How quaint, an encyclopedia in a book

Quoted: "Did you know that the equals sign '=' was devised by a Welshman? "Robert Recorde, from Tenby, invented the globally used symbol in the 1540s ...

Scott Adams on Global Warming

Quoted: I’m bothered by the fact that the people trying to save me are feeding me nuggets of potentially useful facts buried in huge loads of ...

Scott Adams has something to say about the newly discovered planet.

Quoted: It seems to me that we now have a falsifiable hypothesis for Intelligent Design on Earth. My hypothesis is that it came from Gliese 581 C. I call that science. We should teach it in schools.

Want to know how Microsoft built the Xbox 360? This book claims to have the scoop.

Quoted: The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Next-Generation Video Game Console

Puget Sound Energy ENERGY STAR rebate forms - dotting since it was fairly tricky to find on their site.

Quoted: Receive rebates on ENERGY STAR Qualified appliances such as clothes washers.

For those of you thinking about writing a book

Who knew that the 'Edinburgh Festival' was actually six festivals all running at the same time?

Quoted: The organisers of the six main festivals in Edinburgh preview some of this year's highlights.

This book helps make Design Patterns go from something academic to a useful set of tools. This is not a comprehensive set of patterns, but the ones that are covered are covered in depth.

Quoted: Amazon.com: Head First Design Patterns: Books: Elisabeth Freeman,Eric Freeman,Bert Bates,Kathy Sierra by Elisabeth Freeman,Eric Freeman,Bert Bates,Kathy Sierra