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