Goodnight

Well, this has been a fun experiment in blogging, but I'm afraid I've run out of personal recommendations and the site has not grown into a big enough community that I can rely on good recommendations. For this reason I don't feel that I can keep coming up with content that is up to my standards to post, and anything short of that is really not worth doing.

So Internet, I bid you adieu.

- Andy

[News/Humor] Fark

fark.com

It's not news, it's Fark.com

I would think by now that everyone on the Internet would know about Fark, but I'm constantly throwing out references to events I read about on Fark that leave people with a blank stare. Simply described Fark is a bunch of funny, clever and irreverent links to major, minor and amusing news on the Net. It has an enormous community of followers who come up with these great headlines and then discuss the worlds happenings in the comment threads.

I've been a Farker since July of 2001 and I think I've stopped by just about everyday since I signed up.

Site: http://www.fark.com
Feed: http://www.fark.com/fark.rss

[Tips] Slacker Manager

slackermanager.com

Well, after the 'Slacker@Work' manifesto was made available at ChangeThis.com, I noticed that I still had plenty more to say about being a slacker at work. So here we go...hope you find something useful.

Brendon Connelly is a slacker, but not the lazy type. He defines slackers as "people who are good at doing what is important to them." I am a slacker. I'm always talking to friends and family about why they work and stress so hard and why I do just as well as them (in my not so humble opinion) and don't stress or overexert on unneccesary tasks.

Anyway, read this guy's Manifesto and if it agrees with you maybe his blog will as well.

Site: http://www.slackermanager.com
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SlackerManager

[Sports.Basketball.College] yoco

yocohoops.com

yoco is a forum for educated, informed and passionate commentary on college basketball.

I was going to do a post St. Patty's Day beer blog, but the way my head has been throbbing all morning the last thing I want to read about is beer. So, I hit up another timely event, March Madness.

This blog isn't for everyone, it's an intense amount of college hoops coverage.

Site: http://www.yocohoops.com
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CollegeBasketball

I Don't Work Holidays

[Movies.Netflix] Hacking Netflix

hackingnetflix.com

Netflix News & Info

I live in the city and I'm not near a Blockbuster so Netflix is a godsend. The service itself is pretty simple, tell it what you want to see and movies will show up at your door. But like anything on the Internet people are always looking for cool hacks, tips and extra info.

Hacking Netflix points out new releases, new Netflix features, industry news and anything else Netflixian.

Site: http://www.hackingnetflix.com
Feed: http://www.hackingnetflix.com/netflix/index.rdf

Bonus!
Just thought I'd point out the wealth of RSS feeds available from Netflix:
http://www.netflix.com/RSSFeeds?lnkctr=hnRSS

[Photography] Flickrzen

flickrzen.blogspot.com

Flickrzen spotlights exceptional photographs, be that subject, technique or rarity, found on flickr

Flickerzen highlights extraordinary pictures found on flickr. If there was more to explain I would, but that's all it is. Simple. Beautiful.

Site: http://flickrzen.blogspot.com
Feed: http://flickrzen.blogspot.com/atom.xml

[TV] TV Squad

tvsquad.com

Blogging Television

Weblogs, Inc. launched another new blog today and this one looks promising. As in they promise to actually watch all the crap that's on TV these days and tell you what's actually worth your time. They also do recaps, cover television industry news and clue you into the humor you may have missed in your favorite show.

Site: http://www.tvsquad.com
Feed: http://www.tvsquad.com/rss.xml

[DIY] Hack A Day

hackaday.com

hack a day serves up a fresh hack each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week.

Like taking stuff apart? If you do Hack A Day will teach you how to make cool stuff or make the stuff you already have cooler. If you don't you can always check out pictures of the insides of things by looking at what other people are ripping apart in the name of "science."

Site: http://www.hackaday.com
Feed: http://www.hackaday.com/rss.xml

[Movies] Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic

Both these sites are great and since they cover similar grounds I thought I'd give them to you together.


rottentomatoes.com

With more than 100,000 titles and 360,000 review links in its ever-growing database, Rotten Tomatoes offers a fun and informative way to discover the critical reaction on movies from the nation's top print and online film critics, neatly summarized via the Tomatometer™

This site contains a HUGE amount of information on movies as well as video games. They capture tons of professional and amateur reviews and give you the information you need with simple scores, while still allowing you to dig down and read all the reviews you like.

Site: http://www.rottentomatoes.com


metacritic.com

Metacritic® compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music and games.

Metacritic does a great job of compiling professional reviews as well, and they also cover books and music.

Site: http://www.metacritic.com

[Art] Drawn!

drawn.ca

Drawn! is a collaborative weblog for illustrators, artists, cartoonists, and anyone who likes to draw.

I'm not much of an freehand artist myself, but I love to look at the work of others. Drawn! is a constantly updated source of good illustration. And it's a brand new site, so give them some love.

Site: http://www.drawn.ca
Feed: http://www.drawn.ca/feed/

[Computers.Windows] Neowin

neowin.net

Neowin is run by many people as an extended hobby, the goal is to give visitors a premium browsing experience along with some helpful tips on Windows operating systems.

This site has been one of the top Windows news sites for years now. The cover all kinds of Microsoft products and technologies as well as software for Windows.

One of my favorite pieces of the whole site is a place in their huge forum called Back Page News where members report on the newest software and technologies.

Site
Main News:
http://www.neowin.net
Software News:
http://www.neowin.net/index.php?category=software
Gamers News:
http://www.neowin.net/index.php?category=gamers
Feeds
Main News:
http://www.neowin.net/backend.php?page=main
Software News:
http://www.neowin.net/backend.php?page=software
Gamers News:
http://www.neowin.net/backend.php?page=gamers

[Podcasting] Podcast Alley

podcastalley.com

Podcast Alley is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts (as voted on by the listeners). You will also find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info.

If you haven't heard about Podcasting yet you're falling behind. If you have you know that for the most part the "revolution" that is Podcasting is a disorganized mess. Podcast Alley is one of the first good efforts I've seen to try and categorize, rank and comment on the ever expanding directory of 'casts.

Site: http://www.podcastalley.com
Feeds
Featured Podcasts:
http://www.podcastalley.com/PodcastAlleyFeatures.xml
Top 10 Podcasts:
http://www.podcastalley.com/PodcastAlleyTop10.xml
Top 10 Newests Podcasts:
http://www.podcastalley.com/PodcastAlley10Newest.xml

[Video Games] Joystiq

joystiq.com

I had to bounce back form the purses with something more stereotypically male. I didn't find any great blogs on killing animals barehanded and then cooking them caveman style over coals, so I went with video games. Joystiq is a great site covering general news in the gaming industry. There part of Weblogs, Inc. which means they operate like a legitimate new source (think constant updates, not unoffensive drudgery.)

Happy gaming!

Site: http://www.joystiq.com
Feed: http://www.joystiq.com/rss.xml

[Clothing.Purses] Purseuing

purseuing.com

Purseuing is a blog obsessively covering purses, bags, totes, clutches, and just about anything else you can carry on your shoulder.

I don't know a whole lot about purses, but I know my girlfriend thinks they are pretty important. Purseuing knows a whole lot about them, and it's not just pictures and descriptions like, "this one is brown."

Happy handbagging.

Site: http://www.purseuing.com
Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/purseuing

[Humor/Science] Cockeyed

cockeyed.com

Hi. My name is Rob Cockerham and this is my website ... Someday I will publish something important. I guess I'm working up to that.

Rob Cockerham is a crazy guy who really enjoys the Internet's ability to share information with other people. His site is almost impossible to sum up, you really have to check it out for yourself. Basically he's been compiling comedic, illustrated pages telling tales of "science" and pranks and scams and general crazyness for some time, and it's up to you to explore the depths.

Site: http://www.cockeyed.com

[Current Event] Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer

virginatlanticglobalflyer.com

Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer and its pilot Steve Fossett [attempt] to set a world record for the first solo, non-stop, non-refuelled circumnavigation of the world.

At 18:47 CST the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer took off on it's attempt to fly around the world without stopping. The flight should take about 80 hours. Virgin Atlantic (in an effort to get as much advertising as possible out of their investment) has set up a site to track the historic flight.

Site
Main:
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/Home/
Live Tracking & Video:
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/.../Tracking/
Mission Log:
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/.../MissionLog/