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Latch · 05-08-2004, 04:21 AM

Allright, I'll start by admitting there is a large self-interest in what comes from this. I need good nerd sites that I can surf at work (while I'm bored). If it's a nerd site, they won't care if I'm reading up on the latest kernel release or whatever. So... what are some good computer nerd sites you visit? Here's the couple I look at now...

News:
Slashdot
OSNews

Software (note: not individual software sites, but sites that keep track of many differnet programs):
Freshmeat
Gentoo Packages Site

Gear:
ThinkGeek

Any other good ones I'm completely missing out on?

TheBrit · 05-08-2004, 05:18 AM

www.sourceforge.net
Similar to Freshmeat.

Polyphobic · 05-08-2004, 05:19 AM

Tom's hardware is one of my favorites.

Tom's Hardware

Lasereth · 05-08-2004, 05:38 AM

www.tomshardware.com

www.anandtech.com

-Lasereth

Xirax · 05-08-2004, 06:32 AM

I'm all about the linux gaming:

The Linux Game Tome

JStrider · 05-08-2004, 07:45 AM

hardware....
www.newegg.com

sailor · 05-08-2004, 08:02 AM

Well damn. I was gonna post some, but everyone has already posted all of mine

heyal256 · 05-08-2004, 12:12 PM

Some websites that haven't been mentioned yet

http://www.tech-report.com/

http://arstechnica.com/

http://www.aceshardware.com/

Crack · 05-08-2004, 12:51 PM

http://www.jinxhackwear.com/

kinda like thinkgeek... but cool..

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktips/archive/

techtv: Dark tips

just a few...

Redjake · 05-08-2004, 04:17 PM

www.bit-tech.net

best site ever, best computer forums ever

bltzkriegmcanon · 05-08-2004, 08:16 PM

www.techbargains.com

Gotta keep up with the cheap, on sale shit!

www.xoxide.com

More hardware, mostly cases and shit, really good sales on modding supplies!

KnifeMissile · 05-08-2004, 10:54 PM

Starship Dimensions is a good site you can waste on hour on. If you run it on IE, you can drag scale models of various objects from various sci-fi continuities (including Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Robotech, Farscape, and various novels and video games). Lots of fun!

tekaweni · 05-09-2004, 02:05 AM

www.osdn.com (newletter-based)

JohnnyRoyale · 05-09-2004, 05:34 PM

www.betanews.com - some good (mostly windows based) betas/utilities.

pricewatch.com - any piece of hardware or software I buy comes thorugh pricewatch.

Security: www.cert.org

and humor from www.userfriendly.org

Lasereth · 05-09-2004, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KnifeMissle
Starship Dimensions is a good site you can waste on hour on. If you run it on IE, you can drag scale models of various objects from various sci-fi continuities (including Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Robotech, Farscape, and various novels and video games). Lots of fun!

Ha ha, I checked it out. That's a neat site. I love stuff like that! Those Super Star Destroyers in Star Wars are pretty damn big.

-Lasereth

Mondak · 05-10-2004, 10:08 AM

Oh man - what a great thread this is. I like the starship thing as well and sent it to some of my friends who are of like mind. I will be checking back here for more suggestions.

Anything I could contribute was already here. Thanks so much to everyone though.

Peetster · 05-10-2004, 10:16 AM

http://www.hackquest.de
Security: You will learn how things work as well as how to exploit/patch some basic security flaws.

steveincolumbus · 05-10-2004, 03:41 PM

www.fark.com

sailor · 05-10-2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peetster
http://www.hackquest.de
Security: You will learn how things work as well as how to exploit/patch some basic security flaws.

Damn. Im gonna have to break out the German textbook to figure some of that stuff out. I thought I got away from German for the summer!

(just kidding, i love the language

)

00111000 · 05-10-2004, 05:09 PM

Tech IMO Is one site I frequent, lots of good information on there.

pook · 05-13-2004, 01:04 PM

It's kinda simple, but Lockergnome.com's got some good stuff. RSS feeds make it quick to weed out the newbie stuff.

KnifeMissile · 05-13-2004, 02:54 PM

There are those who are amused by Acts of Gord. It tells of the true and surprising antics of a video game store owner...

heyal256 · 05-13-2004, 07:04 PM

For some humor, don't forget the following sites:
The chronicles of george http://chroniclesofgeorge.nanc.com/

Computer stupidities http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/

JohnnyRoyale · 05-14-2004, 03:10 AM

www.broadbandreports.com

Forgot this one, speed test site that I use constantly

05-08-2004, 04:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	Good Nerd Websites Allright, I'll start by admitting there is a large self-interest in what comes from this. I need good nerd sites that I can surf at work (while I'm bored). If it's a nerd site, they won't care if I'm reading up on the latest kernel release or whatever. So... what are some good computer nerd sites you visit? Here's the couple I look at now... News: Slashdot OSNews Software (note: not individual software sites, but sites that keep track of many differnet programs): Freshmeat Gentoo Packages Site Gear: ThinkGeek Any other good ones I'm completely missing out on?

05-08-2004, 05:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Polyphobic Runt Location: Denver	Tom's hardware is one of my favorites. Tom's Hardware __________________ <--The great infidel-->

05-08-2004, 05:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	www.tomshardware.com www.anandtech.com -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

05-08-2004, 06:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xirax Psycho Location: Toronto	I'm all about the linux gaming: The Linux Game Tome __________________ perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

05-08-2004, 07:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	hardware.... www.newegg.com __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

05-08-2004, 05:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheBrit Psycho	www.sourceforge.net Similar to Freshmeat.

05-08-2004, 08:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Well damn. I was gonna post some, but everyone has already posted all of mine __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

05-08-2004, 12:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	Some websites that haven't been mentioned yet http://www.tech-report.com/ http://arstechnica.com/ http://www.aceshardware.com/

05-08-2004, 12:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	http://www.jinxhackwear.com/ kinda like thinkgeek... but cool.. http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktips/archive/ techtv: Dark tips just a few... __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

05-08-2004, 04:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	www.bit-tech.net best site ever, best computer forums ever __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

05-08-2004, 08:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	www.techbargains.com Gotta keep up with the cheap, on sale shit! www.xoxide.com More hardware, mostly cases and shit, really good sales on modding supplies! __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

05-08-2004, 10:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Starship Dimensions is a good site you can waste on hour on. If you run it on IE, you can drag scale models of various objects from various sci-fi continuities (including Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Robotech, Farscape, and various novels and video games). Lots of fun!

05-09-2004, 02:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
tekaweni It wasnt me Location: Scotland	www.osdn.com (newletter-based) __________________ If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten

05-09-2004, 05:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
JohnnyRoyale Psycho Location: Boston, MAss., USA	www.betanews.com - some good (mostly windows based) betas/utilities. pricewatch.com - any piece of hardware or software I buy comes thorugh pricewatch. Security: www.cert.org and humor from www.userfriendly.org __________________ I'm gonna be rich and famous, as soon I invent a device that lets you stab people in the face over the internet.

05-10-2004, 10:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Oh man - what a great thread this is. I like the starship thing as well and sent it to some of my friends who are of like mind. I will be checking back here for more suggestions. Anything I could contribute was already here. Thanks so much to everyone though. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

05-10-2004, 03:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	www.fark.com

05-10-2004, 10:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	http://www.hackquest.de Security: You will learn how things work as well as how to exploit/patch some basic security flaws.

05-10-2004, 05:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
00111000 Psycho Location: Mostly standing in a blue semi-circle	Tech IMO Is one site I frequent, lots of good information on there.

05-13-2004, 01:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
pook Registered User	It's kinda simple, but Lockergnome.com's got some good stuff. RSS feeds make it quick to weed out the newbie stuff.

05-13-2004, 02:54 PM	#22 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	There are those who are amused by Acts of Gord. It tells of the true and surprising antics of a video game store owner...

05-13-2004, 07:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	For some humor, don't forget the following sites: The chronicles of george http://chroniclesofgeorge.nanc.com/ Computer stupidities http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/

05-14-2004, 03:10 AM	#24 (permalink)
JohnnyRoyale Psycho Location: Boston, MAss., USA	www.broadbandreports.com Forgot this one, speed test site that I use constantly __________________ I'm gonna be rich and famous, as soon I invent a device that lets you stab people in the face over the internet.