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Science and Information |
Science Daily | Science Daily is a nice, routinely updated site that keeps you up to date on any and all things science. Very interesting stuff. |
Wikipedia: philosophy | This is a comprehensive wiki on the subject of philosophy. It's very informative and lists related links at the end. |
Wikipedia: agnosticism | A wiki similar to the one above but on the topic of agnosticism -- I find that the subject is greatly misunderstood, so you should definitely check it out. |
About: psychology | An about.com sub-site about psychology. There's plenty of information, links, blogs, articles, etc. Interesting stuff. |
Entertainment |
World of Warcraft | The official homepage of the world's best-selling MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Game). There's a reason they can get away with charging you $15 a month for playing. |
Guild Wars | The second best-selling MMOG, Guild Wars, is also a great game. There's always been a debate between Guild Wars and WoW players as to which one's better, which means both have quite a bit to offer. The noticable difference, however, is that Guild Wars is a free-to-play game. |
Project Playlist | A great website that allows you to build your own music playlist from music files all over the web; you can then place it on MySpace, a message board, your own personal website, etc. An example is on the main page of this site. |
Rotten.com | Rotten.com is a website that displays images of some of the most grotesque, morbid, and profane content online. This site is not for the faint of heart. Enter at your own discretion. |
Burn Notice | The official site to the great USA Network series Burn Notice, starring ex-spy Michael Weston. If you're a fan of the series, you should definitely check this site out. |
Heroes | Official site of the hit series Heroes. Loaded with all kinds of information, sneak peaks, videos, insider info, and more. |
Smallville | The official site of the NBC series Smallville. Tons of stuff to see here. |
Criminal Minds | The official site of the CBS series Criminal Minds. If you haven't checked this series out, you definitely should. |
Web Design |
Draac.com | Draac.com is a great website for beginners to learn basic HTML, tables, forms, frames, CSS, and more. Easy to understand and great to use as a quick reference when designing your own website. |
GoDaddy.com | GoDaddy.com offers you relatively affordable domain names, web hosting, site redirection, e-mail for your domain, advertising, and much more. Check it out. |
FlamingText.com | This is a useful site that allows you to create your banners, logos, etc. There are a number of designs to choose from and it's completely free. |
CJB.net | CJB.net is a site redirection service to shorten the long URL to your website. For example, if your site is located at: www.oocities.org/wildcatforlife, you could use cjb.net to use wildcat.cjb.net. Please not that CJB.net displays ads. |
Yahoo! GeoCities | GeoCities is a web hosting site that allows you to create your own website, store multimedia, etc. You can join for free (with ads), or upgrade for a few dollars a month. |
W3 Schools | W3 Schools is a huge site that teaches you HTML, perl, javascript, CGI, and much more. It's a little more advanced than draac.com, but it has much more information and even allows you to get earn certificates. |
Javascript Source | This is a comprehensive listing of javascripts that you can copy and paste for your own site. |
Fraps | This is a free program that allows you to record whatever appears on your screen in video format; it's most commonly used to record online video games. |
Communication |
Yahoo! Mail | Yahoo! hosts the best free HTML-based e-mail service on the web; there's a great deal of room for personalization and it's really easy to use. |
GothScene.com | This is a gothic/punk personals site that allows you to search thousands of people near you that share your lifestyle. |
Windows Live Messenger | In my opinion, this is the best instant messenger available. It's completely free and it lists its functions and abilities on the provided link. |
Ventrilo | Ventrilo is a free program that allows you to communicate via headset and a vent server to anyone in that server online. Popular with online video gaming. |
Groups and Communities |
Gothic.net | Likely the largest community for the gothic subculture on the web -- it has a 'top sites' feature that let you check out tons of 'dark' websites and a message board where thousands of gothic people communicate with each other on a regular basis. |
My Gothic Heart | A gothic community with chat, a forum, member listing, and many other options. |
Shopping |
Fuck the Mainstream | An online shop for gothic clothing and accessories. It has a pretty nice selection. |
GoodGoth.com | Another online shop with tons of goth-related products. |
Education |
DeVry University | DeVry University is a nationally recognized college that provides schooling both on-site and online. If you don't have time to go to an on-site college full-time but have thought about giving online schooling a try, this is the place to go. |