Thursday, September 2, 2010

Website of the week - Open Library



"One web page for every book ever published. It's a lofty but achievable goal.

To build Open Library, we need hundreds of millions of book records, a wiki interface, and lots of people who are willing to contribute their time and effort to building the site.

To date, we have gathered over 20 million records from a variety of large catalogs as well as single contributions, with more on the way.

Open Library is an open project: the software is open, the data are open, the documentation is open, and we welcome your contribution. Whether you fix a typo, add a book, or write a widget--it's all welcome. We have a small team of fantastic programmers who have accomplished a lot, but we can't do it alone!"

Want to help? Be sure and read the FAQ's for how it all works!

http://openlibrary.org/

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wacky Wednesday is on temporary hiatus - while we celebrate Japan's Disaster Prevention Day!
Have a fire drill with all your friends! Attend a reptile anti-venom making party. Go around removing doors from old refrigerators (for the children!) Buy yourself a new Richter scale. Assemble or update your typhoon survival supply kit. And as always, be on the lookout for Godzilla!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Website of the week - The Not Al Page



It seems Weird Al Yankovic gets credited with every comedy & parody song that comes along. But alot of them are NOT his. Here's a handy page to see what is and isn't - it's all sorted right here:

http://free.house.cx/~eil/etc/notal_list.html