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Sunday, August 21st, 2011 09:52 pm
the web is dangerous with sites and whatnot
I always make the mistake of forgetting that if I go to snopes, I will never leave until I am unconscious. The tab can stay open for days--every time I gird myself to close it, I see something like, IDK, tug of war severs men's arms (TRUE!) and boom, I'm back.
Snopes - the center of urban legend debunking and confirming.
My other internet-as-drug sites:
Acts of Gord - the trials and tribulations of a video game store owner. I don't think it's been updated since the early 00's, but I always end up re-reading it a few thousand times. If I remember correctly, it's set entirely in Canada.
The SCP Foundation - it's almost like an encyclopedia of horror both horrific and mundane, isn't it?
Etiquette Hell - sometimes okay, sometimes victim-blamey, usually classist, and always manners above all, including common sense. And yet, it's fascinating sometimes to read, like an anthropological study of the Personus Passive-Agressiveus. And sometimes, it has awesome entries, too.
Passive Aggressive Notes - yeah, exactly. Could lose years in here.
Rotten Tomatoes - in general, probably the best predictor of whether a movie is a.) good or b.) I'll want to see it. The review collection as well as the personal opinions of sitegoers tend to give a fantastic breadth of opinions to mine for information.
Boomshine - yes, I know, and I'm not even sorry. Much. I once played until my fingers cramped.
Not Always Right - from the front lines of the service industry, these are their stories
Lifehacker - it's so soothing, like this weird combination of a do-it-yourself manual and a technological gossip site.
Newegg - okay, yes, technically speaking it's a shopping site, but who doesn't sit entranced while designing teh most awesome computer ever?
Anyone want to contribute? Think of it as poetic justice.
Snopes - the center of urban legend debunking and confirming.
My other internet-as-drug sites:
Acts of Gord - the trials and tribulations of a video game store owner. I don't think it's been updated since the early 00's, but I always end up re-reading it a few thousand times. If I remember correctly, it's set entirely in Canada.
The SCP Foundation - it's almost like an encyclopedia of horror both horrific and mundane, isn't it?
Etiquette Hell - sometimes okay, sometimes victim-blamey, usually classist, and always manners above all, including common sense. And yet, it's fascinating sometimes to read, like an anthropological study of the Personus Passive-Agressiveus. And sometimes, it has awesome entries, too.
Passive Aggressive Notes - yeah, exactly. Could lose years in here.
Rotten Tomatoes - in general, probably the best predictor of whether a movie is a.) good or b.) I'll want to see it. The review collection as well as the personal opinions of sitegoers tend to give a fantastic breadth of opinions to mine for information.
Boomshine - yes, I know, and I'm not even sorry. Much. I once played until my fingers cramped.
Not Always Right - from the front lines of the service industry, these are their stories
Lifehacker - it's so soothing, like this weird combination of a do-it-yourself manual and a technological gossip site.
Newegg - okay, yes, technically speaking it's a shopping site, but who doesn't sit entranced while designing teh most awesome computer ever?
Anyone want to contribute? Think of it as poetic justice.
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From:The comments are awesome, too. Usually I don't read comments on anywhere but DW/LJ/a few other blogs I know have consistently high quality of commenters (it was my new years' resolution, and it's making me so much happier in life) but the comments to that blog are like this perfect storm of passive-aggressive wankiness and holier-than-thou smugness.
dammit, I had plans to work today. *shakes fist at you again*
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