D'Arcy J.M. Cain

Links to other sites

These are links to sites I find interesting or useful for one reason or another.

Music

Also, see my music page.
I play lead guitar, harp and keyboard in The Cain Gang
Bayview Ghost
I play bass in Fire in the Greenhouse
Big Smoke Music - My free resource for Toronto musicians

Programming

Extreme Programming
WATTCP Programmer Reference
developer.com
comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions
Check the acknowledgements.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
An interesting discussion on different approaches to large project software engineering by Eric S. Raymond.
INTERCAL Resources on the Web
One of the worst, and funniest, computer programming languages on the net.
Python Programming Language
Online book for learning Python 3
Excellent online tutorial - Not for "Dummies"
WinSock Development Information
The Annotated Annotated C Standard
Why you should ignore this book.

Databases

Canada411
Internet Movie Database
A movie database on the Internet, not a database of Internet movies.

Software

The GIF Controversy: A Software Developer's Perspective
NetBSD in action
Crynwr Software
CORBA News
Minix Information Page
It's still an interesting little package.

Dictionaries and references

Robert's Rules of Order
Merriam-Webster Online
ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary Form
ARTFL Project: Webster Search Form

Internet

HTML Validator
HTML validator that takes direct input
W3C CSS Validation Service
OpenSRS - Domain Registrar Service
CA Domain
Path and Registry Page
Information on .ca registrations.
American Registry for Internet Numbers
Merit Network
Lot's of Internet information.
Best Viewed With Any Browser
mozilla.org
Spam abuse site
Discussions about preventing spam.
IRC Help Page
Good place to find alternative servers.
Deja News - The Source for Internet Newsgroups!
Look yourself up.
XeniTec Consulting Services
Many links regarding Canadian Internet and UUCP connectivity.
The Internet Engineering Task Force
Papers, drafts and other information about the Internet.
DevelopingWebs.Net
A simple introduction to various Internet related topics
HTML 4.01 Reference
The Advanced HTML Resource
The Apache Web Server home page

DBMS

PostgreSQL RDBMS
I was on the PostgreSQL developer team.
PostgreSQL Book by Bruce Momjian
SQL reference page

Miscellaneous links

Vybe Networks Inc.
Givex - The technology of giving
Project Jessie
Toronto Cat Rescue
Animal Alliance of Canada
World Wildlife Fund
Motorcycle rides in Ontario
North York Cosmos Soccer League
Reason Magazine
International Society for Individual Liberty
The Nizkor Project
Art of Maxfield Parrish
A short discussion of regular expressions
A Handy reference of HTML text types
Keirsey Temperament Test
I'm an ENTP bordering on INTP.
Red Meat
Dilbert
User Friendly
Those wacky Columbia Internet people
RFC Index
The Plan 9 Home Page
The NetBSD Home Page
The FreeBSD Home Page
HyperDiscordia, Confusion for a New Generation
These guys are just wacky but in a good way.
Colourfast - a plastic card printer
Cybex Computer Products Corporation
How to Toilet-Train Your Cat
Free-Market.Net Home Page
MapQuest
Unicom Systems Development
Unix Guru Universe
Intel Secrets Monthly Edition
Window Managers for X
Ronald Reagan Quotes
Stokely Consulting
SWISH-Enhanced Digital Library SunSITE
The Toronto Internet Exchange!
GNOME Project
06-05-98 DNS Statement of Policy
GNU Zebra home page
The Mailman Mailing List Manager
FAQ - Netmask Translation Calculator
GigaLabs Inc. - Storage Networking Solutions
Persistent Storage of Python Objects in Relational Databases
comp.sources.unix
Network Operations Centers List
The Halloween Documents
SETI@home: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home
F.R.E.E. The Forum for Responsible and Ethical Email
CNN - Bug slows impeachment e-mail to House members - December 16, 1998
An Introduction to Providing Your Own Telephone Wiring
GeekTools
MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
The Anagram Genius Server
And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
mpg123
Showcam.net - Live Feed
Ethernet Codes: Vendor codes
REASON Online: Home of REASON Magazine (REASON.COM)
Peter McWilliams's site
Simple AWK tutorial
Network Operations Centers List
Denial of Service information
Books-On-Line Home Page of 11715 Free Books
Barcode Server
The IMSAI is back
Welcome to Come As You Are
Interactive/On-line SQL Tutorial
Introduction to HTML
The Unnatural Enquirer
Perspiring Minds Want To Know!
GeekTools - Whois Proxy
BSD: Linux With a Twist