The Monkeys at Keyboards Approved Links List
The following links have been rated as Monkeylicious! by the Monkeys at Keyboards team. From our inpenetrable fortress of solitude (Location Undisclosed), we look upon these pages of Teh Interweb and judge them to be Good.
Webcomics
| Title |
Description |
| Penny Arcade |
The best of them all - consistently hilarious and full of interesting commentary and news. Warning - occasionally not safe for work. |
| VG Cats |
Occasional moments of hilarity interspersed with quite regular interludes of 'Eh?' |
Portals and Blogs
| Title |
Description |
| Boing Boing |
It's exactly what it says on the tin - a directory of wonderful things. |
| Slashdot |
Surely needs no introduction - any serious computer geek needs to read this regularly. |
| The Register |
Another very fine technology portal site. |
| Truthout |
An excellent portal of recent political news stories. Warning - emphasis somewhat Left-leaning, so may not appeal to your own particular world-views. |
Television
| Title |
Description |
| The Daily Show |
You just need to watch this. Don't ask, just do it. |
| The Colbert Report |
Not as consistently funny as the Daily Show, but still worth watching. |
| Veronica Mars |
A teenage girl detective in the world of the rich and famous. Yes, I know it sounds lame, but it's great. |
| Carnivale |
The greatest TV show you've never heard about. |
Computer Games
| Title |
Description |
| Discworld MUD |
Discworld MUD - a text-based MMO based on the works of Terry Pratchett. I'm known as Drakkos there too. |
| World of Warcraft |
I play on the Argent Dawn server - come say hi! |
| World of Monkey Island |
The perfect games? They have pirates... they have monkeys... they have a talking skull. What else can you say? |
| Blue Post Tracker |
Are you a fan of Warcraft? Keep up with the news here. |
Software
| Title |
Description |
| Gliffy |
An online diagramming tool - very neat. |
| Sourceforge |
A huge directory of open-source software. |
| Joel on Software |
Joel on Software is a regular column on software development, and it's extremely good. |
| Peter Gregor's Usability Links |
An excellent collection of links relating to HCI and Usability Engineering. |
Humour
Misc
| Title |
Description |
| Lunarpages |
These pages are hosted on Lunarpages, and they're pretty good indeed. |
| 784 Theatre |
An excellent touring theatre group - show your support if you can. |
| Boycott RIAA |
The music industry is a pretty despicable organisation. See what you can do here. |
Literature
| Title |
Description |
| MuggleNet |
It took me some time to leap onto the Harry Potter bandwagon (after many years of resistance), but I now have a very comfy seat. MuggleNet is a great Harry Potter site. |
| LSpace |
LSpace is a fantastic Discworld resource. Discworld still remains my favourite fantasy genre of novels. |
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