Links By Lang

"Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Edison

"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"
Abraham Lincoln

"I have read your book and much like it."
Moses Hadas

"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce

"When you hear the phrase 'Canadian values', you know something ugly
and mendacious is beginning -- a speech by Paul Martin, for instance."
Robert Fulford

"A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone
believes he has the biggest piece."
Ludwig Erhart

Downloadable Audio Books
Taking a road trip this summer? Download classic books to your iPod.
Play them through your car radio.
 

When Islam Ruled in Europe
An excellent 11-part documentary on Muslim Spain.

Business
The Stupidest Business Decisions in History.


Free Software

• "25 Free Downloads You Need Now" from the May 2008 issue of
  Computer Shopper.

• "101 Fantastic Freebies" from the May 2008 issue of PC World.

• "The Best Free Software" from the March 2008 issue of PC Magazine.

• "46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities updated in April by Gizmo's Tech
  Support Alert site.

Get your Walk Score
Looking at a new home? Walk Score shows you a map of what's nearby
and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable
neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment.

Cirque du Soleil
13 amazing performances.

Mainstream Media (MSM)
The  MSM is dying. Major newspapers are hemorrhaging cash and losing
both readers and advertisers. Even the NY Times, the Grey Lady, has
announced big losses and staff cuts. The Internet has spoiled their
customers, who are no longer willing to let them decide which items
are newsworthy and how we should react to them. A blog dedicated
to this topic is here. Where does this leave us? Say hi to bloggers.

Most Influential Bloggers
A list of the new influencers.

Lectures on the Web
University of California, Berkeley has video lectures online, free,
here. And more from other sources, here.

Confusing Words
100 words almost everyone confuses.

Our Losses in Afghanistan
(letter to the Calgary Sun, July, 2007)

Abandon Toronto
A total of 52 murders occurred in Toronto this year and it's only
July! The victims included innocent women and children. Before
the year is over, the number will undoubtedly pass 66 -- the same
number as Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan. It is
time for Canadians to come to grips with the fact Toronto is a
dangerous quagmire. It's a lost cause, and must be abandoned
immediately. There is no chance for the city to be victorious in
this battle. I am sure Taliban Jack Layton would agree with my
call: "Withdraw from Toronto now before further Canadians are
killed in a war that obviously cannot be won."
 

BBC's Ranking of Naughty Words
Some words are worse than others.

The Day You Were Born
What happened? Did a cock crow thrice, the heavens part? Find
out here.
 

Creationist Museum
Noah solved the dinosaur problem by bringing only dinosaur babies aboard.
T-Rex ate coconuts. No word about where Noah found the kangaroos
though. Answers to questions you might have can be found here.

Diamonds are a Crock
But you knew that, and this too.

Earn While You Rant
How to monetize your blog.

GTD - Getting Things Done
Learn to work with hideous efficiency. Read this.

Globalization
Globalization per se is not what is killing our manufacturing jobs, it's
technological change. Globalization requires us to produce more with fewer
 people. Think it's bad here? The Rand Corporation says that between 1994
and 2004 the Chinese shed 25 million manufacturing jobs, 10 times more
than the U.S. David Brooks tells all.

World's Fastest Cars
What are you waiting for. Buy one of these now.

Six Diseases You Do Not Want
There are more than 6 you don't want, but least of all these.

Men's Health
14 health foods that are NOT healthy.

Top Medical Myths
Regarding health, most of what we believe is wrong, according to this.

Top 5 Mass Transit Systems
While Ottawa decides whether to buy more busses or dig a short tunnel,
have a gander at these.

Economics 101
The Liberals are once again demanding an investigation into gas prices,
but are they really that high? Check this out.

Walking is Worse for the Climate than Driving
I like their reasoning.

An Industrious Clock
It's tiring to watch.

Esquire Magazine Cover Gallery
From 1933 to the present.
 

The 100 Best Films of all Time
In each of 5 categories. according to the Telegraph.

The 101 Most Useful Web Sites
You should have read this one first.

Stanley Kubrick Tribute (video)
He was the greatest.

25 Skills Every Man Should Have
Thanks to Popular Mechanix.

Discover the .edu Underground
Lots of sites filled with splendid knowledge about myriad subjects,
including galleries.
 

Television on the Web
You know all about youtube.com but are you aware of other sites offering
television channels and clips online? Need to see Croatian comedy or
Mongolian soaps? If you don't know where to start looking for web TV,
beelinetv.com and wwitv.com list many of the channels available on the
internet -- thousands, in fact. Broadcast quality will vary depending on the
speed of your broadband connection. Here are some sample sites.

www.joost.com and www.babelgum.com are recent services that promise
to bring a high standard of TV to the internet for free.

www.vodcasts.tv -- some eclectic stuff.

www.brightcove.com -- more random TV clips delivered in bite-size chunks.

www.channelchooser.com -- organised into "channels" by topic, you're sure
to find something here that will interest you.

www.joiningthedots.tv -- web TV site dedicated to the documentary genre.

www.blinkx.com - with 18 million hours of video content in its archives (!),
this well-organised site has something for everyone.

www.horseandcountry.opusstream.net -- horse nuts will love Horse and
Country's online TV station. Includes a behind-the-scenes video of Zara Phillips
training with the British equestrian team.