Golfing
After peering over a couple of peoples shoulders the past couple of weeks, I realized that different people have different browsing agendas. To clear things up, I’m referring to the daily habits of chronic internet users. I’m about to share with the world my browsing habits, and the sites I frequent.
Time to hit the links..
To be completely unoriginal my starter page is set to www.slashdot.org. I don’t personally enjoy partaking in the discussions but I do find it a good source for tech news that has been read over by geeks. I generally only skim the surface of the site, but I do enjoy the information presented to me.
Another site that I enjoy checking in daily is www.metafilter.com. This is another /. ish site, however not completely geek oriented. This is a rather nice community site, with friendly people. Sometimes if the day is right I will partake in some of the discussions, but I’m not a heavy poster. I could almost say that this is my favorite site overall due to the diversity of the content.
Normally in between exhausting all this information I’ll take a few minutes to check website stats (ie: r4nt.com stats). The information is generally the same, but for some reason I’m addicted to log browsing. Call me crazy.
www.thedownbeat.org was a kicking overall site about downbeat/downtemp music gendre, but due to the financial crunch of hosting a highly trafficked site, they had to downsize. Now only a music stream and forum, I still come by on my daily commute to checkout the sites.
A quick rundown of other sites that I visit but sometimes skip are:
www.redflagdeals.com (wicked deals on Canadian stuff)
www.canadiancyclist.com (Cycling related news)
www.cnn.com (if I want to read American focused news)
www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ (Can always learn a new word)
Well there you have it.. This compilation might be boring for some and exciting for others. Whatever. If you have some cool sites to share please drop a note in the forum.
- Golfing
- by David Gluzman
- Published on December 1st, 2001
More from David Gluzman:
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CBC Olympics
..I’m on this station to watch some athletes slobber all over themselves whilst in burning agony of their event..
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R4NT Radio November 2008
R4NT Radio Emotional Rollercoast Edition featuring: Yoshida Brothers, Cat Power, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, Sia, J Dilla, Ave.To, The Long Lost, Sufjan Stevens, and Natalie Walker!
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The Paperless Endeavor
What’s an office without a forest of paper trails? What’s a purchase without a receipt? What’s a visit to the washroom without.. well um.. Actually let’s not go that far. I’m going paperless…
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Zen tv DVD
Ninja Tune Music Video Compilation
Let me start by saying the following: There is simply no better DVD music compilation worth buying in 2004 than this.
Are you kidding? What do you expect from Ninjatune, one of the most consistent music labels over the past decade. As you could have gathered from past DVD reviews of both … -
10 Days in la Pura Vida
It was high time to pack up some shorts and head out to experience Central America! Backpacks and plane tickets only.
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Yes Man
Even though this movie is very tongue and cheek, I believe it will resonate with many at a deeper level. How many times in a day do you say “No,” and why do you?
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Sónar 2010 – Barcelona, Spain
The festival attracts a lot of outsiders, but the Mediterranean, Spanish and more specifically Catalan nature of the people makes the festival what it is. Catalan people are passionate and this passion is infectious. The atmosphere is electric in Barcelona as a city and heightened by music and intoxicants at Sónar.
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Summer Party Naval Styles at Seven RestoLounge
Oysters, like wine are affected by terroir and these Miyagi’s flavor profiles ranged with one showing a cleaner, almost tropical profile and the other being more salty, marine driven. As I was devouring the seemingly endless plates put in front of us, I sipped on a glass of fine sauvignon blanc.
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R4NT Radio March 2010
R4NT Radio March 2010 um wow it’s been far too long since the last edition edition, featuring: Hector Hernandez, The Infesticons, Blockhead, Gramatik, Emika, Thunderheist, Parov Stelar, Eddy Meets Yannah, Anti-Pop Consortium, The Slew, Lighterthief, Andreya Triana, Parasyte Woman, Mathon, Venetian Snares, and Funki Porcini.
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O Restaurant & Lounge revisited
Calgary has a diverse set of urban communities, most of which have the ubiquitous strip mall watering hole. In the South West community of Marda Loop, a reinvention of this paradigm has been established.
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Predictions 2010.. and beyond!
So 2010 eh? Almost but not quite (no year zero they say) another decade? It seems like just yesterday that the world was waiting for Y2K. R4NT started publishing in March 2001, so we’re not quite 10 years old yet, but in internet years we are already a senior citizen.
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Invictus
No matter what, the reality of Nelson Mandela is something that deserves screen time. Should this film even remotely intrigue the masses to take interest in this figure, the world would likely benefit greatly from it.