Redeeming social value?
I was tickled pink to see a real live recommendation* from one Michael Willig on LinkedIn:
Layer8 - Kind of a light hearted blog where I can frequently identify with the author, and once in a while I find some insight that makes it worth the read for me.
But I’m kinda worried. Which parts can he identify with? The BSOFH ones? If so, I’m scared.
And if there’s any useful insight, I’ve obviously been careless and I’ll get to work on eradicating it right away.
Seriously, though, thanks for the shout-out, and in return I’ll list some of the blogs I read that have nothing to do with security:
Thomas P.M. Barnett—I’ve been reading him ever since I saw his talk on leviathan forces vs. system administrators. The reading level is, like, 20,000th grade, but I do learn things.
In the Pink Texas—My kind of snark-o-rama. Reminds me of my seester.
Pharyngula—Angry, angry atheist. A, A, A. Part of the Friday Squid Blogging Network.
Kevin Smith’s Boring-Ass Life—He lets me channel my inner naughty boy vicariously, bless his twisted little heart.
Bag of Toast—‘Nuff said.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal—Ditto.
xkcd—There is just nothing I can add to this except that I want to meet him sometime. From a distance.
Wondermark, an Illustrated Jocularity—This is so damned close to something my college roommate could have produced. My all-time favorite one is this:
Share and enjoy!
on 09/23 at 02:15 PM:
on 09/23 at 02:42 PM:
I heartily second xkcd. Awesome stuff!
Hrm, I don’t look at much outside security right now (I need to prune my reader to free up some space). But I do make sure to hit Penny Arcade regularly, both for the comic and also the blog. It amazes me how refreshingly expressive they can be for years and years...many people have about 2 months of interesting stuff and then they’re spent. Everything else is pretty much RL friends (from present and past) whom I keep up with through their MySpaces or blogs.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/