january 2002

01/31/02 - snow crystals - This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes, and how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures appear, quite literally, out of thin air. Amazing photos, designer snowflakes, physics and snow culture will keep you busy. (www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals)

01/30/02 - existentialpud.com - An examination of being, nothingness and stale bubble gum. Learn the answers to profound existential questions through analyses of Pud comics. (existentialpud.com)

01/29/02 - legodeath: a museum of horrors - 5 galleries filled with unfortunate lego men meeting their untimely demise. (legodeath.com)

01/28/02 - chronology of animation - An excellent history of the world(s) of animation. This site has a huge amount of detail. (www.public.iastate.edu/~rllew/chronint.html)

01/27/02 - institute for naming children humanely - A must for any prospective parent. This site clearly outlines the potential problems with "Let Me Spell That For You" names, "Unfortunate COnnotation" names, and other classes of poorly chosen names. (inch.stormpages.com)

01/26/02 - pic2html - A really cool image to HTML converter. Also check out their pic2ascii converter. (pic3html.vvv.tf)

01/25/02 - chilli man - Guess the Beer Bottle game. Can you identify beer bottles without the labels? (www.chilliman.com/beer_labels_frame.htm)

01/24/02 - the calculator museum - A site devoted to recording and presenting the history of the calculator. From the first all-electric desktop calculator in the 60's to graphing calculators and more. (aknight.home.mindspring.com/calc.htm)

01/23/02 - the food timeline - Ever wonder what the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? The site charts the history of food, from the first uses of salt all the way to grape tomatoes. Also check out th Culinary History Timeline for social customs, manners and menus through time. (gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html)

01/22/02 - ask jeeves peek through the keyhole - Take a quick peek (update twice a minute) at the questions that Jeeves is answering right now. (Link from Pam) (askjeeves.com/docs/peek)

01/21/02 - home of the underdogs - Where videogames go to die. Download all of your favourite out of print games whose publisher's are no more. (www.theunderdogs.org)

01/20/02 - linux at uw - The University of WAterloo Linux project. A volunteer organization providing Linux support and advocacy to the University of Waterloo community. (uw-linux.uwaterloo.ca)

01/19/02 - propaganda analysis - A well put together site that helps you to recognize propaganda, and how to deal with it in an appropriate way. (carmen.artsci.washington.edu/propaganda)

01/18/02 - functional analysis - The website for the one course I'm taking this term. Pure Math 453. I miss being in school. (www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~pmat453)

01/17/02 - 555-list - A collection of imaginary phone numbers from tv and movies. Who knew that mom (Motorola commercial) and Amazon Escorts (Memento) had the same number? (home.earthlink.net/~mthyen)

01/16/02 - mactutor history of mathematics - An excellent mathematics site. The Mathematicians of the Day links to bios of famous mathematicians born on that day. As well, there are heaps of pages of Mathematical History from aroung the world, and a page devoted to famous Curves. This site is surprisingly well put together, and full of useful and fun information. (www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history)

01/15/02 - strange and unusual dictionaries - Check out The Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, The Dictionary of All-Consonant Words and The White Queen's Dictionary of One-Letter Words. (blueray.com/dictionary)

01/14/02 - furniture porn - The hottest site on the Web for hardcore furniture action! (furnitureporn.com)

01/13/02 - the twinkies project - T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. stands for Tests With Inorganic Noxious Kakes In Extreme Situations. T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. is a series of experiments conducted during finals week, 1995, at Rice University. The tests were designed to determine the properties of that incredible food, the Twinkie. (twinkiesproject.com)

01/12/02 - john poole - John Poole, a friend of mine from school's website. (flyingmonkeys.org/~jfpoole)

01/11/02 - how do i swear in foreign languages - With help from insults.net, learn to swear in 37 languages. For extra help with German, check out Dirty Crap to Say in German. (insults.net/html/swear)

01/10/02 - industrious clock - Easily the coolest clock I've seen. (yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/hand.swf)

01/09/02 - the wisdom of supermodels - Not just another pretty face. Wise statements on life, success and inspiration from some people not always known for their wisdom. (members.fortunecity.com/eilert2)

01/08/02 - fakedrpepper.com - Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered. A vast collection of knockoffs of Dr. Pepper. (fakedrpepper.com)

01/07/02 - fun-with-words - Anagrams, Spoonerisms, Puzzles, Oxymora, and much more fun with words. (fun-with-words.com)

01/06/02 - the cosmic calendar - How would it look if the life of the universe were compressed into one year. Brought to you by the Discovery Channel and Carl Sagan. (school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/itsawesome/cosmiccalendar)

01/05/02 - the illiad game - Test your knowledge of Greek mythology. One fine part of the classics pages, a great source for all things classical. Also check out Fun with Latin, the Oracle of Loxias and over a dozen other interesting sections. (www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/iliad/iliadframes_explorer.htm)

01/04/02 - found magazine - A magazine devoted to things that have been found. Notes left behind on the wrong Camry by a confused girlfriend, by someone who can't see the humour and many more. Photos left behind, objects and a fantastic collection of finds of the week. (foundmagazine.com)

01/03/02 - twin galaxies - The official source for video game records. (twingalaxies.com)

01/02/02 - mbells/home - Matt Bells' homepage. Another fine theorem.ca page. (theorem.ca/~mbells)

01/01/02 - earthcam -- new year's 2002 - Happy New Year! Ring in the new year, live around the world. (newyears.earthcam.com)

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january 2002