Michael Alan Chary


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Hello. I am Mike Chary, and this document is my home on the world wide web, such as it is. To be honest, I am not entirely certain why I need, want, or even have a home page, but what the heck? Besides, given the growth of the internet and the number of articles and tv spots I have seen about "cyberspace," this page might be considered my acquiescence towards society's standards of "hip." As with all webpages, this is a work in progress, changing as I add more material, so if a specific link doesn't work, please try again later.

Well, okay, maybe one reason

If one has a home page, and one puts links to one's favorite sites on it, one doesn't have to scroll through bookmarks looking for those sites :)

Oh, some links on this page lead to texts written in Latin. If you don't know Latin, you might start to get annoyed at that point. However, if you'd like to learn, I have located a site which can get you started.

Rhetoric

I like logic. It makes me happy when people make sense. It makes me sad when intelligent people try to make a coherent point and fail miserably. I am arrogant scum. :) :) Anyway, I have found a number of sites which are dedicated to informal logic. Nizkor Feature: Fallacies is the most fun.

The Military Industrial Complex

Remember those guys Ike warned us about? Well, you can find their grocery list at Jane's Electronic Information System.

What do you look like?

This is me.

Who are you?

An intriguing question if you are of a philosophical bent. I am not very interesting really, but I do have interests which might indicate something of my personality. Here are a few of them:

My buddies

It is said that a man is defined by his friends. While I doubt any of mine would want that responsibility, several of my friends have websites that are worthwhile.

Roger Bacon

My favorite philosopher is Roger Bacon, alleged sorceror and inventor of the scientific method. I'll probably get around to setting up a page for him eventually, but I simply haven't had the time. There's a historical novel by James Blish devoted to him, _Doctor_ Mirabilis_ it's called. Most of his stuff has never been translated into English which is another thing I want to get around to sooner or later. However, that doesn't help you, what might, if you want to try to find out more are these:

Search Engines

These are some of my favorite web search engines. If you want to find something, odds are that one of these sites will be able to help you:

So if anything in my little version of reality sparked your interest, those places can help you find out more :)

The Internet

The World Wide Web is only a part of the Internet. The Internet is not a chaotic morass. There are certain definite accepted standards. Many of these standards are catalogued at Internet Request for Comments(RFC). If you are new to the net or a marginally experienced user trying to take the next step toward true expertise, I encourage you to take a look.

Usenet is a mass of discussion groups. This link will take you to one of several sites documenting Usenet History.

If you are interested specifically in the World Wide Web and its intricacies, I recommend taking a look at The World Wide Web Consortium home page. Also, Thomas Boutell is a web guru who maintains the Frequently Asked Questions list regarding the web for Usenet.

Finally, if you are looking for page construction tips, Thalia's guide for WWW-providers is an excellent place to look for ideas. Especially of note is their color compostion engine. If you want to put together a color combination for your web page, this is a place to look.

And, in the end, there can be only one.