Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sunday Funnies: RSStless Edition

So despite all the big news this week, the biggest bit for me is that Google is discontinuing its RSS service, Reader. Apparently, the thought is that social media like G+, Twitter and Facebook are superseding RSS, but for any serious information geeks, that is obviously absurd- none of those are useful for aggregating information systematically, on topics of one's own choice. The user counts on what others find- which is, particularly on FB, often garbage. However, I've identified a couple of attractive alternatives to Reader, I have over three months to make the switch, and thus plenty of time to wait out the flood of other users making quick switches.

But once again, Google has gone out of its way to forget the first word of its motto, "Don't Be Evil."
Noise to Signal- and click over to read the first paragraph, at least. I couldn't have said it better.
I expected this would happen, and it did. You Tube
Wil Wheaton's Tumblr
Sober in a Nightclub
Bits and Pieces
Funny to Me
Bizarro
Sober in a Nightlub
What Would Jack Do?
"SUDDENLY, A BOOP! Funny to Me
Blackadder
Pygalgia
Sober in a Nightclub
 Very Demotivational
Tastefully Offensive
Sober in a Nightclub
"How I feel about most aspects of crystallography" Geology is Hard. (Actually had a harder time with mineralogy, but most of my classmates would have related to this.)
Funny to Me
Bits and Pieces
Jim Benton, via Tastefully Offensive
Are You Talking to Meme?
Very Demotivational
Wil Wheaton's Tumblr
When they select the new Pope dope... Bits and Pieces
Very Demotivational
Cheezburger
Funny to Me
Senor Gif
Bits and Pieces
"I’m a bit disappointed this didn’t happen." Blackadder
Funny to Me
Blackadder
LunarBaboon
Cheezburger
What Would Jack Do?
Criggo
Blackadder
Bits and Pieces
Criggo
Bits and Pieces
And this coming week is finals here at OSU. I'll just wish students good luck with studying... if you have that, you won't need good luck for the finals. Senor Gif

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