Been there, done that . . .

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and
an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
-- Georges Bernanos (1888–1948), French novelist, political writer

Introduction

Here are some of the interesting links that I have found in my travels throughout the Internet. I spend a great deal of time on-line and am constantly finding interesting places.

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Sites of General Interest

These are sites that I have found interesting, but I just can't classify.

The Human Footprint: Human influence is driving conservation crises on a global scale. There is little debate in scientific circles about the importance of human influence on ecosystems. This is scary stuff! Check it out.
Annenberg Political Fact Check: A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

NPR

I listen to NPR a lot. This is a set of sites from programs of particular interest to me.

National Public Radio: I listent to NPR regularly. I use their web site to view photos and get additional informaiton on the stories of interest to me.
DNA Files: The DNA Files is an award-winning series of radio programs hosted by John Hockenberry and guided by an outstanding panel of advisors. The programs explore not only the science of genetics, but its ethical, social and legal implications.

Research

I do a bunch of this in various aspects of my work and private life. Here are some good sites I have found.

SHPS Library Links Reference Works: Links to a number of sites for general research. The SHPS Library Links site has a number of pages good site links for school aged and adult research.
Bartleby.com: Great blooks online. Many of the quotes on this site are from this reference site. An excellent place to research literature and to purchase great books in support of their online efforts.

Software

These are sites that I visit regularly to check for software. I look primarily for freeware, but, some also contain shareware and commercial software listings.

SnapFiles: A site which contains both freeware and shareware files in several categories.
HotScripts: PHP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript and ASP script collection and resource web portal.
FreewareWeb.com: Advertise themselves as a one stop freeware source. I'd be careful of the links (lots of ads and popups, nothing is really free!). I use it for the Software listings.
CGI Resource Index: Scripts in Perl, C, C++, etc.
NoNags: This site contains freeware. The name comes from the fact that the software is checked to assure that it is truely freeware and not some sort of "nagware". I have moved it to the bottom of the list because it doesn't seem to update AT ALL recently. It still might be helpful for finding older freeware.

Development Sites

These sites are related to software/systems development. I do a lot of that, so I visit sites like these all the time.

FreshMeat: freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform software, themes and related "eye-candy", and Palm OS software. Thousands of applications, which are preferably released under an open source license, are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new applications are added daily. Each entry provides a description of the software, links to download it and to obtain more information, and a history of the project's releases, so readers can keep up-to-date on the latest developments.
Wotsit's Format: Ever wondered what that file is, or how to read a file? This site contains formats for thousands of files.
Sourceforge: One of the largest development sites on the web.

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