While on the subject on graphics, here are a couple of examples where my face gets ‘transplanted’ in foreign objects. Both were made by Harvey Tobkes (not by request).

The site Human Descent is a must-see to anyone who cares for graphics. Below lies a relatively unimpressive image found among the many stunning ones.

Excessive consumption of coffee is known to be harmful to one’s health. While tea appears to have more beneficial effects on the body, it cannot offer the stimulus that a cup of coffee does. What is my personal choice? Diluted coffee. Plenty of it. I drink about 8 cups a day without going beyond the recommended limits. It is a good source of carbohydrates, making it an appetite suppressor and it also increases the intake of water, which helps in discarding toxins.

Originally from John Dvorak, here is a snapshot of a ‘beast’ that may one day travel the skies.

Casinos, gyms and double beds – but will enough airlines get on board?

A major frustrations of standardisation advocates is multi-media. Anywhere you go on the Web, Window$ is assumed to be your operating system and their specialised formats too. Arguably, a dominant impact of lacking standards is associated with audio and video. There is, however, a shareware GUI-based program that can convert a common video file into an animated GIF. Such files can be viewed on any platform with the most basic support for Web graphics. Included are my example of AVI2GIF conversion and a link to the convertor’s homepage.

Many pictures in these pages come from stock.xchng. It is a world-wide openly-shared resource of personal photos. I have collected imagery of amusing real-world signs as found below.

In the government we trust

But can the dog read English?

Maybe that’s a little easier for dogs to comprehend

Shall I come in or not?

Honey, I think we’d better turn left here

My beloved grandmother Luna turned 86 87 yesterday. The family and yours sincerely send her the best of wishes.