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Thread ID: 77219 2007-03-02 19:46:00 Intelligent Reading on the Internet Rutherford (10399) PC World Chat
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529497 2007-03-03 05:03:00 Butterflies and Wheels (http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/)

Have a read in here: B&W - Bad Moves - Julian Baggini (www.butterfliesandwheels.com)

How Stuff Works - Computer (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/)

The Best Page In The Universe - philosophy (http://maddox.xmission.com/) :D

Pick & Go - extremely important stats (www.lassen.co.nz)

Richard Heinburg - Oil Depletion Protocol (www.richardheinberg.com)

Physorg.com - Physics News (http://www.physorg.com/)

Arachnoid.com - various, programming, science - sociology/philosophy/rants (http://www.arachnoid.com/) Some good stuff, but not always easy to find.

The World Question Centre (www.edge.org)

A Cost Analysis Of Some Software - by Some Kiwi Bloke (www.cs.auckland.ac.nz)

Everything But The Kitchen Sink - Frank van W (www.vanwensveen.nl) Start of with the following light, but very interesting read, then move on to the big stuff.

Why I Hate Some Company or Other - by Frank (www.vanwensveen.nl) Very interesting rant.

Some Very Cool Software For Very Cool People - Warning, only for the discerning, intelligent cool person. (http://distrowatch.com/)

Silent PC Review - More cool (& quiet tech stuff. (http://www.silentpcreview.com/)

Forest / Wood Pathology (www.forestpathology.org)

Yummy - Mycology (http://mycology.cornell.edu/) &

Yummy 2 (www.mycolog.com)


Is that enough for now?
Murray P (44)
529498 2007-03-03 19:59:00 Butterflies and Wheels (http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/)

Have a read in here: B&W - Bad Moves - Julian Baggini (www.butterfliesandwheels.com)

How Stuff Works - Computer (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/)

The Best Page In The Universe - philosophy (http://maddox.xmission.com/) :D

Pick & Go - extremely important stats (www.lassen.co.nz)

Richard Heinburg - Oil Depletion Protocol (www.richardheinberg.com)

Physorg.com - Physics News (http://www.physorg.com/)

Arachnoid.com - various, programming, science - sociology/philosophy/rants (http://www.arachnoid.com/) Some good stuff, but not always easy to find.

The World Question Centre (www.edge.org)

A Cost Analysis Of Some Software - by Some Kiwi Bloke (www.cs.auckland.ac.nz)

Everything But The Kitchen Sink - Frank van W (www.vanwensveen.nl) Start of with the following light, but very interesting read, then move on to the big stuff.

Why I Hate Some Company or Other - by Frank (www.vanwensveen.nl) Very interesting rant.

Some Very Cool Software For Very Cool People - Warning, only for the discerning, intelligent cool person. (http://distrowatch.com/)

Silent PC Review - More cool (& quiet tech stuff. (http://www.silentpcreview.com/)

Forest / Wood Pathology (www.forestpathology.org)

Yummy - Mycology (http://mycology.cornell.edu/) &

Yummy 2 (www.mycolog.com)


Is that enough for now?

That should do until Digg comes back up - after which there will be no time for intelligent reading.
Twelvevolts (5457)
529499 2007-03-03 21:45:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/

And Slate (http://www.slate.com/) occasionally has interesting stuff.
mmmork (6822)
529500 2007-03-05 06:50:00 Stratfor has free Geopolitical Intelligence Reports.
The standard of writing and analysis is of the highest order and I have seen nothing that matches it.
The social, historical, psychological and political insights will surely stimulate your cortex.

Sign up for the free weekly reports here:
www.stratfor.com

Stratfor = Strategic Forcasting
Strommer (42)
529501 2007-03-05 07:31:00 www.trademe.co.nz


The standard of writing and analysis is of the highest order and I have seen nothing that matches it.
The social, historical, psychological and political insights will surely stimulate your cortex.
Metla (12)
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