Links

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

Gee, this sure is creative, Wayne.

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.

Favorite Podcasts

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
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

Notable Bookmarks

$95,000 Adventure	a man deposited a junk mail check and it actually cleared
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
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