[ Resources | Interests | The Great Work | Reality ] The Online Etymology Dictionary
Description : This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
Added on : December 27, 2009 2:29:58 PM (36  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Resources | Interests | The Great Work | Reality ] Glossary of Scottish Terms and Words
Description : Although some visitors to the site may be of Scottish extraction, I am assuming that in some cases, their distance from the land of their forebears has meant that their ability to understand the language has been diluted by the miles and the years! So here are just a few of the terms and words used on the site and in the area.
Source : Cressida Potter's Reid Family website
Added on : December 27, 2009 2:07:00 PM (53  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Resources | Interests | The Great Work | Reality ] Feudal Terminology
Description : A glossary of words originating from feudal history.
Source : Some Ole Miss. University student's page...
Added on : December 27, 2009 2:03:17 PM (49  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Resources | Interests | The Great Work | Reality ] Greek and Latin roots in English
Description : list of prefixes from latin and greek that can be used to form new words.
Source : Wikipedia
Added on : December 27, 2009 11:40:50 AM (52  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Wishlist ] Emotiv EPOC Neural Interface
Description : The Emotiv EPOC uses a set of sensors to tune into electric signals produced by the brain to detect player thoughts, feelings and expressions and connects wirelessly to most PCs.
Added on : November 19, 2009 7:59:45 AM (55  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Games ] EVE Online
Description : The most successful space-based MMO around, with the longest track record. Renowned for the interest of economists in the real-world-based economy present in the game. Extremely customizeable ships, glorious stellar views, and physics-based ship-to-ship combat; this game is an incredible accomplishment... Too bad it is chock full of griefers that are just waiting to totally ruin every the experience for every newb they come across.
Added on : March 03, 2009 5:10:09 AM (755  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Games ] Jumpgate Evolution
Description : A space-based MMO that features twitch-based combat, giving those of us with skill and talent the ability to keep from getting trashed by bored griefers in dreadnaughts... hopefully.
Source : MMORPG.com
Added on : March 03, 2009 4:41:25 AM (839  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Games ] Infinity
Description : A space-based MMO that you can land on the planets of. This game introduces procedural programming to the MMO market, expanding the game universe dynamically as the need for it to be known manifests, kicking in algorithms that determine the details of each new area based on the characteristics of the areas around it. This universe also rotates, in several scales, instead of being a static star-chart.
Source : MMORPG.com
Added on : March 03, 2009 4:39:45 AM (887  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Games ] Earthrise
Description : A sci-fi MMO that features customizable powered-armor and mobile-suits. No release date specified yet, but it should be out later in 2009...
Source : MMORPG.com
Added on : March 03, 2009 4:36:32 AM (950  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Games ] Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Description : The most recently released real-time strategy (RTS) game available and the next game that I anticipate playing...
Added on : March 03, 2009 4:35:00 AM (208  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Wishlist ] Touchbooks by AlwaysInnovating
Description : A netbook design that finally incorporates everything we are looking for: a touchscreen, wifi, detachable keyboard (with it's own additional backup battery!), and 180 flip (to protect the keyboard and screen). The touchbook screen component can be reattached to the keyboard backwards and closed for a true tablet experience. Superior battery life makes this a wishlist addition!
Source : Wired Gadget Lab
Added on : March 03, 2009 4:33:20 AM (169  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Entheogenics ] Marijuana Laws: State by State
Description : This map summarizes state marijuana laws. For details click a state. Track the end of the prohibition!
Source : NORML
Added on : February 26, 2009 2:37:12 PM (239  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ The Great Work | Holistic Living | Wishlist ] Astrolabe Watch
Description : This ancient astronomical instrument was used to locate and predict the positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars. It also was used to determine local time based on longitude, assist in astronomical studies, navigation, and construct horoscopes.
Source : Edmund Scientific Online
Added on : February 21, 2009 11:20:44 PM (194  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Atlantis | The Great Work | Holistic Living ] The Electric Astrolabe
Description : a fully animated planetarium program in the form of a planispheric astrolabe.
Source : Astrolabes.org
Added on : February 21, 2009 11:18:12 PM (201  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Wishlist ] Brass Lecture Gyroscope
Description : The Gyroscope's 'disk' has been increased in size from 85mm to 100mm in Diameter. A rubber starter wheel is connected to a small electric drill (sold separately) to get the gyroscope up to speed (7,000 rpm+). Leaving you to do experiments with the high speed spinning gyroscope that spins effortlessly for over 20 minutes.
Source : Gyroscope.com
Added on : February 20, 2009 11:58:06 PM (212  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Wishlist ] Super Precision Gyroscope
Description : Made from SOLID brass and aluminium with carefully chosen miniature high-grade bearings. The gyroscope comes with 2 x 50 mm long stainless steel extension rods, 2 x ball ends, 1 x slotted end. The rods when screwed together will extend 100mm, they can be screwed in other positions to create gimbals etc. There are 7 places on the frame of gyroscope that the attachments can be screwed into.
Source : Gyroscope.com
Added on : February 20, 2009 11:56:08 PM (193  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ The Great Work ] The Holographic Principle
Description : Details about how "the entire universe can be seen as a two-dimensional information structure 'painted' on the cosmological horizon, so that the three dimensions we observe are only an effective description at low energies."
Source : Wikipedia
Added on : January 30, 2009 1:57:16 PM (207  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ The Great Work ] The Universe as a Hologram
Description : Michael Talbot talks at length about the "holographic paradigm" and explains in laymans terms how separate particles can be the same holographic entity. There is a lot to consider in his dialog regarding fundamental patterns that do not degrade when attempting to reduce them to component parts...
Source : Michael Talbot
Added on : January 30, 2009 1:54:16 PM (210  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Xaraya Resources ] Xaraya: Remove index.php from URL
Description : Improve the look of short URLs by removing index.php from it. For example you can convert short URLs like http://www.xaraya.com/index.php/article to http://www.xaraya.com/article
Added on : September 22, 2008 12:10:05 AM (276  reads ) | Rate / Comment

[ Xaraya Resources ] Xaraya Security System RFC
Description : This document specifies a Xaraya Best Current Practices for the Xaraya Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Details concerning development with Permissions, Masks, Security, etc.
Added on : September 21, 2008 11:50:01 PM (268  reads ) | Rate / Comment