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The Links for November 4, 2006

Cool Timeline Clock - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington sent in this very cool shockwave clock.

If you click on it, you get a link to a page where you can download this, and a number of other clock screensavers. This timeline clock is included, as well as another of my favorites (the handwriting clock).

Check it out!

Thanks Dan!

World Statistics updated in real time - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington found the Worldometers site. The site has real time counters for these categories:

It's an interesting page, worth checking out.

Thanks, Dan!

Most expensive items on eBay - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington sent in this fun link. It gives the most expensive items on eBay.

I'm not shopping, mind you. But it is fun to browse. Here's a couple of the top items right now:

Those actually have bids. Select "show all" on that page, and see goofy stuff:

Then check out the "buy it now"s for other gems:

This is a fun starting point to play around on eBay. Check it out.

Thanks, Dan!

Scott Adam's Blog: Good News Day - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve spotted this on Scott Adam's blog.

Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, has been battling Spasmodic Dysphonia for 18 months. He's recently gotten much better, and his blog tells the tale.

Give it a read, and the blog comments left by readers.

Thanks, Steve.

Free For All!

"Free For All" picks are hot, FREE items or services. It can be software, online services, you name it - but it's got to be free, with no strings attached.

Scott Adam's "Gods Debris" - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve also mentioned this freely available eBook - "God's Debris", by Scott Adams.

Here's part of a review on Amazon that sums it up nicely: "For those who love Dilbert, please realize that this book has nothing to do with that enjoyable character. There's also no humor here. Instead, you will find a fable that presents a unified theory of cosmology, religion, and knowledge. Before you get excited about all that you can learn, realize that this unified theory is deliberately flawed by Mr. Adams to provide you with a thought experiment to locate what is wrong with the argument. So the book is actually a brain teaser in its primary intent. It is a brain teaser that most people will find exceeds their knowledge of probability, physics, religion, philosophy, evolution, psychology and logic. So, to pick it apart you will probably need to assemble a team of people with deep knowledge in those areas. As a result, God's Debris is perfect for a serious book club. After understanding what's wrong with the arguments in the book, many will probably begin to see more unity in everything that happens based on a better platform of knowledge. That's well worthwhile."

Check it out!

Thanks, Steve!

Best Firefox Extensions - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "Collection has expanded to three volumes--Firefox fans will likely find a useful add-on here"

This site has lots of my favorites (StumbleUpon, and Flashgot download manager) plus a ton more.

There will be some very helpful extensions here - something for everybody. Check them out.

Thanks, Steve!

Blink Personal Edition - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "eEye Digital Security's Blink Personal Edition combines intrusion prevention, application and network firewall, identity theft protection, and vulnerability assessment into a single, unified client security solution. With Blink, you are ensured both proactive and reactive protection against the broad methods of attack and compromise used by hackers to gain access to your system and personal data. "

This program will handle:

You have to register, then they send you the download information. I'll be checking this out.

Thanks, Steve!

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