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Links

Paper-model.com - home of PaperCut (software for paper modeling of geometric shapes). Also on SourceForge here.

Fun and cool links

• World sunrise map - do you know where the sun is now? Stunning!
• Moon phase - for those of us who are 1. too lazy to look outside when it's visible 2. interested in the stats or 3. just curious...
• San Diego Model Railroad Museum
• The llama song - it gets stuck in yer head!
• Cute Overload - kitties, bunnies, puppies - need we say more?

Computing and Technical

• SourceForge.net - the place to go for open source anything. PaperCut lives there now too.
• Slashdot - news for nerds, stuff that matters.
• Paper sizes (I18N) - full description of paper sizes and their histories
• RIOT - useful stuff with Java source. algorithms, algorithms, algorithms for classical problems such as vehicle routing, linear programming, and other fun stuff
• Linux.org - Good starting point for links to everything Linux
• PHP - the cross-platform webserver scripting language of choice. Kicks ASP!!!
• MySQL - High performance, robust, free for most uses, opensource database
• Apache - the webserver to use on all platforms
• Javasoft.com - the authoritative site on Java

Science

• Space.com - heavily ad-spammed but a good news site
• Caltech planetary astronomy site
• Views of the Solar System (site is in need of a host!)

Math and Geometry and Domes (go here for a more up to date list)

• MathWorld - one of the best sites I've seen for math info, math fun, and everything mathematical!
• Jim Plank's Origami Page - Pictures and instructions for geometric origami
• A Ride Through the Polyhedra World (english - also in French) lots of well done visuals
• Walt's Dome Page - great info on geodesic domes and dome engineering
• Whistler Alley Mathematics (formerly Kunkel's Mathematics Lessons) - great math puzzles and lessons with color visuals
• Geodesemetry - good info on how geodesic domes are designed
• Geometry In Action - David Eppstein's well-organized collection of serious geometry links and geometry applications. See his Geometry Junkyard for the fun stuff.
• Paper Models of Polyhedra - over 80 different paper models of polyhedra
• Planetary Icosahedra - actual planetary maps projected onto icosahedra net layouts, ready for printing, cutout and assembly!
• R. W. Gray's Home Page - an impressive collection of very well-presented and organized information.
• Spherical Trigonometry in Navigation - Excellent tutorial on spherical trigonometry as applied to navigation
• R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ - Everything you wanted to know about domes and all things Bucky...
• The Monkey House - a massive collection of information on geodesics and mathematics with excellent diagrams, tables and text.

Blogs and News

• Gizmodo - fun technology blog, always something new...
• Etchy's blog - always something fresh, perspectives on life in Japan and all things Asian
• Sith Monkey - a man after my own heart, honesty and mathematics

Music and Opera

• Il Trovatore - one of my favorite operas - libretto in English, in Italian

Fringe

I love conspiracy theories. Personally I believe that there are many many grains of truth out there. If you sort through grains of sand on the beach you may eventually find gold, too, but it might take a long time. My theory is that many originators of conspiracy theories are just bad SF writers who don't have the discipline to refine their stories and get them published. Others are just out to get attention or make their mark on the world.

• Jeff Rense is the pickled brain behind a National Enquirer-style alternative news and opinion site, sort of like CNN for Crop Circles and everything else wierd. Recently seems to have gotten into some anti-Semitic stuff but caveat emptor...
• Art Bell is Jeff's main competition.