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http://alife.co.uk/essays/the_singularity_is_nonsense
Tim Tyler's essay from the Lotus Artificial Life site takes a critical look at the concept of the 'technological singularity,' arguing that exponential growth curves have no truly singular points and that futurists like Vinge and Kurzweil misuse the term. The piece is a thoughtful, technically grounded rebuttal complete with references to Kurzweil's graphs, Wikipedia, and related essays by other thinkers.
http://nsminerals.atspace.com/
Created by Ronnie Van Dommelen, this site is a dedicated reference guide to the mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Canada, covering locality information, mineral images, species studies, and reported minerals from the region. It highlights the province's world-class zeolites, Bay of Fundy collecting sites, and serves as an online resource for mineral enthusiasts and collectors worldwide.
http://k3pgp.org/
K3PGP's Experimenter's Corner is a wide-ranging amateur radio and electronics hobbyist site covering everything from VLF to light, including moonbounce (EME), lasers, antenna construction, and weak signal work. Run by the operator K3PGP, the site spans decades of experimentation and also touches on astronomy, bicycle construction, and software.
https://www.qsl.net/ve3fcg
The Festival City Amateur Radio Club (FCARC) serves amateur radio operators in the Stratford, Ontario area, listing their linked repeater system frequencies, IRLP node details, and APRS information. The site also offers a beginner's guide to ham radio, club information, and a curated collection of links for other hams including callsign search tools and dealer listings.
http://hamradio.de/
Hamradio.de is a German-language community hub for amateur radio enthusiasts, offering a fleamarket for used equipment, forums, contesting resources, club directories, and software. With sections dedicated to awards, DX, and contests, it serves as a comprehensive gathering point for the German-speaking ham radio community.
https://astrorx.org/
The Astronomical Society of the Desert (ASOD) is an amateur astronomy club with resources for beginners, star party schedules, observing site information, and membership details. Maintained by Bruce G, this old-web club homepage offers a glimpse into organized community stargazing in a desert region ideal for clear-sky observing.
https://naqcc.info/
The North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC) is a free-to-join nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting low-power amateur radio operation using Morse Code and simple wire antennas. Members can participate in contests, sprints, challenges, and CW nets, with resources to help hams of all skill levels improve their CW speed and proficiency.
https://www.qsl.net/ctsara
Hosted on QSL.net, this site belongs to CTSARA, likely a Connecticut-area amateur radio association with club resources and member information. The file listing suggests HTML pages with club details and downloadable files, typical of a regional ham radio group's web presence.
https://valleystargazers.com/
The Shenandoah Valley Stargazers (SVS) is an amateur astronomy club based in the Staunton, Waynesboro, and Harrisonburg, Virginia area, offering observing events, astrophotography, education, and community outreach. The club operates its own observatory in Stokesville, VA and welcomes families, groups, and the public to explore the night sky together.
http://f5ad.free.fr/
Built by French radio amateur André Ducros (callsign F5AD), this extensive site covers amateur radio antennas, amateur television (ATV), and ham radio licensing with over 616 pages and 2648 images. It includes 1205 practical antenna descriptions ranging from shortwave to microwave, technical documentation, and resources for ATV transmission, making it a remarkable reference archive for French-speaking radio amateurs.