Jack’s Old & Busted Blog

Speaking of abandoned things, infiltration.org (website) documents “practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage.”

I’m fascinated by photos that have been abandoned by their owners. You see them at flea markets and estate sales - old pictures that documented people’s lives, some event important enough to record for posterity, now randomly drifting with no connection to anything. TimeTales.com (website) collects these photos.

I love the Swiffer (swiffer.com), but somehow deep inside I know that battery-powered disposable brooms spell the end of civilization. When future generaitons dig up this layer of grime we call the 21st Century, there’ll be a special museum explaining the cultural horrors of our Swiffergeist.

Friends A & S are re-reproducing, so I thought this link about baby names would be appropriate (notwithoutmyhandbag.com).

More free education via the Internet (The Elegant Universe). Now I’m on my way to an online degree in Quantum Physics (phonydiplomas.com)!

Spent about 10 hours in Lajitas, Texas, yesterday. It’s adjacent to Big Bend National Park, so it has all the desert scenery you’d expect. Luckily, I had a few hours to appreciate the light (thumbnails).

Note: The “download” button won’t do anything. I made the thumbnail page for my archive, but don’t have the patience to upload the full-res files. You can still click and see a larger version, though. Prints are available, of course.

Whoa! check out the cool calculator app under OSX 10.3! It has real-time currency conversion.