Help me learn ASP.NET I am not a programmer AT ALL. I have a new job that wants to run ASP.NET pages. God help me. more inside

We Interrupt Your Communication Systems With This Important Announcement. "The government will soon be sending warnings of national emergencies on wireless phones, Web sites and hand-held computers." Heck, Nixon wanted a special device to turn on your TV and wake you up if he had something important to say. View the Emergency Broadcast papers wherein "The FCC was preparing broadcast stations for all-out atomic warfare in which millions of people might have been killed and the telephone system would be used only for high-priority messages."

Michel Fournier is 62 and has big plans. And he'll break the sound barrier while doing it...

Richard Dadd, Artist and Madman He painted The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke while in the asylum called Bedlam (click to enlarge it); it's relatively small, and very detailed -- it took him nine years to paint. He was fond of Shakespeare, painting the fairy queen Titania as she slept despite the hustle-bustle going on. more inside

Firefox beta hits the "internet" shelves. Mozdev has a full list of new features added. Is this yet another nail in the IE coffin? Or will some exclusive features keep it going? Or will some features just keep keep kicking it in the ass? Of course more inside

Robert Anton Wilson is dying. more inside

Solve a puzzle...for science! (java) Try to sort out this exam timetabling nightmare as best as you can, and you might be in for a prize ! more inside

The Legacy of Genghis Khan Flash w/ sound Nice introduction to the history of the Mongol empire, as founded by national hero Chinggis Khaan.

Curious George: Blog question. Which of the free blogs allows forward-chronological order of posts, i.e. where a visitor sees the beginning of a story first? This is for a stupid personal project. I tried Googling but came up dry.