Links

Hal Varian has a site on the Information Economy. It contains a huge list of links relating to economics of information, which is his area.

Google has a bunch of resume resources that tell you how to write a resume. A good one to look at is Quest Career‘s, and another is at Learn2.

HowStuffWorks and Learn2 are great places to learn something new on the Net. I learnt how to tie a necktie at Learn2.

Tradeport has a wonderful collection of Indian industry reports and market research along with lots of other stuff on India and other countries.

An interesting story about a hacked computer network and how they recovered.

Deckard was a replicant! The movie BladeRunner starring Harrison Ford raised a controversy. Read the script if you like. Was he an android? The author says he was.

CNet argues that on the Internet (in the US), you have just about no civil rights. Among other things, your employer can monitor your web surfing and e-mail — even at home.

First and second looks much cheaper than Fabmart or Rediff. Compare Archer’s “To cut a long story short”, for example. Rediff: 167. Fabmart: 127. First and second: 105. Or “Built to last”. Rediff: not available. Fabmart: 354. First and second: 274. Oh well, I’m going to need a bot. Why can’t I make one?

Pickover’s site is always a pleasure to visit. His puzzles are great, but you really go there for a blend of art, computers, mathematics and science.

Kjell Sandved goes about taking photographs of plants and animals that have strange patterns. You have to see the moth with a ‘Hi’ written on it to believe.