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What are some good blogs/sites that are like kottke.org?

jasminerain — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:14:29 -0800

I love reading sites like kottke.org and Neatorama (and, of course, Metafilter). It's exciting - I never know what I'll come across next. What are some other sites that have lots of interesting stuff, preferably on a daily basis (but less often is fine as long as the content is high quality)? I already read Reddit, and I'm not interested in similar link-voting sites. I'm looking for sites that are edited by a group of people (or blogs), with well-written but concise articles.

I also like programming-oriented blogs (like Coding Horror), productivity (Lifehacker, 43 Folders, Zen Habits), and I subscribe to a bunch of feeds from NYTimes and The Economist. I generally love the design-related posts on kottke.org the most. If you have any favorite blogs/sites in these areas, please send them my way!

Thanks!

prove: the internet is DELICIOUS

rhoticity — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:08:54 -0800

Good, preferably vegetarian-inclusive or focused, recipe blogs? Alternatively, one really good recipe magazine in the same category. I live in a college dorm for the time being, and don't really cook while school is in session due to lack of kitchen and overabundance of paid-for meal points. However, my dining hall is a fairly cool place in that, if supplied with a reasonable recipe, they'll try making it. Their vegetarian options could definitely use some spunk; and, besides that, I'd like to ideally begin collecting my own little treasury of "gotta-try-that"s.

I already read 101 Cookbooks, and enjoy the content, but it updates so infrequently that I definitely need some filler.

I'd also be willing to possibly subscribe to a single recipe print format magazine if someone really heartily recommends one.

Websites for the elderly?

Rock Steady — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:41:48 -0800

What websites will my 80-year-old grandfather love? I'm hooking my elderly grandfather up with his first computer, and I'd like to pre-load a bunch of neat websites for him. He loves science and history, but anything interesting or fun would be great.

The sites must be free, should not require personal information during registration/sign-up (he's already a bit paranoid about the whole Internets thing) and should be easy for a new denizen of cyberspace to navigate.

Similar applications/utilities would also be appreciated (i.e. Google Earth, Skype, etc.).

Let's make this great-grandpa l33t!

Broadband connection options?

luriete — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:43:25 -0800

This has been asked before but the answers I need are a bit more specific. I bought my home (1920s bungalow) here in Sacramento 3 years ago, and the previous owners had DSL - in fact the DSL port in the house is exactly where I need/want my broadband connection to be. So - I just got an Airport Express card for my powerbook and a Airport Extreme basestation: do I want DSL or cablemodem? I use satellite for TV, not cable, and am not going to switch any time soon, so bundles are out. I am not going to run a website and need no static IP. Insanely high speed is not necessary, just something a hell of a lot faster than my current 56k. Prices? Service? Will SBC give me a deal on DSL since the install is already in place?

Seeking reliable websites that sell hard-to-find Japanese, Korean, Hong Kong movies on DVD

matteo — Thu, 13 May 2004 10:46:19 -0800

I'm looking for high quality, reliable (since they'll end up having my credit card number) English-language sites that sell (and ship internationally) hard-to-find Japanese, Korean, Hong Kong movies on DVD. There are so many sites that seem to do that. What do you recommend? Also, tangentially related: is there an all-English-language version of the very interesting Amazon.co.jp? My Japanese is close to non-existent thanks

Recommendations for a good music lyrics search engine?

jca — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:46:24 -0800

Recommendations for a good music lyrics search engine? While Google usually does the job, I was wondering if there were any good lyric search engines/resources?

Last time I looked, all that was available were pop-up/banner ad farms that dispensed everything but lyric searches. What happened to all of them?

Recommend some good daily blogs.

anastasiav — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:46:55 -0800

Who is on your A-list? I'm looking for something new to read -- what are your favorite, visit-every-day-for-sure blogs?