 
Links. One of the most popular
and most used features of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), and is what
makes the Internet the so-called World Wide Web. It connects web sites
together both internally and to each other.
Boring, you say? Oh
contraire! It was a revolutionary technology when it was first developed.
Before that, the Internet was a lot harder to navigate and it was a
lot harder to find things you wanted. You had to memorize cryptic commands
and access other computers on the 'net through FTP, Gopher, or other shell-based
terminals. </RANT>
So due to this fantastic new
linking technology, you can visit other web sites clear across
the country -- nay, the world -- simply by "clicking" the specially
highlighted words that are of interest to you.
*admiring the wonders of technology*
One last aside, though the
internet is a source of endless wonderment and
sugoi-ness, it does not always
contain content that is suitable for human consumption. Some of the
sites below may contain occasionally questionable content, and, of course,
I can take no responsibility for the sites that they link to. Please
exercise good judgement when surfing.
Here are some of my favorite
spots on the internet -- categorized and briefly described for your viewing
pleasure!
| Education (kinda): |
| http://babelfish.altavista.com |
A translator site: German, Russian,
French, English, Portuegese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and
growing -- will translate phrases and entire web sites |
| http://www.bottomquark.com |
Science and Technology News and Discussion
-- stuff explained for the layman |
| http://www.cryptome.org |
Worldwide news and breakthroughs in cryptography |
| http://www.fearofphysics.com |
Fear not! Physics. Explained.
Finally. |
| http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/ |
A History of Photography |
| http://www.peachstar.org/irasshai |
GPTV's Japanese Language and Culture Distance
Learning course (free to GA residents) There are lots of awesome links
in the Launchpad section of the site. Origami is FUN! |
| http://info.astrian.net/jargon |
The Jargon Dictionary |
| http://www.slashdot.com |
News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. |
| http://www.soyouwanna.com |
So You Wanna learn how to do something?
Check out this site first! Parental Discretion Advised |
| http://www.uselessfacts.net |
Your source of interesting, yet useless
information. |
| http://www.wackyuses.com |
Tons of alternative uses for many every-day
products. |
| http://www.worldwar1.com |
World War I - Trenches on the Web |
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