Augmented Reality – Star in Your Own Cartoon

Posted on September 10, 2009 - Filed Under Sustainable Tourism, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment

I have enough trouble with real reality, but add software (in this case, something with the unfortunate acronym/name FLARToolKit) and the mind unreels. Try living in your own cartoon here, at this site developed by GE to demonstrate wind and solar energy.

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Up From Baja: Point Lobos Migrates North

Posted on September 2, 2009 - Filed Under California, Photography | Leave a Comment

Don’t know much about geology, but what I am learning defines me, in the nature of nature, as the insignifcant biped that I am. Paid a visit to the Pinnacles National Monument. Not recommended during the summer as the temperatures regularly hover around the 100F mark. The best time to go is in the cool [...]

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Art in Carmel: The Not-So-Good, The Bad and the Badder

Posted on September 1, 2009 - Filed Under California, Culture | Leave a Comment

Moseying ’round Carmel, California Saturday, I wondered how its tourist trap economy could survive when one of its major exports is cheese-ball art.  There are often three or four stores selling similar product in a single block. But then, it doesn’t take too many sales to make the monthly nut. The Golden Gate Bridge picture [...]

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