other nifty web sites??? by meleaux

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other nifty web sites???

POSTED BY: MELEAUX
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Monday, January 3, 2005 10:56 AM

Every morning I pour myself a cuppa Joe and turn on the ol' computer. I get my e-mail, read the headlines and check my bank balance. Then I go to this shiney web site to see if there are any new threads that pique my interest. My fellow browncoats are so uhm...interesting that I figured you all might be able to reccomend some neat, unusual, intriguing sites to help me broaden my horizons. Thanks in advance. Oh and by the way, no porn. ok?

She understands, she doesn't comprehend

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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:07 AM

MONTANAGIRL

One of my favorites is SelectSmart.com. It's a bunch of online quizzes, and while a lot of them are not that intellectual (although still fun), the philosophy and religion selectors are quite interesting and tend to make you think.

Packer fans welcome.
All others tolerated.

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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:09 AM

PSYCHICRIVER

I would love to reccomend The BuffyGuide Forums. There always entertaining, with over 400 users too. Feel free to register and dive into the discussions!

Its not just for Buffy/Angel fans too. The off-topic convos are so entertaining!

Although I must warn you that you may become addicted...as so many of us are.

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."

"We can take care of each other. I'll knit!"

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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:10 AM

GORRAMREAVERS

Really funny reading at:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/

Go into the General Bull**** section. To become a member its 10 bux for a lifetime membership. If a memeber you can get all the shareware (movies, music and software) you can fit on your HD. Just reading the posts is enough for me though.

I also check www.buffy.nu daily.

"..it is my very favorite gun."

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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:10 AM

EST120

Quote:
Originally posted by meleaux:
Every morning I pour myself a cuppa Joe and turn on the ol' computer. I get my e-mail, read the headlines and check my bank balance. Then I go to this shiney web site to see if there are any new threads that pique my interest. My fellow browncoats are so uhm...interesting that I figured you all might be able to reccomend some neat, unusual, intriguing sites to help me broaden my horizons. Thanks in advance. Oh and by the way, no porn. ok?

She understands, she doesn't comprehend

here are some fun ones that i visit pretty regularly:

nasa's image of the day:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/
not really "image of the day". better for a once a week visit.

if you like sports and some mildly crass humor, bill simmons' column on espn is a great read:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index
updated almost everyday and sometimes more than once a day.

if you ever get stuck looking for a quote from buffy or angel:
http://www.buffy-vs-angel.com

DO NOT type in buffyvsangel.com that is a website of ill repute as i discovered to my dismay.

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Monday, January 3, 2005 11:12 AM

BADGERSHAT

www.snopes.com is always fun--they research, report, and debunk various urban legends, hoaxes, myths, e-mail scams, etc. Lots of interesting stuff, not porn.

www.freearcade.com is fun if you need to kill time with REEEEAAALLLLLLYYYY cheesey games.

www.nerve.com is not porn, per se, but IS a bit on the raunchy side at times (it's a very New York mentality site).

www.theonion.com is ALWAYS great. It's pretty much the ultimate news-farce.

I tend to get my news updates from www.msnbc.com, myself.

Check a few of those out, they rarely disappoint me.

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)

"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Monday, January 3, 2005 12:44 PM

BEATLE

www.fark.com
It's a must for all your news.

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Monday, January 3, 2005 1:15 PM

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

Let's see, here are ones I typically visit:

Aside from this one, that is....

www.thesamba.com - good for all my old VW needs! Great forum, too! I'm NorCalRiviera there.

www.homestarrunner.com - awesomely funny flash 'toons. You need to see it..go..go now...c'mon, get over there already!

www.imdb.com - inevitably movies and actors come up in class discussions, so this is a good resource.

www.ebgames.com - just to see if they have North and South available for my NES yet. If you have it and want to sell it, email me!

Those are all the non-porn ones that come to mind here at the end of my work day. :)

-Taylor

The Uncharted Outlaw!
Captain of Prosperity (99-K64)

See my Site:
http://www.geocities.com/norcalriviera
See my Firefly Store: http://www.cafepress.com/NorCalRiviera

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Monday, January 3, 2005 1:33 PM

SOUPCATCHER

One of the fun sites I visit on occasion is Cockeyed (not porn - the creator is named Rob Cockerham): http://www.cockeyed.com

Rob doesn't update that much but there's plenty of stuff in the various thumbnailed sections to keep you occupied for a while. My favorite section is the "How much is inside?" one.

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"What sort of raw meat do you people feed your cruiser captains, Hamish?" - Queen Elizabeth III of Manticore

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Monday, January 3, 2005 1:43 PM

DARKJESTER

http://news.google.com/ - I check this site daily - I like getting news from more than just American sources.

And http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html is my home page - and they do put a new picture up every day!

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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Monday, January 3, 2005 1:47 PM

TMURRIE

All you ever really need are:

www.fark.com

www.engrish.com

www.homestarrunner.com

www.penny-arcde.com

www.reallifecomics.com

maddox.xmission.com

www.fireflyfans.net

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Monday, January 3, 2005 2:57 PM

EBONEZER

hey, looket what I found when I clicked on one of the websites up there. I'm totaly taking credit for this:

http://www.3gupload.com/

Got a midi file on your computer of, say, the firefly theame? Apparently this place'll send it to your cell phone. Hero of conton ringtone, anyone?

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Four out of five gynecologists recommend calling Ebo a girl.

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Monday, January 3, 2005 3:56 PM

ZOID

meleaux wrote:

Quote:
...Oh and by the way, no porn. ok?

No porn? No porn?! What do you even have a computer for?

Okay, here's one of, like 367 bookmarks in my browser's library:
http://www.alt-bin.com/index.php?pg=rules

A very useful site for helping you find 'unlimited use trial software'... Ummm... For 'research purposes only'.

Resourcefully,

zoid

P.S.
The author wishes to express that he, himself, would never do anything that might later be construed as illegal, nor encourage others to do likewise. Especially if Microsoft has any involvement; the author may not have any real use for them at this point in his life, but has nonetheless formed quite an attachment to his testes, and hopes to be buried with them. Ummm... At a date many years hence. The author is likewise not enamored of the idea of making lots of affectionate friends in a new and challenging environment (read: correctional institution).

I was joking. No, really.

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Monday, January 3, 2005 6:47 PM

SGTGUMP

Every couple of days you can go on www.collegehumor.com for a new list of interesting links. Keeps me busy for about a couple of hours. Of course there's always:

www.urbandictionary.com
www.ebaumsworld.com
www.aalgar.com/aalcorp/2003/082503
www.illwillpress.com/vault.html
www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf
www.madnesscombat.com/toons.html
www.starcarlton.com/FLASH.htm
www.cafepress.com/miestelita
www.pickthehottie.com
www.miniclip.com
www.joecartoon.com

That's all I can think of for now.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:03 AM

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

I just remembered a really good one if you like old video game music that's been remixed and remastered.

www.ocremix.org

-Taylor

The Uncharted Outlaw!
Captain of Prosperity (99-K64)

See my Site:
http://www.geocities.com/norcalriviera
See my Firefly Store: http://www.cafepress.com/NorCalRiviera

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:36 AM

KENADAK

well, suprised it hasn't been posted yet, but hey not everyone is a nerd, and this IS news for nerds and stuff that matters!

slashdot.org

also a mighty fine way to DOS attack someone is just post a story about their website.

happy clicking!

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 8:43 AM

KENADAK

since most browncoats are fans of somewhat non-mainstream media I might also recommend this site. warning, most of the stuff posted will require high-end graphics cards.

http://www.pouet.net
and
http://www.scene.org

any old amiga users may get a kick out of it.
and yes, the Demoscene still lives today!

anything by farbrausch is worth a look.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 9:37 AM

INDIGO

Yep, that sound's like me: coffee, FireFlyFans and my general line-up of news and wierdness.

I'm fairly lefty, intellectualy eclectic, and have a skewed sense of humor so keep that in mind:

(Oh but gads, I recently lost my multiverse of bookmarked cool links when we pulled a couple of drives into a new computer -- so thanks all for helping me find some of these again too! I love engrish.com, Penny Arcade, and NASA's site.)

http://www.truthout.org -- for fairly serious news and politics.

http://www.witchvox.com -- a *huge* resource for the Pagan-minded.

http://thomas.loc.gov -- US Congress on the internet. Handy dandy.

http://www.darklinks.com -- another huge links resource for everything goth.

http://www.mythinglinks.org -- an outstanding resource for the world of mythology and folklore.

htt:// www.salon.com -- editorials, open minds.

http://www.universetoday.com -- awesome site for astronomy news. Great photos.

-- Indigo

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 11:01 AM

MELEAUX

You Guys ROCK! This is so great. I knew I could count on you all. Oh and Zoid- Ya know how people tag "LOL" at the end of a post to indicate that they are laughing out loud (which of course they are not really doing) well, your post actually made me LOL!
Thanks

She understands, she doesn't comprehend

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Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:28 PM

BEATLE

Firefly mentioned in a Fark caption.

www.fark.com Today's(Sunday) listings.

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Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:16 PM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

www.cdbaby.com

Just remembered the address today, and now I will soon be destitute and begging for scraps.

Small, indy acts and labels (though a few "names") - good descriptions of the music and influences and a more than generous sample of the sounds on offer to let you make up your mind - plus they recommend music by mood if you so wish.

You want a sci-fi connection? They appear to have albums by Ivanova, the Pink Power Ranger and Purdy from Jeremiah (or Theo from the Cosby show should you so wish) on there...

"I threw up on your bed"

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Monday, January 17, 2005 5:37 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:
Purdy from Jeremiah

I think you mean Kurdy (I know a poodle named Purdy, so I noticed the name).

My contributions: http://www.amiright.com/parody/new.shtml

All the filksong fun you could ask for, though sometimes the titles themselves are funnier than the songs.

http://www.itswalky.com/
and
http://shortpacked.itswalky.com/

Both by David "Walky" Willis. It's Walky! just ended its run a few months ago, but you should dig into the archives to get the full adventure-y goodness from the beginning; it's like the Buffy of web-based comics. Shortpacked! is just relaunching today, so it's new to me too.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:47 PM

FARSOUT68

BadgersHat...

Couldn't agree with you more on your selections. I go to snopes.com and theonion.com all the time to kill time. I also like to waste the day away playing cheesy and free online arcade games at www.arcadedoctors.com.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:01 PM

KANEMAN

ThePiratebay.com or isohunt.com... combined with a "bittornado" program....is years of fun..If you have a little captain in you...illegal? says who? hot stuff now
Heroes eps 1-5
BSG - all
FF/Serenity -all
prison break - all
Any movie or song made in the last ten years

Oh and very fast, makes limewire /bearshare look like snailmail.....

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:13 PM

HUGHFF

http://www.the-onion-bag.com/index.php
Is full of football (soccer) humour. It includes a wonderful guide to the 2006 World Cup in Germany by the hoff http://www.the-onion-bag.com/worldcup/index.php?page=hoff
I also recommend voting in Heidi's Babe World Cup, which takes a representative from each nation - the US one is SMG.

You can also go to www.mousebreaker.com to waste hours on the many flash games. The best one has its own dedicated site because it's so popular http://www.playforyourclub.com/play.php If you do, make sure you play for CRYSTAL PALACE.

www.cpfc.org - my life
www.nbhs.school.nz - my work

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