Spot Check: Is It 2014?
It's been said that searching for information on the Internet is like drinking from a firehose. There is a mind-boggling amount of information published that's freely available to anyone and everyone. The Internet grows so quickly that every time you open your web browser, you've got direct access to the largest compilation of information in history, bigger than all the books in all the libraries in all the world; and at current rates, it's growing by 5% every month. Search for information on any given subject, and you're presented with more options than anyone can know what to do with. So when the average person wants to learn some decent information, how can you tell whether the website you've found is giving you good info, or giving you crap? Today we'll find out.
Does handwriting have a value that email and texting can't replace? In this extract from his new book, The Missing Ink, Philip Hensher laments the slow death of the written word, and explains how putting pen to paper can still occupy a special place in our lives
The Guardian: Why handwriting matters
Walt Disney walked just about everywhere in Disneyland. We set out to find some of the exact locations he stood while being photographed...
THEN AND NOW: Walt at Disneyland
Protip: Google Doodles
Go to Google. Don't type anything in the search box, just click "I'm feeling lucky". You'll be taken to a page showing all the Google Doodles that have run so far.
Do you like to pop bubble wrap?
8-Bit Google
They’re launching an 8-bit version of Google Maps made specifically for the super high tech Nintendo Entertainment System ... This gag is incredibly intricate, as you’re now able to convert Google Maps on your computer to an 8-bit version that’s chock full of awesome Easter eggs like the Loch Ness monster, a dragon, Area 51, and much, much more.
8-Bit Google Maps - be sure to scroll the page down to see links to a number of the more interesting Easter eggs.
Before and After
In just over two weeks, Japan will be observing the one-year anniversary of the disastrous magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck its east coast in March of 2011. The destruction was unprecedented and the loss of life and property were staggering ... Photographers documented the many faces of this tragedy and have now returned to give us a look at the difference a year can make, re-shooting places that were photographed during and immediately after the quake.
40,000 Fire Crackers
Doodle
Google Doodle for October 12, 2011
Missed a doodle? Want to see what "foreign" doodles have run? Check out DoodleCollect.com!
Triangular Letters from the Front
what a strange way of folding letters!” – writes Effe in his comment ... And indeed, already the diamond grid of the folding of the letter on the edge of the table is unusual, but even more unusual is the triangular shape of the letters laying behind it, on the folder. However, there was a time when this folding was not considered unusual at all, moreover the mails folded in this way were the most valuable the postman could bring; and, as the story unfolding from the few objects on the picture indicates, for several people they remained more valuable than any other a postman can bring them any more. These are ... the “triangular letters”, the standard form of soldiers’ correspondence during the Great Patriotic War.
Poemas del río Wang: Triangular Letters
Today's Google Doodle
Books shaken to the floor provide a good visual measurement of the power of the quake: we can easily visualize how the rows looked before, how nice and tidy they were, and we can imagine the sort of force needed to dislodge them. But the images also allow us to glimpse the destruction in a relatively benign environment—books are not people. We hope that the libraries’ caretakers are safe, and, in the buildings where only the books, not the shelves, have tumbled, we reassure ourselves that they are. In many of these photos, we can easily envision someone coming along to set things right. These are images of hope, as much as of disaster, and they speak to the idea that the things most fundamental to a culture—in this case, its codified knowledge—have not been lost." ~Macy Halford, The New Yorker
Peel
Rant: You Are Not Pro-Life
Wow.
It's the one-in-a-million shot some people spend years trying to capture. Fisherman and photographer Matt Deans was motoring back from an unsuccessful day's fishing with his father and cousin when they saw the dolphin off Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
The Telegraph: Pictures of the day: 24 December 2010
Power in 140 Characters
After a woman living in a hotel in Florida was raped, viciously beaten, and left for dead near the Everglades in 2005, the police investigation quickly went cold. But when the victim sued the Airport Regency, the hotel’s private detective, Ken Brennan, became obsessed with the case: how had the 21-year-old blonde disappeared from her room, unseen by security cameras?
Vanity Fair: The Case of the Vanishing Blonde
Out Of Sight
Denver Post Photo Blog "Captured": America in Color from 1939-1943. Color photographs from the Depression era.
Pixels on Fire
Pixels on Fire
I'm Feeling Lucky
100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School (and elsewhere)
Webby!
The Muppets are nominated for a Webby award!
I've concluded by this that someone is paying attention—I've concluded that it's me. I've noticed that if I'm paying attention to those around me, to myself, to my surroundings, then that is the very definition of empathy. I've noticed that when I pay attention, I'm less selfish, I'm happier—and that the inverse holds true as well.
Adam Savage: Food for the Eagle
The White House, a Blizzard, and a Man on Skis
From The White House Blog
During an illustrious career which saw him win multiple awards and worldwide recognition, Theodore Geisel published over 60 books, the majority of which he wrote and illustrated under the pen name Dr. Seuss. Despite his busy schedule ... Geisel set aside time to [respond to a letter from] a 13-year-old aspiring illustrator by the name of Howard Cruse. Cruse was delighted ... 26 years later, he decided to write to the author one last time and thank him for his advice.
Letters of Note: You gave me a valuable gift: you took me seriously.
Words per Minute
One Minute Typing Test. On my first try I got 75 (net) words per minute on Aesop's fables.
It only requires one space after a period (us old-skool typer learned to do 2 spaces) and it doesn't test for formatting (I only had to hit return once, when on a typerwriter one would need to hit carriage-return twice. Also, it doesn't require you to go back and fix mistakes, so keep on going through to the end of the timer.
Now I know my ABC's
Google Earth alphabet: Upper case, Lower case, Numbers and punctuation
The November issue of National Geographic magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching as one of their own is wheeled to her burial ... (On September 23, 2008, Dorothy, a female chimpanzee in her late 40s, died of congestive heart failure. A maternal and beloved figure, Dorothy had spent eight years at Cameroon’s Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center) ... Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the world.
NGM Blog Central: The Story Behind Our Photo of Grieving Chimps
Iconic Photos: one notable or historic photo per post plus some context
It was on this day in 1998 that Google was first incorporated as a company.
Google was the brainchild of two Ph.D. students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They designed a search engine with one important difference from all the others: Instead of giving you results based on how many times your search term appeared on a Web page, they created software that would figure out how many times each relevant Web site was linked to from other relevant Web sites and sorted those and then laid them out for you, all on a clear, simple screen. .
In June of 2006, "Google"was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb.
California Fires
Denver Post Photoblog Captured: California Wildfires Threaten Homes
The Big Picture: Wildfires in Southern California
Gient Waterslide Jump
Crazy.
Robot Drummer
Don't Judge My Hair!
Google Search Options
... as people get more sophisticated at search they are coming to us to solve more complex problems. To stay on top of this, we have spent a lot of time looking at how we can better understand the wide range of information that's on the web and quickly connect people to just the nuggets they need at that moment. We want to help our users find more useful information, and do more useful things with it.Google Blogs: More Search Options and other updates...
Be sure to watch the video - it does a good job explaining Google Search Options
Square Root of Minus Garfield: No. 78: Garfield & Hobbes
Type Nesting
Extreme!
Growing Up Star Wars: 1977-1985: a Flickr photo group
Devil went down to Georgia
Free Dinosaur!
Classical Muppet
Beeker: Ode to Joy
Gonzo: The Blue Danube Waltz
Top Gear: Ford Fiesta
Do they have an 11-T-9?
The revelation that somebody collects toasters often leads to the same reaction: awkward pause, nervous laugh, then: "...Toasters?" The problem is not, to collect toasters. The problem is, to have hundreds of them. The result: They simply call you crazy. Well, and sometimes I think they are right!Welcome to Toastermuseum.com - the world largest Online Toaster Exhibition
We could have colonized Mars with the money we spent on the Iraq war
There's an online discussion going on about what could be accomplished if the current cost of the Iraqi war was applied elsewhere. The initial premise was that we could have colonized mars:
NASA [has] plans for a manned Mars expedition based on the Ares spacecraft they're developing as a replacement for the Space Shuttle. Price estimates vary from $20Bn (presumably for a single round-trip) to $450Bn (presumably for a single round trip plus all the externalities, like developing the spacecraft and equipment and conducting a thorough prior reconnaissance using unmanned landers) ... Either way, the direct costs of the Iraq war exceed the maximum cost estimate for a manned Mars expedition, infrastructure and all, by 20%.There are lots more good suggestions in the post's comments, including: increase spending on fusion research; invest it in renewable energy; Nanotech research; Moon Base; feeding and clothing the poor of the world ...
Need some back-up for a joke your telling? Check out Instant Rimshot. Just click the big red button
Fear Hierarchy by Jan Pettit
An extra day--Use it well!
Check out Google's fun Leap Year logo.
What has Barack Done for You Lately?
Sometimes Red, Sometimes Blue. Sometimes the page is red, sometimes it is blue.
"Quote"
Write This Down
Like notebooks? Notebookism may be the site for you!
404 = File Not Found
Unfortunate placement of a Yahoo! ad
It's probably only funny if you're a web-nerd.
Flowers on the Web
It's snowing here in Denver, but we can still have flowers with this on-line Make your own flower garden. Click anywhere on the black you can even drag it across and see what happens.
* POP *
Just Bubbles: soap bubble pictures.
One of my favorit
China?
If you dig straight down, where will you end up?
Using Google Maps, this website will show you where you'll end up if you were able to dig straight down.
Good Design
Donald Norman, design critic, (and author of The Design of Everyday Things) has a page of his favorite best-designed household objects: jnd.org: in praise of good design
Totem Foods
From Strange Maps: Totem Foods of North America.
This map illustrates the Totem Foods of North America, celebrating the many distinctive region
Danger Will Robinson!
Fun! Google!
55 ways to have fun with Google; a new book by Philipp Lenssen, available via print-on-demand or free download.
Gay go up and gay go down
To Ring the Bells of London Town
"Oranges and Lemons" say the Bells of St. Clements
"Bullseyes and Targets" say the Bells of St. Margaret's
"Brickbats and Tiles" say the Bells of St. Giles
"Halfp
From Above
MooTube
Cow + Webcam = Crazy Delicious
Mind Reading
This website can read your mind! requires flash
mmmmm... grease....
Google Maps + Fast Food = Crazy Delicious!
Google Calendar
Yesterday Google opened up access to Google Calendar, their web based calendar (duh) and schedule tool. You'll need a gMail or Google account to use it, but is it ever slick!
I was able to take the pers
End of the line
End of the Line: a photoessay from Foreign Policy Magazine documenting how a supertanker is disassembled.
When the tide is high, vessels are driven at full s
Guy Kawasaki, Blogger
Wow, cool Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Evangalist has a blog. I've always enjoyed Guy's writing and insight on technology and corporations. Guy says he'll be writing on
"entrepreneurship, venture
I linked to this site almost a year ago, but they've added some new features, including multiple language sup
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- And the Post Number 3041 05/16/2005 1:31:56 AMmmmmmm...... hamburgers......Post Number 3039 05/14/2005 9:57:20 AMLike new information? Want to learn something new every day? Check out The Interesting Thing of the Day site. Previous interesting things include PassengerPost Number 3023 05/06/2005 8:43:59 AMTime keeps moving on (requires Flash)Post Number 2978 04/14/2005 10:15:42 AMTradational Crafts of Japan a web resourcePost Number 2974 04/12/2005 10:49:41 AMCheck out this great tutorial on how to cut different fruits and vegetables like a professional chef. I've only given it a once over, but already learned how to properly cut an avocado and an onPost Number 2953 04/01/2005 10:27:09 AMThe Feel Good Librarian: a well written blog providing insight to life from the reference desk of a midwestern libraryPost Number 2940 03/28/2005 8:47:23 AMPictures of Pennies - penny structures, that is. Each structure is held together with the compression weight of the coins - no glue or adhesives are used.
Note the site has gotten a lot ofPost Number 2936 03/26/2005 10:41:56 AMSee this website destroyed by dinosaursPost Number 2914 03/16/2005 10:01:52 AMGoogle Labs brings us Google X. It's an alternate look and feel for the Google search interface that uses icons instead of the usual "Web Image News etc" tabs. If you have a current web browser anPost Number 2910 03/14/2005 6:16:38 AMMaybe dedicated bloggers already knew this, but it was fresh information to me--The wiki, which got its name from the Hawaiian word for "quick", refers to an interactive Web page tht can be changed by anyone who stumbles upon it. This takes blogging a stePost Number 2906 03/12/2005 8:28:12 AMSearch engines: while Google is my first and formost choice, it's always good to know aout other search engine options.Post Number 2898 03/08/2005 11:37:11 AMVitamin Q: 40 National Sports
I didn't realize hockey was the national sport of both India and Pakastan.Post Number 2893 03/05/2005 7:11:37 AMGoogle has been very busy lately, coming up with new features. Just announced: Google does weather. (here's Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 2889 03/04/2005 12:44:30 PMStudio d.sharp - professional OrigamiPost Number 2867 12/30/2004 3:25:43 AMMy favorite sushi bar, Banzai Sushi, finally has a website up and active. Banzai is a smaller establishment, off the beaten path, but it has some of the most fresh, tasty, and unique rolls in town.Post Number 2858 12/26/2004 11:57:10 AMReflecting on the past year? Use the links on Lists: 2004 to help. From ideas to film to sports, and much more in between, Fimoculous.com is your one-stop spot for the year in review.Post Number 2812 12/06/2004 9:55:24 AMPost Number 2807 12/03/2004 10:09:09 AMBuild your own 12 sided calendar - download, print, assemble.Post Number 2755 11/09/2004 8:19:30 AMPost Number 2685 10/07/2004 12:49:12 PMFrom VitaminQ - Variations on 'spun sugar':
In the UK: candy floss
In the US: cotton candy
In Australia: fairy floss
In India (sometimPost Number 2673 09/30/2004 7:33:59 AMMrs. Rollman's 2nd graders tell us how to do stuff, such as get ready for school, or take care of a puppy.Post Number 2655 09/20/2004 9:16:25 AMWikipedia Reaches One Million Articles
"Wikipedia now ranks as one of the ten most popular reference sites on the Internet" ... "WikipPost Number 2601 08/23/2004 7:07:32 AMThe Earth At Night - from Astronomy Picture of the Day; this image is a very popular email-attachment subject. APotD has brought it back with high-res versions for dowloading and printing.Post Number 2581 08/14/2004 8:15:36 AMPost Number 2575 08/10/2004 12:26:01 PMPost Number 2547 07/28/2004 10:55:18 AMThe Don Martin Dictionary - Martin, Mad Magazine's Master of Onomatopoeia, came up with some great "sound effects" for his comics. See if you can use 'FERRAP' in your next conversaPost Number 2546 07/28/2004 9:50:39 AMTall Buildings requires FlashPost Number 2540 07/25/2004 11:07:54 AMPost Number 2477 06/24/2004 5:14:20 AMAmerica Is... a photoblog of a "freelance photojournalist traveling across the US on a mission to hit all 48 contiguous states." Good images and commentary of a person out to experience all that this countrPost Number 2453 06/10/2004 11:11:50 AMPost Number 2451 06/10/2004 7:37:22 AMFactory Tours - Celebrating American Imagination and Industry!. The site lists factories and other production facilities that offer public tours, all across the USA.Post Number 2437 06/02/2004 1:02:38 AMDouble Tounged World Wrester - words from the fringe of English. I may just replace the Wordsmith Word of the Day with a feed from this site.Post Number 2400 05/16/2004 7:48:30 AMPost Number 2389 05/10/2004 4:07:08 AMPost Number 2381 05/06/2004 9:16:52 AMObscure Words and Vocabulary Resources (jump to the bottom of the page for links to great Topical Word Lists)Post Number 2374 05/03/2004 11:33:02 AMIn The Dark
The area around my computers is like this: lots of blinking lights. Makes it easy to move around in the dark w/o a night light.
I remember as a child the only lights around being tPost Number 2368 04/30/2004 6:13:24 AMLoops, Spurs, and Bypasses: All about 3-Digit Interstate Highways.Post Number 2357 04/24/2004 8:50:05 AMXcel Energy has added two more bird cams to their site: the Falcon Cam offers three different views from their plant near Bayport, Minnesota, and thePost Number 2354 04/22/2004 12:39:23 PMHow about a nice cup of tea and a sit down? Your one stop source for tea, cake, and biscut information.Post Number 2343 04/16/2004 11:48:45 AM"Howtoons are one-page cartoons showing 5-to-15 year-old kids "How To" build things ... Howtoons are designed to encourage children to be active participants in discovering the world through Play-that-Matters -- fun,Post Number 2339 04/14/2004 6:51:56 AMToday on the Excel Energy Eagle Cam (mentioned earlier) two baby eagles were being tended to by the parent. Pretty cool!
Post Number 2338 04/14/2004 11:22:43 AMAmazon.com has released a beta version of their search site, known as a9.
Like Google, a9 has a clean interface, withnolittle advertising. Results are quick and accurate. In addition, a9 savesPost Number 2308 03/31/2004 6:11:25 AMPost Number 2300 03/26/2004 3:51:05 AMThe Trixie Report
Pictures, Datapoints, Telemetry. Can data collection go too far?Post Number 2278 03/16/2004 5:33:38 AMHey kids! Fold your own paper models!
Crazy Robots!
Steampunk Submarines!
Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 2264 03/08/2004 10:30:24 AMWe don't get many auroras here in Colorado - we're too far south for the Northern Lights to reach us. Fortunately there's the Aurora Webcam straight from Mt. Aurora, AlaskaPost Number 2263 03/07/2004 8:30:28 AMJourney to the dead zone of Chernobyl in this photo-essay. The deserted city is particularly chilling - people simply abandoned their lives and fled for safety.Post Number 2241 02/24/2004 9:14:16 AMHow are conditions along I-25 south of Cheyenne in Wyoming? Check WDOT's webcams for road conditions all over thePost Number 2165 01/12/2004 2:12:09 AMAbandoned Bicycles of New York - photographic catalog of bikes long-abandoned and well-destroyed.Post Number 2163 01/11/2004 3:14:15 AMThe Edge Annual Question - What's your Law?
160 "great minds" (and growing) were asked to come up with their own personal "law" to describe the world we live in. For example:R
Post Number 2124 12/19/2003 10:52:53 AMWelcome to Toothpaste World - the world's largest collection of toothpaste. Presented by Dr. Val Kolpakov, a dentist in Saginaw, Michigan.Post Number 2113 12/14/2003 9:45:23 AMWondering what the shape of our universe is? Check out an Atlas of the Universe and see for yourself.Post Number 2096 12/03/2003 12:18:37 PMCreepy! Bed BugsPost Number 2052 11/08/2003 9:07:31 AMThings Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age
At age 34:
• Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry, publishes "The Star Spangled BannePost Number 2028 10/26/2003 3:56:12 AMHow to really Say It With Flowers.Post Number 2022 10/23/2003 11:33:23 AMGoogle has a new feature! Enter the word "define" before the search term and it will try to provide a definition of the word. Example: Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 2016 10/21/2003 9:37:48 AMThe Straight Dope on fire ant attacks. When we lived in Texas we had a lot of fire ant hills in our yard and surrounding fields. Fire ants are nasty with a painful sting. I'm glad to be backPost Number 2003 10/14/2003 4:18:02 AMA Riddle: I'm more powerful than god, more evil than the devil, rich people want me, poor people have me, and it you eat me, you die. Who am I?
This and many more riddles (including solutions) can be found at Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1977 09/29/2003 6:08:42 AMPost Number 1953 09/16/2003 8:05:44 AMEarth from Space presented without comment or description. We live on a beautiful planet.Post Number 1904 08/17/2003 7:34:16 AMMr. Breakfast - all breakfast all the time. Featuring exciting topics such as breakfast pie, Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1900 08/15/2003 9:19:02 AMthe ARKhive: It is ARKive's ultimate aim to compile an audio-visual record, where possible, for the 11,000 animals and plants threatened with extinction
The site is full of good Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1891 08/11/2003 1:13:29 AMI, too, love Mr. Pibb (the old stuff, not the Pibb Xtra stuff they sell now)Post Number 1882 08/05/2003 7:23:14 AMName Statistics - how popular is your name?
Jason is the #24 most common male name.
0.66% of men in the US are named Jason.
Around 808500 US men are named Jason!Post Number 1869 07/30/2003 1:24:27 AMThe 20 Quetstions AI is pretty good at figuring out what you are thingking of. I tricked it a couple times, but it quickly reasoned out an answer when I was thinking of an Egg and Grass. It supposedly gets better eachPost Number 1859 07/25/2003 8:37:17 AMGeek Test - I'm at 36.88363% - Major GeekPost Number 1854 07/23/2003 5:25:51 AMPost Number 1840 07/18/2003 7:45:32 AMThe Star Wars Alphabet - imaging (and building) the rest of the fleet, in LEGO.Post Number 1831 07/12/2003 10:28:32 AMTessellating Animation - combining M.C. Escher with Macromedia Flash. I'm amazed at what the artist has come up with - the tessellations are witty, original, and mesmerizing.Post Number 1818 06/26/2003 4:31:36 PMWreckedExotics.com is the world's leading source for an intense (and maybe obsessive!) view into the subversively gorgeous world of mashed up automobiles
I don't understand it, but I guess peopPost Number 1806 06/19/2003 12:03:50 PMHarrison Ford Finger Gallery.Post Number 1792 06/13/2003 7:50:25 AMNetcraft reports that the US Army has moved to Mac OS X for their server needs (see 2nd paragraph). Ironically, Apple has started using Solaris systems for somPost Number 1789 06/10/2003 2:29:29 PMThe California Coastal Records Project's goal is to create an aerial photographic survey of the California Coast and update it on a periodic basis. Consisting of 2 people, a camera and a helecoptor, the prPost Number 1775 06/03/2003 3:00:53 PMThe Credit Card Prank - How crazy would a signature need to be before someone would actually notice?Post Number 1744 05/14/2003 8:26:23 PMIt's PIE! In a JAR!Post Number 1728 05/07/2003 12:53:57 PMHey! Need Hay? Have Hay?Post Number 1715 05/01/2003 12:29:57 PMPost Number 1696 04/21/2003 4:28:45 PMThis website is ok.Post Number 1671 04/09/2003 10:12:39 AMPost Number 1668 04/08/2003 8:08:44 AMTheir Stamp on History - exploring the lives of important historical people through their pictures on postage stampsPost Number 1659 04/03/2003 5:55:47 PMPost Number 1643 03/26/2003 12:59:21 PMPost Number 1628 03/18/2003 8:28:29 AMEnglish is a tricky language. Its structure often doesn't make sense, its rules are inconsistant. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to catalog, track, and get explainations on Wacky English bits? Enter PainPost Number 1626 03/17/2003 3:44:08 PMA Love of Monsters: Gargoyles in New YorkPost Number 1623 03/16/2003 7:18:24 PMI used Jeffco Library's Ask a Librarian service to find out why the nickel is larger than a dime, even though the nickle is lower in value. Their response pointed me to this page.Post Number 1606 03/08/2003 11:27:19 AMPatron Saint of the Internet? Isidore of Seville.
Of California? Our Lady of the Wayside.
How about of Pigs? Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1602 03/06/2003 4:16:44 PMPost Number 1593 03/03/2003 2:06:04 PMVisiting Wyoming? Interested in libraries in the Equality State? Visit the Wyoming Libraries Directory before you head out.Post Number 1587 03/01/2003 10:10:25 AMBack to the future - Radebaugh: the future we were promised.Post Number 1578 02/24/2003 9:21:01 PMSynaesthesia - union of the senses - a report and discussion on this strange phenomonon. The most common form of synaesthesia is associating colors with letters or numbers.
For a loPost Number 1554 02/11/2003 7:21:03 PMPencil Carving for Experts - be sure to go through the gallery.Post Number 1552 02/10/2003 8:23:02 PMPhillip Buehler photographs and documents modern ruins, celebrating the fact "that nothing is permanent, that everything is always in a state of transition" and that "... we see ourselves in our own transitions,Post Number 1547 02/06/2003 8:31:15 AMAndrew sent this link along:
Here is a neat little device to give you some scope on your life. Just put your birth date in the window when you click on this link and see what happens.Post Number 1540 02/03/2003 12:19:33 PMPost Number 1532 01/31/2003 8:21:22 AMBrainteasers: The Aftermath shows us what happens after the wise man determines he is wearing a red hat. Now you'll know the rest of the story.Post Number 1521 01/25/2003 10:27:04 AM(^_^)
Japanese Emoticons are much more expressive than our Western versions.Post Number 1513 01/20/2003 1:32:56 PM
Post Number 1510 01/19/2003 3:30:50 PMEveryone else is linking to it, why not me?
Recursive.
See also Recursive 2 and a little bit on Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1504 01/17/2003 8:36:30 AMNeed to study up on your national flag? Want to identify an unknown flag? Are you a closet fan of vexillology? Check out Flags of the World, your internet source of all things flag.Post Number 1497 01/13/2003 2:10:00 PMBefore he did picture books, Dr. Seuss produced advertising.Post Number 1493 01/11/2003 1:18:53 PMThe Museum of Hoaxes - featuring hoaxes from before 1700 to today. Some highlights: The bare-fronted hoodwink and Posted by Jason to On The webPost Number 1490 01/09/2003 2:36:21 PMLost in the Galaxy? Get Protection!Post Number 1487 01/08/2003 2:26:40 PMPost Number 1475 01/01/2003 10:47:21 PMNow, more than ever: The 2003 list of banished words has been issued by Lake Superior State University. Complete list here.Post Number 1453 12/19/2002 1:40:36 PMLooking for Santa this year? NORAD has you covered!Post Number 1443 12/15/2002 10:35:40 AMLooking for the next big thing? Check out Idea A Day - new inspiration every 24 hours.Post Number 1439 12/12/2002 1:41:02 PMRobot Exclusion Protocol - a story of the Google of the future.Post Number 1426 12/05/2002 11:47:49 AMGot Questions? Santa's got Answers.Post Number 1406 11/24/2002 5:59:56 PMVietnam - The Paper War
A study of the use of propaganda in the Vietnam War.Post Number 1377 11/07/2002 2:31:39 PMLeaves as Mulch
Maybe I'll put off raking for awhile longer...Post Number 1369 11/04/2002 4:09:03 PMNeed to measure something but don't have the right tools? If you have an internet connection you can access these handy online paper rulers!Post Number 1354 10/25/2002 12:35:24 PMThe Jefferson County Public Library system has launched a new on-line service: Ask A Librarian. Fill out a simple form, ask your question, and within 48 hours you should get your answer. They won't givPost Number 1334 10/14/2002 12:36:09 PMIf we do go to war with Iraq, we'll need a good name for the operation.Post Number 1291 09/20/2002 8:32:33 PMYesterday was Talk Like a Pirate day. Today Sarah and Ben went to a pirate themed birthday party. Now's a great time to learn your pirate name!Post Number 1264 09/06/2002 5:18:33 PMPost Number 1168 07/19/2002 2:37:39 PMPoke The Bunny
Shockwave RequiredPost Number 1043 05/20/2002 8:38:46 AMDilbert's teamed up with Google! Corporate synergy or a sign of the apocalypse?Post Number 1026 05/06/2002 3:20:21 PMAll about @Post Number 994 04/21/2002 7:41:50 AMRReagan's not dead yet, but it's good to be ready for when the time comes.
UPDATE:The link's been shut down...Post Number 991 04/19/2002 9:04:21 AMPeanut Butter and Jelly with a Baseball Bat
Strange, funky, gooey. Site requres Flash.Post Number 959 04/04/2002 8:26:09 AMGene Amole is dying.
He has decided to run out the rest of his life without prolonging it through medical means. He's also chronicling his final days in the Rocky Mountain News.
The Rocky has started putting his columnsPost Number 952 04/01/2002 3:03:59 PMFool
Many websites are running april fool's features or content. The best one I've seen so far has to do with NASA and Green ChPost Number 946 03/28/2002 1:43:11 PMBig Things
Ever seen those big... things? Statues, arrows, balls of string? This guy has, took pictures and put them on the webPost Number 929 03/18/2002 9:01:19 PMStupid Dot-Com Quotes. Now we know why the internet era failed.Post Number 924 03/16/2002 10:42:34 AMOur friends Eric and Tertia honeymooned in New Zealand. You can see the photos of the trip here.Post Number 915 03/12/2002 11:33:39 AMYahoo says it's going to be big... whatever it is. Can we believe the hype? We'll find out tomorrowPost Number 892 03/01/2002 10:33:11 PMKloudScape - bringing serenity into your busy day. Featuring downloadable photos of clouds, to use for desktop patterns. Kind of like looking out an airplane window.Post Number 840 01/30/2002 4:19:44 PMWhat the Internet was made for:
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BlueMountain.com has moved all their virtual cards to a pay service system. No more free cards. The cost for the service is $12/year, which isPost Number 745 12/10/2001 3:22:40 PMIf I were a work of art, I would be Salvador Dali's Persistence of Memory.
I am a surreal landscape composed of several disjointed
Post Number 731 12/04/2001 4:42:46 PMPost Number 704 11/16/2001 10:44:07 AMGoing to the movies this weekend? The Harry Potter Currency Converter will help you with the exact change.Post Number 700 11/14/2001 10:03:36 PMMegaFauna - a list of remarkable, gigantic mammals.Post Number 690 11/09/2001 3:53:21 PMHistory according to Student Bloopers. Don't these kids know ANYTHING?Post Number 682 11/06/2001 4:55:42 PMCheck out this wild see-through car from the Tokyo auto show!Post Number 670 11/01/2001 4:51:55 PMPost Number 664 10/30/2001 11:35:59 AMSpeaking of Subaru, check out the HM-01 Concept CarPost Number 659 10/28/2001 9:45:22 AMBerkley Breathed has finally put up his own website! Now you too can relive the joys of Bloom County and Outland, as well as discover Berkley's new projects - children's booksPost Number 639 10/16/2001 12:09:54 PMPhotos of Afthan Women - pre and post TalibanPost Number 636 10/15/2001 5:19:49 PMFedStats - statistics from over 100 Federal agencies...
...when you absolutely need to know the population of WyomingPost Number 620 10/09/2001 2:34:09 PMPost Number 617 10/08/2001 8:12:15 AMUSAToday presents: How a Cruise Missle Works. Requires Flash.Post Number 614 10/06/2001 5:58:55 PMPBS presents the American Field GuidePost Number 608 10/04/2001 9:00:11 AMThe Collective Noun page lists ways to describe groups of things, such as 'a murder of crows'. I'm excited to see such a large collection - now I know what to call a bunch of giraffes next time I see one.Post Number 606 10/04/2001 8:05:16 AMNow, at dilbert.com, the never before published origin of Dogbert! Featuring Bingo the Cow Hearding Dog and a bovine cast of, well, dozens!Post Number 605 10/03/2001 2:15:22 PMNow those are some ugly couches!Post Number 598 10/01/2001 9:03:07 AMThis guide to making a perfect cup of coffee is informative, if on the coarse side. I did learn that I use too much ground coffee at work, and that I need to take my coffee beans oPost Number 595 09/29/2001 9:31:35 PMThe Wikipedia is an online collaborative encyclopedia where users are also contributers. It's been active since January 2001 and already has 12,000 articles. Their goal is 100,000 so feel free to contribute!Post Number 590 09/27/2001 3:31:29 PMThe Civil Defense museum - dedicated to the people in the white hats that stood between us and nuclear war.Post Number 578 09/21/2001 11:49:37 AMsome good news (not really from the BBC)Post Number 577 09/21/2001 10:07:17 AMPost Number 574 09/20/2001 8:30:31 AMThink you know how to display the American Flag? Take this quiz and find out!Post Number 571 01/01/1904 2:55:33 AMCanadian sports car could run on cow emissionsPost Number 546 09/10/2001 8:35:38 AMChess champion Bobby Fischer may be anonymously playing chess online against other Grandmasters.Post Number 536 09/05/2001 11:18:15 AMMan Conquers Space - an alternate history of the United States space program.Post Number 532 09/04/2001 3:50:15 PMThe White House website has quietly been redesigned. Don't confuse it with this site which, while looks official, really is just a parody. (note the subtle difference between tPost Number 513 08/27/2001 10:02:57 AMExplore the wonderful world of ZINC!
You'd be surprised at all the amazing things Zinc can do. Brought to you by ZincWorld - the Information Hub on Zinc.Post Number 493 08/16/2001 11:09:26 AMAnother Berke Breathed interview - the second in 6 months - is up at The Onion AV Club website.Post Number 484 08/13/2001 2:58:30 PMThe headline says it all:
Old Wives' Tales: Things Your Mother Told You ? That Were WrongPost Number 445 07/25/2001 9:08:43 PMHumanSpellCheck.Com
Finding joy in other's mistakes.Post Number 426 07/18/2001 8:27:14 AMPost Number 425 07/17/2001 12:19:19 PMESPN's Ten most lopsided trades in sports history. Remember, hindsight is 20/20...Post Number 423 07/16/2001 4:21:29 PMMissing the Muppet Show? Henson.com is now posting best-of clips from television and movie appearences. Check the archive section for past clips.Post Number 419 07/13/2001 11:38:54 AMPost Number 415 07/12/2001 2:24:42 PMThis site provides up to the minute updates on a most important question: Is Dick Cheney Dead Yet?Post Number 406 07/09/2001 11:17:36 AMAre you in PI? - use this site to see if your numerical birthday (e.g. 060769) is contained in everyone's favorite number sequence.Post Number 405 07/09/2001 9:41:59 AMCount to Ten in 4000 different languagesPost Number 393 07/02/2001 9:37:21 AMI know you have been wondering: Who is alive, and who is dead?Post Number 384 06/27/2001 11:36:04 AMMore than meets the eye
How cool is this? A real life transformer!Post Number 373 06/22/2001 1:22:06 PMDihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. Its basis is the unstable radical Hydroxide, the components of which are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and EPost Number 369 06/21/2001 10:15:00 AMI, REARRANGEMENT SERVENT
Internet Anagram ServerPost Number 366 06/20/2001 3:00:02 PMFinally! A Web error page speaks the truth.Post Number 348 06/13/2001 4:29:30 PMWant to send the electric companies a message? Roll Your Own BlackoutPost Number 346 06/13/2001 8:12:54 AMPost Number 318 05/29/2001 8:43:31 AMPost Number 313 05/25/2001 4:33:21 PMThe things people do to trees.Post Number 306 05/23/2001 8:16:29 AMGasPriceWatch.com - find the lowest priced fuel in your area.Post Number 303 05/22/2001 10:42:58 AMEtch A Sketch Art. Amazing. I feel good if I can draw an arcPost Number 301 05/21/2001 10:23:56 AMNASA Photo Of The Day showing the damaged Apollo 13 module.Post Number 300 05/21/2001 8:55:28 AMAre you "part of the movement of ex-commie, socialists who found a home in the environmental movement..."? Rush Linbaugh has a messPost Number 292 05/17/2001 9:04:12 AMA simple thing YOU can do to help save the Post Office. Interesting article about the somewhat-beloved institution, and how you can both give them somePost Number 289 05/14/2001 12:50:11 PMThe American Lung Association has a section of their webiste called The State of the Air 2001 created to "provide citizens with easy-to-understand air pollution summaries of the quality of the air in their commuPost Number 280 05/10/2001 8:16:19 AMHere's an interesting commentary from a high school teacher directed to Cliffton Keith Hillegass, the creator of Cliff Notes. Mr. Hillegass passed away recently.Post Number 277 05/07/2001 9:55:43 PMThe CIA brings us the online World Fact Book - a collection of intelligence profiles of over 250 countries. Your Government at Work for You!Post Number 275 05/07/2001 9:51:15 PMSandia Labs, makers of micro-machines, have uploaded some pictures of their creations, using dust mites as an example of scale. Very other-worldly images - could be inspiration for the next MonsterPost Number 267 05/03/2001 9:29:30 PMSymbols.com
The online encyclopeida of graphical symbols, ranging from prehistoric cave drawings to today's subway graffiti.Post Number 260 04/30/2001 6:58:40 PMQuit Hogging Space!
Salon.com offers this commentary discussing how space _should_ be for everyone, not just specially trained experts.Post Number 256 04/29/2001 9:46:07 AMFalconCam
Live webcam of a falcon and chicks living in an urban environment. The page refreshes every 30 seconds to give an almost live shot of the family.Post Number 254 04/27/2001 8:26:37 AMThe MegaPenny Project
Helping you visualize really really big numbers!Post Number 243 04/23/2001 9:06:08 AMFireHydrant.org
Everything you wanted to know about fire hydrants. Everything.
On on hand one may think that fire hydrants aren't worth devoting an entire site to, but when you stop to think about iPost Number 242 04/22/2001 9:19:14 PM101 things they don't miss in the UK.Post Number 236 04/19/2001 8:22:11 AMBetter Monuments. Another exciting feature from Brunching Shuttlecocks.Post Number 234 04/18/2001 8:58:26 AMPost Number 232 04/17/2001 4:17:48 PMThis woman sees colors in sounds and words. Interesting article on how some people perceive the world.Post Number 218 04/10/2001 8:46:12 PMHole to China
Otherside is a website that, using maps from mapquest, can tell you what is on the other side of globe from where you are. That is, it can show you where you would end up if youPost Number 201 04/02/2001 9:11:28 PMSeven Wonders, revisited
Bernard Weber feels that it's time for 7 NEW wonders of the World to be chosen. He's set up this site to advertise the concept and to collect suggestions. He has 17 wonders in mPost Number 200 04/02/2001 3:31:22 PMW's Tax Plan - an interactive experience!Post Number 175 03/20/2001 5:03:48 PMTop 25 stolen Vehicles in 2000.
Almost half are made by Honda. Does that mean they are popular, or juest easy to break in to?Post Number 173 03/19/2001 5:00:36 PMPost Number 163 03/14/2001 3:15:01 PMLore presents "More Things"; a philosophical statement for our times.Post Number 146 03/08/2001 9:21:26 PMLobster Sticks To Magnet
It's Stramge. It's Loud. It's done in Flash. It's Lobster Sticks to Magnet the Music Video.Post Number 143 03/07/2001 8:06:38 PMThe Cambridge Coffee Cam will be shutting down soon. This web cam was the first of its kind, predating the World Wide Web by a few years. I remember going to the site when I first got online - and nPost Number 139 03/06/2001 7:20:56 PMHave a science question? Want a definative answer? Try The Last Word. Still not enough? There's always The Straight Dope.Post Number 129 03/01/2001 9:45:01 PMThe first Harry Potter movie trailer is out! Go to the offical Harry Potter site (which is pretty cool in itself) and check it out. QuickTIme required, and it may take awhile to pull it down over a modem.Post Number 119 02/26/2001 1:04:10 PMMooseCam!
updates every 60 seconds.Post Number 115 02/24/2001 8:27:45 PMPHOONS!
Today I phoon. Yesterday I phooned. I have phooned. Tomorrow I will phoon some more.
It's easier for you to go to the site than it is for me to explain itPost Number 112 02/23/2001 9:41:03 AMPost Number 102 02/19/2001 2:47:37 PMBloom County
Berkeley Breathed has managed to stay well out of the public eye for the last 10 years, since Bloom County and Outland ended.Well, two online cartoonsits wondered what Mr. Breathed was up to, and were luck enough to track him
Post Number 94 02/15/2001 9:33:05 PMPost Number 83 02/02/2001 8:19:16 AMHappy Groundhog Day
Phil saw his shadow. 6 more weeks of winter. The little guy even has his own website, where you can see pictures of this year's event, history of Groundhog Day, and much much more.Post Number 80 01/31/2001 9:10:19 PMZoomZoom
Netslaves.com has a nice article on North American International Auto Show 2001. Check outPost Number 67 01/24/2001 10:01:48 PMThis site is a simple to use Earth and Moon viewer. You can call up images of the Earth as it would be seen from the Sun, from the moon, and a current map showing day and night regions. No fancy plugins neePost Number 64 01/23/2001 8:31:49 PMWilliam P. Gottlieb - Photographs from the Golden Age of JazzPost Number 60 01/22/2001 10:56:28 PMA more detailed report of the changes at the White House Website.Post Number 55 01/20/2001 10:14:28 PMZamboni! Zamboni! Zamboni!Post Number 54 01/20/2001 9:35:05 PMNot only a new President...
but a new website, too. The White House Site has changed its look. Not much information up right now, however. I liked the old site design; this one is kind of, well, plain.Post Number 52 01/19/2001 10:11:51 PMGifts for the philophoser in your life.Post Number 37 01/14/2001 8:34:44 PM...when technology and caffine meet...Post Number 25 01/09/2001 9:08:27 PMCheck out this photograph. It's not put together with photoshop, it is the actual photo. Amazing. More PhotosPost Number 24 01/09/2001 9:01:33 PMLost and Found
Next time you're out and about, look around: you may find a hidden planet.Post Number 1 01/06/2001 3:17:47 PMSpies from Above
Check out GlobeXplorer - Hit the GlobeXplorer Viewer link, and see what your house looks like from space. The images are sometimes a couple years old, but it's still cool seeing what th
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