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Cool Linux article.  The comment entitled "A minor concern..." is what's crucial for me.  It's nice that the article author responded to it.

newsforge.com/newsforge/02/0...
newsforge.com/comments.pl?si...

This site is now being advertised on Google, officially.  I am filled with puzzlement so far.  There are far fewer questions than answers, not surprisingly.

answers.google.com/

The tale of a kid who was after a Boy Scout merit badge. . .

He made a NUCLEAR BREEDER REACTOR in his BACKYARD.

findarticles.com/m1111/n1782_v2...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you what is possibly the most useful webpage ever.

  (examples include how a singing fish works, and how "military pain beams" will work.)

howstuffworks.com/
howstuffworks.com/singing-fish.h...
howstuffworks.com/pain-beam.htm

I've been following the progress of the in-developemnent operating system, Lindows OS.  It's "open source," and the open source community is all in a hoop-la about everything Lindows does, because I guess on some level they're not playing by the rules.  On the other hand, Michael Robertson (Lindows CEO) & crew it seems is dumping loads of money into furthering current open source code -- most interestingly and inspiringly, WINE.  Here's everything current I can find on it.

Some more thoughts:
1. This whole click-and-run service seems very silly to me so far.  But this happens to be a key feature in Lindows' business model.
2. I am totally undecided about signing up for the sneak previews at this point.  I think I'm not clear enough on the situation, as a lot of this is new to me.
3. I would need an OS such as this to be able to run in order of importance: Mozilla/Netscape, The Bat! e-mail client, EditPlus, Photoshop, and (unfortunately and leastly) MS FrontPage.  Realistically, I could not make the switch without these.

newsforge.com/newsforge/02/0...
theregister.co.uk/content/4/2482...
newsforge.com/search.pl?op=s...
lindows.com/lindows_produc...

LCD Monitors: after a bit of looking on Pricewatch.

It looks like just about all of the 15" monitors are 1024x768 (the ideal resolution?) and well under $500.  17" and 18" monitors are 1280x1024, and anywhere between $500 and $1000.

shentech.com/flatpanlcddi1....
computer3g.com/monitor.html

In case anyone is considering being a well-known philosopher, a helpful how-to text is provided by The Philosophers' Magazine.
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Technique 1

Begin by making a spurious distinction. . .
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philosophersnet.com/article.php?id...

You may not have been aware of the tremendous contoversy surrounding "Contemporary Christian Music."  Some say it is as terrible as music can be, but others feel that it's a tool of darkness.  From this site:

"I believe the evidence is overwhelming that Satan is the author of rock music."

"No honest person can deny that God intends for a man to have short hair and a woman long hair. Asking silly questions like, "How long is long?", just shows your rebellion to the Word of God."

And for Mitch:
"One simple guideline for Christian music is NO DRUMS!"

It's terribly unfortunate that I tend to sign emails with "Rock music".  The fires of Hades will soon consume my degenerate lifestyle.

av1611.org/crock.html

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) are quite different in a number of ways.  These theological differences may account for the differences in the appearance and layout of their FAQs.

(Note:  The content of the FAQs may also be affected by the differences in theology.)

elca.org/co/faq/index.h...
lcms.org/cic/faqs.html

"Origami, is Japanese art of folding paper. Boulder is round rock. Origami Boulder is wadded up paper! You understand now, dumbo? Then hurry up and buy wadded paper!"

origamiboulder.com/

Back in the day, all of us cool nerdy kids could flip our pens around.  However, nerdy as we were, we couldn't flip our pens like this guy.

pentix.modenstudios.com/

Question: supposing that you were a very nice person who wants to buy music, what is the "best" way to obtain that music with regards to supporting the artist?  (without, of course, going totally overboard.)

Knowing very little about this (but speculating anyway), I would have to say the best way is to either attend a concert and buy CDs there, or (the next best thing) buy CDs via the label or the label's web site.  I have done this once before, with somewhat satisfying results, and I see no reason not to do it again.  In fact, I'm going to with these 2 CDs.

I've noticed there is a severe lack of links to labels in favor of linking to cdnow or amazon.  Why this is, I'm not entirely sure yet.  (But I have a hunch or two.)  I'm having grand thoughts about making a web site that links albums to the "best" ways to buy them (i.e. the labels).  I'm not entirely sure what the best way to go about that is, but I think I might try something like this soon.  (input welcome.)

pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews...
pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews...

Seven ten-year-olds were hauled into the principal's office and sentenced to one week without recess.  The crime?  Pretending to shoot aliens with their index fingers.

"These students crossed the line," Terch said. "From what I heard, the play was very dramatic."

rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/art...

(I wish I could still slay aliens with my index finger.)

It seems that dictionaraoke.org and www.dictionaraoke.org are entirely different places.
Also, a link I found via dictionaraoke.com, "droplifting," which seems to mean "discs are smuggled in and left in the racks of record stores without their knowledge."
(Note: the 3 links below are not listed for their clarity.)

dictionaraoke.org/
droplift.org/
droplift.org/faq.html

Stephen "MC" Hawking, the mighty physicist, is also a mighty rapper.  Quoth the bard:

"I explode like a bomb, no one is spared,
My power is my mass times the speed of light squared."

ampcast.com/music/11003/ar...

The World Rock Paper Scissors Society maintains a vast archive of information on the sport, as well as propoganda from years past.  Articles are on a variety of subjects, (such as "The Myth of Dynamite Exposed") and the on-line trainer is not to be missed.

worldrps.com

Make sure to look at the 1950 Soviet declaration which would have destroyed the game if it had succeeded.

worldrps.com/archive/lenin....

Main Entry: dic·tio·nar·a·o·ke
Pronunciation: 'dik-shun-er"-A-O-ke
Definition: Audio clips from online dictionaries sing the hits of yesterday and today. The fun of karaoke meets the word power of the dictionary.

I especially recommend Liz Phair, the Bugles, John Lee Hooker, and the surprise appearance of ECC vs. John Denver (You know what I mean!)

dictionaraoke.com/

The age of not necessarily supporting Netscape 4.xx is beginning to be upon us.  I have been getting into some of the cool stuff that has been invented (the standard stuff, not lame or proprietary stuff) since Netscape 4.7 came out.*  The current state of this web page is an example of some of the neat things style sheets can do (not a particularly refined example -- I am still learning).  These are some style sheet references I use most when I make pages that use them. 
(I may attempt to augment this list as I find more links.)

cwi.nl/~steven/www/cs...
w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1

*it has been a surprisingly long time.

I didn't actually get a chance to finish reading this article, but I plan on picking it up again soon.  This "George Soros" character intrigues me a lot (based only on the beginning of this article); I might even try to find and read his book, _On Globalization_.  He seems to have a consistent attitude that no society can be perfect (surely too many utopian thinkers fall into this trap), yet should (can/do?) constantly search to improve.  These are a very nice sounding pair, especially when attributed to societies.

nybooks.com/articles/15403

While online language translators have been around for some time, they haven't been used much by the highbrow literary establishment.  Until now.

corpse.org/issue_11/poesy...

"Everything in an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog is off-limits. We repeat: off-limits."

themorningnews.org/archives/edito...
themorningnews.org/archives/edito...
themorningnews.org/archives/edito...
themorningnews.org/archives/edito...

I recently took an online quiz which determined which religion I was.  I took it twice--the first time, I mistakenly submitted it without answering half of the questions.  Both times, the Religious Society of Friends ranked very highly.  Who is this mysterious sect with its own brand of oatmeal?

quaker.org/

In regards to the below googlethread, you may want to take some time to read the FAQ.

faqs.org/faqs/verb-verb...

This news group makes for some of the hardest reading ever.  This thread has some nice self-recognition.  It's also pretty. (note: do not post here unless you know what you're doing.)

groups.google.com/groups?th=d04e...

Quite frankly, if there's a better use of my time than this, I don't want to hear about it.

whatsbetter.com/

This is one of the coolest threads I've ever read.  Also, from now on, I'm going to try to regularily check up on newsgroups under comp.infosystems.www.authoring.*  They are sheer excitement.

groups.google.com/groups?th=255a...
groups.google.com/groups?group=c...

Input devices for computers have desperately needed a revelation for a long time now.  Cordless optical mice are a nice (small) step forward.  These also look interesting, and if they were 1/3 to 1/4 the price, I would own one.

fingerworks.com/stealth_produc...

My involvement in this page has led me to this thread. 
(note especially, message #3.)

groups.google.com/groups?th=2dd8...