Links

Here are some links you can check out.  I think they're pretty interesting, but you'll have to decide for yourself...

URL Description
Buzz Digital Composer Freeware "tracker" style computer music composer with modular routing of synths and effects and support for 3rd party plugins, including VST(i)s.
SynthEdit  (forum) A shareware modular synthesis program.  If you've used Reaktor, it's pretty much the same thing, but with the following bonuses: it's $20, you can export creations to VST(i), and it has 3rd party module support.
SuperCollider 3 An object-oriented programming environment for music. Consists of a synthesis server which responds to OSC and a language and GUI builder for sending/receiving OSC and MIDI.
ChucK "On-the-fly" musical programming environment serving as the underlying synthesis engine of an OpenGL graphical interface called "The Audicle".
KeyKit Powerful MIDI programming language and GUI builder.
Music DSP Good place to look for audio code in C and assembly.
K-v-R THE place for info on open standard audio plugins.
SynthZone Great link page for finding samples.
Hollow Sun A large supply of rare/vintage synthesizer and drum machine samples.
Maz Sound Tools Information and downloads for just about all the PC audio and music software out there.
Sound On Sound Magazine They have a lot of informative articles on synthesis and general audio.
Harmony Central Lots of information on synths and other music making machines, including user reviews.
Fark.com Get your news here.
Rotten Tomatoes Good place to check for movie reviews.
Epinions.com Find user reviews on just about anything.
How Stuff Works Amazing.  Learn how anything works.
A.L.I.C.E. Bot She's, uh, a very smart AI bot you can talk to online.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter This is an online Keirsey Test to find out your personality type.