Thread: Know of any fun or interesting sites?

Gawker

It's definitely not The New Yorker. Gawker.com is a Manhattan weblog to make non-New Yorkers crave a flight east and native New Yorkers re-commit to their love-hate relationship with the city.

Offering live reviews of city news like "urban dating rituals, no-ropes social climbing, Condé Nastiness and real estate porn," the site mostly links visitors to a mixed bag of NYC-related web pages: rental ads in the New York Times, Open Table's New York restaurant reservation site, the Google search page for Tina Brown, a live webcam from Times Square, and odd news bits like an item about several dogs getting electrocuted while walking near light posts and manholes in Battery Park.

Only in New York.

www.gawker.com/

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The Workhouse

Fewer than 100 years ago, a person who was poor, elderly, handicapped, unmarried and pregnant or otherwise destitute had nowhere to go but through the "Archway of Tears," as the entrance to one workhouse was known. Workhouses.org preserves the memory of the buildings, inmates and daily life of a phenomenon that mixes social history, politics, economics and architecture.

Entry to workhouses was generally a voluntary if painful decision, though perhaps not for Laurie Liddiard who at age 14 was sent off to the workhouse and whose detailed memories are preserved here in an audio clip/oral history of his experience. Take a workhouse tour, view the architecture and trace the Poor Laws that governed workhouses in England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

www.workhouses.org.uk/


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21st Century Art

Massive steel sculptures shaped and stretched like rubber, a trip to a Japanese grocery store in an oversized chair, photographs of dog bones … Is this really art? It is in the 21st century, and Art:21 from PBS helps visitors make the transition from Degas and Picasso to the performances of Laurie Anderson and the multi-dimensional home visits of Pepón Osorio.

Art is definitely headed into uncharted territory and the site focuses exclusively on contemporary visual art in the US to give visitor a road map to the astoundingly diverse media, sources, models and personal experiences from which art is being made in the US today. Meet 21 emerging and established artists, see and hear their stories, sources of inspiration and creative processes.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/


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This Is SportsCenter

Serious sports wonks with a sense of fun have tuned to SportsCenter since 1979 when it was launched as ESPN's flagship show. Catch up with how much sports and the program have changed at the 25,000th show celebration at SportsCenter 25K, from ESPN.com.

See the top 25 SC stories of all time, like Kenny Mayne and Dan Patrick's goofy top-rated commercial, "Go Global with SportsCenter." Read entries from winners of the "Why do you love SportsCenter?" contest ("When my girlfriend dumped me at one in the morning, my friends were drunk, my parents were asleep ... SportsCenter was there."), link to the ESPN auction to bring home an authentic SportsCenter desk and check out the SportsCenter Chronology.

http://msn.espn.go.com/thisissportsc...k/s/index.html
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The monk shaved his head
as a symbol of renunciation,
but now he goes nowhere
without his little cap.

~TAO

Do you like a good ghost story? Would you like to see photos of paranormal, ghostly activity? Well if so you might enjoy this site. Are you ready to visit the Castle of Spirits?

This site has ton of pictures, and pictures that have proved to be hoaxes. So for you sleuths out there that should appeal. Interesting photos and true ghost stories could keep you occupied for hours on end, I know it had my attention.

Enjoy this haunting site!


http://www.castleofspirits.com/ghostphotos.html

Like Fish, but don't want the upkeep? Well now you can get
your fish fix by using the virtual fish tank. You'll need to have
Macromedia's Shockwave to use this site. If you don't have
shockwave this site will direct you to it. If you're really
curious how this whole site works check out their Technical
Stuff Section.

From their Press box: The Virtual FishTank(TM) exhibit teaches
lessons about emergent behavior, group behavior and modeling.
The rich functionality of VirtualFishtank.com will enable
parents and educators to enhance the educational experience
by planning pre and post Museum visit online exercises.

Now for the fun info! You get to build your own fish.
That's right you get to design it, and then you can save
it and release at the Museum of Science's virtual fish tank
or you can release your fish into the simulated online
fish tank.

Registering is free and only takes a minute and gives you
the option of having four fish. This is a great site for
both kids and adults. I'm really excited about it, and can't
wait to release my fishies into the tank. Enjoy!


http://www.virtualfishtank.com/fishtank/fishtank.html

Ticket Stub Stories

Every ticket stub tells a story, evoking memories of a 1978 Queen concert or a 1988 trip to the World Trade Center Observation Deck. Better than old snapshots in some ways, stubs bring back the whole story. Visitors to Stories About Ticket Stubs.org can relive their own or take someone else's trip back through time.

"Tales of the ephemeral based on the flotsam of life" are found in pants pockets and under seat cushions. Here you can upload scanned images of your own lost-and-found stubs and tell the story of your first rock concert, first prom or how you got that parking ticket in Malta. Read other's stories by country, event, date or just go to the Top Ten Stories.

http://stories.about.ticketstubs.org/home.stub


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International Gallery of Children's Art

Kids draw, paint and color, and their art -- like their thoughts -- rarely stays inside the lines. At PapaInk.org the art of youth and the youth of art is on display in personal portfolios, special exhibits and collections, showing how kids explore peace, the environment, health and happiness through art.

Visitors are invited to view the art and express their feelings about each piece, visit the archive of historically significant children's art collections, share their own youthful work in ongoing projects like When They Were Children, which honors the kid in all of us, or Building a Sense of Home, exploring young people's capacity to express a sense of home.

http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/index.html


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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet

That tingling in your hand when you strike your keyboard may not be the sheer excitement of web surfing, especially if it ends in a sharp pain. Welcome to the tunnel. The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet from The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke describes the painful progressive condition caused by pressure on the median nerve.

The nerve runs from the forearm into the hand and is housed by the carpal tunnel -- a narrow, rigid passage of ligament and bones that can hurt like hell when tendons thicken from irritation. Here, learn about the symptoms, causes, risks, prevention and - for those searching for the light at the end of the tunnel - research on this debilitating condition.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_...pal_tunnel.htm


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Banished Words

Lake Superior State University has issued its 28th annual list of mis-used, over-used and useless words deserving of exile at LSSU.edu's Banished, and the list speaks volumes about the year behind us: included are "homeland security," "weapons of mass destruction" and "undisclosed secret location."

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/

Videogame Music Archive

Relax with the piano collections from Final Fantasy or the deathmatch music from Quantum Rage at the Videogame Music Archive Store, where gamers can download and play or find and purchase the music that soothes or stimulates, whether you play Nintendo, Sega, X-Box or arcade games.

www.vgmusic.com/


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Fighting the Common Cold

You may not be able to beat the common cold, but you can sure put up a good fight with help from Common Cold. org, a comprehensive, updated source of info by two docs from the University of Virginia School of Medicine who tell visitors how to treat, prevent and understand their winter sniffles.

www.commoncold.org/


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Web Wheels

They don't call them "vanity" plates for nothing. At the Internet License Plate Gallery, web types with license plates like "NET DUDE" who aren't satisfied showing their plates only to other drivers can post their plates online, along with their name and e-mail address, car description and a bit about how they came up with the code.

http://webreference.com/outlook/license/gallery.html


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A Walk Through Time

From the movements of celestial bodies through the night sky to the Global Positioning System, humans have been obsessed with tools for measuring time. And no one is more obsessed than the folks at the NIST Physics Laboratory, creators of The Evolution of Time Measurement Through the Ages.

Ice-age hunters over 20,000 years ago scratched lines and gouged holes in bones to keep track of passing moments, Egyptians used obelisks as early as 3500 BC, and in 1656 a Dutch scientist made the first pendulum clock. Read about the instruments and theories of timekeeping from the ancients to the NIST's most recent achievement - a primary cesium standard, capable of keeping time to 30 billionths of a second per year.

http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html

Here are some sites that I found.

1. Learn the Net:
www.learnthenet.com

A journey of 365 days begins with a single web site. If you are new to the internet, take your first step here. Even if you have already been around the web a few times, you can pretend you don't know anything and then be amazed at how quickly you learn it all. Happy New Year --- and Happy Surfing!

Also See: www.livinginternet.com

2. Motley Fool:
www.fool.com

Don't let this investing site's name fool you. It's got plenty of wise advice and helpful features. And just the right amount of 'tude to keep it interesting. After all, making money wasn't meant to be boring.

Also See: www.thestreet.com


3. www.jigzone.com

If you've never gotten jiggy, here's your big chance: free online jigsaw puzzles at varying levels of difficulty. If you're feeling really lazy, click on the automatic button and watch the pieces fit into each other by themselves.

4. SkiCentral
www.skicentral.com

Ever since being invented by the crutch industry, skiing has always been the most enjoyable, fun way of breaking an arm or leg. This huge directory and search site will provide you with the information you need to race downhill at dangerous, reckless speeds. And that's why we love it.

5. Shop in your pajamas at these clothing sites...
www.bebe.com
www.delias.com
www.gap.com
www.landsend.com

6. Access Magazine
www.accessmagazine.com
This weekly Internet magazine lives up to its title, offering accessible articles and site reviews. Fresh-faced newbies and grizzled veterans alike will find plenty of useful, timely content.
Also see: www.yil.com

7. Macromedia/Shockwave
www.shockwave.com
www.macromedia.com/downloads
Shockwave Player is one of the downloads, or Plug-Ins, often requiredfor interactive site cotent, like games and other cool stuff. Flash Player, used for animation, is another gotta-have enhancement. You may already have them on your browser. Or you may need to update to the lastest versions. You can do all that at either of these Macromedia addresses.

8.QuitNet
www.quitnet.org
A new year means a whole new set of resolutions to make -- and break. If giving up smoking is one of your goals, QuitNet supplies the tools and support to do it. Or if someone you love smokes, use this site to nag and guilt them relentlessly until they quit just to shut you up.

9.Nature
www.enature.com

In the last few years, Web portals have become increasingly specialized. eNature, for example, was launched in 2000 as the first comprehensive wildlife portal. It offers thousands of pages filled with birds, butterflies, mammals, reptiles, wildflowers, trees and more. You can click all night and never get one mosquito bite.

10. Despair, Inc.
www.despair.com

We've all seen those corporate motivational posters that feature dramatic photos of people scaling mountains or breaking the tape at the finish line, accompanied by inspiring titles and quotes. Well, this entertaining retail site offers the flipside.

11. CitySearch
www.citysearch.com
The weekend's here! Make your entertainment plans by digging through the newspaper, getting your fingers all dirty from the print. Or click through this online guide, keeping your skin smudge-free and beautiful. Your hands, your choice.

Originally posted by VQ
I haven't laughed so hard in ages! This site was sooo funny! If anyone hasn't gone to it yet the address again is:

http://www.thespamletters.com/

This guy has some sick humor so if you're easily offended I would stay away...if you're not easily offended PLEASE go and take a look!

I went to this site and it is just great. I get alot of this stupid "spam" letters and no matter how hard I try they just won't go away. So I got a real kick out of reading some of the responses.

12. The Hunger Site
www.thehungersite.com
Once a day, everyday. That's how often you can donate food to the world's hungry with a single click of you mouse. Corporate sponsership makes it completely free to you. This site is fast, easy and just waiting to be bookmarked.
Also See: www.freedonation.com

13. WWWomen.com
WWW.wwWomen.com
Wwwhen you wwwant to find wwwomen's online resources, here's wwwhere to wwwander. Beginning as a women's search directory, this operation has since given birth to a network of relevent, female-friendly sites.
Also See: www.ivillage.com

14. Real.com
www.real.com
RealNetworks is another major provider of multimedia applications that make the web come alive. RealPlayer, RealJukeBox and RealArcade are just a few of several free downloads available here. You can also get premium versions that'll cost you. It's all real. Really.
Also Try:
http://player.broadcast.com

15. IcePick
www.icepick.com
This Netherlands-based site chronicals daily life in a nornal household--provided it's normal to give an online account of each and every time (hour, minute, and second) any item is discarded into the trashbin.

16. Bogbeast
www.bogbeast.com
When television was first launched 467 years ago, it was heralded as a great educational tool that would expand our minds and imaginations. Eventually we got over that idea. Likewise, the World Wide Web is being championed as the most important communications advancement in record history. We'll get over that one, too, with the help of sites like Bogbeast.
Also see: www.nuttysites.com

17. Ancient Greece.com
www.ancientgreece.com
There once was a golden age when people ran around in togas, drank to much alcohol and engaged in random acts of debauchery. Put on a sheet and discover the glory that was Ancient Greece at this informative site.

18. In the '70s
www.Inthe70s.com
There once was a golden age when people ran around in togas, drank to much alcohol and engaged in random acts of debauchery. Put on a sheet and discover the glory that was the Seventies at this informative site.
Also see: www.8trackheaven.com

19. Active.com
www.active.com
According to medical experts, actively participating in sports yields greater health benefits than passively watching sports. This amazing site provides compelling evidence to support this bizarre theory.

20. Top Secret Recipes
www.topsecretrecipes.com
Why buy it at a grocery store or restaurant when you can waste hours creating it at home? Fool your dinner guests with tasty counterfeits of brand-name foods. But don't let the kitchen police find out. Federal prison is no place for a nice person like you.

21. Google
www.google.com
There are dozens of major search engines ready to serve you. Ultimately, the one you favor is as personal a matter as what brand of shampoo you gargle with. If you appreciate an unadorned but very effective search resource, Google is woth a look. It ranks each site in a given search according to how many other sites link to it. This means that the most popular sites-as determined by the web itself-show up highest on the list. It's Google-riffic.
Also see: www.google.ca