Digital Book Index

February 22, 2007 at 7:07 pm | Posted in Advertising, Books, CG, Gratis, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

A resource for tens of thousands of free eBooks.

Is Your Anti-Virus Working?

February 19, 2007 at 4:45 pm | Posted in History, Painting, Reference, Software | Leave a comment

Find out for yourself!  Mine is!

Gilgamesh’s Interstellar Ark

February 18, 2007 at 10:18 pm | Posted in Astronomy, Education, Esoterica, FutureTech, Legal, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Reference, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a comment

Strange Paths author Gilgamesh would like to provide some hard numbers to the debate of interstellar colonization (and, strangely, tag the post as “philosophy.”)

The Black Cross Health Collective

February 15, 2007 at 12:38 pm | Posted in Animation, Education, Gratis, Health, Painting, Propaganda, Reference | Leave a comment

This “First Aid For Radicals And Activists” is on indefinite hiatus, but they still have some useful information for anyone who feels up for some civil disobedience.

Yacht Piracy Information Center

February 13, 2007 at 3:39 am | Posted in Cartography, Painting, Reference, Vehicles | Leave a comment

Like hijacking of airplanes came ot an end in the seventies I am working to help stopping yachy piracy as well.” In other words, it’s not information for pirates. Or is it?

The Victorian Dictionary

February 10, 2007 at 12:34 pm | Posted in History, Painting, Physics, Reference | Leave a comment

Nearly everything you might want to know about Victorian London.

The Machine Is Us/ing Us

February 10, 2007 at 12:24 pm | Posted in Books, History, Painting, Reference, Software, Webware | Leave a comment

Web 2.0 is different.

Kids In Mind: Movie Ratings That Work

February 9, 2007 at 1:46 am | Posted in Film, Literature, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

Using quantitative measures of sex, violence, and profanity, K.I.M. ratings tell you exactly what to expect.

The Belfry WebComic Index

February 7, 2007 at 7:30 pm | Posted in Books, Drawing, Eye Candy, Humor, Literature, Painting, Reference, Software, Webware | Leave a comment

An exhaustive list of almost every webcomic out there, with a handy furry-filter and a neat reccomendation system.

The ‘Complete’ Guide To Optimising Windows XP

February 6, 2007 at 5:36 am | Posted in History, Painting, Reference, Software | Leave a comment

A wealth of tricks ranging from easy to highly advanced.

Cheap/Free Coin Counting

February 5, 2007 at 6:54 pm | Posted in Commerce, Crafts, Painting, Reference | 2 Comments

Tired of paying 8%?

How To Talk With A Narcissist

February 4, 2007 at 11:22 pm | Posted in Biology, Painting, Psychology, Reference | Leave a comment

Failing [all else], smile and keep quiet.”

Google Earth Community’s Extreme Series

February 4, 2007 at 11:19 pm | Posted in Painting, Photography, Reference, Television | Leave a comment

The Biggest/Longest/Highest/Lowest/Most Ever!

Newseum

February 2, 2007 at 9:20 pm | Posted in Gratis, Journalism, Painting, Propaganda, Reference | 3 Comments

Want to see what the front page of over 560 newspapers published today look like?

Animated Engines

February 2, 2007 at 9:19 pm | Posted in Animation, Fiction, Reference, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a comment

Ever wonder how those train wheels were spinning?

Wikipedia’s Unusual Articles

January 30, 2007 at 4:15 am | Posted in Esoterica, Painting, Politics, Reference | Leave a comment

Consistently interesting, though their article on Irish Evil is noticably missing from the list.

The Distance To Everywhere

January 30, 2007 at 4:14 am | Posted in Astronomy, Painting, Psychology, Reference, Science | 2 Comments

This massive GIF file shows, in powers of 10, how far it is to everywhere else anywhere ever (warning: most places you’re likely to be are squeezed between pixels).

Many Eyes

January 26, 2007 at 6:49 pm | Posted in Chemistry, Dance, Eye Candy, Journalism, Mathematics, Painting, Reference, Statistics, Vehicles | Leave a comment

Creepy as it sounds, this is actually a data swapping and visualization network, helping statistics junkies give each other a regular fix.

Get All Your Tech News In 20 Minutes

January 24, 2007 at 9:05 am | Posted in Books, Gratis, Journalism, Painting, Propaganda, Reference, Technology, Webware | Leave a comment

Nick Douglas has a routine that keeps him on top of technology news in what sounds like a daily workout plan.

Understanding Margin of Error

January 24, 2007 at 9:04 am | Posted in Animation, Dance, Education, Mathematics, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

If you think you understand ‘margin of error,’ you would do well to double-check your understanding of what Mark Chu-Carroll asserts is “the most widely misunderstood and misleading concept in statistics.

“Unveiling” Islam and Europe Today

January 22, 2007 at 2:24 am | Posted in Journalism, Painting, Reference, Religion | Leave a comment

CounterClockWise has an informative piece on what, exactly the variations of Muslim headscarf/veil are, and what can be expected throughout Europe.

Where I Had My First Kiss

January 22, 2007 at 2:21 am | Posted in Books, Humor, Painting, Reference, Webware | Leave a comment

[Insert Kiss Here]

Graded World Flags

January 20, 2007 at 4:51 am | Posted in Humor, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

Flags of the world are graded for quality, style, and composition.

How To Get The Cheapest Airfare, Every Time

January 18, 2007 at 9:27 am | Posted in Commerce, Crafts, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

AU Interactive gives us handy tips on how to minimize price using the Internets.

Resources For Autodidacts

January 14, 2007 at 11:20 pm | Posted in Animation, Education, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

If you’re interested in teaching yourself, help yourself to dozens of classes here!

GDP Density And The World Income

January 14, 2007 at 6:09 am | Posted in Economics, Fashion, Painting, Reference | Leave a comment

Econbrowser discusses a recently-published paper (pdf) that concludes that some geographical effects on GDP may be unavoidable.

How To Market Your Blog In 2007

January 11, 2007 at 8:54 pm | Posted in Books, Painting, Reference, Webware | Leave a comment

Ignoring for a moment how few of these things I do, consider this exhaustive list of how to rise from obscurity in the blogosphere.

The Gimli Glider Incident

January 11, 2007 at 7:34 pm | Posted in Reference, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a comment

When technical errors leading to an empty fuel tank cause both of a Boeing 767’s engines to shut down, the question becomes: how and where do you land a 132 glider?

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

January 9, 2007 at 9:00 pm | Posted in Chemistry, Painting, Reference, Statistics | Leave a comment

Visual Literacy, being skilled at the whole visual thing, has assembled a thorough guide of how to get your point across.

Movie Body Counts

January 8, 2007 at 9:24 am | Posted in Fantastic, Film, Literature, Painting, Reference, Weapons | Leave a comment

Now that you know someone is counting, admit you’re curious exactly how many people died on screen in your favorite movies.

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