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13 Jul 2005, 00:45
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Websites
I've just realised how dull my internet repertoire is. I check my mail, read the news on the BBC website, view my bank accounts, monitor some forums and look at a couple of shops.
So tell me which websites you look at, regularly or occasionally, entertaining informative or useful, amusing or geeky, which you think the rest of us should be looking at. Any blogs you regularly keep an eye on which make astute political points? Any news sites which make you laugh out loud daily? Any shops where you consistently find huge bargains?
I want to know anything and everything worthwhile on the internet, as I now have more time on my hands. An encyclopaedia of good websites, if you will.
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13 Jul 2005, 00:47
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I am.
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Re: Websites
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Originally Posted by «Messiah»
as I now have more time on my hands.
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13 Jul 2005, 00:48
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Re: Websites
To start off, an interesting one I've started monitoring lately is a blog of sorts called PostSecret. Here, people write their secrets on a postcard, send it to an address and the best are posted every Sunday.
I'm not sure why I like it, but I find it strangely uplifting to realise that a) there are people more ****ed up than me and b) there are people just as ****ed up as me, whatever my issues.
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13 Jul 2005, 01:05
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King of The Fat Boys
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Re: Websites
We usually go to GD to realise stuff like that.
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13 Jul 2005, 01:12
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Re: Websites
Google is your friend.
Now **** off and speak to him and not us.
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13 Jul 2005, 01:18
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I am.
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Re: Websites
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Google is your friend.
Now **** off and speak to him and not us.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yahwe
google is your friend
we sure as hell ****ing aren't
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copy cat wannabe
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13 Jul 2005, 01:25
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overtired
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Re: Websites
I think most people have a dull repetoire too. In my case a cycle of news & sport headlines, torrent sites, and GD make up 90% of my internet use
MrPeach, for some reason your avatar reminds me of Stephen Hawking, perhaps at a time when his illness was less severe. Something about the head tilt and the frail smile I think. "No offence."
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13 Jul 2005, 01:44
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I am.
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13 Jul 2005, 01:47
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Caveat Lector
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Re: Websites
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Very highbrow. I might even say aristorcratic.
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13 Jul 2005, 02:06
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Raaaaaaaah!
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Re: Websites
Oooo they have curve ball, I love curve ball.
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13 Jul 2005, 02:07
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I dunno...
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Re: Websites
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I like.
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13 Jul 2005, 06:43
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Clerk
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Re: Websites
These forums, various blogs, news.google.co.uk, Slashdot, The Register, The Pirate Bay + other torrent sites, Zmag, vcdquality.com and Wikipedia are my usual cycle. I very rarely run out of sites to look at I can always read blogs that are linked to the ones I read, then ones linked to those, etc.
Also the Audioscrobbler site that Skiddy posted is quite a useful way of finding similar bands to the ones you like who you can then go Google which leads to more results...etc.
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13 Jul 2005, 08:59
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Re: Websites
You don't want to do too much on the Internet in case it substitutes real life, you need a balance.
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13 Jul 2005, 09:32
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You Know I'm Right
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Re: Websites
http://www.alldumb.com
a selection of a few of the funniest things in the world (and some of the dumbest too)
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Yeah bro, make that twat get the jelly.
Don't act like you weren't thinking the same thing...
you should stop posting on these forums as you're CRAP
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13 Jul 2005, 13:19
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13 Jul 2005, 16:41
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Re: Websites
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Originally Posted by «Messiah»
To start off, an interesting one I've started monitoring lately is a blog of sorts called PostSecret. Here, people write their secrets on a postcard, send it to an address and the best are posted every Sunday.
I'm not sure why I like it, but I find it strangely uplifting to realise that a) there are people more ****ed up than me and b) there are people just as ****ed up as me, whatever my issues.
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One of the most oddly captivating sites I've ever seen...
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13 Jul 2005, 18:44
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Toon Forever
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Re: Websites
Quote:
Originally Posted by «Messiah»
To start off, an interesting one I've started monitoring lately is a blog of sorts called PostSecret. Here, people write their secrets on a postcard, send it to an address and the best are posted every Sunday.
I'm not sure why I like it, but I find it strangely uplifting to realise that a) there are people more ****ed up than me and b) there are people just as ****ed up as me, whatever my issues.
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Damn that site is really intense.
Kind of puts things into perspective when you see people with problems like that.
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13 Jul 2005, 18:53
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Next goal wins!
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Re: Websites
i pretty much use this, mirc (more channels than #forums), and GBS.
although, i also spend a lot of time on KGS playing go (kgs.kiseido.com people)
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13 Jul 2005, 19:19
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Re: Websites
I look here and various link dumps (e.g. www.fark.com)
Also have things todo with the bittorrent world, http://snarf-it.org/.
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14 Jul 2005, 02:20
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Re: Websites
I find myself wasting hours a day on wikipedia. I will go on to find one peice of info and a link to something else in the entry I was looking for will drag me some where else and before i know it ive spent a few hours and am reading about something which is so far removed from what I was originally visting the site to find.
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14 Jul 2005, 05:12
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Websites
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Originally Posted by wakey
I find myself wasting hours a day on wikipedia. I will go on to find one peice of info and a link to something else in the entry I was looking for will drag me some where else and before i know it ive spent a few hours and am reading about something which is so far removed from what I was originally visting the site to find.
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I've found myself doing the same at times, http://www.howstuffworks.com is good for that also.
http://www.linkydinky.com is also another good links depository.
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15 Jul 2005, 21:22
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16 Jul 2005, 14:53
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Re: Websites
Most of the sites I visit people have already mentioned. I also browse the free articles at http://www.economist.com/ as well as reading www.capmag.com. Most of my time recently though has been playing the games on the arcade at www.urwins.com
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