Interactive map of NY
An interactive map of NY
September 2001
daypop
I like daypop. It threw up my site right on top when I searched for “Anand” :-)
Time photo essay
Time magazine’s photo essay on the tragedy. And then there’s some infographics on the two towers.
Rosetta Project
The Rosetta Project: keeping a thousand languages alive.
Apple wireless DSL
Apple’s got wireless DSL. Wow!
Red Cross Fund
Amazon’s Red Cross Fund has collected over $3.6 million as of today. The Internet’s proving a great way to mobilise funds!
Nostradamus quote not by Nostradamus
That Nostradamus quote was not by Nostradamus in the first place. (16 Sep: fury, cbs, nostradamus-repository, 18 Sep: yahoo, about, urban legends)
Nostradamus prophesy
There’s been several mails about Nostradamus’ prophecy coming true with the World Trade Center bombings. Stuff like “In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb” , “The third big war will begin when the big city is burning” I refer you to this article to put things in perspective.
Metafilter
A new paradigm. Weblog as conversation. Metafilter.
SSSCA
The SSSCA bill appears even worse than the DMCA.
Pocket Guide to the Internet
The Pocket Guide to the Internet.
People I know in US are safe
All IIMB, IITM and VM junta in the US are safe, to my knowledge.
I love chocolates
I love chocolates. Especially white. When I went to Bangkok, every chocolate I bought was white: Toblerone: (Blue & white) Swiss Milk Chocolate with a White Chocolate Cream Filling and Honey and Almond Nougat Lindt: Swiss Classic White Chocolate The Belgian: 7 Seashells with Hazelnut Praline Filling Ritter Sport: White Whole Hazelnut Hershey’s Chocolate: Cookies ’n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate Hershey’s Kisses: Cookies ’n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate ...
e paper
e-ink on e-paper.
The largest scientific experiment
The largest scientific experiment and the funniest Internet experiment, IMHO.
Bobby Fischer playing chess on the Internet
Is Bobby Fischer playing Chess on the Internet?
Physics FAQs
The sci.physics FAQs. Incidentally, energy is not conserved. Hot water freezes faster than cold water. And mirrors don’t swap left-right – they swap in-out.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
Encyclopaedia Galactica. For Asimov fans.
Usenet
What is the Usenet?
First Lady
This First Lady really talks!