Darryl Baschuk's Home Page

Last Updated: January 19, 2009

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Welcome to the little URL on the WWW that I call home. Please make yourself comfortable, but please keep your feet off the furniture.

I have loads of interests, but mainly I'm a science enthusiast... physics, math (ooooh, integrals), astronomy... that kind of stuff (space-time isn't the only thing that's warped around here).

Please help yourself to the links.

In ascending geographical order, here is (was) my natural habitat:

• The Faculty of Science - Department of Physics and Astronomy
• The Faculty of Engineering - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• The University of Manitoba
• The City of Winnipeg
• The Province of Manitoba
• The Country of Canada

Here are some of my favorite sources of news (to keep me informed about the happenings beyond my apartment) and entertainment:

• UNIVERSITY:
  • Weekly Newspaper:
    • The Manitoban
  • Monthly Journal:
    • The Bulletin
  • Monthly Alumni Magazine:
    • On Manitoba
• LOCAL/PROVINCIAL:
  • Newspapers:
    • The Winnipeg Sun
    • The Dauphin Herald
    • The Brandon Sun
  • Radio:
    • CJOB AM680 - Manitoba's Information Superstation
    • 99.9 BOB FM - 80s... 90s... & WHATEVER
    • Q-94 FM - Today's Best Music
    • 92 CITI FM - Classic Rock That Really Rocks
    • POWER 97 FM - Winnipeg's Rock
    • HOT 103 FM - Today's Hit Music
    • UMFM - University of Manitoba Campus Radio
    • CKUW - University of Winnipeg Community and Campus Radio
    • CKDM - Today's Hot Country (Dauphin)
  • Television:
    • CityTV Winnipeg
    • CBC Winnipeg News
    • CKY5 - Real TV
    • Global
• NATIONAL:
  • Newspapers:
    • The Globe and Mail
    • The National Post
    • The Financial Post
  • Magazines:
    • Maclean's Magazine
    • Reader's Digest
    • Canadian Geographic
  • Television:
    • CBC
    • CTV
    • Global
  • Radio:
    • CBC Radio One & Two
• INTERNATIONAL:
  • Daily Soap Opera: Coronation Street - The World's BEST Soap Opera
    • Coronation Street - Visual Updates
  • Newspaper:
    • The New York Times
    • USA Today
  • Television:
    • CNN - The Cable News Network

These are some of the more useful pages on the Web:

• General Encyclopedic Reference:
  • Wikipedia - a web-based, free content, multidisciplinary encyclopedia
  • The Canadian Encyclopedia Online - The Ultimate Canadian Resource
• Physics:
  • ArXiv.org e-Print archive - read actual scientific papers
  • SI (International System) Units - mega!
  • Fundamental Physical Constants
  • The Laws List - everything in physics (well, almost)
  • String Theory Homepage
  • AIP Physics News Update
  • Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics (chuckle)
  • The Particle Adventure - if you think GLUON is what you do to arts-and-crafts
• Mathematics:
  • The Integrator - 'nuf said!
  • Pi for Everybody - amaze your friends with the first 10,000 decimal places!
  • Dave's Math Tables - useful
  • Numerical Recipes... ONLINE
  • The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
• Astronomy:
  • J-Pass - create detailed star charts of satellite passes
  • NASA Solar System Simulator - puts things in perspective
  • USNO Astronomical Data - far out
  • J-Track 3D - view hundreds of satellites as they are in orbit
  • Sky View Cafe - interactive star charts, sky simulator and MORE
  • NASA Real-Time Data - when "it's up in the sky" isn't precise enough for you!
  • Space Calendar - Space-related activities and anniversaries compiled by JPL
• Chemistry:
  • The Orbitron - computer-generated images of electron orbitals
  • Dihydrogen Monoxide - a dangerous chemical in dangerous times
  • WebElements - periodic table (extensive)
• Geology and Geophysics:
  • Mineral Gallery - images and physical data on hundreds of minerals from Amethyst Galleries
  • World Seismic Activity - up-to-date earthquake info
• Computers and the Internet:
  • TOP 500 Supercomputer Sites - and you thought your gaming machine was fast!
  • GIFWorks - edit and optimize your GIFs
  • The Year 2038 Bug - restock your bomb shelter: Y2K+38s a comin'!
• Science Fairs:
  • Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - THIS is the BIG ONE!!! Are you the next Einstein?
• Other:
  • Windows Live Hotmail - get with the program... FREE E-MAIL!
  • MapQuest - a great map generator
  • Free White Pages - find anyone, anywhere in the WORLD!
  • The World Lecture Hall - online course notes
  • Calculators On-Line - more than you can shake a stick at!
  • YouTube - broadcast yourself (COOL videos)

These are some of the more... (interesting, weird, X-file-ish?)... URLs that I have discovered. The TRUTH is OUT THERE!!!

• Coast to Coast AM with George Noory - things that go BUMP in the night, UFOs, and conspiracies galore!
• Bert is EVIL - one scary Muppet with some dirty secrets!
• Abe Vigoda - Alive or dead? - for when you just have to know!
• SETI@HOME - help find Little Green Men and become a part of the largest computational effort in history!
• The Black Vault - a collection of all the stuff you're NOT supposed to know about!
• Gordz Place - Bringing Crapulence to the World Wide Web since 2001
• Annals of Improbable Research - The awarders of the annual Ig Nobel Prizes!
• Strong Bad Emails - FLASH humour brought to you by HOMESTARRUNNER.COM
• The Darwin Awards - honouring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways

For all you would-be travellers of the world (particularly Nagoya, JAPAN), here are some links to all things Japanese...

• Nagoya Railroad - Meitetsu Company website
• NOVA Group - Wikipedia entry for the defunct EIKAIWA (private English teaching company)
• Yellow Pages of Japan - searchable by region and topic, and MUCH more!
• Canadian Consulate in Nagoya - for some Canadian assistance, eh!
• GODZILLA - don't let him step on you
• Sumo Wrestling - where the BIG BOYS come to play!
• Current and Forecast Weather - for Nagoya, from CNN
• PoKeMoN - the scourge from the East
• Japanese Newspapers - a large list, many with ENGLISH editions
• Let's Learn Japanese - a few simple lessons
• SAKE - discover Japanese sake

Here are a few useful search engines for doing your own research on weird and wonderful things...