Returning to the fields we know
To far horizons; affiliates and friends
- My "other" site
- Specifically, my Xanga blog.
- LoaT
- It's not every day an economist writes a sci-fi epic. In progress.
Take a trip, oh traveler!
Recommended Sites, in No Particular Order
- Malcolm Gladwell's page
- If you want your thoughts to be provoked, read this guy's essays. Or his books. I did, and they didn't kill me.
- Paul Graham Essays
- The guy's main foci are somewhat outside most people's expertise or even knowledge, but some of the essays here are wonderfully thought-provoking. Recommended reading.
- Judaism 101
- So, what's this "Jewish" thing all about? you may ask. Keeping in mind that it's of an Orthodox bent, this is a truly excellent resource for the inquisitive gentile, the secular Jew, and visitors from alternate timelines.
- Jeffrey's Kanji Lookup
- This is far and away the most useful site I have ever seen for the (English-speaking) student of Japanese.
- The LEO German-English Dictionary
- Probably the most useful site for me during my time as a German major. As an added bonus, there are also German-Spanish and German-French dictionaries on the same site. If you're into that sort of thing.
- XKCD
- Blatantly simple art, staggeringly nerdy humor. This ranks among the best joke-a-day comics I've ever read, and that's counting Far Side.
- Sluggy Freelance
- This is one of the grandaddies of all webcomics, with years of elaborate and compelling backstory. Also, decent humor. Worth the time, but it'll take a lot of time.
- Scary Go Round
- I read this comic because it is good. Lots of dry British wit, slapstick British wit, silly British words, and absolutely absurd British spell-ings. Also may have characters and plots.
- Questionable Content
- I read a lot of webcomics, but these few are the niftiest. As the title implies, this one tackles some serious issues and has an off-beat sense of humor about much of it.
- Azrael in Japan
- A JET in Kyoto who joined the Programme two years before I did, and who has stories both wilder and more amusing than anything you're liable to hear from me. Hilarious, if a bit profane.
- Honest Reporting
- A powerful tool for anyone interested in Israel's right to, you know, exist and be depicted fairly by the news media.
- Myth & Fact
- Another Israel/Palestinian conflict-related site; this one will probably be a sobering wake-up call for the people who still think, "Gee, why don't they just quit fighting and get along?"
- EchoEcho Tutorials
- This site has been a great help and reference for me during the making of Nu.
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