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Assorted diversions
Links to sites you should visit at least once, though some of them may capture your attention for quite some time. Updated whenever I remember to take a break from my regular pleasures. A searchable archive may or may not become a reality whenever it seems reasonable.
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Read: The Voynich Manuscript
200 pages of undecipherable text, accompanied by drawings of plants, the universe and nude girls. Can it get better? Well, not until someone manages to translate it.
Added on Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:08:38 CET
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Read: The Story of Tea
The Poetry Chaikhana has many poems and tales on their site, not all about tea, but this story by Ayn al-Qozat Hamadani tells how tea drinking was spread over the world.
Added on Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:49:39 CET
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Read: Just another list
Things you do not want your System Administrator to say. Slow server and the pesky javascript meu doesn't help, but it's a funny list at least.
Added on Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:58:34 CET
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Read: G21
"G21 continues to comfort the disconsolate and bring discomfort to the smug, rich, comfortable pricks who are too satisfied in their hubris." That's what they say on their front page. It's up to you to decide if they fulfill their promise.
Added on Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:41:10 CET
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Explore: The Butler's Guild
Whether you plan a career as butler, or if you merely want to check that your servants do their job correctly, this site is indispensible. Here you can learn everything about table settings, jewelry cleaning, napkin folding and more.
Added on Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:08:00 CET
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Read: Science Jokes
If you expect a laugh at the expense of science and scientists you're in the wrong place. Q: What caused the big bang? A: God divided by zero. Oops!
Added on Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:11:40 CET
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Read: The Doors of Perception
Did you know that the 60's rock/pop band The Doors are said to have taken their name from Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception? And that he in his turn presumably got it from William Blake? The link will take you to an online copy of Huxley's book.
Added on Thu, 03 Feb 2005 04:17:07 CET
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Read: The Camelot Project
Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies and info. Mostly fiction from the late 19th century, but also some history and quite a few illustrations.
Added on Wed, 02 Feb 2005 06:46:55 CET
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Play: Japanese Name Translator
Strange webpage that translates your name into Japanese symbols. If you have flash installed you can also hear how it's supposed to be pronounced.
Added on Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:33:49 CET
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Explore: Old Maps
England as it used to be, before all those 24/7 gas stations were built on every free spot. And best of all... they have a button called "View Aerial Photo" that lets you see what the place looks like now!
Added on Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:15:10 CET
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Explore: Scottish Words Illustrated
If you ever wondered what words like scunnered, ugsome and mulligrumph means this site is what you need. There are probably more comprehensive Scottish dictionaries elsewhere on the web, but the illustrations of this one more than makes up for its small size.
Added on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:51:25 CET
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Read: The Gnosis Archive
As long as people insist on believing in gods and other supernatural creatures, they should at least bother to learn more than what their priests tell them. The Gnosis Archive contains translations of many texts that were not included in the Christian Bible although they are just as old, true and open for interpretation as the texts that were chosen by the council of Nicaea in 325 CE.
Added on Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:21:24 CET
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Listen: The Unofficial Monty Python Sound Page
Songs from various Monty Python movies and tv shows in MP3, wav and au format. Hasn't been updated since 1997, but it has a good but small selection already.
Added on Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:15:07 CET
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Look: Naked Protesters and Nude Activists
If you need more attention than your no doubt worthy cause will get you, take your clothes off! (Does anyone remember what those people's signs said, or were you too busy looking at something else? :p)
Added on Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:42:02 CET
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Accomplish: Teapot Cozy
Instructions for making your own tea cozy. I wish I had a sewing machine.
Added on Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:31:59 CET
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Play: The HTML Tic-Tac-Toe game
A Tic-Tac-Toe game built entirely in HTML. Impressive! And the page that explains it is quite interesting too.
Added on Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:33:33 CET
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Download: Aros Fractals
Freeware for Mac and Windows. Create fractal images in colour or grayscale.
Added on Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:00:16 CET
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Read: Read Print
Thousands of books, poems, and short stories by authors such as John Donne, D.H. Lawrence, Bram Stoker and Jules Verne. The best part is the short biographies of the authors, that explains a bit about their life and the books they wrote.
Added on Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:43:18 CET
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Explore: SourceryForge
A wikipedia of esoteric knowledge. Full of strange facts and fiction about tarot cards, astrology, secret societies, religions and mysteries. Weird!
Added on Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:50:12 CET
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Play: The Maze Generator
Create mazes from 20x20 to 400x600 squares wide, then print out and solve them, or save them to your computer and use for something else.
Added on Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:24:26 CET
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Read: Disneyland in Thailand?
A 4-page complaint about a theme park in Thailand. Apparently some of the "attractions" can also be found at various Disney parks around the world, and the author seems to think he has found a case of blatant copying. It may come as a surprise to some that Walt Disney didn't invent either Cinderella, King Arthur or the Sleeping Beauty. Like many of the most popular Disney movies, they are just cartoon versions of old tales. Old enough to be out of copyright many times over, even if the Disney corporation sometimes tries to deny it. They didn't even invent pirates, and the Peter Pan books were written by J.M Barrie. It's a good thing someone else snapped up the film rights for Tolkien's work, or Frodo would be a cuddly cartoon bear by now, and Gollum most likely an octopus.
Added on Sat, 15 Jan 2005 03:21:17 CET
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Explore: Kew Gardens
A World Heritage Site since 2003, Kew Gardens is one place no one who ever visits England should miss. There are 300 acres full of plants, buildings, landscapes and history to explore, and much of it is available online!
Added on Sat, 15 Jan 2005 02:50:16 CET
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Read: Internet History
Full of information about everything from email to MUDs and IRC, with history, help, software links and more. One of the best sites for answers to any internet related questions!
Added on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:42:57 CET
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Listen: Singing Science Records
Educational (?) songs from around 1960 with titles such as Why Does The Sun Shine, The Hurricane Song and What Does A Bird Have That I Have Not.
Added on Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:30:26 CET
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