Ahoy mates! At jollyroger.com we built the
World's Classical Portal from the finest of sentiments, software, and an Oilskin
Duster. In today's ephemeral culture, not all that much is made to
last--there're hundreds of TV shows and websites devoted to the fleeting
fads and fashions, thousands of pundits who pontificate without ever
speaking a word of poetry, and a music industry that is perpetually driven
by the tastes of today's fourteen-year-olds. Now it's all a lot of
fun, but there's certainly room for a store catering to the Rugged
Renaissance Man, who seeks to live alongside the first principles. Now if ye
are one, or if there's one in yer life, then ye'll have fun below!
As we married the timeless wit and wisdom of the classics to
cutting-edge technology, we never raised any venture capital, nor did we acquire any
debt. Instead, we lived the American Dream, funding it the truly American
Way, with hard work, classical conservative commitment, frugality, and
faith. Like so many of the Puritans
and Pilgrims, the Cowboys and the Patriots, we're forever looking Westward in
the evening, as we pause to rest for the night on that never-ending journey they
call freedom. Within this store ye can peruse all the products and poetry with which
we built the World's Classical Portal, where we shall always do our utmost to balance
classical aesthetics with utility. If ye have any suggestions, please
contact
drake@jollyroger.com.
|
The Outback Oilskin Duster
Drake's favorite:
wear it while walking the streets of Silicon Valley or traveling to Wyoming for
the tech conference. Plenty of pockets for most editions Moby
Dick. Venture Capitalists will cross the street to meet you, and
those who don't give the proper valuation to the private property of your brilliant
idea shall cross the streets to avoid you. |
These boots were made for walking, and that's just what I'm going to do.
With room to slip a thin copy of the US
Constitution.
When VC's hear these
alligator or crocodile boots echoing down the halls, they'll know who's
coming. And if they don't, they'll soon find out, when they see that
you're carrying the Riverside
Shakespeare.
Classical
Music
|
Don't let them call you all hat and no cowboy. Along with
Becket's favorite leather hat, be sure to
pick up a copy of The Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence. Know the law of the land, and always
wear it pulled down low over your eyes--the hat, that is. Don't let them
see your eyes, until they need to.
 The
Constitution &
The Declaration of Independence
THE
SPIRIT OF THE LAW. |
|
Always spend a bit of every night gazing at the
stars in this vast universe. Somewhere up there, in God's Grand
Scheme, lies our greater purpose. Excellent
Optics! Meade ETX-90EC 90mm Electronic Telescope
Rugged Jackets for Rugged Renaissance Men
|
|
This painting has graced the front page of
jollyroger.com for over five years. In these postmodern times, with
the fog rolling across all our peers, it kinda says it all. |
The
Art of The Rifle: I don't think they teach this at most
colleges, but it's a good coffee-table book. Alternatively, you might want
to shoot pictures instead of a rifle. All the original jollyroger.com
pictures were taken on a standard Pentax.
But today, we use a digital camera, much like the Kodak
camera below on the left. Caroline's
pictures were taken with a Pentax. 
Check out the Top
Selling Photo
|
O'reilly
Bookstore
One of our proudest possessions at jollyroger.com
is our shelf of over twenty O'reilly books. O'reilly is the ultimate publisher of computer
books. Whether yer seeking to master html, unix, linux, perl, or any
other open source technology, the O'reilly
Bookstore is a great place to start and finish. And the site has
plenty of
great links to open source resources! One of our favorites is Unix
Power Tools.
O'reilly is to computer books what Clint Eastwood is to Westerns.
|
If yer setting up a web page, here
are some of the greatest
resources: developer.netscape.com,
cgi-resources.com,
microsoft.com.
Rather than hiring
in-house programmers for 1000s
of dollars, learn a bit of cgi and perl, hire a few programmers, and
you'll be underway with bulletin boards, banners, email. For information
on making money of your site, check out
adbility.com . For registering patents and trademarks for your
business, check out http://uspto.gov. |
http://www.cafepress.com/jollyrogers
Classic Jollyroger.com Shirts & Mugs
|
|
One of the great things about the United States is
that we are all equal before the law. This means that you don't have
to hire a bigwig lawyer to secure a patent or a trademark. All you
have to do is voyage on over to http://uspto.gov,
and read all the directions. It's how we established the rights for
jollyroger.com. Nolo.com carries lots
of great books on law for the rugged individual and entrepreneur.
|
Patent
it Yourself: This book is great
reading, even if you never plan on filing a patent. It contains a
lot of good insights regarding your constitutional right to own the private
property of your innovations.
Jollyroger.com's Legal Department:
Nolo
Small Business Legal Pro
|
Form yer own Limited
Liability Company. This is a great form of business for the
smaller company, as well as for the rugged individual.
1.
Macarthur
Study Bible
2. Shakespeare
3. Moby
Dick
4. Catcher
in The Rye
|
A straightforward listing of tax deductions which can
help provide
your business with capital to grow.
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
--Benjamin Franklin.
5. American
Founding Documents
6. Thoreau
7. Emmerson
8. Plato
9. Aristotle
|
Unix
Power Tools: This is one of our favorite UNIX/LINUX books.
Again, it's an O'reilly. If you must buy a book, buy this
one!
 Also,
if you'd rather build cabinets than servers, check out: Top
Selling Tools & Hardware
10. The
Great Gatsby
11. Norton
Anthology of Poetry
12. C.S.
Lewis
13. Drake Raft Field
Trip
|
| Linux: It's free, it's robust, it's fun. It's powering
the WWW Renaissance (R).
 Red
Hat Linux 7 Deluxe
|
Jollyroger.com runs off of open source hardware, software,
literature, and art.
Official
Red Hat Linux 7
|
Here's the open source software--
Linux 7
Standard
|
It makes a great hobby, if yer so inclined!
Official
Red Hat Linux 7 Professional
|
Programming Linux
2nd Edition
 |
|
Red
Hat Linux Unleashed
|
Red Hat Linux
Bible
|
Linux
Network Servers
|
RED
HAT LINUX SERVER
 |
Red
Hat Linux For Dummies
|
|
|
|
 Another
Great O'reilly book!
|
THE PERL
RESOURCE KIT: UNIX EDITION
|
Jollyroger.com:
Navigating An American Renaissance
|
 Jeep Owner's Bible:
A Hands-On Guide to Getting the Most from Your Jeep
We drive Jeeps. We love them on the NC beach!
|
 Jeep
4x4 Performance Handbook
They also rock in the NC Mountains.
|
 The
Jeep Bible
And it's fun to get under their hood.
|
Perhaps
our favoirte linux book, with a lot of history. |
|
 Jefferson's Bible |
The
Constitution &
The Declaration of Independence : The definitive
documents of our country. Read them over, and over, and over. |
 The
Federalist Papers Written under the psuedonym Publius, this book laid
the foundations for the constitution. |
 Faith of
our Founding Fathers They had faith, and
that's why we have freedom. |
 THE
THEME IS FREEDOM : How all everlasting freedom was born by everlasting religion. |
| LEARNING RED HAT LINUX
|
 The
Comparative Study Bible: A
Parallel Bible Presenting the Niv, Nasb, Amp Bible, KJV
|
 Moby
Dick or the Whale (Modern Library Series)
by Herman
Melville, Rockwell
Kent (Illustrator) |
The
Tragedy of Drakeraft.com
|
 With
a single-page description for each prominent classical feature, this is a
great primer. We also enjoyed the expositions regarding the
mathematics of proportion in architere. |
| Red Hat
Linux Unleashed |
Running
Linux : One of the most useful Linux books out there--it's an O'Reilly! |
Red Hat
Linux For Dummies : Not a bad book either! A fair place to start. |
|
|
 LEARNING PERL
: This is the best, most concise way to learn the PERL programming
language. Hey--it's an O'reilly. |
 HTML
& CGI UNLEASHED : It's a big book, but it's a great buy for all
beginning webmasters!
|
|
 |
 THE PERL CD BOOKSHELF Containing electronic editions of Perl in
a Nutshell, Program
ming Perl (2nd Edition), Perl
Cookbook, Advanc
ed Perl Programming, Learning
Perl, and Learnin
g Perl on Win32 Systems, together with a hardbound edition of Perl
in a Nutshell, this immaculate collection is a winner in terms of depth
and value for the money. |
|
RED HAT
LINUX SERVER
|
BEGINNING LINUX, 2nd EDITION
|
HTML:
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE  |
|
|
|
Linux
Network Servers
|
Learn
Windsurfing in a Weekend
|
CGI
PROGRAMMING WITH PERL
|
THE PERL
PROGRAMMER'S COMPANION
|
The
Symmetry of Sailing
|
|
|
Jollyroger.com's Legal Department1.
Nolo Small
Business Legal Pro |
Classical
Music  Beethoven's
complete symphonies. A must have for any Renaissance Man.
|
|
|
|
|
 Einstein
is one of our greatest heroes. As physics majors, we were regularly
inspired by his deep commitment to Science, Religion, and Freedom.
"Great Spirits have often encountered violent opposition from small
minds.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clint is to Westerns what O'reilly is to computer books--the best. |
|
 Marine
Navigation: learn Marine Navigation from the textbook used at Annapolis.
 The
Sextant Handbook
Check out the technology preceding GPS.
|
 The
Feyman Lectures in Physics. These books rock. Before you buy A
Brief History of Time, or Halliday and Resnick, or the Elegant Universe,
check out Feyman's physics books. There's also "Surely you're
joking, Mr. Feynman," and "What do you care what other people
think?" |
|
|
 |
| Jefferson, Washington, et. al |
|
|
|
Ahoy mates! Any
suggestions for renaissance men?
Contact drake@jollyroger.com
|
|
|
|
|
Thirteen Great
Literary Voyages of The Jolly Roger
(Best Business Books)1. Macarthur
Study Bible
2. Shakespeare
3. Moby
Dick
4. Catcher
in The Rye
5. American
Founding Documents
6. Thoreau
7. Emmerson
8. Plato
9. Aristotle
10. The
Great Gatsby
11. Norton
Anthology of Poetry
12. C.S.
Lewis
13. Drake Raft Field Trip
|
The Jolly Roger's
Top Rock
(Best Business Rock)1. Guns
'n' Roses
2. Tom
Petty
3. Van
Halen
4. Aerosmith
5. Smashing
Pumpkins
6. Nirvana
Live
7. Ozzy/
Black Sabbath 8. Pink
Floyd
9. Bob
Dylan
10. The
Beatles
11. Led
Zepplin
12. Eric
Clapton
13. Van Halen
14. Beethoven's
Complete Symphonies
15. James Taylor
|
|
Top
Selling Photo : We used to work with Pentax cameras, but now we deal
with digital. Here's a great camera, and check out the rest at Top
Selling Photo.
|
We used a Sony
digital camcorder to shoot our documentary IN SEARCH OF THE WHITE
WHALE, and we used Adobe
Premiere with a DVD Raptor card to edit the flick.
 
|
Tools
of The Trade: The Art of Carpentry
Always view your work as craftsmanship, and if you're not sure what
craftsmanship is, buy this book, build some cabinets, and ye shall soon see.
|
Amazon.com
100 Hot Books
Amazon.com
100 Hot CDs
Amazon.com
100 Hot DVDs
Top
Selling Electronics
Top
Selling Software
Top
Selling Photo
Top
Selling Tools & Hardware
Amazon.com
Gift Ideas
|
Architecture
Business
& Finance
Computer
Science & Information Systems
Engineering
Humanities
Law
Medecine
Science
and Mathematics
Social
Sciences
|