For a steady laugh and sideways glance at the world, check out his site. Lileks.com I expect both his humor and serious writing to be featured often in this column.

Once a famous failed ecological resesarch project, now a college campus. It's sad really, the Biosphere project had such great promise, but the founders were in the end more interested in biological philosophy than science.

Spending a down moment at work, found this odd site. Advertisments for blogs that are {sorta} Haiku (What's the plural of Haiku?)

'Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you!'

Weird, wonderful.... Worth checking out and wandering for the amusement value.

Very nice pictures of an amazing machine.

All about creating, maintaining, and distributing FAQ's.

All the FAQ's you ever wanted... Specialty is FAQ from USENET, but others are archived as well.

A proposal to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope by adding additional mirrors.

Why not? The basic structure should be sound for decades more, and the electronics and instruments are designed to serviced by space walks.

An interesting and derisive view on Harry Potter, Popular Culture and reading.