Interesting links

Some interesting links:

• Well-explained walk-throughs of a large number of image processing algorithms. There is a similar resource for computer vision.

• List of common errors in English.

• How to become and stay happy.

• Large collection of Latin phrases. Good for those of us who were not exposed to the classical languages during high-school.

• Magnatune is an online record company done right! You can listen to the music before you buy, and bought music can be freely distributed!

• Lots of people have asked questions to Dr. Math, and Dr. Math has delivered lots of interesting answers.

• An ugly but huge atlas of modern mathematics.

• Math jokes en masse. Some of them are quite funny. Like this: The difference between an introvert and extrovert mathematicians is: An introvert mathematician looks at his shoes while talking to you. An extrovert mathematician looks at your shoes.

• Lots of funny music jokes.

• A hilarious account of life as a couple: Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About.

• A large collection of nice, free desktop backgrounds.

• An overview and explanation of logical fallacies. In other words, arguments you should not present when you are participating in a discussion.

• A collection of essays about software development by Scott Berkun. Thoughtful and entertaining. Very much in the same style as the articles by Joel Spolsky.

• Command-line tips for Linux, note especially the networking section.