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Post#1 » by Ribalding » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:35 pm

We're all (hopefully) very interested in topics other than basketball. That interest (hopefully) has gleaned us some expertise in those particular areas. We all (hopefully) utilize certain interweb resources to keep up with our favorite hobbies/diversions/skills/vocations.

So...

What are the links you find most useful in your life? What websites help you do what you do best? We want to know what you know ("we totally want to be as cool as you"), and it would (hopefully) be useful to have an expert available to guide our studies.

So.....Share with the group. (Hopefully) everybody can learn something. It doesn't matter what the subject is. Just share. However....

Rule 1: Sports is out. (We do not want to harm RealGM in any way.)

Rule 2: Ditto porn. (Though I'm sure we all have expertise.)

Rule 3: Ditto politics.


So.....whaddaya got? Link us up, folks. Lets learn from each other, in honor of the interweb founder's intents. We want to know how to learn what you know.


**Edit: (Mods, I was/am unable to ask permission to start this thread. But I tried. Honest, I did. But I couldn't PM any of you to ask permission beforehand. If the thread needs to be killed, please do so. But this is (hopefully) still the offseason. I simply thought (hopefully) it would be fun to learn something (hopefully) from other RealGM posters.
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Post#2 » by Ribalding » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:10 pm

OK, dang it. Since everybody's so gun shy. I'll start.

Where to learn about home theater/automation stuff:

1. http://www.avsforum.com

2. http://www.guidetohometheater.com

Where to learn about how polls actually work:

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com

Where to learn about contemporary American comedy/Bill Hicks/commentary :

http://www.sacredcow.com

I could go on and on. But now you've got the idea.
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Post#3 » by jove9 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:42 pm

Technology news and general productivity:
http://lifehacker.com/

For the videogame nerd in you:
http://www.gametab.com/
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Post#4 » by Ribalding » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:50 pm

For how to talk to your lady about fashion, without sounding like a *******:

http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/
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Post#5 » by YoungMoney23 » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:31 am

www.zodiackiller.com - creepy yes but its really interesting stuff
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Post#6 » by RaoulDuke79 » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:58 am

Because you mentioned Bill Hicks, you are now officially my new hero. Congratulations Ribalding, and remember to always POST WITH YOUR FU$#*NG HEART!
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Post#7 » by jove9 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:10 am

Social online storage: http://wua.la/

An easy way to share stuff with people. It's in open beta, as of today. Runs on java.
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Post#8 » by Munchlaxatives » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:01 pm

ultimate-guitar.com

Self explanatory
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Post#9 » by jove9 » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:18 pm

You already use adaware or spybot to scan for malware, right? Well, Hitman Pro scans your system for malware using not one, not two, but eight different anti-malware applications.

http://www.hitmanpro.nl/hitmanpro/
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Post#10 » by moofs » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:12 am

Yikes! That ounds like a MAJOR resource hog :|
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Post#11 » by jove9 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:00 am

moofs wrote:Yikes! That ounds like a MAJOR resource hog :|


Yeah, don't run it while you're using the computer. Set it to run, and walk away.
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Post#12 » by tha_rock220 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:31 pm

Commodities and energy prices. Ever since the run up on oil and gold I've been interested in this.
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/cfutures.html

I'm always looking to upgrade.
http://www.tomshardware.com/us/#
http://www.pricewatch.com

Video games.
http://www.gamespot.com/
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Post#13 » by jove9 » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:42 am

tha_rock220 wrote:Video games.
http://www.gamespot.com/


I guess you didn't hear about the big scandal gamespot was involved with last year....

Apparently, they fired one of their editors / reviewers (Jeff Gerstmann) because he gave Kane & Lynch a bad score. Why would this matter? The publisher of Kane & Lynch had just given the site a huge advertising contract. When the score came out, the company demanded that the review be changed. Words were apparently exchanged, and the dude was fired.

When this story leaked, the game nerd forums were alight. It became clear that the reviews on Gamespot weren't worth s**t; you could buy a good score.

To read about this online, just do a google search for "Jeff Gerstmann". He's the guy that was fired.
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Post#14 » by jove9 » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:19 am

Secunia PSI scans your system and makes sure that all of your applications are patched and up to date. If there's a program out of date, it will provide a link directly to the updater. This saves you the trouble of having to visit the website of each program.

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

EDIT: Don't forget to prevent it from starting up with windows. There's no reason why this should be running all the time.
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Post#15 » by Ribalding » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:08 pm

(I know he owns the Mavs and is, in many ways, a d-bag.)

BUT.... for some really interesting business/technology commentary stuff : http://blogmaverick.com/
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Post#16 » by moofs » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:20 pm

Sigh. I have never been able to figure out how to reconcile the fact that he owns the Mavs with how much I like most of what he writes in his blog. His financial commentary lately has been awesome.
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Post#17 » by jove9 » Sat Nov 1, 2008 11:04 pm

Say you're shopping on Amazon and you're $2.99 short of qualifying for the free shipping that kicks in at $25. What to do?

Here's where the Amazon Filler Item Finder comes in. Give it a price, and it will search for items within categories that you specify to help you reach that $25 goal.

http://www.filleritem.com/
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Post#18 » by rockybalboa11 » Sun Nov 2, 2008 12:32 am

nba leaguepass is telling me this game is unviewable due to technical difficulties

damn it
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Post#19 » by rockybalboa11 » Sun Nov 2, 2008 12:34 am

oh, this thread has nothing to do with that.

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Post#20 » by Ribalding » Mon Nov 3, 2008 3:06 am

If anybody's into amateur animation, here's a nice list of this year's award winners:

http://www.aniboom.com/category/aniBoom ... ds%202008/

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