Old Cook Books (late 1800's & early 1900's), links to free online e-copies

Old Cook Books (late 1800's & early 1900's), links to free online e-copies Tip of the hat to northern girl who gave me this link.

Obama Administration's Achievements (Thus Far)

We’re a team of about 100 volunteers dedicated to countering the constant negative drumbeat of our mainstream media.

Three Charts To Email To Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law

Problem: Your right-wing brother-in-law is plugged into the FOX-Limbaugh lie machine, and keeps sending you emails about "Obama spending" and "Obama deficits" and how the "Stimulus" just made things worse. Solution: Here are three "reality-based" charts to send to him.

The Facebook Setting You Should Change as Quickly as Possible

Facebook finally provided a way to keep any random jerk in the café from hijacking your account. But you have to go out of your way to enable this protection, and you might have to wait. Still: Jump on this.

The failure of voodoo economics in pictures

Here we see clearly that Reagan's record is that of presiding over the beginning of the de-industrialization of America. It was nothing like the total collapse under Bush, but it helped pave the way for that eventuality.

Why elections matter, in one graph

This graph, for instance, is the best visualization I've seen of Larry Bartels's striking data showing how different income groups do under Republican and Democratic presidents:

10 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web

The Invisible Web refers to the part of the WWW that's not indexed by the search engines. Most of us think that that search powerhouses like Google and Bing are like the Great Oracle…they see everything.

Skeptic Arguments and What the Science Says

Here is a summary of what the science says on each skeptic argument. Rather long, but very helpful.

Video: Genius Invents Mind-blowing Technology Sure to Revolutionize the Way You Live

Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop."

Trolls

Trolls, flamers, griefers, jerks: They are known by many names, but they are always KNOWN. Let's peel back the mystery and take a look inside the world of the troll.

NASA Invites You to do real Mars research at the same time you are playing a video game

With NASA's manned space flight program in tumult, it's an open question when/if human boots will tramp on Martian soil. But the space agency has provided a virtual way for humans to explore the red planet, with its new "Be a Martian" program.

Chuck Klosterman Repeats The Beatles | Music | A.V. Club

Fun, tongue in check review of EMI's newly released, remastered versions of all 13 Beatles albums in a single box set.

The Best Guns for Home Defense

Nearly every American man has heard the story of the shootout at the OK Corral. Wyatt Earp and his cohorts confronted a group of outlaw cowboys and emerged victorious. While much myth and mystery surrounds the circumstances of this encounter, a few things are very clear.

Palin to quit as Alaska governor: Gov. Sarah Palin | adn.com

Palin to quit as Alaska governor Anchorage Daily News Published: July 3rd, 2009 11:38 AM Last Modified: July 3rd, 2009 11:47 AM

New Hampshire Legislature Approves Gay Marriage - Another One Bites The Dust

Free at Last, Free at Last, Great Lord All Mighty, Free at Last! Well for at least those living in these 6 out of our 50 States. But hey, that's still 12% and growing.

Op-Ed Contributor - Is My Marriage Gay? - NYTimes.com

Thoughtful insight on one piece of the current marriage debates I, for one, had overlooked.

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