# Help me re build my book marks: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306 "2003-12-01T18:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/1 "2003-12-01T18:43:47Z")
Welp, this weekend my hard drive gave up the ghost. It started making this horrifying grrrr-CHUNK, grrrr-CHUNK, grrrr-CHUNK noises. I re booted win2k, and got an “stop” error. Tried to save what I could to another (smaller) drive but had no access. Format. grrrr-CHUNK grrrr-CHUNK grrrr-CHUNK. Then when it was trying to recover all the lost clusters during format it started sounding like a marble was knocking around in there. Bummer. I lost lots of cool stuff. I didn’t have any real back ups of the stuff I had collected over the years as I have no CD burner (or I would have). One thing I am going to miss is my bookmark file. I had so much neat stuff in there. Then it occurred to me most of the links I had I picked up around here. So here is my request. Please send me your bookmarks! Further, all the collective cool links we have between us would make one heck of a reference set, so all of us could pick up a full set. BTW if you want to participate, but don’t want to code out/explain a bunch of links just e-mail me a copy of your book marks. When I get it all organized, I will post a link back to it here and any one who wants a copy can have one. Waddia say? So… they were organized something like the following: (in order of my memory – Oh, and I can find my own porn sites thanks) REAL NEWS: real news sites, cnn, Ruters, sites in the UK and Australia, news radio stations. Etc. NEWS PARODYS: the onion and sites like that. STUFF TO READ: On line magazines, interesting articles and LOOONG archives for bus rides. SKEPTICAL: skeptical inquirer type sites, debunk myths (good for debates) REFRENCE: Dictionaries, measurement converters, science and technology, urban legends, religious info, maps, weather – serious stuff you might need in GD 😉 NUT JOB/WACOS: Sites where wacos actually believe what they are saying, conspiracies, UFOs etc NUT JOB/PARODY: Sites that make fun of nut jobs, the Nigerian scam conference, why William Shatner Should be my friend, you get the Idea HUMOR: Joke a day, Dave Barry, National lampoon things like that. SOFTWARE-GAMES: game sites and game down loads. SOFTWARE-UTILITIES: shareware/freeware libraries, drivers, - for when you need that certain text editor. SECURITY: Norton virus updates, virus hoax and info, fire walls, spy-ware cleaners etc. COMPUTING: all legitimate and non legitimate info about computers, sites, articles books, 2600 lore - stuff like that. TIME WASTERS: On line fun stuff: on line bubble wrap, Weeble and bob. JAVA games, Are you a geinius: take this test – you get the idea. ENTERTAINMENT: movie reviews, ect. OTHER COOL STUFF: stuff that is just to cool to not have in your book marks but doesn’t fit any where else. That’s the best I can remember, feel free to add a category. I think with the help of the SDMB, we could build one hell of an essential bookmark library! This one I will take to work and put on a CD! Thanx for your help , Janx! ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/2 "2003-12-02T12:02:30Z")
BUMP: Was the request really that lame? ---
**Author:** ![SJSB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@SJSB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SJSB)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/3 "2003-12-02T12:28:40Z")
> **[Private Eye Magazine | Official Site - the UK's number one best-selling news...](https://www.private-eye.co.uk/)** > > BORIS FLIES OUT > **[Joe Cartoon](https://joecartoon.com/)** > > The Joe Cartoon Co. has specialized in the sick and wrong since March 20, 1961 Apart form those, I have very little of interest in my bookbarks - well, nothing clean anyway 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SJSB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@SJSB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SJSB)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/4 "2003-12-02T12:29:44Z")
“Bookbarks”, lol. You know what I mean.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/5 "2003-12-02T13:31:01Z")
Cool, Thanks! that makes 4 for me. ---
**Author:** ![moodtobestewed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@moodtobestewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodtobestewed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/6 "2003-12-02T14:58:16Z")
The best site I know for nutcase research: [www.ratbags.com](http://www.ratbags.com/). General reading material of a high-brow nature: [Art & Letters Daily](http://www.aldaily.com/). Other cool stuff: [The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London](http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/) Huge database of 18th trial proceedings. [The Institute of Official Cheer](http://www.lileks.com/institute/) Lileks’ funny stuff. [A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia](http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words.html) [Bartleby.com](http://www.bartleby.com/) Great source of reference info. ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/7 "2003-12-02T15:05:21Z")
\*\* moodtobestewed \*\* wrote… > [@](#): > > The best site I know for nutcase research: [www.ratbags.com](http://www.ratbags.com). Wow, what a gold mine! The front page will put me on the road to book mark recovery on the NUT JOB/WACO category alone! Wooo Hooo! What fun! Thanks! The others are cool, but this one leaves quite the impression! Like: The danger of knowing for sure. That should be my sig line! ---
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/8 "2003-12-02T15:28:48Z")
Check your email… ---
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/9 "2003-12-02T15:38:02Z")
I always feel a need to point this one out… [The Best Page in the Universe](http://maddox.xmission.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/10 "2003-12-02T17:04:33Z")
\*\* SkyBum \*\* wrote… > [@](#): > > Check your email… Thanks SOOooooo much sky bum! What an avalanche of links (I count ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/11 "2003-12-02T17:05:39Z")
OOps, I count 489, it will take some time but I will sort them all out! ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/12 "2003-12-02T17:52:38Z")
A glimpse into the internet world of **Bruce\_Daddy** : Computer Stuff: [Javascript FAQ](http://developer.irt.org/script/form.htm) [Lotus Domino Knowledge base](http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/46dom.nsf/%24%24search?OpenForm) [Clip art from Microsoft.](http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx) [Everything](http://www.developer.com/) Weather/Space: [NOAA](http://weather.noaa.gov/) [NOAA RADAR](http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/) [Weather.com (which sucks ass)](http://www.weather.com) [Weather Underground](http://www.wunderground.com/) [Where is the ISS?](http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html) [Space.com](http://www.space.com) News: [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/) [Fox](http://foxnews.com/) [Drudge](http://drudgereport.com/) [Stocks](http://finance.yahoo.com) Fun: [Fark](http://www.fark.com) [ilovebacon.com](http://www.ilovebacon.com) [X-Entertainment](http://www.x-entertainment.com/) [Games](http://www.addictinggames.com/) [Spy Hunter](http://www.shockwave.com/bin/content/shockwave.jsp?id=spyhunter) Boobies: [FHM](http://www.fhmus.com/) [Maxim](http://www.maximonline.com) [Some English dude](http://www.robbscelebs.co.uk/oops_index.htm) [Slice of the day](http://www.sliceoftheday.com) ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/13 "2003-12-02T18:10:56Z")
Thanks \*\* Bruce\_Daddy\*\*! I forgot all about Fark! This is gonna be one hell of a book mark file when we get done with it, I have been marking a lot of weird earls today as well, and I found a book mark file I had from 2000, in was the pop-culture link-o-rama full of weird stuff! but alas, its a dead link. ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/14 "2003-12-02T19:12:12Z")
News (with a twist): [http://thesmokinggun.com/Welcome.html](http://thesmokinggun.com/Welcome.html) Timewaster, trivia: [http://answers.google.com/answers/](http://answers.google.com/answers/) ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-build-my-book-marks/216306/15 "2003-12-02T20:13:16Z")
Dictionary: [http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm](http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm) Movie reviews: [http://www.mrqe.com/](http://www.mrqe.com/) Movie everything: [http://www.imdb.com/](http://www.imdb.com/) Almanac: [http://www.infoplease.com/](http://www.infoplease.com/) Medical Info: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/) Newspapers Worldwide: [http://www.newsdirectory.com/](http://www.newsdirectory.com/) Viewzone: [http://www.viewzone.com/](http://www.viewzone.com/) Shopping: [http://www.mysimon.com/](http://www.mysimon.com/) Dmoz: [http://www.dmoz.com/](http://www.dmoz.com/)