QUOTES BY LANG By John Lang (Article)

John Lang

This book fills a much-needed gap." Moses Hadas

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from
history that man can never learn anything from
history." - GBS

"Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct
a life that made sense from things she found in gift
shops." - Kurt Vonnegut

Geek Stuff

26 Best-Ever Freeware Utilities - updated
Find out which are the best freebies for anything
you want to do.

Mozilla Firefox Cheat Sheet - dozens of tips and
shortcuts for users of this superior web browser.

Locate any ip address on a map.
It opens with a map showing where your server is.

How to REALLY erase a hard drive.
Getting rid of an old computer? Don't give away
your life too.

10 Most Commonly Used Passwords Online

Draw the Mona Lisa using Microsoft Paint.
Well, watch someone else do it, speeded up.

How to Find Cheap Air Tickets

Educational

George Orwell's 5 Rules for better writing

Physics for Future Presidents. A Berkeley prof explains it
all for the rest of us. Video lectures.

How to Use English Punctuation Correctly

Religion

Is Environmentalism the New Religion? It's got priests, sins,
heretics, and a call for penance in order to have a shot at
salvation. Hey, maybe it is.

God's Dupes - an LAT article by strident anti-religionist,
Sam Harris, who says moderate believers give cover to
religious fanatics -- and are every bit as delusional.

Cinema/TV

Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time

Jack Bauer's Dammit Drinking Game (see video)

Sociology

On the Origin of Grandmas: They pinch your cheeks, knit
you sweaters and feed you mountains of mashed potatoes.
Is that why you're still alive?

Relationships explained, graphically
Second Cousin Twice Removed - what the heck does
that mean?

Health

18 ways to Improve your Body Language

The Durex XXL Man is quite a guy, according to the ad.

Switch to Ethanol May be Harmful to Health, scientists say

What Everyone should know about Parasites

Finance

US Real Estate Prices since 1890, plotted to a roller
coaster. Ride it.

Magic

Watch David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty
disappear.

Random

World's Most Inaccurate Predictions

10 Horrible Deep Sea Creatures

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