The least of learning is done in the classrooms.
– Thomas Merton
Links: Educational
Just because I’m out of school doesn’t mean I’m done with my education. I figure that if I learn something new every day, I’ll have garnered enough knowledge to be able to take over the world by the time I’m thirty. (Either that, or my head will explode, making a terrible mess on my computer monitor.) Want to make a grab for planetary domination before I do? You’d better start studying, then!
General Resources
- About.com - Useful guides on almost every topic.
- Wikipedia - A free, open-source online encyclopedia.
Literature & Writing
- Common Errors in English - Erroneous spellings/phrases and their corrections. Helpful for students and everyone else.
- Dictionary.com - Quickly look up definitions. There’s also a thesaurus.
- McGonagall Online - The world’s worst poet has a fan site!
- Project Gutenberg - Bazillions of copyright-expired e-books, all free for the reading. Yummy.
- Rhyming Dictionary - For all your dirty-limerick-writing needs.
Music
- Adtunes - Track down the names of the tunes used in commercials, games, and movie trailers.
- Epitonic - Free and legal MP3 downloads from indie and rock artists.
- LetsSingIt - A huge lyrics database, with search capabilities. I use this a lot.
- The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Web Site - A little seriousness, a lot of fun.
Art
- Carol Gerten’s Fine Art Site - Thousands of art images, painstakingly scanned and organized—this is a true labor of love.
Science
- Gray’s Anatomy - The 1918 anatomy book online, complete with illustrations.
- The Phobia List - A collection of phobia names so huge, it’s downright frightening.
Language
- The English-to-American Dictionary - Masterpiece Theatre got you befuddled? Learn the lingo, you bounder!
- Parliamo Scots? - A thorough glossary of every Scottish word and phrase imaginable.
Internet / World Wide Web
- A List Apart - An e-zine for web designers and developers. It’s taught me a hell of a lot.
- CSS Zen Garden - Refreshing and soothing designs to inspire your inner web designer.
- The Site Wizard - Excellent, easy-to-comprehend tutorials and articles to help you improve your site.
Parapsychology
- Encyclopedia Mythica - All the monsters and myths of the past, available at the click of a mouse.
- Nessie on the Net! - Live Loch Ness Monster webcam. (Did I just see something move?...)
- SurvivalAfterDeath.org - A pro-"survival" site with some excellent bios and photos—you don't have to “believe” to appreciate the resource.
