Where We Live-Our Favorite Haunts
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A very nicely done site that offers details about the stars, particularly information on mass, size, an explanation of cataloging and classification, and so forth. |
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A fascinating, and quite probably accurate speculation by John Whatmough. Quite current, includes photorealistic renderings of what these extrasolar worlds might look like. |
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A nice mapping with introduction of where the stars with exoplanets are in the night sky. Mousing over any of the names produces a larger, detailed mapping of the associated extrasolar system. |
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Some really interesting things up there... Look for the photo of the variable star Mira. It's not even round! |
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Les Exoplanetes, les etoiles proches, les etoils de Star Trek. |
This one's "en francais". But it's really quite fascinating, containing much info about the explanets, the nearest stars and the stars as depicted in Star Trek. Pensez en francais et lisez en francais. Vive France! |
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A website by Cole Miller of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Some very interesting and useful information about Neutron Stars and Black Holes. |
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Useful Items that are... well... useful. At least to me... |
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This listing is currently under construction, but CAN be used, Please drop back often to see updates. Presently, we have a number of links featured at | |
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Under construction. Ultimately, this will be an internet-based photoalbum (The groom is NOT a computer-generated animation!) of our wedding. |
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ZDNET on line. A good place for the latest technopoop. | |
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Check it out! |
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Always worth a look, if sometimes "geared a little too low...." |
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Also worth a look.... |
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This ought to be good for a laugh. |
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Go there. Includes "Web Economy Bullshit Generator" and a rather fascinating "List of Things That Suck". |
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Absolutely essential! Help preserve an endangered species! |
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Site purports to offer software collections that allow a person to find out all sorts of information that might not otherwise be readily available, e.g. information about previous bosses, employees, spouses, and the like. I guess, in short, the name says it all. |
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This is where to get all those martial arts films--particularly those pertaining to Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Jackie Chan and the like.... |
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Sign up to donate/sell idle CPU cycles!--A great idea. The "setiathome" program www.setiathome.com works by this principle. |
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A site for those of us interested in designing and building websites. Reference info about Java, ASP, XML, HTML and more. |
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As far as jet airliners are concerned, this is where it's at! (Check out the "Beluga" super cargo transport!) |