The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin holds more than 230,000 maps, many of which have been scanned. This extensive online collection includes hundreds of high quality, copyright-free maps of nations and cities, as well as many historical maps. A special "Electronic Maps of Current Interest" section highlights maps of places in the news. This site also hosts a variety of links to other map-related sites.

Curious George, Miami Edition: Three friends and I will experience an 8 hour layover at the Miami Int'l Airport on our way to Peru next Sunday, from 3-11pm. Prime time to get out of the place, but where to go or what to do? more inside

Crochet muffs. Hee! No, really, muffs! Vaguely NSFW. (via a little pregnant) more inside

International Space Station oxygen problems This is how bad our space program is. The article is depressing for fans of space exploration. MSNBC article print version may ask your browser to print the page - just cancel it.

Das Keyboard - It's the wild colour scheme that freaks me. Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls that are labelled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to let you know you've done it. snarfled from Cynical-C

The cautionary tale of little Jack Binney (cartoon)

What Do You Really Know About The Bible? What Do You Know About The Separation of State and Church? more inside

Adopt-a-Blog
Emancipating the outernet.

Disposable underwear No soap and water needed! No more laundry! more inside

Childhood: Adventures in Neverland

Curious George: Circumventing domain blocks. Every once in awhile over the years I've run across a website that won't let me look at it unless I'm in the .gov or .edu domain. more inside

Curious George - help, help, they're being depressed! I'm a (new) high school teacher. A couple of my teenaged students are visibly very unhappy. Quelle surprise... more inside

The Force is a Tool of Satan Billions of dollars has been made off the series of movies called The Star Wars that is beloved by millions. Many big fans of this space opera, do not know that the fantasy epic they enjoy is not a simple entertainment, but Satan's Battleground for their very souls!

Revenge of the Weird Animal News - A Red Panda in a Tokyo zoo has learned to stand up when "it sees something interesting" and then.. continues to stand. As you do. Yes, that really is a panda and not a guy in a suit. In other news, a goddam Rhino and a freaking goat have become fast friends at a South African game park. Gosh. Finally, Whale Sharks are shrinking.

VGcats It's a webcomic that's funny.

"This is going on your permanent record--" Stand up, make a difference, pay the price. Can we make it safer to take that step after bitching about something to actually doing something about it? more inside

Bugs of the sea, matey! Lobstery fun. more inside

Newsweek was Right. Perhaps no one flushed the book itself, but: The International Committee of the Red Cross gathered "credible" reports about U.S. personnel at the Guantanamo Bay naval base disrespecting the Quran and raised the issue with the Pentagon several times. more inside

A Challenging CSS Layout Well, at least for me. How do I do a sidebar that stays put? more inside

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