Friday, January 26, 2007

More Chunks of Web

One more reason to avoid casinos.

One more reason to avoid doctors.

The top 20 websites.

If you really want to rock the vote, check this out!

Sagging your pants is just one more way of giving in to the Man.

Young student's documentary leaving audiences stunned.






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Feel like being financially responsible for once in your life? Don't have a retirement plan yet? Losing control of your budget? You can get free advice from a professional financial planner today only. These guys normally charge $100-$250 per hour, so this is a rare opportunity.

Some things are just easier when you're brain damaged.

65 year old woman fights off mountain lion with a ballpoint pen! What?!

I already knew Keith Ellison was pretty awesome, but will he be so awesome that he will impeach the president? That might be the only thing that could restore my faith in this government...aside from maybe...oh wait...it's illegal to say that...

Hmmm...a 5 cent penny? My mind is blown.

Don't let this kind of stuff scare you. Not only do they never win these cases, but even though the media makes it seem like a lot of people are getting sued for file-sharing, the fact is that only a teeny tiny thimbleful of people out of millions and millions actually have to deal with this. you are probably more likely to die in a plane crash or get struck by lightning.

OK, pregnant ladies, not to put any pressure on you or anything, but if you don't chill out, your baby will be stupid. So stop stressing!

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I know what you are thinking. "How is it that Oren seems to spend his whole day on the internet looking for all these websites?" The answer is, "I have a lot of freetime." But there's more to it than that--or rather, less to it than that. I use RSS. A lot of you might know what that is, but if you're asking yourself "What the hell is RSS?" I'm going to keep it really simple, because it's too easy to get wrapped up in the technicalities and lose interest.

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It's just a way to view info from all the sites you find interesting, all in one place, so instead of going from website to website searching for info, it all comes to you. You can track news from a particular source, or about a particular subject, you can keep up to date on your buddy's blog, or pretty much anything else you can think of. The possibilities are endless for what you choose to subscribe to.

There are also a ton of possible ways to gather all this info, but in the interest of not confusing you, I'm going to send you to only one place. I'm not necessarily endorsing this as "the best," but it's the one I use and it's incredibly easy and versatile. You can even access it from pretty much any mobile phone, plus if you already have any kind of google account (like gmail, for instance), you are already setup and ready to go.

Just click on this link:
http://reader.google.com

Once you've setup your account, start looking for that little orange symbol in the far right side of the address bar of your web browser. When you are at a site you want to stay informed about, click on the little orange symbol, or look for a link labeled "RSS" and you are all done! Now you will get updates right in your google reader account, so you don't have to check in on all those different websites anymore, they come to you!

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

St. Paul is getting a little weird.

When in Midway, watch out for attacking flagpoles!

Remember to warn your cute little puppies to be very careful about accepting treats from strangers.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Around the web

How to use email, even if you think you already know how to.

18th Century Robot with memory and writing skills (Seriously. This is crazy.).

Bands: easy way to get your gigs online.

Fans: easy way to track where your favorite bands are playing.

The Hype Machine keeps track of songs and discussion posted on many popular music blogs.

Why Minneapolis Street signs are different colors.

For all you book nerds out there. Do people still read those things?

More for music junkies.

Keep your brain sharp with Folic Acid.

Chalk another one up for dumb criminals. It doesn't get much dumber than stealing GPS units.

When you get your taxes done, say no to the instant tax refund loan.