http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/national/06island.html?_r=0 America's dangerous floating islands.

https://www.youtube.com/user/xsetpointer/videos Helpful Youtube videos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op This babysitting co-op makes for an excellent example of how monetary and fiscal policy work.

http://thestandardsmanual.com/ The design manual created for the NYC subway by Vignelli.

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/informed_compliance_pubs/icp013.ctt/icp013.pdf The Federal Government's official document on distinguishing bolts from screws.

http://blog.useost.com/2012/12/30/valett/ Rethinking the Scrabble point distribution.

http://lwn.net/Articles/528935/ Al Viro on how signals are handled during syscalls in Linux.

http://scriptunasimages.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/inside-nasas-rubber-room/ NASA built a shock-proof rubber room underneath each launch platform.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy_Presents_Mr._Spock%27s_Music_From_Outer_Space Leonard Nimoy recorded an album in the 60s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VM1LmG0gtE The creator of the world's largest ball of paint reflects on the journey.