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Ryan Holiday
Stoicism, the Daily Stoic, The Painted Porch — books, podcast & practice.
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apps
Apps, tools, Consummate Winsock Applications.
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art
Painting, sculpture, design.
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atxbbs
The BBS software powering this site.
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austen
Jane Austen — novels, adaptations, fandom.
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austen-archive
Archived Austen discussions.
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austen-test
Austen dev/testing corner.
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austin
Life in Austin, Texas.
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austin-mayor
City hall, elections, local politics.
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babes
Celebrity appreciation.
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books
What are you reading?
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bronte
Charlotte, Emily, Anne.
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capcity
Capital City — Austin civic life.
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cars
Motorheads and commuters.
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cfp
Computers, Freedom & Privacy.
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collecting
Collectibles, antiques, treasures.
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community
Building community, civic engagement.
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computer
Hardware, OSes, troubleshooting.
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crafts
Making things with your hands.
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cultures
Traditions, languages, lived experience.
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deeper
The inner life — psychology, growth.
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drool
Discuss your favorite movie stars.
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drool-fic
Fan fiction from the Drool conference.
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education
Schools, teaching, learning.
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eff
Electronic Frontier Foundation — digital rights.
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elders-online
Older adults and computers.
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environment
Ecology, climate, conservation.
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farm
Land, livestock, growing food.
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firth
Colin Firth and the Austen films.
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fitness
Workouts, training, athletics.
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food
Recipes, restaurants, home cooking.
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garden
Flowers, vegetables, dirt under fingernails.
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gen-x
Generation X — culture, nostalgia, what's next.
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geo
Places, travel, the geography of Texas and beyond.
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girlhoop
Women's basketball — WNBA, college, Texas HS.
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hammer
Heavy metal, hard rock, the scene.
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health
Body, mind, medicine.
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help
Questions about The Spring.
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history
Events, periods, figures.
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home
Home improvement, design, household life.
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homepages
Member sites and web design.
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hot-springs
Hot Springs, Arkansas — life, history, baths.
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internet
The net itself — protocols, culture, policy.
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justice
Law, courts, civil rights.
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media
Newspapers, magazines, broadcast, journalism.
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medieval
The Middle Ages — history and fantasy.
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mental-health
Mental health discussion.
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microtution
Contract-learning (microtution.org).
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middlemarch
George Eliot and the Victorian novel.
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minds
The brain, cognition, consciousness.
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modern-jane
Modern takes on Jane Austen.
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motorcycle
Bikes, riding, gear, road trips.
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movies
Film talk.
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music
Records, shows, players, scenes.
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new-hampshire
New Hampshire — local talk.
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news
What's happening in the world.
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paranormal
Strange phenomena.
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parenting
Raising humans.
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partnerships
Relationships and their structures.
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philosophy
Ethics, meaning, mind, existence.
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phinished
Finishing the dissertation — PhD support.
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photo
Photography — gear, technique, shots.
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poetry
Verses, readings, the line.
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politics
Local, state, national, global.
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porch
Welcome to The Spring. Pull up a chair.
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projects
Member projects and side hustles.
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radio
KUT, KGSR, KVRX, and the signal everywhere.
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restaurants
Where to eat.
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science
Science across disciplines.
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screwed
Getting screwed — venting, support, solidarity.
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sex
Sex, sexuality, intimacy.
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software
Software, dev tools, applications.
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spirit
Buddhism, Zen, Christianity, paganism, atheism.
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spirituality
The search.
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sports
Games, teams, players.
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spring-ark
Preserving member projects.
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tech-business
Startups, business models, the dot-com era.
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test
Try things out.
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today
News of the day.
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travel
Going places.
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tv
The box.
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unix
Shells, pipes, philosophy.
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unplugged
Acoustic, unplugged, quiet hours.
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viridian
Bruce Sterling's Viridian design movement.
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virtual-community
The WELL, The Spring, the idea itself.
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web
HTML, browsers, pages.
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windows
Microsoft and the PC.
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world-conflicts
Wars, geopolitics, foreign affairs.
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yapp
Yapp BBS software talk.
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