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Regular Reading

brett's daily photo.
Unqualified Offerings
clairevoyant paranoia
Television Without Pity » Enterprise
Wikipedia
Google News
Yahoo! News - Front Page
BBC NEWS | News Front Page
Yahoo! Sports
amalah . com
Slashdot
Tech news.
jwz
Houston Cron: SciGuy
sei fishbowl


Go fish.

Find stuff.
jwz's bookmarks
Google
DMOZ Open Directory Project
Google updates from the dmoz dirctory, so you can often find more recent sites added here first.
Amazon
Babelfish
AltaVista's translation fish. Stick that in your ear!
NSI - WHOIS Lookup
Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions
USPS zip code lookup
AnyWho
Scawwy.
Internet Address Finder - Email Directory
Google Catalog Search
What do you want to know today?
Metafilter | Community Weblog
Google: In Klingon
EarthCam - Webcam Network
What is my IP?

Reference Shelf

Every library needs a reference shelf.
What time is it EXACTLY?
If you're going to insist on precision, INSIST on PRECISION, damnit! Use the official US Navy clock.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Don't panic, you've got your towel handy.
digital librarian
Librarians rock.
Merriam-Webster
Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia
CIA -- The World Factbook
Encyclopedia Mythica
The Encyclopedia of Arda

Atlases

The National Atlas of the United States of America
Digital Cartography With Drawmap
The World Atlas of the Artificial Night Sky Brightness

Books

Project Gutenberg
Electronic public-domain books. Verra useful.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Available in Electronic Form -- Written by Members of SFWA
Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style"
Rule 17. Vigorous writing is concise.
The Internet Classics Archive
The Online Books Page: What's New

Business Absurdities

or, tragic tales of modern life.
Monkeybagel.com
Tax-doing monkey bagels, and other absurdities of corporate computing.
Business Plan Archive

Good advice.

Just wish I'd heeded it earlier.
What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College?
Not that this is coming from personal experience, or anything like that. Nope.
Java To Overtake C/C++ in 2002
The right tool for the right job, laddie.
Splain
``You shouldn't feel bad about constantly enjoying yourself. Misery loves company. So does boredom. Ignore the telephone.''
Mens Fashion
``The well-dressed gentlemen has no rules save those he writes for himself, based on his own proclivities, self-image, and waist-size.''
The Art of Turboing
How to deal with bad customer service.
The Hacker's Diet
ACLU Pocket Card on Police Encounters
How to Start a Startup

Honing Your Bullshit Detector

Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda techniques.
How To Deconstruct Almost Anything
"The basic enterprise of contemporary literary criticism is actually quite simple. It is based on the observation that with a sufficient amount of clever handwaving and artful verbiage, you can interpret any piece of writing as a statement about anything at all."
Exactitudes
Photo galleries of how different subcultures dress.
The Polygraph and Lie Detection -- Executive Summary
You do know they're just really good at scaring you into the truth, right?
The AFU & Urban Legends Archive
PLEASE check before you send on the latest hoax.
spiked-culture | Article | Pooh-poohing postmodernism
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Power of Words

Medicine

Virtual Naval Hospital: Emergency War Surgery: Table of Contents
Color Vision

Medieval Resources

The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Excuse me while I get medieval on your ass.
Digital Librarian: Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Excellent resource compliation. I got rid of most of my other links, it's so good.
Old English Pages: Electronic Text and Manuscript Images
Latin Translations
Handy Latin Phrases (The Original)

Philosophy, Mysticism, and The Blurry Line Between

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Art of Unix Programming
The Logical Fallacies
Reference guide to common logical fallacies.
How to Disagree Agreeably, or at least Effectively

Science

The Delights of Chemistry
Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass

Security

Master-Keyed Lock Vulnerability
Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
Uh, yeah, I feel better now. Thanks.
Guide to Lock Picking
What you do once you're inside, I leave to you.

That Which No Honest Man Gives Up

Scotland: The Declaration of Arbroath
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
SJ Games vs. the Secret Service
Who will watch the watchers?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
U.S. CONSTITUTION
Amendments to the Constitution
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
``And that,'' put in the Director sententiously, ``that is the secret of happiness and virtue–liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their unescapable social destiny.''
The Center for Democracy and Technology
David Brin's "The Transparent Society"
Is privacy an illusion? If it is, is it better to keep that illusion or get rid of it?
Big Brother wants to know what you're reading
ACLU Pocket Card on Police Encounters
Why I Am An Anarchist

9/11/2001

PATRIOT Act
Salon.com News | America the scapegoat
What Is The Constitution's Role In Wartime?
The Onion | 26 September 2001
"Holy Fucking Shit: Attack On America." When the Onion is good, it's really really good.
In Defense of Freedom
Safe and Free: Safe and Free in Times of Crisis
COMEDY CENTRAL: TV Shows: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart
Jon, I'll join you under the desk.
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Dan Rather's tears
SatireWire | Enterprise Crew May Intervene in Earth Affairs
And our flag was still there

Copyrights and Intellectual Property

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
Eldred v. Ashcroft


Diversions

anime

or, protoculture considered harmful.
The Robotech Reference Guide (Jane's 2060 edition)
More detail than you ever thought possible on Robotech.

blowing shit up

The Illustrated Guide To Breaking Your Computer
Monitor + Hammer = Good Clean Fun!
siege-engine.com
The home of Team Tormentum!
WE-MAN!'s Funny Things To Do With Your Microwave Oven Page
How To Deconstruct Almost Anything
"The basic enterprise of contemporary literary criticism is actually quite simple. It is based on the observation that with a sufficient amount of clever handwaving and artful verbiage, you can interpret any piece of writing as a statement about anything at all."
Gauss Rifle

comedy

or, we only laugh because it hurts.
The Brunching Shuttlecocks
Comedy with a runch.
The Onion | America's Finest News Source
proopdog
Chip Esten: Improvisational Man of Mystery
The Colin Mochrie Corner
DLiiA? episode capsules
Laugh a little. It's okay. Don't let Drew Carey scare you away.

comics

or, it's literature too, you know, so stop being so damn ashamed of it.
The Joy of Tech!
There's joy in tech? I think I missed a memo.
Winter - an online graphic story
Sinfest
MegaTokyo
The Dreaming: The Neil Gaiman Page
HoustonChronicle.com - Comics

it's the end of the world...

... and I feel fine.
20 Ways the World Could End
David Hasselhoff is the AntiChrist
He is. Here's the proof.
The Evil of Pippi
David Hasslehoff's chief minion?
My Cat Hates You
Houston is Damp.
No, *really* damp.
www.shibumi.org/EotI
It's The End Of The World As We Know It...Again
The best picture, EVER!
It gets no better than this.
The Doomsday List
Rapture Index

movies

or, perhaps you should only attend movies you suspect will actually be good for a change.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
How did we get along without it?
Rotten Tomatoes: Movie Reviews & News
TheForce.net
I wonder why we even bother after Episode I.
The Case for the Empire
And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those pesky rebels.
Movie Title Screens Page
Title screens, then and now.
The OTHER episode three
Somehow, I don't think so.
Roger Ebert's Reviews

music

or, earplugs considered essential.
the lozenges!
Mad scientists armed with kazoo and guitar. You've been warned.
DNA Lounge: Audio Webcast
ktru 91.7 rice radio
The Ally McBeal Lyrics Website
Salon.com Technology | Why college radio fears the DMCA
Evergreen Albums
Study of long-term album sales.
Fat Chuck's - Corrupt CDs
Check to make sure new CDs won't break your computer.
Recording Artists Coalition
Whatispv.com
Tool
CNN.com - Back on the 'Trail' with Rush - May 28, 2002
jazz history @ harlem.org: a great day in harlem : art kane photos and more!
Janis Ian Articles

Rush

Rip Rowan: Over the Limit

Courtney Love does the math
Math is hard. So is the recording industry.
Salon.com Technology | Chained melodies

too cool for words

or, you don't need text.
WebCollage
Deconstructing the dark side of the net.
stick figure death theater
hyperaware
Hypnotic.
broken saints
Online graphic novel.
cricket
That's not right.
autonia
Of note: "Candy Flipping" and "State Tectonics".
Orisinal : Morning Sunshine
Very cool!
What is Mr. Winkle?
Just when I thought I'd seen everything...
Digital Blasphemy
The Mini-Mizer!
Time is on the Move
Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Powers Of 10: Interactive Java Tutorial
britney exposed!
Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers - [The User]
Dialtones (A Telesymphony)
.:giant.angry.robot:.
Smash you.

whisky tango foxtrot?

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess/Flight Attendant Uniform Collection
Women in Refrigerators
VirtualStapler.com : Revolutionary Online Stapler Simulation
They Fight Crime!
Cheese Racing!
Furniture Porn

undreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio

Improv Message Boards - True Porn Clerk Stories
Stupid Plot Tricks
Am I hot or not?
Microsoft and the Bavarian Illuminati
Tattoos.Com Ezine
Belief-O-Matic!
Meaty
Hypnotic
Fuck
High tech heretic
Purity Tests
You WILL experience the Ninja Burger difference!
The Official Ninja Homepage
Sweeet.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots
Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors
Cockeyed
How much is inside?
I found a duck
"The world's first online / offline global plastic duck race."
Obeygiant.com
"Anybody want a peanut?"
sarah's origami
on the roots of "history"
The Implicit Association Test
BlowTheDotOutYourAss
Peter's Evil Overlord List
"* No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head."
Magnetic Poetry in Java
Crackmonkey.org
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Salon.com Technology | The pigeon protocol
MIT IHTFP Hack Gallery
The Brunching Shuttlecocks
Comedy with a runch.
Google Press Center: Zeitgeist
The Oracle of Bacon
The Onion | America's Finest News Source
Cruel Site of the Day

pictures

or, watch this.
DNA Lounge: Video Webcast

Iron Chef

Iron Fans Online | Episode Guide By Date
http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/images/tv/ironchef/KIOC_DrinkingGame.htm

Star Trek

or, interfering with pre-warp cultures considered harmful.