Before sharing some of my favorite links, I would like to lay down a few ground rules for the sort of links which will be supplied in this thread:
Sites must contain content of their own – actual articles, videos, music, etc. Google and Digg are great, but I want people to think in terms of content.
No social sites or personal blogs. I am aiming for sites which have pound-for-pound a consistently high standard of quality and benefit to society – signal with little to no noise. Blogs with a strong theme are acceptable, since they more resemble magazines than diaries.
Memorable and/or useful. These must be sites you either frequent regularly or have made a lasting impression on you the few times you visited them.Here are some of my top links (Note this is not exhaustive):
TED – Definitely the most interesting and thought provoking videos I have ever watched. I am continuously amazed by everything I’ve seen there.
Project Gutenberg – A huge collection of free literature. Read all the classics without leaving home!
Internet Archive – Seeing web site designs from over a decade ago is fun, but there is also a lot of great video and audio available.
Damn Interesting – Many of the articles on this site really are quite interesting.
Creative Commons – Provided a means for artists, musicians, and other content creators to more easily and openly share their works. I especially like the ccMixer Commons.
Homestar Runner – One of the best Flash cartoon series on the internet. I probably watched everything on that site twice (or at least once.) Remember to visit the Videlectrix site also.
The Perry Bible Fellowship – One of the most cleaver web comics I’ve seen. Each strip seems to say something interesting – in a weird twisted way. Warning, comics may contain nudity and/or hint at sexuality.
Matthew White’s Homepage – A lot of great history information and illustrations along with a lot of other interesting stuff.
Steve Pavlina – At first glance a lot of the stuff he says may seem way out there, but a large majority of his thoughts and advice I completely agree with. I’ve learned quite a few interesting things from his blog.Now let’s hear from you! What sites do you love to visit?
and heres an interesting blender users blog: http://www.sayruou.com/blog/ - this is a new blog of hes, i hope he will re post lots of hes old blogs postings again too, they were very interesting, about modeling techniques, that is…
