Larry's Former Pretty Good Web Log

Archive of the running log of links (not to be confused with my blog) I added to my pretty good pages in 2004.

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31 Dec 04 · · World Gazetteer, for when you need to know about that place. (added to research)

30 Dec 04 · · What the Bible says about the poor. (added to religion)

29 Dec 04 · · Wicked Small Games. (added to fluff)

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4 Dec 04 · · Another site that averages the reviews: Cin-O-Matic. (added to fluff)

3 Dec 04 · · A compendium of Biblical inconsistencies. Many are quibbles, easily explained, but a fair number are substantive contradictions that take work to reconcile with inerrant literalism. Whether you use these for tweaking a literalist or to prepare your defenses against tweakers is up to you. (added to religion)

2 Dec 04 · · Alex's clearinghouse of paper airplane designs has some good ones. The links to other paperplane sites are also good. (added to origami)

1 Dec 04 · · The Sacred Text Archive covers a lot of traditions. (added to religion)

30 Nov 04 · · Important info for U.S. citizens: How to contact your congresscritter. (added to politics)

29 Nov 04 · · Online Parallel Bible. (added to religion)

16 Nov 04 · · Random bugs. They must be what the random frogs eat. (added to fluff)

15 Nov 04 · · Hints on model design. (added to origami)

14 Nov 04 · · A random supposedly erotic story. (added to fluff)

13 Nov 04 · · Origami crease patterns are always fun to study. Not that I'm any good at reconstructing the model from them, but they still fascinate. (added to origami)

5 Nov 04 · · You can train iRate Radio to autodownload the free-and-legal music you want. Wicked. (added to fluff)

4 Nov 04 · · Links 'n' reviews for small timewasters: Little Fluffy Industries. (added to fluff)

26 Oct 04 · · Waxy's Links. (added to fluff)

24 Oct 04 · · Another Hubble cousin: Chandra, observing the universe in x-rays. (added to science)

22 Oct 04 · · Pictures from the Spitzer space telescope. You know, Hubble's cousin. (added to science)

21 Oct 04 · · Gorgeous computer-generated Martian landscape photos. Woah... (added to science)

18 Oct 04 · · Another, possibly more useful, learning style self-test. (added to research)

17 Oct 04 · · The thing about generating a random word is that then you have to define it. (added to fluff)

16 Oct 04 · · What's your learning style? (added to research)

15 Oct 04 · · This random poem generator is different — it uses real teenage poetry as source texts. (added to fluff)

14 Oct 04 · · Typographica is a useful typography blog. (added to type)

13 Oct 04 · · MetaReligion. (added to religion)

11 Oct 04 · · The Glossary of Fun Words. (added to fluff)

10 Oct 04 · · You can't say the people at OriHouse aren't up front about living their obsession. (added to origami)

9 Oct 04 · · CoolGov finds cool (and less-than-cool) U.S. government sites. (added to politics)

8 Oct 04 · · Map24 has ye standard good maps and a wicked zooming function. (added to research)

7 Oct 04 · · A random frog for your workday. 'Cause, like, dude, it's the Internet. Random frogs. (added to fluff)

6 Oct 04 · · Speaking of flowers, the wildflowers of Tucson. (added to science)

5 Oct 04 · · After you fold some origami flowers, you get to arrange them. (added to origami)

4 Oct 04 · · Oddio Overplay, sharing sounds a little off from the main stream. (added to fluff)

3 Oct 04 · · Another source of origami supplies: Opane. (added to origami)

2 Oct 04 · · Crank's basic tutorial on making a typeface. (added to type)

1 Oct 04 · · The best paper airplane in the world. (added to origami)

30 Sep 04 · · At the risk of sounding repetitious, Wikibooks is your online source for free, open-content textbooks. (added to research)

29 Sep 04 · · An abandoned but still good origami FYI. No, I don't know why the name; it's not like FAQs didn't exist yet. (added to origami)

28 Sep 04 · · Wikibooks (your online source for free, open-content textbooks) has a Latin course, still in development. (added to fluff)

27 Sep 04 · · Link to Maarten van Gelder's slightly flawed index of models. (added to origami)

26 Sep 04 · · I like photo hosting services that have a random log feature. "They so goofy!" (added to fluff)

25 Sep 04 · · Created a new page on folding pieces of paper into funny shapes. I'm not about to post all the links on it—go to the page for that. I'll be adding more as I comb through more bookmarks. (created origami)

22 Sep 04 · · A page of random Elizabethanesque place names, useful for background flavor for your RennFaire. (removed from fluff)

20 Sep 04 · · And, indeed, the OED widget is already gone. Ah, well. (removed from research)

13 Sep 04 · · It's not clear how long this will last, but someone's created a widget that lets you search the OED for free through his university account. Don't tell anyone. (added to research)

1 Sep 04 · · A good summary of the strengths and weaknesses of various voting systems. (added to politics)

30 Aug 04 · · Spicy Green Iguana is probably not the best name for a spec-fic market listing site. (added to fluff)

28 Aug 04 · · Constellations and their histories. (added to science)

26 Aug 04 · · Google Talk: stochastic sentence creation at its finest. (added to fluff)

24 Aug 04 · · monochrom: art collective blogging at its finest. (added to fluff)

23 Aug 04 · · Didn't like the upgrade and need to drop back? If the site doesn't have it, Old Version is there for you. (added to research)

21 Aug 04 · · More sources: early Christian writings. (added to religion)

20 Aug 04 · · My hard-SF romance in couplets, "Her First Affair" is online in the current issue of Abyss & Apex. Check it out. (added to shameless self-promotion)

14 Aug 04 · · They shouldn't exist—but here's the proof. Freaky. (added to fluff)

13 Aug 04 · · Know your sources: early Jewish writings. (added to religion)

12 Aug 04 · · Intellicast's scoop on current Atlantic storms. Because, like, dude—they're hurricanes. (added to weather)

11 Aug 04 · · What's the Wiktionary, you ask? A collaborative, open-source dictionary—think Wikipedia with words. (added to research)

10 Aug 04 · · A random word from the wiktionary. (added to fluff)

31 Jul 04 · · "The Spizzerinctum Page is dedicated to reintroducing unusual, rare, and obsolete words to the language by using them in the context of current news events." (added to fluff)

27 Jul 04 · · Hottie of the Day. (added to plain brown wrappers)

24 Jul 04 · · The MP3Blogs aggregator collects, in one easy place, all the pointers to good music that other people are posting. Tasty. (added to fluff)

20 Jul 04 · · And, of course, props to all the good folks at Project Gutenberg. (added to fluff)

19 Jul 04 · · Added a link to a review of The First Heroes that generally accords with my own opinion of the volume (and manages to be remarkably sympathetic to my own story). (in shameless self-promotion)

10 Jul 04 · · Pretty bugs that make you go "Oo!" (added to science)

9 Jul 04 · · Finger exercises for writers: a random challenge. (added to fluff)

8 Jul 04 · · The number of Iraqi civilians reported killed is currently between 11143 and 13096. Think about it. (added to research)

7 Jul 04 · · The word of the day from americanliterature.com. (added to fluff)

6 Jul 04 · · The cost of war. (added to research)

2 Jul 04 · · More pertinent than the latest news of Mars Express is the latest images. (added to fluff)

1 Jul 04 · · If you ever find yourself going "What the font is that?", these guys can help. (added to type)

30 Jun 04 · · Responding to a couple online conversations, I've expanded my discussion of Well-Versed Skiffy and what it's about. Dig it, man. (in shameless self-promotion)

29 Jun 04 · · And remember, ants are our friends. (added to science)

28 Jun 04 · · Not to mention the latest news from Stardust. (added to fluff)

27 Jun 04 · · Between Cassini and Galileo and all the others, I forgot to ask where is Stardust now? (added to fluff)

26 Jun 04 · · Quick story ideas. (added to fluff)

25 Jun 04 · · Rent-a-scope: online remote telescopes. (added to science)

24 Jun 04 · · The basics of the Arizona monsoon. Yes, summer thunderstorms really are monsoonal—the NWS says so. (added to weather)

23 Jun 04 · · Don't mind them, they're just a bunch of optical illusions. (added to science)

22 Jun 04 · · Useful links about herbal medicines from the USDA. (added to research)

21 Jun 04 · · A massive linkfarm of chemistry resources. (added to science)

20 Jun 04 · · Now that Cassini is close enough to Saturn to take good pictures, it's time to start watching the multimedia page—especially the latest images. (added to fluff)

19 Jun 04 · · Get a started in science with a table of prefixes and suffixes. (added to science)

18 Jun 04 · · All the 'Net hipsters know about Suicide Girls. (added to plain brown wrappers)

17 Jun 04 · · A field guide to identifying diatoms. I always have trouble with that. (added to science)

16 Jun 04 · · Nutrition fact sheets from the American Dietetic Association. (added to research)

15 Jun 04 · · The fine art science of space packing. (added to science)

14 Jun 04 · · ClickMazes includes several types of fiendishly difficult and addictive puzzles. I'm especially fond of the tilt mazes, myself. (added to fluff)

13 Jun 04 · · Just to help you sleep easier at night, an interactive map of terrestrial impact craters. See? Nothing to worry about. (added to science)

12 Jun 04 · · Information about all kinds of dietary supplements. (added to research)

11 Jun 04 · · Resources for teaching (and learning about) evolution. (added to science)

10 Jun 04 · · National seismic hazard maps: another fine example of tax dollars at work. (added to politics)

9 Jun 04 · · Volcano news, information and travel, all at Volcano Live. Like I could pass that up. (added to science)

8 Jun 04 · · Have a random kitten break. It's good for you. (added to fluff)

7 Jun 04 · · Images of the moon, sorted by NASA mission. (added to science)

6 Jun 04 · · "The Bureau of Atomic Tourism is dedicated to the promotion of tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons." (added to research)

5 Jun 04 · · It helps, sometimes, to have a dictionary of nonverbal communication. (added to science)

4 Jun 04 · · Pair a random cartoon and a random caption and you get something surreal. (added to fluff)

3 Jun 04 · · Night sky webcams. (added to science)

2 Jun 04 · · Using Google and the standard file names of digital cameras to find random personal photos. (added to fluff)

1 Jun 04 · · Ian's Shoelace Site not only details every possible way of tying your shoes, but explains how to easily keep laces from slipping undone. If that's a problem for you. Not to imply anything. (added to science)

31 May 04 · · Character Entity Charts. If you don't know what these are, you probably don't need them. (added to research)

30 May 04 · · Given a contributor's copy of The First Heroes arrived, I'd say it's out. I have a story in it, "The Myrmidons," so go buy a copy. Not to mention, it's pretty good. (updated verse)

21 May 04 · · One of the better ways to get around the solar system is Hohmann transfer orbits. (added to science)

20 May 04 · · Ometimessay, ouyay eednay exttay anslatedtray intoat intoay pigay atinlay. (added to fluff)

19 May 04 · · Some chemicals are very hazardous. (added to science)

18 May 04 · · BlackStump has a whole heap of links about words and language. (added to research)

17 May 04 · · The Earth Impact Effects Program: pick the size of the rock, its speed, and where on earth it hits, and fling and find out how bad the damage is. (added to science)

16 May 04 · · Getcher space weather now, with the Solar Terrestrial Activity Report. (added to fluff)

15 May 04 · · The Global Change Master Directory is NASA's clearinghouse for all sorts of scientific data about climate change. (added to science)

14 May 04 · · All the CSS specs, straight from the W3C mouth. (added to research)

13 May 04 · · Scott may not be adding any new botanical links (or validating the old ones), but it's still a great resource. (added to science)

12 May 04 · · WhoWhere? (added to research)

11 May 04 · · A little bit about stellar evolution. (Insert Hollywood joke here.) (added to science)

10 May 04 · · You can learn about a lot of interesting things at Things Magazine. (added to fluff)

9 May 04 · · Having trouble telling what that moving light in the sky is? Ben's Visual Satellite Tracking Info can help. (added to research)

8 May 04 · · Having trouble telling truth from campaign FUD? Annenberg Political Fact Check can help. (added to politics)

7 May 04 · · Fun geometry formulas and facts. What are you looking at me like that for? (added to science)

6 May 04 · · Of course, sometimes you don't want random numbers, but pseudo-random generators. (added to research)

5 May 04 · · As if I didn't link to enough pages explaining cosmology, here's a portal to more. Have fun. (added to science)

4 May 04 · · A good daily media and politics blog: Cursor.org. (added to news)

3 May 04 · · Pardon me, but could you pass the shareware? Thanks. (added to research)

2 May 04 · · Sillybean's quick list of resources for writers. (added to fluff)

1 May 04 · · iTools: "Quick access to the best Internet tools." (added to research)

30 Apr 04 · · A potpourri of partons. Admittedly, you're probably going to worry about this only if you're a particle physicist, but just in case. (added to science)

29 Apr 04 · · Pixel Fonts has just what what you'd expect: links to typefaces designed for very small point sizes. (added to type)

28 Apr 04 · · If the Book of Clichés doesn't have it, you can always look for it with the Cliché Finder. (added to research)

27 Apr 04 · · The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers has lots of useful info for observing the sky in ranges beyond the naked eye. (added to science)

26 Apr 04 · · Muck-raking radical journalism is good for the soul, whether you agree with it or not. Thus: CounterPunch. (added to news)

25 Apr 04 · · A slightly better replacement lyric search engine. (added to research)

24 Apr 04 · · A heaping pileful of crunchy (so to speak) life sciences links. (added to science)

23 Apr 04 · · "Random numbers! Getcher ran-dom num-bers hee-ahr!" (added to fluff)

22 Apr 04 · · Astronomy Freeware and Software. (added to research)

21 Apr 04 · · Fractal applets. (added to science)

20 Apr 04 · · And to help you out of the forest, a Handbook of Rhetorical Devices. (added to research)

19 Apr 04 · · Silva rhetoricae: the forest of rhetoric. (added to research)

18 Apr 04 · · Check out the freaky geometry of black holes. (added to science)

17 Apr 04 · · Music from Ríkisútvarpið. Which are the Icelandic national stations. I've been listening—especially to the pop station—for a couple years by bookmark, without linking to it. Silly me. (added to fluff)

16 Apr 04 · · Check what's purported through the Purportal. (added to research)

15 Apr 04 · · Insults on demand. (added to goth)

14 Apr 04 · · It's all about the goddammed serifs. (added to type)

13 Apr 04 · · Consumer.gov is more useful than you might think. Though their accessibility is wretched for a government site. (added to research)

12 Apr 04 · · Yova's high-quality scans of European models. (added to plain brown wrappers)

10 Apr 04 · · A National Academy of Sciences research briefing on cosmology. Since its aim is to convince politicians to fund research, it's clearly written at the layperson's level. (added to science)

10 Apr 04 · · An incredibly detailed historical atlas of Europe. (added to research)

9 Apr 04 · · Catch up with contemporary jargon with the daily word from Word Spy. (added to fluff)

8 Apr 04 · · Spot your local museums at MuseumSpot. Okay, so that's a lame line, even for me. (added to research)

7 Apr 04 · · The Typophile forums can offer advice on the face design. (added to type)

6 Apr 04 · · A guide to philosophy in cyberspace. (added to research)

5 Apr 04 · · Astronomy Unbound: A Virtual Astronomy Text. (added to science)

4 Apr 04 · · The Reading Classics Gateway. (added to research)

3 Apr 04 · · Adam Cadre's Interactive Fiction. (added to fluff)

2 Apr 04 · · A basic tutorial on how to make a typeface. (added to type)

1 Apr 04 · · The classic text on physiological basis of metrical forms: The Neural Lyre. (added to science)

31 Mar 04 · · A page with some quality freeware links. Sweet and simple. (added to research)

30 Mar 04 · · Fine purveyors of remaindered particles. (added to fluff)

29 Mar 04 · · The physical science of optimal juggling. (added to science)

28 Mar 04 · · A font cookbook: an outline of how to create a typeface. (added to type)

27 Mar 04 · · The cognitive science of conceptual metaphors. (added to science)

26 Mar 04 · · News and Newspapers Online. (added to news)

25 Mar 04 · · A large linkfarm of Greek mythology and religion sites, from the University of Reading. (added to religion)

24 Mar 04 · · And of course, you should always keep your critical reading skills sharp. (added to research)

23 Mar 04 · · The Center for Critical Thinking wants to help you. (added to research)

22 Mar 04 · · Or maybe Eleusis, then? (added to fluff)

21 Mar 04 · · How about a quick game of Nomic? (added to fluff)

20 Mar 04 · · Anyone up for a few rounds of Rock-Paper-Scissors-Spock-Lizard? (added to fluff)

19 Mar 04 · · An Encyclopædia of Typography. (added to type)

18 Mar 04 · · A site with pretty good descriptions of the Meyers-Briggs-Keirsey personality types, with links to online tests. (added to research)

17 Mar 04 · · Yes, someone really did bother putting together a random masturbation synonym generator. (added to fluff)

16 Mar 04 · · Before sending your satellite out to play, check the current space weather. (added to science)

15 Mar 04 · · A monospace fonts portal. (added to type)

14 Mar 04 · · A simple nudes portal. (added to plain brown wrappers)

13 Mar 04 · · Alphabetize any text. (added to fluff)

12 Mar 04 · · Geology from space: Shuttle Views of Earth. (added to science)

11 Mar 04 · · Nifty juggling simulations. (added to science)

10 Mar 04 · · Good things sometimes come in small packages: TinyApps, your portal to Windows freeware that's under 1.44Mb. (added to research)

9 Mar 04 · · Hippies need porn too. (added to plain brown wrappers)

8 Mar 04 · · The Insectclopedia is both cleverly and accurately named. Its spelling, however, leaves something to be desired. (added to science)

7 Mar 04 · · Wait, what'd she just sing? Find out at the LyricsCafé. (added to research)

6 Mar 04 · · Mirror of the universe: antimatter. (added to science)

5 Mar 04 · · You can get a worldwide weather satellite image mosaic with not just the current sunlight added, but recent earthquakes and active volcanos as well. Is the 'Net cool or what? I ask you. Yes, you. (added to weather)

4 Mar 04 · · High energy physics meets art: play around in the Bubble Chamber. (added to science)

3 Mar 04 · · If you're worried about the anti-piracy tactics of the labels you buy from, the RIAA Radar can point out which albums to avoid. (added to fluff)

2 Mar 04 · · Just as the name says, it's a Science Blog. (added to news)

1 Mar 04 · · It helps if you have a sense of scale. (added to science)

29 Feb 04 · · If you like X, you may like Y—a music recommendation applet from MusicPlasma. (added to fluff)

28 Feb 04 · · How to make a lightweight, disposable backpacking stove out of a can of Pepsi and a can of Guinness. (added to outside)

27 Feb 04 · · Scribbling news from the Write Hemisphere. (added to fluff)

26 Feb 04 · · Topics in evolution. (added to science)

25 Feb 04 · · More online music, this time from Last.FM. (added to fluff)

24 Feb 04 · · The ABC's of nuclear physics—or as they prefer to call it, nuclear science. (added to science)

23 Feb 04 · · Logarithmic Maps of the Universe: for the sense of scale you've been missing all your miniscule life. (added to science)

22 Feb 04 · · More space weather. (added to fluff)

21 Feb 04 · · Different types of engines, animated. (added to science)

20 Feb 04 · · The Identifont typeface identifier: useful and cool. (added to fluff)

19 Feb 04 · · The Evil Overlord Devises a Random Plot, part of the Viable Paradise lecture series. (added to fluff)

18 Feb 04 · · Randomized searches from Bananaslug.com—when you don't mind not having the most relevant search appear first. (added to fluff)

17 Feb 04 · · The Rumor Mill—speculations about speculative fiction markets. (added to fluff)

16 Feb 04 · · Unskilled and Unaware of It: the classic psychology study of the last decade. And it's accessible to laypersons to boot. (added to science)

15 Feb 04 · · Another source of linky goodness: Ultimate Insult. (added to fluff)

14 Feb 04 · · Simulations of some very odd orbital mechanics indeed. (added to science)

13 Feb 04 · · Links to Historical Maps on Other Sites. (added to research)

12 Feb 04 · · As an alternative to Paint by Numbers—especially when, as at the moment, it's offline—Griddlers.net. (added to fluff)

11 Feb 04 · · A collection of social science links, given that mine is so poor. (added to science)

10 Feb 04 · · Speaking of total calories: CalorieLab's database of calorie info. (added to research)

9 Feb 04 · · A few parameters of our universe. (added to science)

8 Feb 04 · · A large table of the glycemic index & glycemic load of various foods. Personally, I'm more concerned about this, total calories, and calorie balance than carbs or fat or animal protein or whatever. (added to research)

7 Feb 04 · · Global land environments since the last interglacial. (added to science)

6 Feb 04 · · The life and times of Moscow with, well, the Moscow Times. (added to news)

5 Feb 04 · · Everyone likes cool Mars Rover images. (added to fluff)

4 Feb 04 · · How many map projections are there, anyway? (added to science)

3 Feb 04 · · Confessions are good for the random number generator. (added to fluff)

2 Feb 04 · · Aurora forecast. (added to science)

1 Feb 04 · · More math and physics applets than you can shake a mouse at, with links to several sites with more. (added to science)

31 Jan 04 · · Going deeper in time but with less interactivity than below, there's the Paleogeographic Atlas Project. (added to science)

30 Jan 04 · · What's so special about that number? Glad you asked. (added to science)

29 Jan 04 · · The Plate Tectonic Reconstruction Service: enter a place and a time, and they give you the world as it was. Utterly cool. (added to science)

28 Jan 04 · · Northern lights, Norwegian edition. (added to science)

27 Jan 04 · · About clouds. (added to science)

26 Jan 04 · · Earth as Art. (added to science)

25 Jan 04 · · More Mars images from orbit: THEMIS daily releases. (added to fluff)

24 Jan 04 · · Polar Image has many pretty pictures of atmospheric and other optical phenomena. (added to science)

23 Jan 04 · · Shop for the vapor formation that's just right for your needs at the Cloud Boutique. (added to science)

22 Jan 04 · · Snowcrystals.com. Need I say any more? Didn't think so. (added to science)

21 Jan 04 · · Check out the periodic table of mathematicians. Go on, you know you want to. (added to science)

20 Jan 04 · · A mini-atlas of the 12 basic types of clouds. (added to science)

19 Jan 04 · · The Weather Doctor can help you find all sorts of information about weather, if not the weather. (added to science)

18 Jan 04 · · Just your basic weather tutorial. (added to science)

17 Jan 04 · · A fair lot, if not all, about fractals. (added to science)

16 Jan 04 · · Fun with hypercubes. (added to science)

15 Jan 04 · · The deep history of climate change. (added to science)

14 Jan 04 · · Romance to Reality: a large collection of moon and Mars exploration and settlement studies. (added to science)

13 Jan 04 · · The periodic table table. (the first of many in a row added to science—they've been building up)

12 Jan 04 · · You can listen for hours to the archives of the Acoustic Cafe. (added to fluff)

11 Jan 04 · · We get by with a little help from our sun. (added to science)

10 Jan 04 · · ABC's word of the day comes from Australia—the American network of the same name not being intelligent enough. (added to fluff)

9 Jan 04 · · Bright flashes: a detailed introduction to lightning. (added to science)

8 Jan 04 · · Death to the Extremist! (added to fluff)

7 Jan 04 · · "The idiot's guide to how to view cosmic ray tracks from the comfort of your own home" (added to science)

6 Jan 04 · · Fleshbot flesh blog. (added to plain brown wrappers)

5 Jan 04 · · A big directory of mineralogy pages. Rock on! (added to science)

4 Jan 04 · · Just in time for the declining end of the sunspot cycle, it's an aurora forecast. (added to fluff)

3 Jan 04 · · The dark matter flow chart. Warning: contains obscure astrophysics humor. (added to science)

2 Jan 04 · · Indie Nudes: better than average art & porn links. (added to plain brown wrappers)

1 Jan 04 · · Another short introduction to cryptography and what it means for you. (added to science)

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