Reality Carnival - I'm flat-out obsessed with Clifford Pickover. He's way out there, but a batty genius who's damned interesting.

Comics Curmudgeon - A comics geek.

That Guy With The Glasses - Famous media geek.

The Book of Ratings - I rather like this chap. Whatever became of him? Update Original site is now dead; link now goes to Wayback Machine grab. Bummer. If anybody knows who this guy was or what else he did, drop me a line.

Zen Archery - Got to know Joshua Zachariah Ellis when I reluctantly lived in Las Vegas. He's the only thing I'd save from the place, were I to hear that missiles had been launched at it.

Straight Dope Chicago - Cecil Adams' own little, personal, cozy blog, now that his Straight Dope column has become an international enterprise.

AlGore.com - Our US ex-Vice President, 1993-2001, and creator of the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991 - which gets him street-cred in any geek blog list, not to mention his continued science awareness advocacy.

PopURLs - Quick news site.

Daily Rotation - Slightly less quick, but more customizable, news site.

WikiNews - Wikipedia's own news portal.

Original Signal - Lotsa news.

Linux Leak - Linux-related news.

In the Beginning was the Command Line - If you have not read this, what could I possibly say to convince you what an important essay this is? There is nothing to say about the relationship between humans and technology that is not said here. As technology becomes more important to humankind with each passing day, this may end up being the most important essay ever written. If we exterminate ourselves with our own stupidity, translating this document will tell the aliens everything they need to know about why we failed.

How To Become A Hacker - Beware, intrepid explorer, for you enter a portal of unexpected enlightenment! I have no interest in calling myself a 'hacker' and I don't think you should either; but people will ask, and for those who must know, this is here. I hope you come through the other side wiser.

Textfiles - Know your roots! This site hosts textfiles from the BBS era (before there was a World Wide Web).

The Book of Ratings - One of my first blogging inspirations, with its gentle, tickling humor. What became of this guy?