Knowledge Representation Timeline.

This is pretty impressive: A Timeline of knowledge-representation that starts at the dawn of the Universe and continues through the whole of human history right up to the present day.

[Simon Willison's Weblog]

Full of great little tidbits and things you didn't know you wanted to know. Nothing wasted on eye candy or user-friendly interfaces. Just lots and lots of data.

[McGee's Musings]

This is totally kick-ass! GIA showed me more in 30 seconds about my local representatives that I could have found myself in a couple of hours of web searching. I'd love to see some of our state judges put in here. We've got a few loonies on the bench that need airing. Sunshine has a way of chasing out the rats.

Government Prying, the Good Kind. The government has endless ways of keeping tabs on Americans and what they're up to. Now the Government Information Awareness site turns the tables, letting you keep an eye on your government officials. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

[b.cognosco]