There is no particular reason for checking out any of these links unless you really have way too much time on your hands.
--Jim Bale
| In the web tradition of having a page of useless links in place of real content, here are links to web sites sites I frequent or just think are really cool. |
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I listen to a good mix of these on my cheap iPod Shuffle in the car on the way to work, but these ones are consistently my favorites.
Business | ||
| BusinessWeek - Cover Stories | goes into detail about the making of that week's cover story with an interview with its writer | |
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| BusinessWeek - The Welch Way | Jack and Suzy Welch discuss business topics | |
| BusinessWeek - Climbing The Ladder | BusinessWeek executive editor interviews and career tips | |
| MBA Podcaster | great information about getting into business school | |
| Knowledge@Wharton | commentary on business subjects | |
| McKinsey on Finance | not as exciting from an audio perspective, but great content for management consultant wannabes | |
Tech | ||
| Churchill Club | great long interviews with tech luminaries | |
| Talk Crunch | podcast version of the popular TechCrunch blog, interviewing startup founders | |
| Venture Voice | consistently interesting interviews with entrepreneurs and business folk | |
Television | ||
| Battlestar Gallactica | producer's commentary about every episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy: Official Podcast | the two producers are insane, but it's a solid podcast discussing each episode | |
| The Official LOST Podcast | Lost exec producers give definitive answers to fan questions | |
Quickies | ||
| Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing | 5 minute segments about how to improve your grammar... I like grammar! | |
| Legal Lad's Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life | 5 minute segments about legal issues like when cops can legally search your car | |
| Scientific American 60-Second Science | short 1 minute segments teaching you something science-related | |
| Slate Explainer Podcasts | short 10 minute segments teaching you about some random subject | |
Other | ||
| Official Disneyland Resort Podcast | straight from the source about all things Disney | |
| Living in Las Vegas | adventures of two entertaining people who moved from the Bay Area to Vegas | |
| Xbox Live's Major Nelson | interesting insights about the Xbox and Xbox Live, and I don't even have an Xbox | |
| $95,000 Adventure | a man deposited a junk mail check and it actually cleared |
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| Crippling Depression | strip from some CalTech folks, depicting things very much like the Cal CS life |
| Digg | nerdy news headlines all compiled at one site |
| Electrical Engineering vs. Computer Science | why to pick EE over CS |
| Fool.com: Own Just Two Stocks | describes my investing philosophy |
| A Girl's Guide to Geek Guys (...) | how to nab and keep one |
| In-N-Out Secret Code Words | how do you get a burger "animal style"? "protein style"? |
| InBubbleWrap | a business giveaway everyday |
| Internet Archive | see what Yahoo looked like in 1996 |
| Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog | behind Microsoft Office UI |
| Joelogon's Foolproof Guide to Making Any Woman Your Platonic Friend | old yet amusing site if you've ever had a crush on a friend |
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| Orisinal: Morning Sunshine | these cool little online Flash games |
| Perpetual Bubblewrap | there's no better way to waste your time than at this page |
| PopCap Games | home of Bejeweled and the very strange and very addictive Insaniquarium |
| Tanga | deal-of-the-day at 7 PM PT everyday, usually board game-related |
| TechCrunch | very regular updates about what's new and cool in the startup world |
| TechMeme | tech headlines all compiled onto one page |
| The Daily WTF | programmers share the worst code they've ever seen |
| The Old New Thing | Windows history and Win32 programming tips |
| Underwear Rotation | you don't want to wear it out |
| Why I Will Never Have A Girlfriend | an amusing "proof" |
| Woot! | deal-of-the-day at midnight CST daily |