How to waste time on the Internet
This is easy. I sometimes find myself just clicking around, bored, looking, reading, and generally wasting my time on the Internet. Here is a list of some of my favorite places to go to do it:
- slashdot – News for nerds. It’s really easy
- lifehacker.com – Tips for just about everything.
- Google Reader “Explore” – finds feeds related to the things you read. This is a huge time waster, because it never ends. The recommendations get less relevant, but Google can always find something to read.
- slickdeals.net – A huge collection of good deals on anything. I mostly look for electronics deals, then wish I had money to take advantage of them.
Another few ideas that I haven’t done for a while:
- StumbleUpon – a social bookmarking application. You bookmark sites you like, tell them what categories you are interested in, and StumbleUpon will provide you with an endless list of websites.
- Facebook (I still use it, but I don’t check it nearly as often as I used to)
What other sites have you used to pass those bored moments at school/work/home/anywhere?
BYU’s library spoofs the Old Spice Guy
So, in case you’ve been living in a cave for the past several weeks, the Old Spice (Isaiah Mustafa) has become incredibly popular for his fast-paced commercials. BYU’s Lee Library recently put together a spoof of the commercials advertising for the library. Here it is in all its glory:
This video is now diamonds!
Moving tips?
Hey anyone and everyone -
I’m moving in the next week or so and I was wondering if anyone can give me some tips for making the process easier. We’re using a freight service to get our stuff down there. Any tips for packing? Getting moved in? Meeting neighbors?
Any ideas related to moving are welcome.
How to use PuTTY & SSH to proxy
Worried that network monitoring at school or work is going to reveal passwords? How much do you trust the wireless Internet at the airport? If the network is unencrypted (and possibly even if it is), anyone could be watching your Internet browsing and maybe pick up a password or two. The following instructions will help you set up PuTTY and SSH on a Windows computer to secure traffic out of wherever you are. Read the rest of this entry »
Messed up Water Bottle
This is apparently what happens to a perfectly normal water bottle when you leave it in the back window of your car at 90 degrees:
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