“This website has 315 web pages with over 340 pictures. This website has 2 purposes: To give a pictorial overview of the solar system and to quiz you about these pictures.” Pretty nice…
The Solar System In Pictures
M$ Windows History
Neowin.net presents Micro$oft Windows History, with information and screen shots from Windows 1.0 on through Windows Server 2003. I started with 3.1 way back when and remember how crappy the desktop was; Norton Desktop was a must add-on to make it at all palatable, if I remember correctly. The earlier versions look a lot like the GEOS operating system on the Commodore 64; coincidence? Actually, the Macintosh is the granddaddy of all GUIs, something that Bill Gates is loath to admit, I’m sure.
M$ Windows History
Neowin.net presents Micro$oft Windows History, with information and screen shots from Windows 1.0 on through Windows Server 2003. I started with 3.1 way back when and remember how crappy the desktop was; Norton Desktop was a must add-on to make it at all palatable, if I remember correctly. The earlier versions look a lot like the GEOS operating system on the Commodore 64; coincidence? Actually, the Macintosh is the granddaddy of all GUIs, something that Bill Gates is loath to admit, I’m sure.
Happy St. George’s Day!
The legend is that there was a dragon terrorizing a kingdom somewhere in Libya. The dragon ate two sheep per day, or when sheep were not available, young maidens. (How do these legends get started, anyway?) So good ol’ George rode into town and killed the dragon with his lance, saving the king’s daughter from being sacrificed. The king gave him a big reward, which he gave to the poor, and rode off into the sunset. He is the patron saint of cavalry (which is where the word chivalry comes from) and is a symbol to boy scouts in many countries, including England and Ukraine. For some reason, he is also the patron saint of herpes, syphilis, leprosy, and plague. Perhaps, in some parts of the world, this is considered a great honor?
Happy St. George’s Day!
The legend is that there was a dragon terrorizing a kingdom somewhere in Libya. The dragon ate two sheep per day, or when sheep were not available, young maidens. (How do these legends get started, anyway?) So good ol’ George rode into town and killed the dragon with his lance, saving the king’s daughter from being sacrificed. The king gave him a big reward, which he gave to the poor, and rode off into the sunset. He is the patron saint of cavalry (which is where the word chivalry comes from) and is a symbol to boy scouts in many countries, including England and Ukraine. For some reason, he is also the patron saint of herpes, syphilis, leprosy, and plague. Perhaps, in some parts of the world, this is considered a great honor?
Grand Illusions
Grand Illusions has some fun brain teasers, optical illusions, and more.
Grand Illusions
Grand Illusions has some fun brain teasers, optical illusions, and more.
Dancing Bananas Rule
This is like, so 1998, but I don’t care. Stare at the mesmerizing bananas. Love them. Live them.
Dancing Bananas Rule
This is like, so 1998, but I don’t care. Stare at the mesmerizing bananas. Love them. Live them.
Parodeities
Webster Christian Resources presents “parodeities,” Christian-themed parodies of rock songs. Hear MP3 clips of most songs with MIDI accompaniment, including:
Adam Was Made From Dust (Another One Bites the Dust)
Christ’s In The Manger (Cat’s in the Cradle)
Hip To Love God (Hip to be Square)
Obidiah (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da)
Parable Wizard (Pinball Wizard)
Sweet Home Up in Heaven (Sweet Home Alabama)
and way too much more…
I hate to make fun of what is obviously quite a personal, spiritual project, especially when the author readily admits that he doesn’t have the best voice and is doing this for a good cause, but some of these are pretty cheesy…
