Smiley's Favorite Links from Diigo

Opening Sentences: Great Opening Sentences From Science Fiction

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:24:59 -0000

Cool post on io9 today rounding up some of the best opening lines from science fiction novels.

Tags: sf science-fiction novel post article

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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:11 -0000

A thoughtful and gently provacative look at the kinds of leaders being produced by the elite university system in The American Scholar, by William Deresiewicz.

Tags: article resource interesting thoughtful thought-provoking

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Too Weird for The Wire - Kevin Carey

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:45:03 -0000

Very interesting article about the continuing use of the "Flesh and Blood" defense in Baltimore City murder trials.

Tags: article research resource history baltimore

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TEDBlog: 100 Websites You Should Know and Use

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:13:38 -0000

Very good list in this post of 100 innovative and interesting websites, broken down by category.

Tags: article TED reference resource technology

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The Hopeless Romantic

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:15 -0000

Well written blog about living in Japan and trying to learn the Japanese language.

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Well written and informative blog about life in Japan.
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Tags: japan japan-blog japanophile japanophilia

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Kevin Kelly -- The Technium

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:02:37 -0000

Kevin Kelley's provacative article about 1,000 True Fans being the only necessity for an artist to be commercially successful.

Tags: article art fandom kevinkelley cool tools

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clusterflock

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:53:04 -0000

Group blog primarily about art but really about whatever captures the attention of the bloggers that day. Like a lesser, but equally cool, boing boing.

Tags: blog funstuff coolstuff things to read

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Celebration Japan

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49:47 -0000

The Official website for Star Wars Celebration Japan with all the requisite info.

Tags: things to do in Tokyo tokyo star wars event funstuff

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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:48:24 -0000

The official English site for the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu Garden Place. Includes information on upcoming and current exhibits.

Tags: things to do in Tokyo things to do tokyo art photography

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TOKYO GAME SHOW

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:46:56 -0000

Official homepage of the Tokyo Game Show. Includes times, dates, and other important information.

Tags: things to do in Tokyo tokyo things to do funstuff games

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Horse Racing in Japan

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:45:15 -0000

The official English page for the Japan Horse Racing Association with information about tracks, horses, how to gamble, and anything else one neeeds to know to enjoy the sport in Japan.

Tags: things to do in Tokyo japan horse racing horse racing

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Design Festa

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:44:05 -0000

Design Festa is a huge art and craft fair in Tokyo where hundreds of artists gather to display and sell their latest works. The site has event information.

Tags: things to do in Tokyo things to do tokyo art design

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(社)日本玩具協会

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:42:29 -0000

The official homepage of the Japan Toy Association. The site has listings of future shows and vendor information.

Tags: japan toy toys toy-fair tokyo

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Unusual Hotels of the World

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:17:19 -0000

Online Guide of the World's most Unusual & Unique Hotels!

Tags: hotel travel stay lodging wtf

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Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:58:57 -0000

Stunning and horrifying photos of the recent floods in Iowa.

Tags: disaster newspaper news journalism flood

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50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:21:27 -0000

Great post from JobProfiles.org detailing all kinds of software and web applications to help aspiring writers.

Tags: writing writers Software awesome resources

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電脳大工

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:11:46 -0000

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HOTANISM

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:11:42 -0000

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..:::Mashking The World:::...

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:11:28 -0000

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http://u-suke.cside1.jp/menu/menupagee.htm

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:11:21 -0000

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