- 02/28/02 - phonespell.org - What does your number spell? Enter your phone number, and find out everything it spells. For once I have a phone number that isn't full of 1's and 0's. I am so very happy. (phonespell.org)
- 02/27/02 - online viewer for ps, pdf and word - A rather handy site that allows you to view word documents, PDF and postscript files from any browser. Great if you aren't fond of installed bloated office suites, or are away from home without GhostView. You can view word documents on the web or your local machine as html, and postscript and PDF as images. (samurajdata.se/~cj/ps.html)
- 02/26/02 - harvard map collection - A collection of over 400,000 maps, over 6,00 atlases and thousands of refence books. Also check out their legend of historical standard symbols. (hcl.harvard.edu/maps)
- 02/25/02 - the stripper faq - For women looking to break into the exciting world of stripping, this is the ultimate online resource for tools of the trade, auditioning, how to make money, safety and more. (stripper-faq.org)
- 02/24/02 - flags of europe - Test your skill at identifying European nations and their flags. (www.ordsvy.gov.uk/downloads/flag_game/OSmapFINAL.swf)
- 02/23/02 - patuxent bird identification infocenter - The USGS has put together an excellent resource for North American bird watchers. (www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html)
- 02/22/02 - warhol - Using the Warholizer, brought to you by the Tate Museum of Modern Art and The Andy Warhol Museum, you too can get your 15 minutes of fame. (tate.cix.co.uk)
- 02/21/02 - dube juggling - Absolutely everything you could ever want to juggle. (dube.com)
- 02/20/02 - missingmatter: the other 95% of the universe - A slash based science site. The traffic is still relatively low, but growing, and the signal to noise ratio is generally quite good. (missingmatter.net)
- 02/19/02 - the computer museum history center - A terrific source for information on the history of computing. A wonderfully put together timelineM, highlights from their collections and research, help round out the site. (computerhistory.org)
- 02/18/02 - georgewgirls.com - George W. Bush makes for one damn ugly woman. (Or twelve) (georgewgirls.com)
- 02/17/02 - how much is inside? - Throughout the ages, man has pondered the question, "How much is inside?". Now you can find your answer as the nice people at cockeyed.com tell you just how much is inside a print cartridge, ketchup, (www.cockeyed.com/inside/howmuchinside.html)
- 02/16/02 - the miniature earth - If you could turn the earth population into a small community of 100 people, you might be surprised what you get. (luccaco.com/terra/terra.htm)
- 02/15/02 - the big cartoon database - A huge searchable database of all things cartoon. (bcdb.com)
- 02/14/02 - the secret lives of numbers - Through extensive study, the authors of this site have compilled statistics comparing the relative frequency with whihc each number from one through one hundred thousand are used. They produced some cool results, and a cool way to visualize some of the data. Including associations to each number, rank, popularity, and more. (turbulence.org/Works/nums)
- 02/13/02 - xiao xiao - Another new Xiao Xiao adventure. Number 8. Also, check out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Please be patient if it fails to load, as their server is likely very busy. (xiaoxiaomovie.com)
- 02/12/02 - anti-bloggies - The winners of the 2002 anti-bloggies have been announced. A fine collection of blog awards that you probably don't want to win. (antibloggies.com/2)
- 02/11/02 - the toque - A nice little Canadian satirical newspaper. "We're funny. But we're not The Onion" is a wonderful tagline. (See The Onion) (thetoque.net)
- 02/10/02 - blue marble - The NASSA Earth Observatory brings you the most detailed true-colour images of the entire Earth. Their site has some incredible images of a pale blue dot in a black void. Be sure to check out more images at Visible Earth, a searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations of the Earth. (earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble)
- 02/09/02 - paul is dead - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Paul Is Dead rumours. (geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3674/pid.html)
- 02/08/02 - xiao xiao - I present to you 3 new adventures in stick men killing each other. Xiao Xiao numbers 5, 6, and 7. Enjoy. (www.sfdt.com/flash/Xiao_Xiao)
- 02/07/02 - first annual google programming contest - google.com, the world's top search engine, has just announced a programming contest. The gist of it is to come up with a useful and interesting twist to add to google's arsenal of search technology. You are given a 900,00 page sample of pages culled from the internet and a "ripper" program to parse the data, to which you are to (presumably) make alterations, upgrades, rewrites and improvements to demonstrate your brilliant idea. The winner gets fame, fortune (ten thousand US dollars), a trip to Google, and the potential to see your idea incorporated into the search engine. (And yes, the contest is GPL friendly) (google.com/programming-contest)
- 02/06/02 - author pseudonyms - Pen names, from Richard Bachman to Lewis Carroll. Also check out the list of authors with 10 or more pseudonyms. (trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm)
- 02/05/02 - soundbite - Soundbites, brought to you by cybersalon. (www.cybersalon.org/cybersalon/resources/wisdom.html)
- 02/04/02 - world-wide sushi restaurant reference - Provinding world-wide restaurant listings, a glossary of sushi terms, etiquette and more. (sushiref.com)
- 02/03/02 - cheese racing - A site devoted to the newly created sport of processed cheese racing. The idea is this, throw slices of processed cheese (in wrapper), on a BBQ, and the first to boil and inflate, wins. Check it out for more details. (cheeseracing.org)
- 02/02/02 - out of focus - The homepage of Sana'a Hayat. The latest addition to the theorem.ca family. (theorem.ca/~shayat)
- 02/01/02 - photoshop friday: children's books - Brought to you by Something Awful, the best in children's literature. New and improved versions of children's books from Amazon's Baby-3 Children's Books Section. Such classics as Why Mom Stopped Stripping, Curious George Eats a Bunny, Everybody Dies: Especially Your Parents, and a pile of slightly offensive ones. (I know, it's a couple of weeks old, but it's absoluitely hilarious) (www.somethingawful.com/features/childrensbooks)
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