 I suspect that “hatred” of performance art is in some degree based on the name. All art has a performance element, be it Continue reading Performance art and acceptance
Driving directions
3236 Yes, these are ads. And not even new ads, but they are new to me. The first reminds me of an overly prescriptive, talkative GPS unit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70 and this one reminds me of times when the GPS unit gets Continue reading Driving directions
Beach creatures
1690 Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who does Rube Goldberg one better. While Goldberg’s creations were spectacularly clever and astoundingly useless, they were very much artifices: without a human creating them, they wouldn’t exist. Your typical Rube Goldberg device Continue reading Beach creatures
Sensible shoes for armored women
4471 Your typical Frank Franzetta or Boris Vallejo book cover or magazine cover featured a scantily clad damsel fighting off an evil orc or BEM (Bug Eyed Monster) or heavily armored galactic overlord. The damsel might have a sword and a Continue reading Sensible shoes for armored women
Greener San Diego
San Diego has a desert climate. It isn’t just slightly short of water; it has virtually none. The average yearly rainfall is just nine inches. There are virtually no sources of fresh water; virtually all fresh water is piped in Continue reading Greener San Diego
Feeding is now litter
8832 This sign, posted on a San Diego, California, trolley stop, equates feeding birds with litter. If feeding is litter, this suggests you probably don’t want to try eating a snack on the trolley, or breast feeding an infant. Photo Continue reading Feeding is now litter