March 12, 2008
October 04, 2007
Bookjetty
is an integration platform that helps you search Amazon (.com, .co.uk and .ca) for books you want... to borrow from your local library. It covers over 300 libraries worldwide, using the Z39.50 client server protocol.
more inside
October 01, 2007
Learn Chinese through pop music!
Or the BBC, if that's more your cuppa. Or the very imaginatively named Free Chinese Lessons.
more inside
May 02, 2007
Remember Monkeygifts?
I was wondering if anyone was interested in reviving our grand old tradition of exchanging presents, to express our mutual love and admiration for each other plus I have a bunch of stuff that I'm dying to give away coughcough.
Anyway, to those new(er) to this, see previous threads here, here and here.
November 12, 2006
The Prajna Paramita Hrydaya Sutra
One of the shortest, simplest and yet most profound of the Buddhist Sutras. I know several Buddhists who claim that chanting this Sutra has helped them in tangible ways.
more inside
June 30, 2006
London Meetup MCVII (or something)
I'm going to UK in mid-August, so....
more inside
April 29, 2006
The Four Beauties of Ancient China
(larger pictures), one of whom may have been fictional. Two were patriots who sacrificed themselves for their country, while the last was traditionally blamed for almost toppling a dynasty.
more inside
November 27, 2005
In August 2006,
the 10th Discworld Convention will be held in Hinckley, Leicestershire. This is half a Curious, George actually. Is anyone interested in attending? I would love to go if I could, and would like some company!
November 22, 2005
Curious George: Admin Please Hope Me!
Computer troubles. I don't know what's wrong with my PC!
more inside
November 21, 2005
September 13, 2005
Doctor Who, Superman & Buffy.
All here in daily comic form. The good Doctor crosses over with Sups, and also with Buffy.
more inside
September 01, 2005
Quotes from IRC conversations.
Not as boring as I'm making it sound. Check out the top 100 quotes.
Ihopeit'snotadoubleIhopeit'snotadoubledon'tletitbeadouble...
August 30, 2005
More photo ops!
I'm leaving 17th Sept (*sob*), and am thinking of going to London either 15th or 16th Sept and spend a bit of time there before flying off.
So, anyone interested in a meetup then? Anybody?
August 14, 2005
July 24, 2005
More than just eye candy.
The exhibition has been in Birmingham a while now, and includes a tactile display for the blind as well. Each photograph is coupled with some information on the plight of the abjectly poor in Third World countries.
July 17, 2005
The Pre-Raphaelites,
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Frederick Sandys and Ford Madox Brown, among others. Their beginnings, and their varied faces.
more inside
March 19, 2005
Curious George: RSS on Your Own Site.
Is it possible? How do you do it?
more inside
February 23, 2005
Walking with beauty
(Native American artifacts). Then, a look through "Beauty and the Beast" tales from this collection.
And another kind of "Beauty and the Beast", in the form of fractal art.
February 05, 2005
Just nabbed this from Big Blue.
What do rugger, bridges, and camels have in common? They're all part of a collection of old Christchurch photographs. Memorised the collection? Try the quiz!
December 07, 2004
Have a banana. Have another.
A random generator of stylesheets. Some are interesting, others...well.
more inside
Page
1
2