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NOV 2017
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DATE
SITE OF THE DAY
11/1/17
Zero Dollar Movies
If you are on a constant lookout of free full length movies, then Zero Dollar movies provides a collection of over 15,000 movies in multiple languages that are available to watch for free on Youtube. It indexes only full length movies and no trailers, or partial uploads. In addition, it has a clean interface, contributing to a good movie watching experience.
11/2/17
Livestream
Livestream allows you to watch and broadcast events live to viewers on any platform. For the next time when you want to share your company's annual CEO speech live to employees who are on remote locations, Livestream serves as a perfect platform.
11/3/17
Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
11/4/17
United States House of Representatives
Watch a session of the House of Representatives live or find your representative and much more at house.gov.
11/5/17
Disaster Assistance
The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program's (DAIP) provides disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.
11/6/17
Senate
Watch the Senate webcam to view the current Senate session live or plan your visit to the capitol. You can do it all here at senate.gov.
11/7/17
Center for Disease Control
As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health, safety, and security threats.
11/8/17
Hackaday
Hackaday serves up Fresh Hacks Every Day from around the Internet. Their playful posts are the gold-standard in entertainment for engineers and engineering enthusiasts.
11/9/17
Daily Overview
Daily Overview shows us images of Earth from above to change the way we see our planet. They give us the chance to appreciate our home in its entirety, to reflect on its beauty and its fragility all at once.
11/10/17
National Geographic
Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
11/11/17
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the nation.
11/12/17
Flight Status
With Flight Status you can quickly and easily track the flight status at airports worldwide.
11/13/17
Google Dictionary
Get word meanings, pronunciations and usage examples.
11/14/17
Snopes.com
find out if that email offer you received is real or just another scam. Snopes is the oldest and largest fact-checking site on the Internet, one widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and laypersons alike as one of the world's essential resources.
11/15/17
BioDigital Human
Hailed as the equivalent of Google Maps for the human body, the BioDigital Human is a scientifically accurate cloud based virtual body that empowers everyone to learn about health and medicine in an entirely new visual format. Anatomy, disease and treatments - all in an engaging, interactive 3D format that resembles life itself.
11/16/17
Unsplash
Over 300,000 free high-resolution photos brought to you by the world's most generous community of photographers.
11/17/17
MakeUseOf Answers
MakeUseOf is a technology website, focused on bridging the connection between users, computers, devices and the Internet through education. Our mission is to help users deconstruct the world of technology and gadgets.
11/18/17
Buffer
Buffer makes scheduling posts to your social accounts easier than ever. Simply connect your social profiles to your Buffer account, and you can quickly schedule your posts in advance.
11/19/17
Tineye
Want to know where a photo came from? TinEye uses "reverse image search technology" to trawl the web for images similar to the one you submit. This is great for finding other parts of an image series or finding higher-resolution or uncropped version of a low-quality image.
11/20/17
Midomi
Got a song stuck in your heads, but can't remember the words? Midomi lets you search by sound, humming the tune into your microphone and finding music that matches.
11/21/17
BleepingComputer.com
Think your computer has been infected with a virus or malware? Visit BleepingComputer.com. This is a huge resource not just of security news, but also virus, ransomware, adware and malware removal guides.
11/22/17
TOS;DR
Terms of service are some of the worst text it's possible to find on the internet. They're dry, bland, unreadable screeds of legalese not intended for human consumption. TOS;DR takes terms of service and digests them into something succinct and meaningful. Great for people who want to take a more active role in the services they use, and how those services use their data.
11/23/17
Google Translate
The web is bigger than just English, and Google Translate is a great tool for exploring the parts of it that exist in other languages. Available as a browser extension, Translate leverages Google's machine learning to convert seamlessly between languages. The results aren't perfect, but they're good enough to get by (and getting better with every update).
11/24/17
Zomato
A foodie's resource for local restaurant reviews, Zomato is great for discovering hidden gems in your neighborhood and finding out which expensive restaurants aren't worth your time.
11/25/17
Project Gutenberg
Own an e-reader but hate paying for e-books? Luckily, a huge number of great classic books are no longer under copyright. Project Gutenberg is a massive repository for these texts, in a dazzling array of formats, all available free of charge.
11/26/17
GoodReads
A large social network for book enthusiasts! Great for keeping track of the books you've read, connecting with other readers, finding quality book reviews, and sharing recommendations.
11/27/17
National Geographic Travel
National Geographic gets you closer to the stories that matter. Through the world's best scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, National Geographic captivates and entertains a global community through television channels, magazines, children's media, travel expeditions, books, maps, consumer products, location-based entertainment and experiences, and some of the most engaging digital and social media platforms in the world. A joint venture with 21st Century Fox, National Geographic reinvests 27% of proceeds to help fund the conservation and education efforts of the National Geographic Society.
11/28/17
World Birth and Death Rates
This website let's you visualize the birth and death rates around the world. The simulation is based on current rates (and populations), so it of course does not necessarily suggest anything about long-term patterns.
11/29/17
Cool Things
CoolThings is a collection of cool things. From entertainment, to gadgets, to even toys and inventions, there is bound to be something here that will interest you. There is even a section for really cool gifts, split into categories for men and women. It updates every day, so make sure to drop by once in a while for your fix of really cool stuff!
11/30/17
Patatap
Patatap is an interactive website that responds to the keys on your keyboard with a sound and a brief animation. Now imagine hammering in entire sentences - and you got an explosion of sounds, colors, and movement! Once you start typing in random paragraphs, it becomes almost hypnotic, in a way. A fun way to unwind and relax.
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