Patriotic van
Yes, this photo was taken while driving, and driving in the rain, no less. On the other hand, it was a heavy rain, and the traffic was very slow. Plus: the car was stopped by a red light, which you Continue reading Patriotic van
Author Archives: Lawrence Charters
Sensitive selling
When shopping for others, it is always wise to be sensitive to their needs. But in our sensitive, touchy-feely world, sensitive selling is also important. Sensitive selling is very big in the world of ideas (you can take classes on Continue reading Sensitive selling
Smart screen
We’ve all witnessed the inappropriate use of technology. But no matter how often we may see it, such misapplication happens over and over and over again. Such as this electronic kiosk, found just a few feet from the Apple Store in Continue reading Smart screen
Penguin photos
Yes, we have more penguin photos! http://www.kljcharters.com/penguins2/ Of course you wanted more penguin photos.
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