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What's Your Site Rotation?

Posted by Cliff on from the your-internet-progression dept.

joeljkp asks: "Nearly everyone has a news rotation — that list of sites you visit each day to catch up on the latest in whatever you're into, be it foreign affairs or knitting. I usually do the rounds at BBC News, The New York Times, and a couple local papers. What have you found that keeps you informed and entertained every day?"

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  1. Blogs by zero1101 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Mostly blogs and mailing lists. I am in security, so I try to keep up with the latest and greatest. I have my Google homepage set up with a "Security" tab that contains the RSS feeds from:
    Matasano Chargen
    SecurityBuddha.com
    MSRC Blog
    Sunbelt Blog
    Securiteam Blog
    F-Secure blog
    SecurityFocus news
    Arbor Networks blog
    Websense blog
    Milw0rm.com exploit feed

    There are some on here that are due to be removed, and some others I'd like to add. I also read mailing lists Bugtraq, Full Disclosure, DailyDave, and Funsec among others.

    As an aside, the Google customized homepage has a feature where, when you add a new tab, you can have it auto-populate with content related to the name of the tab. For example, if I create a new tab called "Linux", it populates it with:
    Slashdot:Linux
    LinuxInsider
    LXer Linux News
    DistroWatch news
    LinuxQuestions.org ...etc

  2. Things I Can't Get Elsewhere by dprovine · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At least once a week, I try to visit ArabNews.com, MoscowTimes.ru, xinuanet.com, francedaily.com, and japantimes.co.jp. The point of a World-Wide Web, it seems to me, is to encounter things from all around the world. ArabNews often has the most amazing cartoons, such as this one: http://www.arabnews.com/cartoon/2003/07/06.jpg.

    Another interesting source is WatchingAmerica.com, which has English translations of articles from foreign sources. Many sites have different material for locals than they have for foreigners, and it's interesting to see what they say in their own languages.

    Every week or so I also hit a few political sites, such as thenation.com and amconmag.com, again to get different views on different issues.

    For general knowledge, I hit The Numbers Guy at the Wall Street Journal, Bruce Schneier's blog at schneier.com and TheStraightDope.com.