While usenet still hosts a staggering amount of conversations about anything and everything, it's become a little polluted recently. If you're a science nut, then check out the arXiv.org e-Print archive, which contains all kinds of stuff about all kinds of things.
Archive for the 'Reference' Category
Want to know the blue book value (the value car dealerships go by) for that used car you're looking at buying? You can check it out online Here.
Over here is the Debian SGML/XML HOWTO. SGML is spiffy as hell for creating documentation of any sort, because one sgml file can be exploded into a nice format, while XML is, of course, the way of the future.
Recently I made the switch from pine to mutt for no particular reason. While I was making this switch, I spent a lot of time configuring a custom .muttrc file. Two documents were indispensible in this process: The first was the Mutt FAQ, and the second was Online Mutt manual (Chapter 6 is especially useful).
Textfiles are a pretty spiffy medium that have been around for years and probably won't be dying anytime soon. textfiles.com has a LOT of textfiles, on every topic. And some that weren't topics until they made it up. Don't hurt anyone with your newfound knowledge, y'hear?