Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Some of the most important questions ever posed by humanity involve religion, spirituality, faith and belief. Most people, in every culture, profess to some spirituality, though things get more complicated when it comes to religion. Religion is related to spirituality, Continue reading True religion
Transcribed from a series of text messages: ❦ ❦ ❦ Kathleen packed tea and a banana in my briefcase this morning. I’m at work, eating the banana, drinking tea, waiting for a security scan of a website to finish, wondering Continue reading Bananas and seppuku
Security updates for Windows are starting to sound more like romance novels. This week’s offerings: MS17-010: Security Update for Microsoft Windows SMB Server:(4013389) Eternal Blue Eternal Champion Eternal Romance Eternal Synergy Wanna Cry Eternal Rocks I’m speculating this series is Continue reading Windows malware as a romance
George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm (August, 1945) has 29,966 words. Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 (October, 1953) has 46,118 words. Apple’s “Apple Developer Program License Agreement” (June, 2017) has 42,993 words. In terms of plot, setting, and character, the license agreement is no Continue reading License agreement as literature
Free commemorative edition nautical chart of Midway atoll, site of the battle that was the turning point of the Pacific War. Source: New commemorative chart marks the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary
A quick comparison of the iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 7 Plus following a casual stroll around a lake after Thanksgiving dinner. The original iPhone had a 960 x 720 pixel camera, which means the iPhone 6 Plus camera, Continue reading iPhone 6 Plus vs. iPhone 7 Plus
Third world problems usually center around a lack of food, clothing, water, or shelter, or possibly all of them. Compounding these lacks, you often have severe pollution and poverty. First world problems, however, are more nuanced. For example, this sign Continue reading First world problems
Pirates are thriving, and it may be a good thing. On December 2, Iceland’s President mandated that Pirate Party Member of Parliament Birgitta Jónsdóttir form a government. In the October 2016 general election, the Pirate Party came in third, but the two Continue reading Pirate Party: success at last!
Ikea sells furniture. Ikea has a restaurant, and it sells salmon fillets. The fillets contain fish. Consider yourself warned.