MonkeySpeak Links

Friends

BrainWagon • Mark VandeWettering: Master of telescopes and author of the venerable MTV ray tracer.
cls' blog • Chris Seawood: High school friend and current Mozilla developer.
dirtywaterdog • Roberto DeFeo: College friend/roommate/RA/guy.
Flutterby • Dan Lyke: Ex-Pixarian, the man who led me to bloghood.
IQ0 • Tom Duff: My mentor, my hero, my officemate.
Levork • Julian Fong: Fellow Pixarian, PRMan developer, MUD enthusiast.
Noah's Journal • Noah Lee Gibbs: He is Angel Bob.
memepool • Geeky, quirky news.
Social Hacker • Anton Staaf: Longtime friend and partner in crime. Er, in programming.
Stereopsis • Mike Herf: College friend, author of ridiculously fast code.
Wispir Studios • Kevin Beaulieu: My college roommate, digital artist, all-around great guy.

General News

CNN • What The Man thinks I should be interested in.
BBC • Somewhat more reputable than CNN.
Drudge Report • A sensationalist (but useful) linkdump that sometimes gets the scoop.

Political News

The Nation • Way Left.
The New Republic • Mostly Left.
The National Review • Way Right
The Economist • Capitalist.
Informed Comment • Up-to-date news on Iraq.
Healing Iraq • New from within Iraq

Geek news

Slashdot • News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters to Nerds.
Gizmodo • Gizmo news, writ funny.

Faux news

The Onion • Vastly more interesting than CNN.
Ridiculopathy • Not quite as good as The Onion, but with the occasional gem.

Open Source Software

freshmeat • For up-to-the-minute updates on openGNUJavaServeletBootloaderBeans 8.2 beta (rv5).
sweetcode • Actual interesting software.
Red Hat • They make Linux cost money, but they also make it work better.
The GNU Project • Free software advocacy.

Coffee

The Coffee Review • Blind taste comparisons
CoffeeGeek • Articles and product reviews.
Whole Latte Love • Paraphernalia.
Uncommon Grounds • The roaster down the street.