Miscellaneous
socool.de ~ socool.de is a web site that is a central communication point for many of my friends in Germany. If you look around you can find pictures of me with a mullet!
Rotten Tomatoes ~ I love rotten tomatoes and always check it before watching a movie.
LEO English/German Dictionary ~ This online dictionary is largely community maintained and extremely useful. I don’t even use a paper dictionary anymore, because the search function of LEO is so much more useful. Also, it has many slang phrases and idioms that are not included in traditional dictionaries.
SELFHTML ~ This used to be the best electronic HTML and CSS reference out there. It’s getting a little outdated now, but it’s still great as a basic reference. Unfortunately for some, it is in German.
Blogs 
Eye Twelve ~ Some of my college friends made a website.
Luke Baker ~ My roommate for almost three years.
Scott Hekman ~ A friend from college with great taste in music.
Jim Laing ~ A friend that I’ve worked on a couple of software projects with.
Web Comics
Questionable Content ~ QC is a web comic that cronicles the trendy adventures of some indie kids. There are many references to indie music and fashion, but doesn’t take itself too seriously.
indietits ~ Indietits is a silly side project of J. Jacques, the guy that does QC.
Gods & Undergrads ~ This is a comic that only gets updated from time to time. This causes the story to move slowly, but the writing is quite good. Unfortunately, the author’s drawing skills are somewhat less impressive, but don’t let that fool you: it’s a fun read.
Piled Higher and Deeper ~ PHD is about life at Stanford graduate school. It was started by a Stanford grad student who was writing about the culture and frustrations he was experiencing. The author has since graduated, but it still has a wonderfully cynical view of academia.
Dinosaur Comics ~ This hilarious and simply delicious comic stands out because every day the frames and images are the same and only the text changes. It’s so genius. I made random remixer for it.
SCARY GO ROUND ~ Scary Go Round is a British comic about some friends that happen to have a lot of strange experiences. It’s really a soap opera in disguise, but which web comic isn’t?
Boy on a Stick and Slither ~ Experience the wonder that is a boy’s head on a stick and his serpantine friend. BOASAS has wonderful dialogue (I guess it’d better, because that’s all it is) and the author has a fantastic sense of comedic timing.
Comet 7 ~ Pixel art chronicling the adventures of a giant tentacle, a water cooler, a box of chinese takeout, and their friends.
Diesel Sweeties ~ More pixel art, but this time the characters are mostly humans, with one robot exception.
The Pet Professional ~ A great comic that is now defunct. It started out with an amazing artist that I really liked, but finished with a different one with a very different style.
On The Rocks ~ A comic about a penguin and a polar bear in Antarctica.
General Protection Fault ~ Having been around since 1998, GPF is one of the oldest web comics around. It’s about the employees of a software company.
Dilbert ~ Everyone knows Dilbert, but it’s great.
User Friendly ~ Another geek comic that has been around for a very long time (since 1997). It has been said that all other geek comics are attempts to copy UF.
PvP Online ~ PvP takes it’s name from the online gaming term “PvP,” which means “Player vs Player.” In online roleplaying games, PvP is when players can kill other human players. It is a very polished comic about the staff at a video game magazine, and has its own print comic books.
Penny Arcade ~ Penny Arcade tells the story of a few friends that really like playing video games. It mostly has to do with console games, but often dips into Internet culture and gadgetry. It is quite similar to CTRL-ALT-DEL.
CTRL-ALT-DEL ~ As the name might suggest, this comic has to do with computers, video games, and tech culture. Again, it is a group of friends that like to play games and stuff. It is quite similar to Penny Arcade.
Little Gamers ~ Another web comic that mostly focuses on video games.
My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable ~ This hilarious comic has been done for some time now, but you can read the entire series online. It’s about a guy that realizes he has developed an unstoppable martial arts technique.
Get Your War On ~ Get Your War On is created by the same guy that made mnftu.
News
Google News [Various, English] ~ Google provides an automatic aggregation service that pulls stories from over 4,500 sources, and combines all of the articles about the same story. It’s really good for getting a quick overview of the hot headlines. Versions in various languages are also available.
The New York Times [US, English] ~ One of the most respected newspapers in the US. You are required to make a free account to read most of the articles. Tends to fall on the left wing side of middle.
The Washington Post [US, English] ~ Another very respected newspaper in the US. Free registration is required to read most of the stories. Tends to fall on the right wing side of middle.
CNN [US, English] ~ Made a name for itself as a TV news network, but also has an online presence. Seems to be fair, some claim it tends to be left of middle.
FOX News [US, English] ~ Started out as a TV news network, but also has an online presence. Mostly concerned with human interest stories, has a very strong right wing slant.
Christian Science Monitor [US, English] ~ Having received seven Pulitzers, this paper has some of the best journalism in the US. They rarely use news feed services (like Reuters and the Associated Press) as most other news sources do, and often has in-depth reporting on stories not hyped by other sources.
The National Weather Service [US, English] ~ Get forecasts and weather alerts from the National Weather Service.
The Globe and Mail [Canada, English] ~ A popular Canadian paper.
The BBC [UK, English] ~ One of the most respected news sources in the English speaking world. Much better than the US sources for world events.
Spiegel [Germany, German] ~ A very popular news source in Germany, it is probably the #1 source for university students.
Die Zeit [Germany, German] ~ A weekly print newspaper in Germany, Die Zeit has more editorial content than actual news.
Die Welt [Germany, German] ~ Extensive coverage of German, European and World events.
All Africa [Africa, English] ~ A human-compiled aggregate of over 100 African news sources. Africa is rarely reported in the rest of the world’s media, so get it from the source.
The Straits Times Interactive [Singapore, English] ~ News from Singapore.
Asia Times [Hong Kong, English] ~ Editorials about world events. Almost always takes an anti-American stance.
The Times of India [India, English] ~ News from India.
The Chosun Ilbo [Korea, English] ~ Korea’s oldest and largest newspaper.
The Korea Herald [Korea, English] ~ News from Korea.
The Korea Times [Korea, English] ~ News from Korea.
The Japan Times [Japan, English] ~ A popular Japanese, English language newspaper.
Mainichi Daily News [Japan, English] ~ Japan’s oldest newspaper, and one of the most popular.
Indymedia [Various, English] ~ The Independent Media Center compiles news from independent sources around the world. Have you ever wondered what is going on that the news networks aren’t telling you about? Find out here.
NPR [US, English] ~ National Public Radio.
CBC Internet Streams [Canada, English] ~ The Canadian Broadcasting Company has online streams to listen to their radio broadcasts. They are Windows Media, but work in MacOS, Linux and Windows.