Links: Computing | Music | Games | Puzzles

A big mess of links. Pleasant journeys.

Computing

The Lambda Calculus
Java:
- Javasoft
- Jikes -- a fast Java compiler.
- JavaCC -- a parser generator for Java.
- JavaWorld magazine, including Java Tips.
Scheme:
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
- R5RS, The Revised⁵ Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme
- Larceny, a Scheme implementation for Solaris written at Northeastern. Features a state-of-the-art generational garbage collector.
- MzScheme, a full-featured Scheme implementation for Windows, MacOS, Unix, and BeOS, and DrScheme, a graphical Scheme programming environment. Both are developed by the Programming Languages Team, formerly of Rice but now at Northeastern.
- Kawa, a Scheme implementation written in Java that compiles to Java bytecodes and allows access to Java classes.
- schemers.org, a collection of Scheme resources.
Dylan:
- The Dylan Reference Manual
- Gwydion Dylan -- an open-source Dylan compiler for Linux.
- Functional Developer -- a Dylan environment for Windows.
Common Lisp
Cecil
Self
Obliq
INTERCAL, the first language to implement COME FROM
programming language theory texts online

Virtual Network Computing, a networked X display system for Unix and PCs.
Internet Neighborhod, a Windows Explorer plugin that makes FTP transfer act just like any other Windows file manipulation.
Hypertext help with L^ATEX
L^ATEX2HTML, which converts L^ATEX documents to HTML.

Abunai!
Bardo Pond
Cheer-Accident
Earth -- entertaining autobiography from Dylan Carlson.
The Lothars -- so far, the only band who's thanked me in their liner notes. (buy their CDs with PayPal money!)
The Medea Connection -- great band, great site, with lots of mp3s and gifs of their fabulous artwork.
Slint
Stars of Silent Radio
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
The 8-Bit Construction Set

Brett & Komputer -- lots of links to online board & card games.
BrettspielWelt -- German site with lots of great games including Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Tichu, Bluff, etc.
NetCell -- online FreeCell applet.
Java Settlers of Catan -- with robot players!
Stan's Gamebox Online -- Tycoon and Taj Mahal, and La Citta coming soon.
Hick Hack in Gackelwack
Keith Thomasson's postal games site -- hey, email is online, sort of!
PBEM Emporium -- play-by-email helper tools.

The Games Journal (updated monthly)
The Game Report (a quarterly print magazine, but the web site is updated more often than that)
The Life Of Games (only two issues so far-- last updated April 2000)
The Academic Gaming Review (quarterly)

Board Game Geek -- an extensive database of game descriptions, rules translations, and reviews.
Internet Top 100 Games List -- an ongoing survey of rec.games.board denizens.
Board Game Stuff -- features a recommendation engine.
Pagat.com, the Card Game Web Site
The Board Gamesbook -- a guide to free board games.
The Game Cabinet -- lots of German game rules translations. Also news and reviews, updated irregularly.
Funagain Games
Boulder Games

D20 System Reference Document -- the core mechanics of the game. Soon to be released as Open Content!
3rd edition conversions -- a ton of old AD&D stuff converted to the new system.
Erik Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
OpenRPG -- an open source networked role-playing game assistant. Written in Python.

The Scrabble FAQ
Power Tools for The Serious Scrabble Player -- including ENABLE (the Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon), a very useful word list for word games and puzzles.
Scrabble via e-mail